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MULTIMEDIA

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1. MPEG stands for__________________.
Ans: Moving Picture Experts Group

2. ___________ separates the luminance and chroma information in order to improve the quality of the video and to decrease generation loss.
Ans: Component video

3. ___________is the 7 bit character coding system most commonly used by computer system.
Ans: ASCII

4. ASCII stands for_________________________________.
Ans: American Standard Code for Information Interchange

5. Translating or designing multimedia into a language other than the one in which it was originally written is called _____________________.
Ans: localization

6. _____________________ supplied by Macromedia is a specialized graphics editor for both Macintosh and Windows platform.
Ans: Fontographer

7. The standard document format used for pages on the web is called ___________.
Ans: HTML

8. ________________ stands for Hypertext Markup Language.
Ans: HTML

9. _______________ is a family of graphic characters that usually include many type sizes and styles.
Ans: Typeface

10. The combination of text, graphic and audio elements into a single collection or presentation is called ___________________.
Ans: multimedia

11. Collection of images rapidly displayed to provide visual change over time is called __________________.
Ans: animation

12. Blending the colors along the edges of graphic objects and characters to create a soft transition between the letters and the background is called ______________.
Ans: anti-aliasing

13. _____________ is the application for viewing Acrobat PDF files.
Ans: Acrobat Reader

14. ______________ is the widely used technique for integrating formatted text and graphics in a single file.
Ans: Acrobat PDF

15. _______________ is the branch of physics that studies sound.
Ans: Acoustics

16. __________ is a matrix of the indivual pixels that form an image.
Ans: Bitmap

17. ARPA stands for_________________________.
Ans: Advanced Research Projects Agency

18. __________________ is a collection of still images in a single file played back in a timed sequence to provide animation.
Ans: animated GIF

19. CSS stands for _____________________________.
Ans: Cascading Style Sheet

20. CGI stands for________________________.
Ans: Common Gateway Interface

21. Agent programs that run in the background is called ____________________.
Ans: daemon

22. DIB stands for ___________________.
Ans: Device Independent Bitmap

23. ________________ is a common Windows image file format.
Ans: DIB

24. Audio that represented as a series of binary numbers is called__________.
Ans:digital audio
25. Magnetic tape used for recording audio in a digital format is called _________.
Ans: Digital audio tape

26. XML stands for _________________________.
Ans: Extensible Markup Language

27. __________________________ allows creation of custom HTML tags and importing of data from anywhere on the web.
Ans: XML

28. __________________ is a time-based multimedia authoring system from Macromedia often used for building web pages.
Ans: Flash

29. ______________ is a planning chart that depicts tasks along a time line.
Ans: Gantt chart

30. __________________ stands for Graphic Interchange Format.
Ans: GIF

31. ________________ is the collection of multimedia elements displayed on a computer screen for user interaction.
Ans: GUI

32. GUI stands for ____________________.
Ans: graphical user interface

33. The spiral path of video tape across the titled head of a video tape recorder is called_______________.
Ans: helical scan

34. Macintosh file management system is called ______________.
Ans: hierarchical file system

35. HTML is used to create _____________________.
Ans: web pages

36. HTTP stands for ____________________.
Ans: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

37.  ___________________ protocol providing rules for requesting, sending, and closing documents between two computers on the internet.
Ans: HTTP
38. MIDI stands for_______________________.
Ans: Musical Instrument Digital Interface

39. __________________ is the instruction based system for creating music.
Ans: MIDI

40. Smoothly blending two images so that one image seems to melt into the next is called ____________________.
Ans: Morphing

41. __________________ is the file format standard and compression specifications for video and audio data.
Ans: MPEG

42. Multiple users can simultaneously receive the same data streams without duplication of data across the Internet is called ____________________.
Ans: multicast

43. NTSC stands for___________________.
Ans: National Television Standard Committee.

44. _____________ stands for Phase Alternate Line.
Ans: PAL

45. Layout and design program for printed documents that saves pages as HTML documents and Adobe PDF files is called_______________.
Ans: Pagemaker

46. ________________ is the image file format for Macintosh.
Ans: PICT

47. __________________ is the first stage of building a multimedia project.
Ans: planning

48. ____________________ Software protocol is used for dialing an Internet connection.
Ans: point-to-point protocol (PPP)

49. PERT stands for_______________________.
Ans: program evaluation review technique

50. ________________ stands for Redundant Array Of Independent Disks.
Ans: RAID

Check whether the following is TRUE or FALSE
1. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language.
Ans: TRUE

2. Macintosh file management system is called hierarchical file system.
Ans: TRUE

3. RAID stands for Redundant Array Of Independent Disks.
Ans: TRUE

4. PERT stands for program evaluation review technique.
Ans: TRUE

5. Point-to-point protocol Software protocol is used for dialing an Internet connection.
Ans: TRUE

6. PICT is the image file format for Macintosh.
Ans: TRUE

7. PAL stands for Phase Alternate Line.
Ans: TRUE

8. Planning is the first stage of building a multimedia project.
Ans: TRUE

9. Smoothly blending two images so that one image seems to melt into the next is called Morphing.
Ans: TRUE

10. Smoothly blending two images so that one image seems to melt into the next is called planning.
Ans: FALSE

11. MPEG is the file format standard and compression specifications for video and audio data.
Ans: TRUE

12. Multiple users can simultaneously receive the same data streams without duplication of data across the Internet is called multicast.
Ans: TRUE
13. NTSC stands for National Television Standard Committee.
Ans: TRUE

14. Multiple users can simultaneously receive the same data streams without duplication of data across the Internet is called unicast.
Ans: FALSE

15. MIDI is the instruction based system for creating music.
Ans: TRUE

16. The spiral path of video tape across the titled head of a video tape recorder is called helical scan.
Ans: TRUE

17. HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
Ans: TRUE

18. HTTP protocol does not providing rules for requesting, sending, and closing documents between two computers on the internet.
Ans: FALSE

19. HTML is used to create web pages.
Ans: TRUE

20. HTML is not used to create web pages.
Ans: FALSE

21. GUI stands for Graphical User Interface.
Ans: TRUE

22. XML allows creation of custom HTML tags and importing of data from anywhere on the web.
Ans: TRUE

23. XML does not allows the creation of custom HTML tags and importing of data from anywhere on the web.
Ans: FALSE

24. Flash is a time-based multimedia authoring system from Macromedia often used for building web pages.
Ans: TRUE

25. ASCII is the 7 bit character coding system most commonly used by computer system.
Ans: TRUE

26. MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group.
Ans: TRUE

27. MPEG stands for Multiple Program Experts Group.
Ans: FALSE

28. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Ans: TRUE

29. The standard document format used for pages on the web is called HTML.
Ans: TRUE

30. Drawing the series of frames in between the first and last frames in an action is called tweening.
Ans: TRUE

31.  Animation occurring on the flat Cartesian x and y axes is called 2-D animation.
Ans: TRUE

32. Animation occurring on the flat Cartesian x and y axes is called 3-D animation.
Ans: FALSE

33. Animation occurring in three axes x, y, and z is called 3-D animation.
Ans: TRUE

34. Animation occurring in three axes x, y, and z is called 2-D animation.
Ans: FALSE

35. The address of a document or file on the Internet is called URL.
Ans: TRUE

36. SND is the file format for storing sound data.
Ans: TRUE

37. The time required for a hard drive or CD/DVD drive to locate specific data is called seek time.
Ans: TRUE

38. VGA stands for Video Graphic Array.
Ans: TRUE

39. Kodak’s format for storing high resolution images on CD-ROMs is PhotoCD.
Ans: TRUE

40. Motion created by moving an object along a determined path is called path animation.
Ans: TRUE

41. Rounding off the value of each sound sample to the nearest integer is called quantization.
Ans: TRUE

42. PPP stands for Point-to-point protocol.
Ans: TRUE

43. PAL stands for Point alternate line.
Ans: FALSE

44. RGB combined in the additive color method to crate specific color.
Ans: TRUE

45. SDII is the file format for storing sound data.
Ans: TRUE

46. The combination of text, graphic and audio elements into a single collection or presentation is called multimedia.
Ans: TRUE

47. Collection of images rapidly displayed to provide visual change over time is called animation.
Ans: TRUE

48. Agent programs that run in the background is called Acoustics.
Ans: FALSE

49. Agent programs that run in the background is called daemon.
Ans: TRUE

50. Acoustics is the branch of physics that studies sound.
Ans: TRUE
Short Questions

1. Define the multimedia skillset, discuss how it applies to multimedia projects and the skills needed to successfully manage a project team? List the multimedia skill categories related to the information and interface of a project?
2. List the multimedia skill categories related to the media used in a project and also the computer programming aspects of a project?
3. Discuss the importance of text in a multimedia presentation? List some attributes of a block of text?
4. List at least three styles for a font? Discuss the difference between a typeface and a font? Discuss font encoding systems and HTML character encoding standards?
5. List at least three factors that affect the legibility of text?
6. Define multimedia, interactive multimedia, hypermedia, hypertext, hypermedia, links, anchors and nodes? Discuss the potential and limitations of hypertext and hyper linking systems?
7. Discuss the general principles of sound and how it can be used in a multimedia project?
8. Define MIDI and list its attributes?
9. Define digital audio and discuss its attributes, including how sound is sampled and sampling parameter?
10. Compare and contrast the use of MIDI and digitized audio in a multimedia production?
11. List the important steps and considerations in recording and editing digital audio?
12.  Discuss the audio file formats used in multimedia projects and how they are used?
13. Discuss the various factors that apply to the use of images in multimedia?
14. Describe the capabilities and limitations of bitmap images?
15. Describe the capabilities and limitations of vector images?
16. Define various aspects of 3-D modeling?
17. Describe the use of colors and palettes in multimedia? Discuss the various file types used in multimedia?
18. Describe animation and describe how it can be used in multimedia?
19. Discuss the origin of cel animation and define the words that originate from this technique? Define the capabilities of computer animation and the mathematical techniques that differ from traditional cel animation?
20. Discuss the important considerations in using digital video in multimedia? Describe the basics of video recording and how they relate to multimedia production?
21. List important considerations in converting from digital video to television? Also list the important considerations in shooting and editing video for use in multimedia?
22. Define popular video recording formats and discuss their strength and weakness for use in multimedia? Discuss some important considerations for preparing video for the Web and CD-ROM?
23. Describe how storage devices are connected to a computer, what storage choices are available, and the benefits and drawbacks of each type?
24. Describe the various input devices available for personal computers and how they may be used in multimedia production and delivery?
25. Describe the various output devices available for personal computers and how they may be used in multimedia production and delivery?
26. List the tools used to handle video in multimedia projects, discuss their capabilities, and how they capture, process, and compress video?
27. List several common types of graphics and animation programs used in multimedia projects, and discuss their capabilities?
28. Define authoring system list the three different types and list the main attributes, benefits, and drawbacks of the three types of authoring system?
29. Define the most common protocols used on the Internet?
30. List several advanced and desirable features of an authoring system?
Essay Questions

1. Explain principles of animation and how we can perform animation by computer?
2. Explain animation techniques and file formats?
3. Explain Digital video?
4. Give a detail explanation about video recording and tape formats?
5. Explain analog video?
6. Give an explanation about the analog broadcast video standars?
7. Explain Hypermedia and Hypertext?
8. Give an explanation about the basic sound editing operations?
9. Describe what is MIDI, what its benefits are and how it is best used in a multimedia project?
10. Explain MIDI versus Digital audio and also write the advantages and disadvantages of MIDI over digital audio?
11. Discuss the difference among multimedia, interactive multimedia, hypertext and hypermedia?
12. Discuss the various factors that apply to the use of images in multimedia? Describe the difference between bitmap and vector images?
13. Discuss the animation techniques?
14.  Discuss Macintosh versus Windows?
15. Give an explanation about RAM and Rom and also define any Five storage devices?
16. Give a detail explanation about storage devices?
17. Explain any five input devices?
18. Explain any five output hardware?
19. Give an explanation about communication devices?
20. List out the features of 3D modeling tools, image editing tools and sound editing tools?
21. Define authoring systems, list the three different types, and also the main attributes, benefits and drawbacks of these three types of authoring systems?
22. List the most common web protocols and their uses?
23. List the most common top-level domains and describe what categories they are associated with?
24. Give an explanation about Audio?
25. Give an explanation about video?