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Computer Graphics and its Applications

We all use Computers and Mobile phones for communication all these devices have displays that show content to you but, Have you ever thought that how these displays show images and videos on screen?
These images are displayed on the screens using some programming algorithms.
(which we will discuss later)

What is Computer Graphics?

It is an art of drawing images, lines, charts, and other visuals on the computer screens with the help of programming.
The visuals/images on the computer screens are made up of numerous pixels. A pixel is a dot or square on the computer screen, it is the smallest unit of graphic that is displayed on the computer screen. The number of individual non-overlapping pixels contained on a computer screen is called Resolution.
Now we know what is computer graphics lets know about its applications

Computer Graphics Applications

The Computer Graphics is used in numerous areas some of them are as follows:
  • Graphical User Interface (GUI): The interaction of users interacts with electronic devices such as computers mobiles and other devices. This interface uses icons, menus and other visuals, graphics by which user easily interacts. 
  • Art: Computer Graphics provide a new way of creating designs. Now Artists and designers use illustrator, coral draw, Photoshop, adobe muse and other different types of applications for creating new designs.
  • Entertainment: Computer graphics allow us to create animated movies and games. It is used to create scenes that have special effects and animations.
  • Presentations: Computer graphics are used for creating charts, bar diagrams and other visuals for the presentation purpose, with this user, can easily understand the points.
  • Engineering Drawings: Computer Graphics gives us the flexibility to create 3d house models, house circuits and engineering drawings, etc which is quite helpful for us.
  • Education and Training: Now we can train our students with simulators, through this they can learn about the machines without physically trying them.
  • Medical Imaging: MRIs, CAT scans, and other internal scans are possible because of computer graphics.
Interactive vs Non-Interactive Computer Graphics

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