Christmas Exam Flashcards
What is sampling rate?
The amount of audio samples taken per sec
How can you increase sound quality?
Increase amount of samples per second
What is the average sampling rate?
44kHz
How do you input and output sound
Microphone
Speaker
What happens to sound when it is input into a computer?
It becomes a digital signal
What’s bit depth and rate?
The number of bits available for each clip and the amount of bits per second being used
What are the 2 types of compression?
Lossy & Lossless
What’s lossy compression?
Decreasing file size through the removal of data. This data can’t be restored.
What’s lossless compression?
Encoding digital files without losing any detail.
What’s the advantage of lossless compression?
Files can be uncompressed afterwards unlike Lossy compression.
What happens to a picture when it is compressed using lossy compression?
Colour depth decreases
What happens to a sound file when it is compressed using lossy compression?
Bit Depth is reduced.
Name some lossy compression methods.
JPEG, MP3
Give an example of lossless compression?
Zip, rar(Winrar)
What kind of files would you not like to use lossy compression on?
Text Files, Emails, Spreadsheets