Viva Questions for “Multimedia lab”

1. Define Multimedia
Multimedia is the use of the computer to present and combine text, graphics, audio and video with links
and tools that let the user to navigate, interact, create and communicate

2. What are the different components of Multimedia hardware system?

Multimedia hardware system consists of
a. Input devices- mouse, keyboarded
b. Output devices- Monitor, printers, etc
c. Communication devices-Modems, ISDN, etc.

3. What are different types of mouse?

There are three types of mouse Mechanical, optical, cordless.

4. Where to use multimedia?

Multimedia improves information relation. Multimedia applications include the following:
Business, Schools, Home, Public place

5. List out the benefits of multimedia.

Benefits of multimedia are Training, Sales, Communications, and Medicines

6. List out the building blocks of multimedia.

Text, Image, Sound, Animation, Video

7. What is hypermedia?
A set of documents in which a given document can contain text, graphics video and audio clips as well as
embedded references to other documents World Wide Web pages are hypermedia documents

8. What is hypertext?
Hyper text is an application of indexing text to provide a rapid search of specific text strings in one or more
documents.

9. What is layer?
We can define layer as sheets of pixels that can be edited independently, without affecting the other part of
image.

10. Define clipping?

Clipping is the method of cutting a graphics display to neatly fit a predefined graphics region or the view
port

11. Text editing and Word processing tools?

Word processor such as Microsoft Word and Word Perfect are powerful that includes spell checkers, table
formatters,templates for letters, resume purchase orders and other common documents.

12. What are Painting and Drawing tools?

Painting and drawing tools as well as 3D modelers are perhaps the most important items in your toolkit
because of allmultimedia elements, the graphical impact of our project .

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13. Define computer graphics animation?

Computer graphics animation is the use of computer graphics equipment where the graphics output
presentationdynamically changes in real time. This is often also called real time animation

14. What is 3D modeling and animation tool?

With 3D modeling software, object rendered in perspective appear more realistic. We can create
stunning scenes and wander through them by choosing just the right lighting and perspective for our final
rendered image. Powerful modeling packages

15. What are Image editing tools?

Image editing applications are specialized and powerful tools for enhancing and retouching existing bit-
mapped images

16. What are sound editing tools?

System sounds are shipped with both Machintosh and window system, and they are available as soon as
we installthe operating system. System sounds and beeps are used to indicate an error, warning or
special user activity. Using sound editing software we can make our own sound effects.

17. What is MIDI?

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is the interface between electronic musical instruments and
computers is a small piece of equipment that plugs directly into the computer’s serial port and allows the
transmission of music signal.

18. What are various attributes of sound?

Following are the attributes of sound: Sound – Frequency and wavelength , Sound- Amplitude

19. What is wavelength?

The wavelength is the distance between two successive crests and is the distance that a wave complete a
cycle.

20. What is Bit depth?

Bit depth refers to the number of bits used to represent one sample of an audio signal.

21. What is sampling?

Sampling is a process of reusing portions of sound recording in a piece.

22. Explain Speech recognition (SR).

Speech Recognition is the ability of the operating system to convert spoken words to written text.

23. What is needed to record sounds?

To record sounds, your computer must be equipped with a microphone.

24. In Which format is the recorded sound captured?

Recorded Sounds are saving as waveform (.wav) files.

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25. What is MP3?
MP3 is an audio-specific format. The compression removes certain parts of sound that are outside the
normalhuman hearing range so cannot be heard by the listener.

26. What is frame rate?

The number of pictures shown per second is called the frame rate.

27. What is a Video Compact Disc?

Video CD (VCD) is a format that allows to be played back in computers or players that supports the video
CD standard
28. What are different video capturing Instruments?
Following are the various video capturing Instruments
DVCAM , CAMCORDER.

29. What is compression?

Compression is a reversible conversion of data to a format that requires fewer bits usually performed so
that the datacan be stored or transmitted more efficiently.

30. What are various digital video file formats ?

Digital video file formats: AVI (b) MPEG (c) DV (d) MOVE real video.

31. What is the full for of AVI?

Audio Video Interleaved.

32. What is a Video disk?

Video disk serves as the output of motion pictures and audio. The data are stored in an analog-coded
format on the disk. The reproduced data meet the highest quality requirements.

33. What s cropping?

Cropping is the process of removing portions of an image to create focus or strengthen the composition.

34. What are the different attributes of image?

Images have the following attribute: size (b) color (c) depth (d) image (e) resolution.

35. Define quantization (or) resolution?

The resolution (or) quantization of a sample value depends on the number of bits used in measuring the
height of the waveform. An 8-bit quantization yields 256 possible values, 16-bit CD-qudra quantization
results in over 65536 values

36. What is synchronization?

Integration of the different media is given through a close relation between information units.

37. What is meant by Multimedia User Interface?

Multimedia user interface is a computer interface that communicates withusers multiple media.

38. What is CorelDraw?

CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor.

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39. Why there is need to create layer for each part of image?
This allows you to go back and edit the layer individually.

40. What does the layer window show?

The layer window shows the various layers that your image is made up of.

41. Define frame?

One of the shape photographs that a film or video is made of is known as frame.

42. What is key frame?

One of the shape photographs that a film or video is made of the shape of an object is known initially
and for a smallno of other frames called key frame.

43. What is motion guide?

Motion guide is nothing but moving your symbol in a predefined path such as curves of circle.

44. What is cel animation?

Cel animation is based on the series of frames.

45. What is computer animation?

Computer animation is the latest technique of animation that includes 2D and 3D animation.

46. What is scan conversion?

A major task of the display processor is digitizing a picture definition given in an application program
into a set of pixel- intensity values for storage in the frame buffer.

47. Write the properties of video display devices?

Properties of video display devices are persistence, resolution, and aspect ratio.

48. Define Computer graphics.

Computer graphics may be defined as a pictorial representation or graphical representation of objects.

49. Write the two techniques for producing color displays with a
CRT?Beam penetration method, shadow mask method

50. What is bitmap?

Some system has only one bit per pixel; the frame buffer is often referred to as bitmap.

51. What are video capture devices?

Analog video source such as an analog camera or video cassette recorder (VCR) connected to an analog
capture card

52. What is resolution?

The maximum number of points that can be displayed without overlap on a CRT is referred to as the
resolution