6d Clipart and Thumbnails *

Question 0

Describe two advantages of using clipart in the presentation (4 marks)

Answer 0

1 for identification, 2nd for description, eg
Availability (1) easy to find the image that you want (1)
Inclusion in package /accessibility (1) usually included with the package, no need to go and find an image (1)
Price (1) clipart packages are cheaper than hiring a designer (1)

Question 1

The website has been updated.
One section contains thumbnails of photographs of wildlife seen on the trips.
(a) Explain why the company has chosen to use thumbnails.(4 marks)

Answer 1

2 from with expansion
Thumbnails/website is faster loading (1) less time to wait for customer (1)
Wide range of images on the page at a time (1) end user can get overview of what is on offer (1)
Can click thumbnail to go to larger image (1) detailed images given on request (1)
Prevent theft of images (1) quality is too poor (1)

Question 2

The company is creating a website advertising its move to new premises. The website will contain bitmap images.
Describe two disadvantages of using clip art images on the website.(4 marks)

Answer 2

2 from, 2 marks each:
Copyright (1) need to find who owns copyright (1) Money (1) will need to pay copyright (1)
Uniqueness (1) other web sites may use same image (1) Quality (1) poor image quality (1)

Question 3

A holiday company is creating a website advertising different destinations. Evaluate the use of thumbnail images for selecting images to go on the website.(6 marks)

Answer 3

For (5-6 marks) Positive and negative reasons for using thumbnails to select images. Reasoned conclusion.

Allows the user to see many images in one go, images can be grouped by category which allows for searching. If thumbnail looks like the right image can be enlarged which saves having all images opening on computer at same time which reduces processing/memory needed on computer. Several images can be selected and the images compared to see which one to use.
The images may not show enough detail and have to be opened to see them correctly wasting time. There may be too many images and difficult to make a choice as to which one to use.

Question 4

Describe two disadvantages of using clipart images in the widget presentation.(4 marks)

Answer 4

2 from, 2 marks each eg:
Not original (1) other companies may have used the same
image (1)
Low quality images (1) lessens company image (1)
May not be exactly what you want (1) may not convey the meaning exactly (1)