assigment 4

Assignment 4

1. Are iphones examples of multimedia? Why or why not?

•  yes because contain sound,imagens,videos,et.

2. Give an example of digital technology. Now give an example of analog technology. Which form of technology is older?

In digital technology, the analog wave is sampled at some interval, and then turned into numbers that are stored in the digital device. On a CD, the sampling rate is 44,000 samples per second. So on a CD, there are 44,000 numbers stored per second of music. To hear the music, the numbers are turned into a voltage wave that approximates the original wave.

3. What is live-action? What is animation? Find an example of each type (live-action, animation) from youtube.com and post the url link(s) here

Live-action must be stored as video

 Animation may be represented in other more flexible or efficient ways

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxMcViTf7KU

4. In multimedia, how are programs often written?

• programs are often written in a scripting language, such as JavaScript

5. _program________ is a set of data that consists of a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.

6. Video, animation and _sound_____ are time-based media.

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Assignment 5

You may use internet sources to answer the following questions. Please site your sources with the web link to your information. It is mandatory to write in complete sentences.

 

 

1. Share at least 2 facts about Sir Tim Berners-Lee that were not mentioned in the Youtube video viewed in our last class. Make sure you cite at least 2 different websites.

• He is a profesor
• In 2004 he was awarded a knighthood by queen elizabeth 11 of the united kingdom

2. Let's say you were a reporter for the El Paso Times and interviewing Sir Tim Berners-Lee for a piece in the technology section. Create at least 3 questions you would ask him. (You can ask him anything as long as it has to do with the World Wide Web, technology, etc.)

•  where did you create it?
• what inspired yo to create world wide web

 

3. How can audio or video be manipulate by computers?

•  aplications that convert audio to video

 

4. Name the five characteristics of algorithms.

 

•  input
• output
• definitenses
• effective
• termination

5. Define unambiguous. Now in your own words, use it in a sentence.

•  If you describe a message or comment as unambiguous, you mean that it is clear and cannot be understood wrongly

 

6. What is the most recognizable form of multimedia in Texas? the most recognizable form of multimedia is the world wide web

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Explain how the world Wide Web is considered multimedia?

• the world wide web is considered multimedia because it incorporates different media such as images,sounds,videos etc.

What is the difference between time-based and static-media? Give examples of each.

• static based,media is the opposite like a single image
• time based media take up time and resources

When you save or download a video from the Internet, why do you think it takes longer to load than music? Do you think there is a difference in sound between downloaded music or the way music sounds on a CD?

•  because  it is a larger file

Do you favor live-action? Or animation? Explain

• animation because is more fun

practice assignment 117/01/2013

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