Principles of IT Chapter 21

The term _______________ means to combine different media, such as text, graphics, sound, video, and animation, to express information or ideas.

• Multimedia

• Virtual Reality

• Presenting

• CAVE2

_______________________ allows the user to make choices about what is displayed.

• Multimedia

• Online Presenting

• Interactive Multimedia

• CAVE2

A ____________ is a special expansion board that allows the computer to input, edit, and output sounds.

• Sound Card

• Sound Capture Board

• MIDI

• Video Board

A ______________ is a special card that plugs into a computer, and transfers video to the capture board.

• Sound Card

• Video Capture Board

• MIDI

• Video Editor

A _____________ is a program that allows you to cut and paste sound and video segments and change the order in which segments appear.

• Sound Card

• Video Capture Board

• MIDI

• Video Editor

Video editors also allow you to define

the ________ , or how many still

images are displayed in one second.

• Frame Rate

• Video Capture Board

• Frame Speed

• Output Resolution

Multimedia can combine text, audio, graphics, video, and animation. There are a number of file formats suited for this, including: (choose all the correct answers)

• AVI

• MPEG

• QuickTime

• WPA

True or False : WAV and WMA files can be converted into MP3 files using a hardware device or special software programs called encoders that convert the files from one format to another.

• True

• False

True or False: MCI sounds are synthesized; musical instruments are generated by the computer when they are played

• True

• False

True or False: MPEG stands for Multimedia Picture Experts Group

• True

• False