Chapter 13 Multimedia features

Question 1

What is multimedia

Answer 1

multimedia refers to the use of a combination of images, sounds, animation, videos and text to present info to users in a digital application

Question 2

What are the multimedia features in e-commerce

Answer 2

Posting reviews
Watch lists
Product/seller ratings

Question 3

What are the advantages of posting reviews in e-commerce

Answer 3

Customers can see what other people thought of the product

Customers can see if the product is worth buying and does what it says it does

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of posting reviews in e-commerce

Answer 4

Word length may be limited

Question 5

what are the advantages of watch lists

Answer 5

Customers can check stock levels of product/check if product has already been posted

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of watch lists

Answer 6

Not all sellers provide tracking information

Question 7

What are the advantages of product/seller ratings

Answer 7

Allows customers to gain insight into other customers thoughts on the product

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of product/seller ratings

Answer 8

Reviews are subjective and not all users operate to the same standards.

Question 9

What are the multimedia features in social media

Answer 9

Live streaming

User generate content can be posted at any time and be viewed and commented on by other users

Question 10

What are the advantages of live streaming

Answer 10

It generates a new medium for sharing thoughts and ideas

Question 11

What are the disadvantages of live streaming

Answer 11

The auto-play feature on some live streams and video content can be expensive

Question 12

What are the advantages of user generate content being posted

Answer 12

It creates a feeling of increased connectivity, especially where family or friends live far away

Question 13

What are the disadvantages of user generate content being posted

Answer 13

It can be open to abuse

Frequent posts can annoy people with alerts

Question 14

What are multimedia features in gaming

Answer 14

High quality graphics and sound to support the gaming experience of users.
The creation of personas or soundtracks to further personalise the game play experience.

Question 15

What are the advantages of multimedia gaming

Answer 15

• Increased interactivity during game play can help to increase enjoyment
• High-quality graphics and sound output can help enhance the gaming interaction can help make the game feel more realistic to the end user

Question 16

what are the disadvantage of multimedia gaming

Answer 16

• Increased use of high-quality multimedia demands increased storage for games that aren’t being streamed during game play.
• Specialised input devices are often required to support high-speed or realistic interactions which can be expensive.

Question 17

What are the advantages of multimedia in Generic applications

Answer 17

• Interactive media keeps users engaged and interested helping them to retain info
• Communication between users can now supported via the messaging tool

Question 18

What are the disadvantages of multimedia in Generic applications

Answer 18

• To access interactive multimedia systems access to specialised hardware and software needed.
• Code is needed to support such high levels of interaction can be complex