Chapter 2: Hardware and software Database management systems Remember Database management systems (DAMS) are used for ‘vigwingard eciting data within adatatase,A database Is structured collection af dazain the form of taates wile) ale elated wo cacli athe: For ese nll, an voicing catabace woud inclusetablesforcustomes, oducts, ‘yders end order lines forders or oaen cred. ci 4 DBNS can provide feturesincludiny: + data entry screens / fons forinputting data + filtersard queries for selecting data tral meatssaecilie’ criteria + reports lr displaying information in an easily readable format + graphs for analysingdete + securityfeaturesso that usess can only access the paris, ‘ofthe database they have been authorised to access + relationships to link relates tables, You will lea n oie abaaLelavabaases fp Chapter 9 Graphics manipulation software T™! Asis name suggests, graphics manipulation software is designedto manipulate graphics. This canbe either bitmap graphics or vector graphics. ‘The features included in graphics manipulation software valy depending upon the complextty ofthe sottware, Features for both bitmap and graphics manipulation soitwarecen include: + deawingshapes + changing the canvas sie + resizingtheimage = adding layers + adding texttoan image + sclecting 2 colour based on pickingan existing colour Features for bitmap graphics manipulation sotwarecen include: + fillingan are with acolour + movingpart ofthe image + resizingpait of the image + erasing aarts of an image + cloning parts of animage + softening (blucing) and sharpering an image. Festures ‘or vector graphi:s manipulation software can include: + filling shape vith catour + changing feetures ofthe border ofa shape such as ‘thickness and color + combining shapes topetherintoa group + movinga shape or group of shapes + reslzinga shape orgroupot shapes, + algningobjecs, Using graphics manipulation software requiras a lot of skill, and advanced features are usually roreaparopriate for setious artists You will learn more about graph’es manipulation in ‘Chapter 16. Task Investigate the lea.ures evelleble i Pain.MET, erview end CoreDRAW. Photo editing software QD evn Flow eiting sofware i a specific type of graphics rmanipuation sofware nats focused on eciting hotagmphs. This cxn be usediby prolessional photagraphers ard enthusiasts to enhance protographs corby peaple al hore tamale minor changes. Features of photo editing sofowereinclude: + empping partsatthe prota + adjusting the orightness or centast + resizingthe canvas, + ranoving edeye + changing the colour balance + cloning 2erts of the photo + identiyingcommon areas of aniimage (eg, background) singa magic ward" tool + applyingettects such as black and whitear sepia + softening (bluring! and sharpeninga photo, Photo editing software requiresa large emount of RAM and complex operations catt use Up # [ol of processing time.