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FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA / INTRODUCTION TO

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA

COURSE CODE

CSC253/413/ITC300

EXAMINATION

APRIL 2011

TIME

3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.

This question paper consists of two (2) parts :

PART A (40 Questions)

PART B (6 Questions)

2.

3.

4.

Answer ALL questions from all two (2) parts:

i) Answer PART A in the Objective Answer Sheet
ii) Answer PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.
Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
i)
ii)
hi)

the Question Paper

an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty
An Objective Answer Sheet - provided by the faculty

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of 9 printed pages
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PART A (40 MARKS)

1. The future of multimedia will include the following EXCEPT:

A.
B.
C.
D.

High-bandwidth access
Wide array of multimedia material and resources
Abundance of learning materials
Limited mergers

2. A multimedia presentation that runs like a movie, starting from the beginning and running
through to the end is considered as a
presentation.
A.
B.
C.
D.

nonlinear
linear
interactive
temporal

3. The area of memory where data such as text and images is temporarily stored when you
cut or copy them within an application is called the
.
A.
B.
C.
D.

scrapbook
clipboard
notepad
junkyard

4. The following statements are true about multimedia EXCEPT:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Multimedia is experiencing widespread use in training programs.

A multimedia project has to be interactive to be called multimedia.
Multimedia improves information retention.
Multimedia elements are stitched together into a project using authoring tools.

5. The 3D process of extending a plane surface some distance, either perpendicular to the
shape's outline or along a defined path, is called
.
A.
B.
C.
D.

lathing
rendering
modeling
extruding

6. Integrated multimedia is when

A. you provide a structure of linked elements through which the user can navigate.
B. the project has a beginning and runs to an end.
C. you allow the end user to control what and when the multimedia elements are
delivered.
D. The source documents such as montages, graphics, video cuts and sound are
merged into a final presentation.

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7. Removing blank space or "dead air" at the beginning or end of a recording is sometimes
called
.
A.
B.
C.
D.

quieting
pre-rolling
quantizing
trimming

8.

has become the most cost-effective distribution medium for multimedia

projects.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Internet
Intranet
CD-ROM
Floppy disk

9. When an image imported on a Macintosh is viewed on a PC, it appears

A.
B.
C.
D.

darker and richer because the values have changed.

lighter and less saturated because the values have changed.
darker and richer even though the values have not changed.
lighter and less saturated even though the values have not changed.

10. Graphic artists designing for print media use vector-drawn objects because:
A.
B.
C.
D.

they can contain more subtle variations in shading than bitmap graphics.
printing inks respond better to them.
they can be converted across platforms more easily.
they can be printed in any size.

11. A local area network (LAN) can be connected to other LANs to form
A.
B.
C.
D.

A wide area network

A Transmission control Protocol
AMIME-type
An Internet Service Provider

12. A touchscreen is recommended for

A.
B.
C.
D.

pressure-sensitive drawing and painting.

projects that tracks users.
day-to-day computer work.
programs involving public input and simple tasks.

13. Which of the following is NOT true about creating good text and titles for television?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Use a drop shadow to help separate the text from the background image
Fonts for title should be plain, sans serif and bold to be easily read
Do not kern your letters too tightly
Use black or colored text on a white background

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14. Sequencing software

A.
B.
C.
D.

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places audio clips in order in a sound track

records and edits MIDI data
applies filters to digital audio clips in a predetermined order
manages a project by creating a timeline of events

15. Which of the following is NOT the font format?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Serif
Underline
Bold
Italic

16. A barcode reader can

A.
B.
C.
D.

scan graphics into a computer.

recognize the Universal Product Code patterns.
provide pressure-sensitive input.
recognize spoken words when trained.

17. DSL stands for

A.
B.
C.
D.

Data-Synchronous Link
Dynamic Streaming Language
Double-Sector Logic
Digital Subscriber Line

18. Audio recorded at 44.1 kHz (kilohertz), 16-bit stereo is considered

A.
B.
C.
D.

phone-quality
voice-quality
FM -quality
CD-quality

19. A
is one type of input devices that can sense the position of that input as
the user manipulates it.
A.
B.
C.
D.

keyboard
touchpad
stylus
joystick

20. The generation loss occurs when

A.
B.
C.
D.

an analog tape is copied to another analog tape

a digital tape is copied to another digital tape
a digital file is copied to another hard drive
a digital file is compressed with a lossy codec

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21. Which of these is not a top-level domain?

A.
B.
C.
D.

com
edu
gov
cis

22. What are the screen resolution and scan rate for NTSC?
A.
B.
C.
D.

525
625
525
625

horizontal
horizontal
horizontal
horizontal

scan
scan
scan
scan

lines, 30 frames
lines, 25 frames
lines, 25 frames
lines, 20 frames

per second
per second
per second
per second

23. The protocol used for logging on and working from remote computers is
A.
B.
C.
D.

ftp
gopher
Usenet
telnet

24. The reference from one document to another document, image, sound, or file on the
Web is a(n):
A.
B.
C.
D.

sweets pot
anchor
node
tag

25. Which of the following is NOT a color specification format?

A.
B.
C.
D.

RGB
HSB
GIF
CMYK

26. The MIME-type assigned to a data source depends on:

A.
B.
C.
D.

The size of the

The type of file
The end user's
The end user's

data file
being sent
computer system
browser

27. The The process of drawing a series of frames between the keyframes is called

A.
B.
C.
D.

Morphing
Storyboarding
Tweening
Tweaking

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28. Web pages are written in

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.

MPEG
HTML
QuickTime
TCP/IP

29. Which of the following is a term that applies to the spacing between the character pairs?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Leading
Kerning
Tracking
Points

30. When you turn off the power to this type of storage, any data stored in it is lost.
A.
B.
C.
D.

CD-ROM
RAM
OROM
EPROM

31. Overscan occurs when an image

A.
B.
C.
D.

is smaller than the standard television screen

is larger than the standard television screen
displays on a monitor
did not display on the screen

32. In S-Video, color and luminance are kept on

A.
B.
C.
D.

three separate tracks (y/c/b)

three separate tracks (y/c/r)
two separate tracks (y/c)
two separate tracks (y/b)

33. The native language of the Web,

simple text documents on computer screens.

, was originally designed to display

A. DHTML
B. HTML
C. Java
D. XHTML
34. The file format that is most widely supported for Web animations is
A.
B.
C.
D.

PICT
GIF89a
JPEG
AIFF

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35. Which of these is NOT a reason why animation is perceived as motion?

A.
B.
C.
D.

An image remains in the eye chemically for a brief time after viewing.
Our mind tries to "connect the dots" by completing perceived actions.
The use of darker colors for moving objects is interpreted by the mind as motion.
A sequence of images is read as continuous motion.

36. Two method of describing a font image are

A.
B.
C.
D.

postscript and Prescript

trueScript and PostScript
postType and TrueScript
postscript and TrueType

37. The file size of a 5-second recording sampled at 22 kHz, 16-bit stereo (two tracks) would
be about
.
A.
B.
C.
D.

110,000
220,000
440,000
550,000

bytes
bytes
bytes
bytes

38. The standard frame rate of computer animation is

A.
B.
C.
D.

10 frames per second.

15 frames per second.
30 frames per second.
There is no standard; it depends on a file's settings.

39. The process of recording a sound, stored in the form of thousands of individual
measurements, each at a discrete point in time, is called
.
A.
B.
C.
D.

sampling
synthesizing
sizing
quantizing

40. The term eel derives from

A. the concept of each action in a sequence being a separate element or "cell."

B. an abbreviation of the phrase "composite element."
C. the fact that the first animations were the work of communist dissidents who were
organized into cells.
D. the clear celluloid sheets that were used for drawing each frame.

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PART B (60 MARKS)

QUESTION 1
Discuss an application of multimedia and give ONE (1) example of each it.
(10 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) Describe THREE (3) capabilities and limitations of vector images.
(6 marks)
b) Differentiate between Macintosh and Windows format.
(4 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Describe TWO (2) advantages of using MIDI files.
(4 marks)
b) Give THREE (3) basic sound editing operations.
(6 marks)
QUESTION 4
Computer animation programs typically employ the same logic and procedural concepts as
eel animation and use the vocabulary of classic eel animation such as layer, keyframe and
tweening.
a) Describe the process of creating a Cel Animation artwork.
(4 marks)
b) List TWO (2) processes of creating a path-based 2-D animation and eel-based 2-D
animation using computer animation software.
(6 marks)

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QUESTION 5
a) Describe THREE (3) various input devices available for personal computers and how it
might be used in multimedia production and delivery.
(6 marks)
b) Give any TWO (2) protocols and tools that are available to help computers communicate
with each other in cross-platform communications.
(4 marks)

QUESTION 6
Describe FIVE (5) Internet services and its purpose.
(10 marks)

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