CONFIDENTIAL CSIOCT 2016/CSC253 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COURSE CODE CSC253 EXAMINATION : OCTOBER 2016 3 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of three (3) parts: PART A (40 Questions) PART B (8 Questions) PART C (3 Questions) 2, ‘Answer ALL questions from all three (3) parts i) Answer PART A in the Objective Answer Sheet ii) Answer PART B and PART C in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigitator. 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper ii) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty iii) an Objective Answer Sheet — provided by the Faculty 5. ‘Answer ALL questions in English. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consist of 17 printed pages ‘© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 2 cS/OCT 2016/C8C253 PART A (40 MARKS) 1.0 In cyberspace is created to replicate an environment that simulates a physical presence in places in the real world, allowing the user to interact in that world. A. hypertext B. linear multimedia C. dynamic multimedia D. virtual reality 2. Which of the following is NOT an element in a multimedia project? A. Text B. Audio C. Video D. People 3. Simulators, videos and other interactive training applications are examples of multimedia A in business B. in public places C. athome. D. none of the above 4. Below are TRUE statements about serif text EXCEPT A. Ithas a little decoration at the end of a letter stroke. B. It does not have any little decoration at the end of a letter stroke. C. It is normally used for body text. D. Examples of serif text are Times, New Century Schoolbook, Bookman and Palatino. 5. The following are correct htm! tag pair EXCEPT A. .... B.

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D. ... 6. If a specified font does not exist on a machine, an alternative must be provided to fix the problem. This process is known as A. fontographer B. anti-aliasing C. font substitution D. quantifying (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL,CONFIDENTIAL 3 CS/OCT 2016/CS8C253 7. _ Below are the attributes to be considered in designing and making of texts EXCEPT A. Background and foreground color B. Kerning C. Size D. Storyboard 8. Vector-drawn images are used in the following areas EXPECT A. Computer-aided design (CAD) programs B, Images that require fine detail C. 3-D animation programs D. Graphic artists designing for the print media 9. In the 3D application features, the shape of a plane surface which extends some distance refers to A. lathing B. rendering C. extrusion D. modelling 10. In color method, a color is created by combining colored light sources in three primary colors - red, green, and blue (RGB). A. additive B. subtractive C. division D. perfection 11. Which of the following statements about image file format is TRUE? A. DIB stands for Device-independent Boolean B. PICT is a complicated and versatile format developed by Windows C. Ina DIB file, both vector-drawn objects and bitmaps can reside side-by-side D. The image file format that is compatible across platforms is PNG 12. is the branch of physics concerned with the properties of sound. A. Biometrics B. Acoustics C. Kinematics D. Cinematics (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknolog! MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 4 csiocT 2016/¢SC253 13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. ‘Sound pressure level (loudness or volume) is measured in because of the incredibly broad range of intensities we can hear. A. decibels (dB) B. hertz (Hz) C. volt (V) D. watt (W) The file format that uses a shorthand representation of musical notes and durations stored in numeric form is 4 A. WAV B. MOV c. MIDI D. AIFF Reducing the number of sample slices in a second to conserve space is known as A. stretching B. digitizing C. equalization D. down sampling ‘Which of these statements regarding the MIDI audio format is FALSE? ‘A. The sound can easily be changed by changing instruments. B. Spoken audio can easily be included. C. Files are generally smaller than the same digital audio sound D. The sound can be stretched and its timing can be changed with no distortion of the quality Identify the two phenomenons that make the creation of animation possible A. Persistence of visual and phi B. Persistence of vision and phi C. Persistence of visual and physics D. Persistence of vision and physics Kinematic study is a study of A. the movement and motion of structures that have joints B. an effect in which an image is transformed into another C. technique in which a series of progressively different graphics is used on each frame of movie film D. technique to produce tweening process between the key frames in a timeline, (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 5 CSIOCT 2016/CSC253 19. The process of checking the smoothness, continuity and timing of the assembled frames in a cel animation can be interpreted as A. Key frames B. Inverse kinematics C. Tweening D. Pencil test 20. Arrange the steps in creating animation based on the statements below i, Build and tweak the sequences. i. Choose an animation tool best suited for the job. i. Gather up all the activities provided in the animation. Post-process the completed animation. A. iiii,,iv B. iii C. ii, D. iiiii,iv 21. Which of the following is the correct category for Analog Broadcast Video Standards? i. National Television Standard Committee (NTSC) i. Phase Attractive Committee (PAC) i. Sequential Color and Memory (SECAM) National Television Committee Standard (NTCS) D. ii, i and iv 22. MPEG stands for ‘A. Multi-Phase Element Grid B. Moving Photos Element Group C. Moving Picture Experts Group D. Meta-Program Environment Graph 23. computer output on a CRT is calibrated to display an image A. smaller than the actual monitor's capability B. larger than the actual monitor's capability C. that adjusts automatically to the monitor's capability D. which can be it is larger or smaller than the monitor's capability depending on the monitor (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknolog! MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 6 cS/OCT 2016/6SC253 24, 25. 26. 27. 28, Text, introduction or credit helps you easily tell your story with video. Which of the following is NOT a good idea when creating titles (text) used in video? A. Do not kern your letters too tightly B. Fonts for titles should be plain, sans serif, and bold enough to be easily read C. When you lay texts onto a dark background, use white or a light color for the texts. D. Ifyou use underlining or drawn graphics, always make your lines are at most one pixel wide. A barcode reader can A. scan graphic into a computer B. read Universal Product Code (UPC) patterns C. recognize spoken words when trained D. provide sharp and detailed image resolution ‘The main difference between DVD and Blu-ray Disc is A. disc diameter B. data transfer rate C. storage size D. image compression You have been assigned to develop a multimedia kiosk for a shopping complex that will allow users to locate specific shops. Which device is the MOST suitable for this project? A. GPS Tracker B. Touch Screen Monitor C. Joystick D. LCD Projector Select the TRUE statements about FireWire i. Can only be attached to one computer at a time. ji. Introduced by SONY in the 1990s. il, Becomes an industry standard and provides support for high-bandwidth serial data transfer. iv. Has replaced Parallel SCSI in many applications because it is cheaper. A liand ii B. li and iv C. ii, ii and iv D. All of the above. © Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 7 CSIOCT 2016/CSC253 29, 30, 31 32. 33. Which of the following is NOT an application that can be created by using multimedia authoring software? ‘A. Kiosk application B. Video production C. Demo disk and guided tour D. Flash Player plug-in in browser Action Script which is based upon the international ECMASeript can be found in A. Adobe Flash B. Adobe Director C. Adobe Premier D. Adobe Illustrator You are undertaking a multimedia project that focused on delivery of rich multimedia content to the web. Which of these multimedia authoring tools is the MOST suitable for the said project? ‘A. Moviemaker B. Adobe Flash C. Sony Vegas D. Autodesk's Maya ‘Andy is a non-technical multimedia author who needs to build a sophisticated application without scripting or programming’. Which of the following types of authoring tools is the most suitable for Andy? A. Time-based tools B. Card or page-based tools C. Icon-based tools D. Visual-based tools is used for powerful interactive applications such as Google's office suite. A. Content Management System (CMS) B. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) C. Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) D. Asynchronous JavaScript (Ajax) and XML Each Internet service is implemented on an Internet server by a dedicated agent. What is this agent called? A. Daemon B. Semantic web C. Applets D. Browsers (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 8 CSIOCT 2016/C8C253 35. 36, 37, 38. 39, When an unrecognized embedded MIME-type that cannot be displayed within your browser is called from a HTML document, most browsers will launch an application to view or run. What is the application? A. CGI application B. Java applet C. Helper application D. JavaScript A is produced to demonstrate the idea before the development of any project. A final report B. proof of concept C. script D. formal letter write proposals, script voice-overs and actors’ narrations, text screen to deliver messages, and develop characters designed for an interactive environment. A. Interface designers B. Writers C. Instructional designers D. Multimedia designers The following are the intangibles that you need to develop multimedia project EXCEPT B. Organization C. Communication D. Brainstorm Which of these is MOST likely to be the responsibility of an information designer? A. Structuring content, determining user pathways and feedbacks B. Making sure that the subject matter is clear C. Devising the navigation pathways and content maps D. Digitizing and editing recorded materials into computer files Which of the following is the most important ability a multimedia programmer can bring toa team? ‘A. Understanding the strength of team members B. Controlling budget and resources C. Coaxing extra performance from multimedia authoring and programming systems D. Acting as a leader and technical coach to the team (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 9 CSIOCT 2016/CSC253 PART B (30 MARKS) QUESTION 1 Interactive multimedia is delivered to many homes throughout the world. Describe the term interactive multimedia. (2 marks) QUESTION 2 Discuss ONE (1) advantage and disadvantage of a hypertext system. (3 marks) QUESTION 3 Panoramic is a technique of using specialized equipment or software, which captures images with horizontally elongated fields of view. a) _ Explain what you understand about panoramic images. (2 marks) b) Give TWO (2) examples of a project that uses panoramic images. (2 marks) QUESTION 4 Sampling rate and sample size are used to estimate a sound and audio storage. a) What is sampling rate and sample size? (2 marks) b) Calculate the storage of 60 seconds stereo audio in Kilobytes (KB), if sampling rate is 44.1 and sample size is 16. (1 mark) QUESTION 5 You need to create a simple animation of an animated logo. The logo depicts a planet orbiting the sun. Discuss FIVE (5) processes that you need to design the animated logo. (5 marks) QUESTION 6 a) Define CODECS and provide ONE (1) example of the CODECS Standards (2 marks) b) Whats the function of ‘Chroma Keys’ in video editing and give ONE (1) example that uses this technique? (3 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA. CONFIDENTIAL,CONFIDENTIAL 10 csiocT 2016/¢8C253 QUESTION 7 Describe TWO (2) methods to connect a computer to the internet world, (4 marks) QUESTION 8 If a multimedia developer works within the constraints of bandwidth bottleneck, what actions should he or she take? Identify TWO (2) solutions to solve this problem. (4 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL "1 CS/OCT 2016/CSC253 PART C (30 MARKS) QUESTION 1 Multimedia is applied in various areas and it changes the way information is presented. Describe the term multimedia and discuss FOUR (4) reasons why a multimedia presentation is more compelling, interesting, or engaging than a presentation that does not use multimedia, (10 marks) QUESTION 2 Authoring tools provide the framework for organizing and editing the elements of a multimedia project. It is used to design interactivity, the user interface and present the multimedia project on screen. a. List TWO (2) advantages of multimedia authoring tools. (2 marks) b. Identify and explain THREE (3) types of multimedia authoring tools. (6 marks) c. List any TWO (2) examples of multimedia authoring tools. (2 marks) QUESTION 3 Ahmad is required to develop a ‘kiosk’ with a creative look and feel as well as a structured and a navigational system that allow the user to visit the content. He should work a short prototype and provide a proof of concept working example of the system following the stages of a multimedia project. a) Discuss any THREE (3) stages of a multimedia project. (6 marks) b) Explain TWO (2) requirements to develop the multimedia project. (4 marks) END OF QUESTION PAPER (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL