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Computer graphics

Computer graphics are pictures and movies created using computers - usually referring to image data created by a computer specifically with help from specialized graphical hardware and software. It is a vast and recent area in computer science.The phrase was coined by computer graphics researchers Verne Hudson and William Fetter of Boeing in 1960. Another name for the field is computer-generated imagery, or simply CGI.

Important topics in computer graphics include user interface design, sprite graphics, vector graphics, 3D modeling, shaders, GPU design, and computer vision, among others. The overall methodology depends heavily on the underlying sciences of geometry, optics, and physics. Computer graphics is responsible for displaying art and image data effectively and beautifully to the user, and processing image data received from the physical world. The interaction and understanding of computers and interpretation of data has been made easier because of computer graphics. Computer graphic development has had a significant impact on many types of media and has revolutionized animation, movies, advertising, video games, and graphic design generally.

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hybrid cloud

A combined form of private clouds and public clouds. Some critical data resides in the enterprise's private cloud while other data is stored in a public cloud.
public cloud

Public cloud is a type of cloud computing in which a company relies on a third-party cloud provider for servers, data storage and applications.
private cloud

The phrase used to describe a cloud computing platform that is implemented within the corporate firewall, under the control of the IT department.
cloud storage

Cloud storage is the storage of data online in the cloud. Data is stored in and accessible from multiple distributed and connected resources.
cloud computing

In its most simple description, cloud computing is taking services and moving them outside an organization's firewall. Services are delivered over the Internet and paid for by the cloud customer.