Multimedia

eBook By Patience Masendeke

Netbooks

What does the term mean ?what is

it used for ?

Simply stated, a netbook is a miniature laptop

for the express purpose of working on the

internet using online applications, otherwise

known as cloud computing, and doing other

basic computing activities like email, video

chatting, and preparing documents.

Advantages

• Size

• Weight

• Battery

• Operating system

• Storage

• Keyboard

• price

Disadvantage

• Small screen

• A less powerful processor

• No CD drive. Most netbooks come with no CD

How it works ?• Basically the netbook is like a normal

computer there is internet

browsing, internet and personal use such

as word document and PowerPoint.

• You can save important files on there and

also it runs for at least 5 hours which gives

you enough time.

Price • The netbook prices are usually 200 to

300 depending on the size of the

netbook and the storage space.

Link

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQgiZd0-DxI

Piracy & copyright

Piracy •Piracy is the unauthorized

duplication of an original

recording for commercial gain

without the consent of the

rights owner.

Copyright• The exclusive legal right, given to an

originator or an assignee to

print, publish, perform, film, or record

literary, artistic, or musical material, and

to authorize others to do the same.

Different types of Copyright

1. Synchronization

2. Foreign

3. Performance

4. Mechanical

5. Visual

Different types of Piracy

• Music piracy

• video piracy

• movie piracy

• software piracy

• game piracy

Video

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5SmrHNWhak

How does copyright work ?

• A copyright is when you copy

someone's creative work such as

books, articles or websites etc. and

make it your own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QiO_H0-ok8

How does Piracy work ?

•Basically when people steal a file they spread it around around the internet and then some pirates sale the material they steal.

Secondary storage

What is Secondary Storage ?

a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer

Different types of secondary storage

• USB Drives

• Floppy Disks

• CD-R

• DVD-R

• Magnetic Tape

How does secondary storage work ?USB Drives

A USB flash drive is a type of flash memory storage device integrated with a universal serial bus interface. Usually portable and rewritable, some can hold up to 300 GB.

Floppy Disks

Floppy disks are a storage medium made of a thin magnetic disk. They were widely used from the 1970s to the 1990s. Storage capabilities ranged from 1.5 Mb to 200 MB on some versions.

CD-R

A CD-R (compact disc recordable) is an optical secondary storage device invented by Sony and Philips. It is also known as a WORM (write once read many) medium.

DVD-R

DVD-R (DVD recordable) has a storage capacity of usually 4.1 GB. There is also an 8.54-GB dual-layer version, called DVD-R DL.

Magnetic Tape

Magnetic tape has been in use for more than 50 years. It is (in recent years) packaged in cartridges/cassettes. The average amount of storage is 5 MB to 140 MB for every standard-length reel (2,400 feet).

Prices for secondary storage

• USB Drives – around $15

• Floppy Disks- around $30

• CD-R- $10

• DVD-R- $10

• Magnetic Tape- $20

What are the latest secondary storage ?

• The latest secondary storage devices are Solid State Disks and Hard Disk Drives.

Bluetooth

BluetoothBluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances.

Advantages of Bluetooth

• Bluetooth Devices are Wireless

• Bluetooth Technology is Inexpensive

• Bluetooth is Automatic

• Low Interference

• Low Energy Consumption

• Share Voice and Data

• Upgradeable

• Instant Personal Area Network

Disadvantages for Bluetooth

•Battery Use

•Bluetooth Internet

•It cannot go long distance

How does Bluetooth work ?

Bluetooth creates a personal wireless personal area network (PAN) which you are able to access only and it connects with other devices near your area and you can send files and things.

New Bluetooth around the corner

There has been faster versions of Bluetooth coming and the speed is more advanced.it is more available to iPods and other technology including tv.