DTP Full Form

There is two DTP Full Form. Let us first look at the first one.

DTP Full Form

Desktop Publishing

It is publishing software used to generate high-quality printed materials for businesses, individuals, and organizations. The software helps in giving a nice control over the layout and design of the page compared to a word processor.

Types of DTP

There are two types of DTP,

  1. One which creates virtual pages
  2. And the other which creates electronic pages

The first one, i.e., virtual pages, is generally printed on physical papers. For example, it is printed in books, magazines, newspapers, etc.

Commonly used DTP software.

Below are the commonly used DTP software, 

  1. Adobe PageMaker
  2. Microsoft Office Publisher
  3. Corel Ventura
  4. Adobe FrameMaker
  5. Adobe InDesign
  6. Ventura Publisher
  7. QuarkXPress
  8. OpenOffice.org
  9. PagePlus
  10. Scribus
  11. Express Publisher and many more

Usage of DTP

There are various uses of DTP. It is used to publish,

  1. Books
  2. Newspapers
  3. Magazines
  4. Comics and much more

Advantages of DTP

  1. One can customize the document according to their needs by using DTP
  2. One can outsource DTP services if they are not interested in buying the software
  3. One can even enhance the existing page layouts by various methods such as changing the color and balancing the contrast and space.

Distributed Transaction Processing

This technique can be used to distribute the various functions of a transaction over several transaction programs within a network. In this type of database, two or more types of network hosts are involved.

Properties of DTP

DTP must have all the four following properties. They are,

  1. Durability
  2. Isolation
  3. Atomicity
  4. Consistency

Advantages of DTP

  1. DTP can be used with various other partners like non-CICS  and CICS platforms, but only when they support APPC
  2. Along with CICS, EXEC, or CPI communications, it can be used
  3. One can design flexible and much more efficient applications using DTP
  4. One can control two transactions and also converse with each other
  5. One can remotely process remote resources and also transfer data across systems.

Conclusion

There are two DTP full forms- Desktop Publishing and Distributed Transaction Processing. Here in this post, we have explained the DTP terms in detail.

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