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Multimedia And Digital Media

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of pixels displayed in each inch of screen output.






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






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






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






5. Lossy file format for images.






6. Lossy file format for video.






7. Changing the size of an image.






8. Lossless file format for audio.






9. 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.






10. Lossless file format for images.






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






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






13. Image which was created from several separate images.






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






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






16. Lossy file format for video.






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






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






19. Standard file format for vector image data.






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






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






22. Lossy file format for video.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Image effect found in most graphics software.






32. Graphics composed of rectangular grids of pixels.






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






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






35. 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.






36. Reduction in the amount of data used to store a file.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Lossless file format for audio.






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






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






46. Individual dots which make up bitmap graphics.






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






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






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






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