REVISION QUESTION BMIS 33135 - MMS

BMIS 33135

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

REVISION QUESTION 2(1 HOUR)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1. LAN stands for: 30. The clear sheets that were used for drawing each frame of
A. logical access node animation have been replaced today by:
B. link/asset navigator A. acetate or plastic
C. local area network B. titanium
D. list authoring number C. fiberglass
E. low-angle noise D. epoxy resin
E. digital paper

2. A browser is used to view: 31. To keep the post-compression file size at absolute
A. program code minimums, Flash makes extensive use of:
B. storyboards A. inverse kinematics
C. fonts B. cel-type animation
D. Web-based pages and documents C. vector graphics
E. Video discs D. inks
E. NURBS
3. The ROM in CD-ROM stands for: 32. The process in which you link 9. objects such as hands to
A. random-order memory arms and define their relationships and limits (for
B. real-object memory example, elbows cannot bend backward), then drag these
C. read-only memory parts around and let the computer calculate the result is
D. raster-output memory called:
E. red-orange memory A. rotoscoping
B. de-morphing
C. meta-articulation
D. cyber-motion
E. inverse kinematics

4. The software vehicle, the messages, and the content 33. To create a smooth transition between two images when
presented on a computer or television screen together morphing, its important to set numerous:
make up: A. layers
A. a multimedia project B. keyframes
B. a CD-ROM C. key points
C. a web site D. anchor tags
D. a multimedia title E. splines
E. an authoring tool

5. A project that is shipped or sold to consumers or end 34. The standard frame rate of computer animations is:
users, typically in a box or sleeve or on the Internet, with A. 10 frames per second
or without instructions, is: B. 15 frames per second
A. a CD-ROM C. 24 frames per second
B. an authoring tool D. 30 frames per second
C. a multimedia project E. There is no standard; it depends on the files settings.
D. a multimedia title

6. Which one of the following is not/are not typically part of 35. In a video camera, the sensor that picks up light is called a
a multimedia specification? CCD. CCD stands for:
A. text A. color-coding data
B. odors B. custom color descriptor
C. sound C. chroma-calculation daemon
D. video D. charge-coupled device

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E. pictures E. carbon crystal digitizer

7. VR stands for: 36. A computers output on a CRT is calibrated to display an

A. virtual reality image:
B. visual response A. smaller than the actual monitors capability
C. video raster B. larger than the actual monitors capability
D. variable rate C. exactly the same size as the actual monitors
E. valid registry capability
D. that adjusts automatically to the monitors capability
E. of a fixed size; whether it is larger or smaller than
the monitors capability depends on the monitor

8. Which of the following is displayable on a web page after 37. Removing a residual magnetic field that distorts the
installation of a browser plug-in? colors on a television screen is called:
A. Windows 7 A. tracking
B. Adobe Flash B. dubbing
C. Mozilla C. streaming
D. Internet D. flattening
E. Firefox E. degaussing

9. Which of the following is not a technology likely to 38. A video signal transmitted with all the signals mixed
prevail as a delivery means for interactive multimedia together and carried on a single cable is called:
files? A. RGB video
A. copper wire B. composite video
B. glass fiber C. component video chroma
C. radio/cellular D. multiformat video
D. floppy disk E. key video
E. CD-ROM

10. A family of graphic characters that usually includes many 39. Computer displays draw the lines of an entire frame in a
type sizes and styles is called a: single pass; this technique is called:
A. typeface A. streaming
B. font B. progressive-scan
C. point C. packing
D. link D. flattening
E. node E. overscan

11. In the URL http://www.timestream.com/info/ 40. Which of the following is not a television signal format?
people/biotay/biotay1.html, which part is case sensitive? A. MPEG
A. the record type: http:// B. NTSC
B. the domain name: timestream.com C. PAL
C. the subdomain www D. SECAM
D. the document path: info/people/biotay/ E. HDTV
biotay1.html
E. all are case sensitive

12. Multimedia becomes interactive multimedia when: 41. The video technique that allows you to choose a color or
A. the user has some control over what information is range of colors that become transparent, allowing the
viewed and when it is viewed video image to be visible behind those colors in the
B. the information is displayed by a computer with a overlying image, is known by all of the following except:
touch screen or other input device A. blue screen
C. the information is available on the Web either the B. Ultimatte
Internet or a local area network C. chroma key
D. quizzes and tests with evaluations and scoring are D. interlacing
included E. green screen
E. the user can change such attributes as volume and
type size

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13. Which of the following is a typical method for word 42. Which of the following is a multimedia container format?
searching in a hypermedia system? A. JPEG
A. best fit B. DVD-RW
B. adjacency C. ComponentY
C. popularity D. Hi-8
D. tracking E. Ogg
E. localization

14. The reference from one document to another document, 43. Which of the following is not a good idea when creating
image, sound, or file on the Web is a(n): titles (text) to be used in video?
A. sweetspot A. Fonts for titles should be plain, sans serif, and bold
B. anchor enough to be easily read.
C. node B. When you are laying text onto a dark background,
D. tag use white or a light color for the text.
E. button C. Do not kern your letters too tightly.
D. If you use underlining or drawn graphics, make sure
your lines are only one pixel wide.
E. Use a drop shadow to help

15. Which of the following provides a system for 44. Red or green should be avoided as cue colors because:
dynamically displaying a font? A. they represent negative ideas in some cultures
A. Apache B. they do not blend well with other colors
B. PostScript C. color-blind individuals cannot see them correctly
C. HTTPD D. they are associated with stop and go
D. serif E. they remind people of Christmas
E. WYSIWYG

16. Vector-drawn objects are used for all of the following 45. Which of the following is not a typical studio light?
except: A. rim light
A. lines B. fill light
B. circles C. key light
C. polygons D. background light
D. photographs E. focal light
E. boxes

17. Which image file type is best for photographs? 46. Which of the following is not a codec?
A. vector A. H.264
B. encapsulated PostScript B. Theora
C. bitmap C. NTSC
D. Shockwave D. VP6
E. Laser E. VP8

18. Name the area of memory where data such as text and 47. Which of the following HTML5 tags is used in the
images is temporarily stored when you cut or copy within display of multimedia video?
an application. A. <LOAD>
A. scrapbook B. <ANIMATE>
B. notepad C. <FORWARD>
C. junkyard D. <PLAY>
D. file dump E. None of the above
E. clipboard

19. Which of the following is not a native Windows graphics 48. MPEG stands for:
file format? A. Multiformat Processed-Event Graphics
A. BMP B. Multi-Phase Element Grid
B. RIFF C. Meta-Program Environment Graph
C. TIFF D. Moving Picture Experts Group
D. PCX E. Micro-Phase Electronic Guidance
E. PICT

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20. The slower a users connection, the longer he must wait 49. Generation loss occurs when:
for enough of the sound to download so that the entire file A. an analog tape is copied to another analog tape
will have downloaded by the time the sound reaches the B. a digital file is copied to another hard disk
end. This effect is called: C. a digital file is copied to another hard drive
A. streaming latency D. a digital file is compressed with a lossy codec
B. post-processing E. your teenage son gets his tongue pierced
C. compression
D. digital signal processing
E. multitap delay

21. Audio recorded at 44.1 kHz (kilohertz), 16-bit stereo is 50. From an interactive standpoint, many multimedia projects
considered: are too:
A. phone-quality A. interactive
B. voice-quality B. fast-paced
C. FM-quality C. game-like
D. CD-quality D. passive
E. AM-quality E. complex

22. Removing blank space or dead air at the beginning or 51. Which of these is not likely to be the responsibility of a
end of a recording is sometimes called: multimedia designer?
A. quieting A. creating interfaces
B. pre-rolling B. creating budgets and timelines for the project
C. quantizing C. ensuring the visual consistency of the project
D. trimming D. structuring content
E. flashing E. selecting media types for content

23. DSP stands for: 52. A multimedia designer might also be called:
A. dynamic sound programming A. digital media engineer
B. data structuring parameters B. a pixologist
C. direct splicing and partitioning C. an information designer
D. delayed streaming playback D. a meta-data designer
E. digital signal processing E. a media integrator

24. Sequencing software: 53. Interface designers should:

A. places audio clips in order in a soundtrack A. be familiar with film editing
B. records and edits MIDI data B. know an authoring system
C. applies filters to digital audio clips in a C. have basic drawing skills
predetermined order D. know how to do user testing
D. manages a project by creating a timeline of events E. all of the above
E. helps synchronize images with a sound track

25. Which of the following sound file characteristics does not 54. From a visual perspective, interface design most closely
directly affect the size of a digital audio file? parallels:
A. sample rate A. mapmaking
B. sample size B. cinematography and film editing
C. tracks (stereo vs. mono) C. technical writing
D. volume D. fine art
E. compression E. technical drawing and illustration

26. Each individual measurement of a sound that is stored as 55. An interface should:
digital information is called a: A. be transparent to the user
A. buffer B. provide control to the people who use it
B. stream C. allow the user to move about within the project
C. sample D. provide access to the media in the project
D. capture E. all of the above
E. byte

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27. The file format that uses a shorthand representation of 56. For a project whose content consists of elements that can
musical notes and durations stored in numeric form is: be viewed individually, this type of authoring system is
A. AIFF particularly useful during development.
B. CD-ROM/XA A. card- or page-based tool
C. DSP B. icon-based, event-driven tool
D. MIDI C. time-based tool
E. QuickTime D. scripting language
E. All are equally useful.

28. Todays computer animation programs most closely 57. Scripting languages operate by processing small blocks
resemble: of code when certain events occur. Such a block of code is
A. film rotoscoping techniques called:
B. the phi phenomenon described by Carl Jung A. a function
C. neuro-kinetics techniques pioneered by NASA B. a handler
D. traditional cel animation C. a process
E. none of the above D. a script
E. a protocol

29. The term cel derives from: 58. Most card-based programs have a layer that stays
A. the concept of each action in a sequence being a constant behind a layer above it that can be different on
separate element or cell all other cards. This layer is called the:
B. the fact that the inks used in early animations were A. master layer
based on extracts from celery plants B. system layer
C. an abbreviation of the phrase composite element C. prime layer
D. the fact that the first animations were the work of D. background
communist dissidents who were organized into cells E. static layer
E. the clear celluloid sheets that were used for drawing
each frame

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