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Exam 1 Review - MWD
Exam 1 Review for Multimedia and Web Develoment
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 3
09/23/2008

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Term
Multimedia
Definition
any combination of text, art, sound, animation, and video delivered to you by computer or other electronic or digitally manipulated means
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Interactive multimedia
Definition
when the end user controls what and when the elements are delivered
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Hypermedia
Definition
a structure of linked elements through which the user can navigate
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linear project
Definition
starts at the beginning and runs through to the end
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nonlinear project
Definition
users are given navigational control and can wander through the content at will
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scripting
Definition
outlining the project using words
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storyboard
Definition
creating drawings or sketches to visualize the content of a project
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authoring tools
Definition
software tools that are designed to manage individual multimedia elements and provide user interaction
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how multimedia is used in business
Definition
1. Presentations
2. Training
3. marketing/advertising
4. product demos
5. simulations
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how multimedia is used in schools
Definition
1. Active learner model can be utilized
2. Enrich the learning process
3. Opportunity for in-depth learning
4. ITV can be used to join students from different locations to one teacher and one classroom
5. Online learning
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how multimedia is used at home
Definition
1. Personal enrichment
a. Gardening
b. Cooking
c. Home repair
2. Gaming industry
a. PlayStation
b. X-Box
c. Nintendo
3. Live internet
a. Entertainment
Term
Kiosk
Definition
multimedia in public places; provide information and help for customers
Term
virtual reality
Definition
i. lifelike experience
ii. cyberspace is made up of many thousands of geometric objects plotted in 3-dimensional space
iii. each motion or action requires the computer to recalculate the position, angle, size, and shape of all the objects
iv. commercial applications – simulated training
v. gaming
vi. interactive multimedia at its fullest extension
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Stages of a project
Definition
i. Planning and costing
ii. Designing and producing
iii. Testing
iv. Delivering
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Planning and costing
Definition
1. Must begin with an idea
2. Plan for skills that will be required – writing, graphic, art, music, and video
3. Create a graphic look and feel and a structure of navigational system
4. Develop a timeline
5. Prepare a budget
6. Create a prototype – simple working example to demonstrate the feasibility of your idea
Term
Designing and producing
Definition
1. Perform each planned task
2. Many feedback cycles with client
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Testing
Definition
1. Test the program to be sure it meets the objectives of your project
a. Delivery platform
b. Meets needs of client or end user
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Delivering
Definition
1. Package and deliver the project to the end user
Term
Attributes of Text**
Definition
i. Font
ii. Tracking
iii. Kerning
iv. Leading
v. Bold
vi. Underline
vii. color
Term
Leading
Definition
distance from one line of text to another
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Kerning
Definition
controlling the space between character pairs
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Tracking
Definition
adjusting the space among characters in a line of text
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Serif font –
Definition
type style with a decoration at the end of the letter stroke
i. Usually used for body text as the serifs help guide the reader’s eye
Term
Sans serif font –
Definition
type style without a decoration at the end of the letter stroke
Term
Dither
Definition
mathematical process used to change the color of a pixel to the closest color available on the color palette
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Presentation of text**
Definition
appearance of text
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**Structure of text
Definition
paragraph, list, how it’s placed on the page
Term
Digital audio
Definition
audio that is represented as a series of binary numbers – a process referred to as digitizing
Term
Sample
Definition
digital information about a sound taken every nth fraction of a second
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Are digital audio files device dependent?
Definition
no they are device independent
Term
MIDI file**
Definition
MIDI = Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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How is a MIDI file created?**
Definition
Software creates data about each note as it is played
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Is a MIDI file device dependent?
Definition
yes it is
Term
Compare and contrast midi and audio
Definition
i. MIDI
1. MIDI provides a protocol for passing detailed descriptions of a musical score such as notes, sequences of notes and the instrument that will play these notes
a. MIDI data isn’t digitized (And is device dependent)
b. MIDI is a shorthand representation of music stored in numeric form
c. A concise MIDI message can cause a complex sound or sequence of sounds to play on an instrument or synthesizer
ii. Digital audio
1. Digital audio data is the actual representation of a sound stored in the form of thousands of individual numbers (called samples)
a. Digital data represents the instantaneous amplitude (loudness) of a sound at discrete slices of time
b. Digital data is not device dependent so it will sound the same every time it is played
c. This consistency results in large data storage files
Term
Bitmap**
Definition
simple matrix of the tiny dots that form an image on a computer screen
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Vector**
Definition
line that is described by the location of its two endpoints
Term
Gif
Definition
Graphic Interchange Format; a proprietary bitmap image format limited to a palette of 256colors and widely used on the web
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Jpeg
Definition
Joint Photographic Experts Group; designation for a bitmap image file format widely used on the web for photo-realistic images; designated by the .jpg file extension
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Render
Definition
applying intricate algorithms and special effects to 3-D objects to create a final view
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Dither
Definition
process whereby the color value of each pixel is changed to the closest matching color value in the target palette using a mathematical algorithm
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Animation
Definition
collection of images rapidly displayed to provide visual change over time
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Kinematics
Definition
study of the movement and motion of structures that have joints
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Morphing
Definition
one image transforms into another
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Cel animation and keyframes
Definition
i. Cel animation - a method of overlaying layers of images and sequencing them into an animation
ii. Keyframes - the first and last frame of an action
1. Cel animation artwork begins with keyframes
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