CISC 310 Exam 1

True

3D graphics can be animated.

True

A bitmap graphic is composed of a grid of tiny rectangular cells.

True

A file name extension indicates the file format.

byte

A group of eight bits is called a _______.

rasterizing

A vector graphic can be converted into a bitmap graphic through a process called _________.

audio plugin

A(n) _______ is software that works in conjunction with your computer's browser to manage and play audio that you are accessing from a Web page.

codec

A(n) _______ is the software that compresses a video stream when a video is stored and decompresses the file when the video is played.

anaglyph

A(n) _____________________ is a graphic that uses red and blue overlays to create a stereoscopic effect

False

ASCII text files contain formatting.

False

All bitmap graphics are photos.

True

All of the data stored and transmitted by digital devices is encoded as bits.

seven

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) requires __________ bits for each character.

False

Both scanners and digital cameras produce vector graphics.

False

Character data is composed of letters, symbols, and numerals that are used in calculations.

Compression

Data ____________ refers to any technique that recodes the data in a file so that it contains fewer bits.

*****all of the above ***** WAV WMA (Windows Media Audio) MP3

Digital audio is stored in a variety of file formats, including ___________.

*** all of the above*** . raphics, sound, and video . numbers .text

Digital data can be __________ that have been converted into discrete digits such as 0s and 1s.

True

Digital photographs are stored as bitmap files.

True

Digital video uses bits to store color and brightness data for each video frame.

False

Digital videos look sharpest when they are displayed at a resolution that is larger than the frame size.

False

Eight-bit color depth is also called True Color.

stitching

Image _______________ creates a panoramic image by combining two or more photographs that have overlapping edges.

photosite

In a digital camera, a charge-coupled device's (CCD's) ________ correspond(s) to pixels.

frame

In digital video, each bitmap image is referred to as a(n) __________.

Cloning

In the context of bitmap graphics editing, what technique employs algorithms that pull pixels from one area of an image and then apply them to another area?

True

Instead of storing the color value for each pixel, a vector graphics file contains instructions that a computer uses to create the shape, size, position, and color for each object in an image.

True

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) files are compressed using lossy compression.

False

Lossy compression provides a way to compress data and reconstitute it into its original state.

real-time rendering

Many of the graphic sequences in video games require __________________ to produce a series of bitmap images while the game takes place.

compressed

Most music for portable media players is stored in _______ audio file formats.

True

One of the main disadvantages of MIDI is that it cannot produce vocals.

True

Plain, unformatted text is sometimes called ASCII text.

False

TIFF, PNG, and GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) graphics formats offer lossy compression.

True

Text-to-speech software analyzes the words in a section of text, finds corresponding phonemes, and combines them into sentences for output.

binary

The _______ number system allows digital devices to represent virtually any number simply by using 0s and 1s.

depth

The number of colors available in a graphic is referred to as color _________.

fps

The number of frames that are displayed per second is measured in _______.

digitization

The process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photos, or music, into digital data that can be manipulated by electronic devices is called ___________.

True

The technical term for ripping music tracks is digital audio extraction.

RGB

Today's color display devices represent color using the ______ color model.

aspect ratio

Today's widescreen devices, such as laptops and smartphones, are designed for the 16:9 __________.

bits, bytes

Transmission speeds are expressed in _______, whereas storage space is expressed in _______.

False

Vector graphics file size does not depend on the size and complexity of the image.

ratio

Video compression can be expressed as a compression ______.

Drawing software

What is another term for vector graphics software?

Alpha blending

What is the term used to describe altering the pixel colors where the edges of the object and the background meet, so that the object appears to merge with the background?

pre-rendered into digital video clips

When vector animations are used for special effects in movies, the animation sequences are

.tif

Which of the following file extensions is NOT a vector graphic?

Memory technology in your camera

Which of the following is NOT a factor in the quality of digital video?

ZIP

Which of the following is NOT a type of bitmap format?

PNG

Which of the following is NOT a type of digital video container file?

Cylindrical

Which of the following projections captures a 360-degree image on a horizontal plane?

Interframe

________ compression stores only the pixels that change color from one frame to the next.

Bit rate

________ is the number of bits that are processed during a specific unit of time, usually during one second.

Digital audio

__________ is music, speech, and other sounds represented in binary format for use in digital devices.

Augmented reality

___________ adds computer-generated vector objects to a view of the real world.