The document provides an overview of various types of software including presentation, application, authoring, animation, web browsers, and HTML editors. It highlights examples for each type, such as Microsoft PowerPoint for presentation software and Macromedia Flash for authoring software, while emphasizing their roles in creating and displaying multimedia. Additionally, it contains a bibliography of sources and images referenced throughout the document.

1. Dot point 8 – By Jessica Matikainen

2. CONTENTS Presentation software Application software Authoring software Animation software Web browsers HTML editors Sum-it-up

3. PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

4. CONTINUE – PRESENTATION SOFTWARE Presentation consists of a series of slides. Popular ones include: Microsoft PowerPoint Lotus Freelance Aldus Persuasion

5. CONTINUE – PRESENTATION SOFTWARE Presentation software creates several documents such as: On-screen presentations (left) Audience handouts Overhead transparencies Speaker’s notes

6. APPLICATION SOFTWARE Microsoft Word: An example of application software

7. CONTINUE - APPLICATION SOFTWARE Application software is used for a specific task. These include: Word processors (left) Spreadsheets Graphic software

8. AUTHORING SOFTWARE Macromedia Flash: An example of authoring software

9. CONTINUE – AUTHORING SOFTWARE It is used to combine separate media types, that is text, graphics, animation, audio and video. Allows for interactivity. For example, Macromedia Flash (left).

10. ANIMATION SOFTWARE

11. CONTINUE - ANIMATION SOFTWARE Takes individual images and creates an illusion of movement. Different types include: 2D 3D Warping and morphing

12. WEB BROWSERS Mozilla Firefox: an example of web browsers

13. CONTINUE – WEB BROWSERS These are software programs stored on a computer that allows access to the web. It will receive multimedia files embedded in a web page. An example may be Mozilla Firefox. The browser – that is, Mozilla Firefox

14. HTML EDITORS

15. CONTINUE – HTML Editors Web pages are created using HTML. HTML editor is a software program that specialises in writing HTML code. <title> start </title> finish

16. SUM-IT-UP Software is therefore significantly used in making and displaying multimedia. It aids in various areas such as presentation and organising tasks (for example, using a word processor for text).

17. BIBLIOGRAPHY Images were obtained from: software logo http://www.zaphu.com/v1/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/microsoft-office-logo.png PowerPoint logo http://www.tigerdirectnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/microsoft-powerpoint-2007.jpg flash screen http://www.patrickjansen.net/components/images/screenshotpj640-480.jpg flash symbol http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.aqsa.org.uk/Portals/0/Multimedia/flashIcon.png&imgrefurl=http://www.aqsa.org.uk/MULTIMEDIA/PhotoGallery/tabid/85/language/en-GB/Default.aspx&usg=__VZQg4M5bwFajbIIrnyev4KajXDo=&h=300&w=300&sz=24&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=uZrc2qle16wasM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmacromedia%2Bflash%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26channel%3Ds%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1 animation http://www.siggraph.org/publications/video-review/sig2005/SVRAT152Images/png/TickAnimation1.png Microsoft Clipart

18. CONTINUE – BIBLIOGRAPHY Warp image http://www.download-for-free.com/imgb/funny-morph-maker.jpg Mozilla firefox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Firefox_3.5_logo.png Html image http://www.webtechu.com/tutorial/img/notepad1.png Microsoft word symbol http://www.aqsa.org.uk/Portals/0/Misc/Microsoft%20Word.png operating software http://www.posmarket.com.au/images/Operating-Systems-Software.jpg Music was obtained from: Sonic mystery ( http://sonicmystery.blogspot.com/ )with the track ‘lioness’ in the web site – www.last.fm Information was obtained from: Powers, GK. Information Processes and Technology. (2003). Heinemann: 22 Salmon street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207.