MULTIMEDIA

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Instruction: Answer the following questions as closely as these were discussed in
the class.
1. How is sound produced?
Ans. Sound waves are produced by vibration that causes the
molecules of a medium to form alternating high- and low-pressure
fronts. These waves can travel through solids, liquids and sufficiently dense
gases
2. The number of wave cycles per second that sound produces is known as
frequency.What is the unit used in measuring these wave cycles?
Ans. Hertz (Hz)
3. Discuss what is multimedia and give examples of multimedia applications.
Ans. Multimedia is the field concerned with the computer-controlled
integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images
(Video), animation, audio, and any other media where every type of
information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed
digitally.
4. Give the 6 multimedia elements.
Ans. text, animation, still images, audio, video and interactive
platforms
5. Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear categories.
Differentiate the two.
Ans. Linear active content progresses often without any navigational
control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation. Non-linear
uses interactivity to control progress as with a video game or selfpaced computer based training.
6. A Multimedia system has four (4) basic characteristics. Mention them.
Ans. Non-linearity, Interactivity, Integrity, Digital representation
7. There are key issues multimedia systems need to deal with. Give at least two
(2).
Ans. How to represent and store temporal information.
How to strictly maintain the temporal relationships on play
back/retrieval
8. There are two different types of computer graphic images: vector and
bitmap. Differentiate them.
Ans. Vector images are not based on pixel patterns, but instead use
mathematical formulas to draw lines and curves that can be
combined to create an image from geometric objects such as circles
and polygons. While Bitmap (or raster) images are stored as a series
of tiny dots called pixels.
9. As the frequency goes up or increases, you hear the pitch getting higher.
When the frequency goes down, you hear sound going down in pitch. What is
the range of frequencies that human beings can perceive?
Ans. 20 to 20,000 Hz
10.Why is digital recording better than analog recording?