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Multimedia And Digital Media

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The process of converting analog data into digital computer data.






2. The proficient use of fonts - font sizes - and font properties such as leading and kerning to display text in an appropriate manner.






3. Software which restricts the actions a user can perform with a file - such as copying or printing.






4. General name for operations performed on an image using graphics software.






5. A page which is used to include standard features (such as page numbers or a header) on each page of a document in a consistent manner.






6. Number of pixels displayed in each inch of screen output.






7. Lossy file format for video.






8. A system used to capture human movement into a computer by attaching sensors to an actor and tracking their location.






9. Amount of data used to represent a single sample in a video or audio file.






10. Standard file format for vector image data.






11. Lossless file format for images.






12. Number of samples taken each second when recording sound.






13. Musical Instrument Digital Interface. System for communication between musical hardware and software applications.






14. Legal concept which protects intellectual property from authorised copying - alteration - or use.






15. Software required to view certain compressed video and audio formats.






16. Lossless file format for audio.






17. Used as part of colour synchronisation to specify how a device represents colour.






18. Compression technique in which the original file is completely recoverable - with no loss of quality. Compare lossy compression.






19. Also known as printer resolution. The number of dots of colour a printer is capable of producing in a certain amount of space.






20. Area of a document which appears the same on every page.






21. Number of pixels displayed in each inch of screen output.






22. Tools to control placement of objects in presentation or DTP software.






23. Temporary storage area used to store video or audio data ready for playing.






24. Unit used to measure the resolution of digital cameras. Refers to 1 million pixels.






25. Lossless file format for audio.






26. Graphics technique which copies one part of an image to another - often to remove something from the image.






27. Lossless file format for audio.






28. Area of a document which appears the same on every page.






29. Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.






30. Software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books - magazines - and brochures.






31. Technique used to replace part of a video image matching a certain colour with computer graphics.






32. Software used for laying out text and images on pages. Commonly used for books - magazines - and brochures.






33. Lossy file format for audio.






34. Lossy file format for video.






35. General name for operations performed on an image using graphics software.






36. Image effect found in most graphics software.






37. Animated characters used in films - created entirely using computer graphics software.






38. Graphics which are stored as a series of mathematical shapes and properties that can be independently manipulated at any time.






39. Software which restricts the actions a user can perform with a file - such as copying or printing.






40. Lossy file format for video.






41. Compression technique in which some file data is sacrificed in order to reduce file size.






42. File format for documents - which can store text and some basic formatting information.






43. Refers to the number of colours in an image.






44. Technical graphics software used to design products for manufacture.






45. Compressed file format for general data.






46. The process of adding an author name or logo into an image to identify its owner and prevent intellectual property theft.






47. Refers to creations of the mind - non-physical property such as photographs - music - stories - and films.






48. Refers to the number of pixels in an image.






49. Video or audio data that is played while it is downloading.






50. Graphics which are stored as a series of mathematical shapes and properties that can be independently manipulated at any time.