Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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Formula for file size in an image

A

Image resolution x colour depth

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2
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Define bitmap image

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Image made of 2-D matrix of pixels

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3
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Define pixel

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Smallest element used to make an image (single element of bitmap image)

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4
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Define colour depth

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The number of bits used to represent the colours of a pixel

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5
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Define screen resolution

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Total number of pixels on a screen (HxL)

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6
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Define Image resolution

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Total number of pixels per inch in an image

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7
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What is the relationship between image quality and colour depth and image resolution?

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If you increase colour depth or/and image resolution, the image quality increases

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8
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What is the relationship between file size and colour depth and image reoslution?

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If you increase colour depth or/and image resolution, the file size increases

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9
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Define sampling rate

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how many samples are collected in 1 second

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10
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Define sample resolution

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How much memory (bits) needed for 1 sample

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11
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Formula for file size in an audio

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Sample rate x Sample resolution x Length of audio

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12
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Sample rate units

A

Hz (hertz)

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13
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Sample resolution units

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Bits

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14
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File size units in an audio

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Bits

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15
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Define Lossy compression

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If you compress and file, you lose some portion of it (portion of file is lost) (lose samples, colour depth, pixels, etc…)

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16
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Define Lossless compression

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If you compress a file, you lose nothing. When you decompress the file, you get everything back (Nothing is lost when file is compressed)

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17
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Is audio compression lossy or lossless?

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lossy compression

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18
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In what ways is audio compressed?

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-Take away samples (reduce sample rate)
-Reduce sample resolution
-Cut frequency (Hz) lower and higher than human hearing range (remove frequency out of range)
-If there is a smaller, similar sound, get rid of it because you can’t hear it anyways (remove softer sound)

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19
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What is compressing audio called?

A

Perceptual music shaping

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20
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Is video compression lossy or lossless?

A

Lossy compression

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21
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In what ways can you compress a video?

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-reduce quality
-compress all audio (reduce sampling rate and sample resolution
-reduce the number of frames
-reduce pixels on frames
-reduce frame rate

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22
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Is image compression lossy or lossless?

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Lossy compression

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23
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In what ways can you compress an image?

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-Crop image (remove part of image)
-Reduce colour depth
-Reduce bit depth
-Reduce image resolution

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24
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Define run-length encoding

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Encoding running characters. A lossless file compression technique used to reduce the size of text and photo files in particular

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25
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Is run-length encoding lossy or lossless compression?

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Lossless compression

26
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What is the order of Denary Units from smallest to biggest?

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bits -> bytes -> KB -> MB -> GB ->TB -> PB

27
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What is the order of Binary Units from smallest to biggest?

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bits -> bytes -> KiB -> MiB -> GiB -> TiB -> PiB

28
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By how much does Binary Units increase by?

A

1024 (2 to the power of 10)

29
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By how much does Denary Units increase by?

A

1000 (10 to the power of 3)

30
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By how much does Hertz increase by?

A

1000 (10 to the power of 3)

31
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What is the order of Hertz from smallest to biggest?

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Hz -> KHz -> MHz -> GHz -> THz -> PHz

32
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What is the safe method for converting units in audio?

A

Sample Rate -> Hertz (Hz)
Sample Resolution -> Bits
Time -> Seconds

33
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What is the relationship between audio quality and sample rate and sample resolution and file size?

A

If the sample rate and/or sample resolution increases, the audio quality increases and the file size increases

34
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What is 30 frames per second?

A

30 colours showed in a second in a single pixel

35
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What is the relationship between pixel number and image quality and file size?

A

If the number of pixels increases, the image quality increases and the file size increases

36
Q

How many bits is 1 byte?

A

8

37
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Define information

A

Processed data (look at data and generate it)

38
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Define data

A

Raw. Just there. (Images, videos, audio, text)

39
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Do you use lossy or lossless compression when compressing a text file?

A

Lossless compression

40
Q

If you know the upper case letter, how do you find the lower case letter?

A

Add 32

41
Q

When shifting does not work out, what is it called?

A

An error as the numbers overflowed. Not enough space in the register to store this data. OVERFLOW ERROR

42
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When you shift to the left 3 times, how many times is the number multiplied?

A

8

43
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When you shift to the right 2 times, how many times is the number divided?

A

4

44
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When you increase the unit (KB/KiB), do you divide or multiply?

A

divide

45
Q

Define bit

A

Binary digit

46
Q

Give 2 reasons why computers use binary numbers rather than denary numbers

A

Computer circuits are made up of switches/transistors
that can be on (1) or off (0)

47
Q

Give 3 reasons why it is necessary to reduce the size of a file

A

-Save storage
-Reduce file size to be able to send it
-Faster to upload/download file

48
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Explain the difference between lossy and lossless file compression

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Lossless compression can be reconstructed to the original file when its uncompressed but lossy compression cannot be reconstructed to the original file once it has been compressed

49
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Explain the difference between ASCII code and Unicode

A

ASCII code is a 7-bit code that has 32 control characters and is found in the standard keyboard. there is also an Extended ASCII code that uses a 8-bit code for non-english users. It also uses 1 byte for 1 character. Unicode represents all languages and the first 128 characters are the same with ASCII code but Unicode can support thousands of more different characters. It also uses 4 bytes for 1 character

50
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In a binary number, what is the right most bit called?

A

Least significant bit

51
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In a binary number, what is the left most bit called?

A

Most significant bit

52
Q

What is shifting binary numbers called?

A

Logical shift

53
Q

Define ASCII code

A

7-bit code character set used to represent all characters found on a standard keyboard and 32 control codes

54
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Define Unicode

A

A character set which represents all the languages of the world (the first 128 characters are the same as ASCII code) It also uses 4 bytes for 1 character

55
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How does lossless compression compress a text file?

A

A compression algorithm called Run length encoding is used and any repeating words/characters/phrases/patterns are identified and indexed with their number of occurrences and their position

56
Q

What are temporary files where no compression has been applied called?

A

Raw bitmap files

57
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How are texts converted to binary to be processed by the computer?

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Each character has a unique binary value so a character set is used such as Unicode or ASCII code and then converted.

58
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How is a file compressed using lossless compression?

A

Repeated words/patterns are indexed and replaced with numerical values. No data is lost in the process

59
Q

1 example of the use of lossless file compression

A

Run length encoding

60
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1 example of the use of lossy file compression

A

Mpeg3

61
Q

What are 2 benefits using hexadecimal instead of binary values?

A

-Easier to debug
-Easier to represent