Exam 8: Digital Media

What are three advantages of vector graphics?

The GIF format supports True Color, and can be used for a wide variety of graphics applications, such as photographs, illustrations, and graphs.

Discuss graphics conversion as it relates to vector-to-bitmap and bitmap-to-vector.

Describe the characteristics of the popular waveform audio formats.

To store the data for a monochrome bitmap, an "on" pixel is represented by a(n) ____________________ bit.

____________________ sound is an artificially created, or synthetic, sound; an example is MIDI music.

High-resolution graphics contain less data than low-resolution graphics.

GIF graphics can display up to 48-bit True Color.

Video ____________________ software allows you to start and stop the transfer process of video from a camera to a computer, and select the display size, frame rate, filename, and file format for your video footage.

How can you shrink digital video?

A(n) ____ is a device that contains a variety of input and output jacks, plus audio-processing circuitry.

____ is the process of recording a broadcast so that it can be played back at a more convenient time.

One clue that an image might be a ____ graphic is a flat, cartoon-like quality.

Case 4 Joseph is working in a modern office with speech recognition equipment and machines such as computers that produce sounds resembling spoken words. His first step is to train the computer to recognize his speaking style, taking into account his accent, pronunciation, and idiomatic expressions. Joseph has noticed that a visually impaired co-worker has a ____ read the computer screen aloud when she browses the Internet.

____ can be used to create shading and three-dimensional effects.

____ refers to the process of selecting part of an image.

Which of the following formats works for standalone DVD players and Linux, for example?

Case Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 Alison is a full-fledged member of the digital revolution taking pictures with her digital camera. She has recently purchased a scanner and a program that enables her to manipulate digital images. When should she use a digital camera rather than a scanner?