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Worksheets1.2 Data Representation (Characters, Images, Sound, Compression)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 25mins
How many bits are used in the ASCII character set?
16
1
7
8
How many BYTES are used for the Unicode character set?
8
16
1
2
The ASCII character set uses 16 bits per character
TRUE
FALSE
The ASCII character set is capable of representing non-European languages
TRUE
FALSE
A character set is...
What language can be used by a computer system
The fonts that a computer has installed
The possible characters that can be represented by a computer system.
ASCII can represent more characters than Unicode
TRUE
FALSE
Each character in a character set is represented by a unique binary number
True
False
What is the calculation to work out how many bytes a bitmap is?
height * width * colour depth / 8
height / width * colour depth / 8
height - width + colour depth / 8
height * width / colour depth / 8
What is the formula for finding a sound files size?
size = sample rate * bit depth * seconds
size = sample rate * bit depts * minutes
size = amplitude * bits * seconds
size = sample * frequency * bits
Tiny dots called ..... are the building blocks of all digital images.
They measure a number of recordings/snapshots of a sound wave taken per second.
They are the number of bits used to store each sound sample
What is sample resolution or sample depth?
The number of bits used to store each sample
The number of times a wave is sampled per second
How loud a sound is
How quiet a sound is
Recording the amplitude of sound waves to create a digital sound file.
Reducing the file size whilst trying to preserve quality.
Scrambling data to prevent unauthorised access during transmission
Rearranging files on a HDD so they are stored together sequentially
Lossy Compression is…..?
Usually performed on text
When some original data is lost, and the original file cannot be re-created
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
Lossless Compression is….?
Usually performed on video files
When some original data is lost and the original file cannot be re-created
The original file can be re-created from the compressed file
Turning the text into a format that only a reader with a key can decrypt it
JPEG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
MP3 is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
PNG is which type of compressed file format?
Lossy
Lossless
