Shelly Cashman Series Lab - Understanding Multimedia Lab


Name   ____________________________________


Course and Division _______________________


Date   ___________________       Page 1 of 2


As you step through the Interactive Lab, answer the following
questions in the spaces provided. For multiple choice
questions, enter the appropriate letter on the blank line.

1. Multimedia is a program that combines: 

a. _____________
b. _____________
c. _____________
d. _____________
e. _____________


2. The distinguishing features of multimedia are the: 

a. combination of text & audio
b. combination of text, graphics & audio
c. combination of media elements & the interactivity by the user 
d. combination of graphics, audio, and video


3. An audio board allows you to record AND playback audio. 
   (True or False)  __________


4. List 3 ways you can use graphics in a multimedia presentation.

a. ___________________
b. ___________________
c. ___________________


5. Which of the following is created from a detailed 
computer-generated model?  ________

a. a photorealistic picture
b. a 3-D pyramid 
c. a cartoon-like animation of man walking across a screen
d. a video clip of a flower blooming


















Shelly Cashman Series Lab - Understanding Multimedia Lab
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6. Video is made up of photographic images that are displayed 
at rates of up to  ___________.

a. 15 frames per second 
b. 20 frames per second
c. 25 frames per second
d. 30 frames per second 


7. Converting video from analog to digital __________________.

a. allows you computer to use the video file
b. makes a video file quickly accessible
c. makes a video file easily managed
d. reduces the size of the file


8.  Reducing and expanding the size of a video file 
is called compression and decompression. 
(True or False) ___________


9. List the MPC3 minimum requirements for each of the 
following:

a. CPU  	___________________
b. RAM  	___________________
c. CD-ROM  	___________________
d. Hard Disk storage capacity  ___________________


10. List five applications of multimedia.

a. ___________________
b. ___________________
c. ___________________
d. ___________________
e. ___________________


11.  Specialized software that a multimedia developer 
would use to create an application is called a/an  
__________________.

a.  video integration tool
b.  batch file executable
c.  graphical display program
d.  authoring program