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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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Digital audio

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Music, speech, and other sounds represented in binary format for use in digital devices

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Sampling rate

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Refers to the number of times per second that a sound is measured during the recording process

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Audio compression

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Reduces the size of a sound file by removing bits that represent extraneous noise and sounds that are beyond the frequencies of normal hearing

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Sound card

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Device that contains a variety of input and output jacks, plus audio processing circuitry

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Integrated audio

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Sound card circuitry that can be built into a computer’s system board

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Digital-to-analog converter (DAC)

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Transforms digital bits into analog waves when you play an audio file

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Analog-to-digital converter (ADC)

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Samples live sounds and converts then into digital signals

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Streaming audio

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Plays as its file is downloaded

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Digital audio extraction

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Technical term for ripping

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Speech synthesis

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Process by which machines, such as computers, produce sound that resembles spoken words

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Speech recognition

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Refers to the ability of a machine to understand spoken words

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Phoneme

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A basic sound unit, such as “reh”

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Text-to-speech software

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Generates sounds that are played through your computer’s standard sound card

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Bitmap graphic

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(raster graphic/bitmap) Composed of a grid of dots

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Scanner

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Converts printed images into bitmap graphics

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Digital camera

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Creates a digital images of real objects

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CCD (charge-coupled device)

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A small image sensor that a lens of a digital camera uses to focus the light from an image

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Megapixel

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1 million pixels

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Cropping

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Refers to the process of selecting part of an image

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Resolution dependent

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Quality of the image depends on the resolution, describes a bitmap graphic

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Pixel imterpolation

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Create new pixels by averaging the colors of nearby pixels

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Monochrome bitmap

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Displayed by manipulating the pattern of “off” and “on” pixels displayed on the screen

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Grayscale palette

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One of the 256 shades of gray that a pixel can be

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Color palette

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Defines a selection of colors for an on-screen image

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System palette

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Collection of colors used for interface elements in an operating system, such as Windows 8

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Web palette

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Collection of colors that display without distortion even on legacy screens that display only 256 colors

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RGB color model

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The way today’s color display devices represent color

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True Color bitmap

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A graphic that uses a full range of colors (also known as 24-bit bitmap)

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Image compression

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Refers to any technique that recodes the data in an image file so that it contains fewer bits

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Lossless compression

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Provides the means to compress a file and then reconstitute all the data into its original state

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Lossy compression

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Throws away some of the original data during the compression process

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Run-length encoding (RLE)

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Replaces a series of similarly colored pixels with a binary code that indicates the number of pixels and their colors

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File compression utility

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Uses lossless compression to shrink file size

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Vector graphic

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Consists of a set of instructions for re-creating a picture

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Digitizing tablet

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Device that provides a flat surface for a paper-based drawing and a pen or mouse-like puck that you can use to click the endpoints of each line on the drawing

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Gradient

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Smooth blending of shades from one color to another or from light to dark

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Metafile

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A graphic that contains both bitmap and vector data

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Raterization

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Works by super imposing a grid over a vector image and determining the color for each pixel

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Tracing software

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Locates the edges of objects in a bitmap image and converts the resulting shapes into vector graphics objects

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SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

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Vector graphics that can be used on the Web

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Flash

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Vector graphics that can be used on the Web

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HTML5 canvas

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Container for graphics that are drawn and animated used a scripting language such as JavaScript

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Digital video

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Uses bits to store color and brightness data for each video frame

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Desktop video

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Video that is created on a personal computer and designed to be played back on a similar device

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Webcam

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Built in above the screen of a laptop computer or attached as a peripheral device

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Video capture

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The process of converting analog video signals into digital format

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Linear editing

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Recording a segment from one videotape onto another tape, requires a minimum of two VCRs

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Nonlinear editing

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Requires a computer hard disk and video editing software

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Aspect ratio

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Refers to the relative width and height of the video frame

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Widescreen

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16:9

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Fullscreen

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4:3

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Codec

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Software the compresses a video stream when a video is stored, and decompresses the file when the video is played

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Compression ratio

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Indicates the ratio of compressed data to uncompressed data

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Bitrate

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Refers to the amount of data transferred per second as a video plays

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Container formats

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Another name for video file formats because they hold the compressed video and audio data streams that form a video

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Transcoding

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Digital videos that can be converted from one file format to another

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Streaming video

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Sends a small segment of the video to your computer and begins to play it

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DVD image

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A prototype of your DVD, but it is stored on your computer’s hard disk

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Media content

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Includes television shows, movies, music, and books

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Digital content

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A term used for movies and other content that is stored digitally

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Analog hole

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Allows pirates to capture content by using a microphone to record songs as the are output to speakers or using a camcorder to film movies as they are projected in a movie theater

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Digital rights management (DRM)

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Collection of techniques used by copyright holders to limit access to and use of digital content

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Copy protected

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The way in which digital content is protected by proprietary media formats

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Digital watermark

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Pattern of bits, inserted at various places in an image or a content stream, that can be used to track, identify, verify, and control content use

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Broadcast flag

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Set of bits inserted into the data stream that specifies how the stream can and cannot be used

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CSS (Content Scramble System)

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Digital rights management technology designed to encrypt and control the use of content stored on DVDs

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AACS (Advanced Access Content System)

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The primary DRM technology for Blu-ray discs

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HDCP (High-bandwith Digital Content Protection)

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A hardware-based DRM technology that requires compliant devices for content playback

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