ITEC93 QUIZ 1 Flashcards
is any combination of text, art,
sound, animation, and video delivered to you by computer or other electronic or digitally
manipulated means.
Multimedia
Many or More than one
Multi
Medium of Communication
Media
When you allow an end user or viewer of a
multimedia project to control what
and when the elements are
delivered
interactive Multimedia
When you provide a structure of linked elements through which the user can
navigate, it is called
Hypermedia
it is a content progresses without any navigational control for the viewer
example: Cinema presentation
Linear active / Linear Multimedia
it is a content offers user interactivity to control progress as used with a computer game
Non-linear content / Non-linear Multimedia
The technology of
multimedia design utilizes
various features like
animation, video,
graphics, audio and
sound to impress the
users.
true/false
true
Multimedia technology is
used for 3D cinema
applications and mobile
environments.
true/false
true
is the field concerned with the
computer – controlled integration of text,
graphics, drawings, still and moving images
(Video), animation, audio, and any other
media where every type of information can be
represented, stored, transmitted and
processed digitally.
Multimedia
It may be an easy content type to forget when considering multimedia system, but text content is by far the most common media type in computing application.
Most multimedia systems use a combination of text and other media to deliver functionality.
Text in multimedia systems can express specific information, or it can act as reinforcement for information
contained in other media items,
Text
Digital image files appear in many multimedia applications.
Interactive elements, such as buttons, often use custom images created by the designers and developers involved in
an application.
Digital images files use a variety of formats and file extensions. Among the most common are JPEG’s and PNG’s.
Both of these often appear on websites, as the formats allow developers to minimizes on file size while maximizing on
picture quality.
Images
Audio files play a major role in some multimedia systems. Audio files appear as part of application content and also to
aid interaction.
When they appear within Web applications and sites, audio files sometimes need to be deployed using plug-in media
players.
Audio formats include MP3, WMA, Wave, MIDI and RealAudio
When developers include audio within a website, they will generally use a compressed format to minimize on download
times.
Web services can also stream audio, so that users can begin playback before the entire file is downloaded.
Audio
Digital video appears in many multimedia applications, particularly on the web.
As with audio, websites can stream digital video to increase the speed and availability of playback
Common digital video format include Flash, MPEG, AVI, WMV, and QuickTime.
Most digital video requires use of browser plug – ins to play within Web Pages, but many cases the user’s browser will already have the required resources installed
Video
Animated components are common within both Web and Desktop multimedia applications
Animations can also include interactive effects,
allowing users to engage with the animation
action using their mouse and keyboard
The most common tool for creating animations
on the Web is Adobe Flash, which also facilitates desktop applications.
Flash also uses Action Script code to achieve
animated and interactive effects.
Animation