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Multimedia And Digital Media

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lossless file format for images.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Acknowledge to a piece of work used as a source.






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






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






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






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






14. Licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.






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






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






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






18. Lossy file format for video.






19. Lossy file format for audio.






20. Image effect found in most graphics software.






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






22. Image effect found in most graphics software.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.






29. Standard file format for vector image data.






30. Licensing system for authors who wish to distribute their work freely.






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






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






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






34. Software used to create or edit bitmap graphics.






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






36. Lossless file format for audio.






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






38. Changing the size of an image.






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






40. Lossless file format for images.






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






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






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






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






45. Lossy file format for audio.






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






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






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






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






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