Exam 25: Multimedia

Early processors used electronic emulation of various instruments,a technique often called ____________________.

What are codecs?

The configuration program used in Windows Vista to configure sound settings is ________.

The three most popular streaming media players are ____________________,____________________,and Windows Media Player.

What is streaming media?

How do you access the volume controls in Windows Vista and 7 if the speaker icon does not show up in the system tray?

What kind of software enables you to write out notes on sheet music either by hand or with a MIDI device?

Every modern PC comes with __________ processing capabilities built in.

In case of application problems,most sound players will display a(n)____________________.

Subwoofers provide ____________________-frequency sounds.

What unit is used to measure sampling rate?

In what version of DirectX were EAX standards incorporated into DirectX?

What are MIDI files?

The number of jacks required by a typical stereo or 2.1 speaker system is ______.

The most difficult sound problems are ____________________ problems.

The ____________________ connector connects to the rear speakers for surround audio output.

How do Environmental Audio Extensions (EAX)help developers?

The ____________________ handles the communication among the application,operating system,and CPU and translates commands into sounds coming out of the speakers.

When both the video and audio streams of your video file are compressed,the file is placed into some sort of container file or ____________________.

What feature was introduced in DirectX version 3 and offered a range of commands to place a sound anywhere in 3-D space?