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Multimedia And Digital Media

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Temporary storage area used to store video or audio data ready for playing.






2. Lossy file format for video.






3. Effect that transforms one image into another over a series of frames.






4. Lossy file format for video.






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






6. Lossless file format for audio.






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






8. File format for documents - used by Microsoft Office.






9. Lossy file format for video.






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






11. Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.






12. Tools in graphics software for selecting only a subset of an image.






13. Ensuring printed output colours accurately match those on the screen.






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






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






16. Graphics filtering for altering the tones and intensities of colours in an image.






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






18. Lossless file format for images.






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






20. A template 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.






21. Standard file format for vector image data.






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






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






24. Graphics filtering for altering the tones and intensities of colours in an image.






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






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






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






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






29. Exceptions to copyright law that allow copying in certain limited circumstances.






30. File format that stores characters using ASCII or Unicode encoding.






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






32. Lossy file format for video.






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






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






35. Lossless file format for audio.






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






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






38. Changing the size of an image.






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






40. Common file format for the exchange of documents - which appears on screen exactly as it will appear on the printer.






41. Technique used in graphics software to place digital images or effects on top of each other to build up a final image.






42. Graphics created entirely on a computer - using 2D or 3D graphics software.






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






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






45. File format for documents - used by LibreOffice.






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






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






48. What You See Is What You Get. Refers to programs that present their output onscreen exactly as it will appear when printed.






49. Compressed file format for general data.






50. Lossless file format for audio.