Multimedia Components

Question 1

What does multimedia mean?

Answer 1

When Text, Sound, Still images, Animation and Video are combined

Question 2

What does multimedia produce?

Answer 2

• A Production such as a slide show

- An interactive production such as a computer game, quiz etc.

Question 3

For Multimedia system you need…

Answer 3

• A good sized, high resolution screen
• A mouse
• Quality speakers
• Fast Processor
• High specification graphics card
• A large hard drive
• DVD or Blu-ray drive

Question 4

What are the Output devices for multimedia system?

Answer 4

• Screen (High resolution so higher number of pixels per cm2)
• Speakers

Question 5

What are the Input devices for multimedia system?

Answer 5

• Mouse, Game pad or Tracker ball
• Microphone
• Touch pads
• Graphics Tablet

Question 6

What are the methods of image capture?

Answer 6

• Scanner
• Digital Camera
• Video Camera
• Webcams

Question 7

The higher the resolution the…

Answer 7

better the quality of the image

Question 8

What does MIDI stand For?

Answer 8

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Question 9

What does MIDI do?

Answer 9

Method by which musical instruments can act as input devices to the computer

Question 10

What are the advantages of MIDI?

Answer 10

• Different instruments can play different tracks that can be recorded on the hard drive and the mixed together
• Tracks can be edited
• Musical scores can be printed

Question 11

What does data input first enter?

Answer 11

Immediate Access Store (IAS) - a temporary storage area

Question 12

Specialist software can be used for…

Answer 12

• Digital photographic editing
• Movie Making
• Animation
• Creating Music
• Capturing and editing sound