Module 1

Question 1

Recording of sound for transmission and reproduction 🔊

Answer 1

Audio

Question 2

The transmission capacity of a communication channel 〰️

Answer 2

Bandwith

Question 3

What is bandwith measured in?

Answer 3

bytes per second, kilobytes per second or megabytes per second

Question 4

High capacity transmission technique used in a wide range of frequencies, which enables many messages to be communicated simultaneously 📶

Answer 4

Broadband

Question 5

To collect, gather or access information for digital productions 📸

Answer 5

Capture

Question 6

The collection of movements, information, and data in several formats -

Answer 6

Content integration

Question 7

What is convergence?

Answer 7

The coming together of various technologies and formats of data/information for production purposes

Question 8

Decreasing the size of a file for storage purposes -

Answer 8

Compression

Question 9

Define “digital media”.

Answer 9

Any form of technological devices used to produce content in multimedia formats for dissemination

Question 10

The use of technological means to grant access to copyrighted materials

Answer 10

Digital rights management

Question 11

Graphical panel enclosed in a display window that encloses a self-contained section of data/information 🌠

Answer 11

Frame

Question 12

What is a GIF?

Answer 12

Graphical Interchange Format - a compressed image file format used when storing graphic files

Question 13

A non-linear medium of information which includes graphics, audio, video, plain text, URLs of content that can be accessed online (using web browsers)

Answer 13

Hypermedia

Question 14

Creating linkages of objects, images, pictures etc which are connected to the internet using database systems

Answer 14

Hypertext

Question 15

What is JPEG?

Answer 15

Joint Photographic Expert Graphic - a method of compressing digital images, particularly those produced by digital photography

Question 16

A post-production process of selecting , arranging and modifying images and sound in a pre-determined order

Answer 16

Linear editing

Question 17

Communication through television, radio and internet for the public transmission of information

Answer 17

Media

Question 18

The process of passing a single message from one location to multiple recipients 👩🏾‍💻📳

Answer 18

Multicasting

Question 19

What are some reasons for the use of e-books?

Answer 19

1. Ease of dissemination
2. Lower cost
3. Better option than purchasing a printed book
4. The author has greater control over distributed content

Question 20

What is a digital media platform?

Answer 20

A digitsed platform for media delivery of video, audio and/or data to multiple networks

Question 21

List 4 major future trends in the development of digital media.

Answer 21

1. Greater accessibility
2. Affordability
3. Pervasiveness of technology
4. Increasing/decreasing adoption of certain products