Computer Science 1033: FULL Notes
Study Guide Exam with Actual
Detailed Answers.
How long does it take to make a first impression? And how long to go beyond? - Answer 7-15
Seconds, 4 minutes
What is MULTIMEDIA? Examples: - Answer Everything you can see or hear. Texts, books,
pictures, music, videos
Technical Def. of MULTIMEDIA - Answer Describes technology or application used to present:
text, images, video, sound
What does the world-wide web (internet) offer? - Answer Speed, low cost, accessible
Continent with the most users? - Answer Asia
Continent with most % of users? - Answer North America
Where were first drawings by humans discovered? - Answer France
When was first Permanent photograph taken? - Answer 1820-1830
First motion picture was recorded when? - Answer 1880-1890
First full length movie with synchronized dialogue was? - Answer The Jazz Singer
One of the first full movies to use in colour? - Answer The Wizard of Oz
Predecessor to the internet? - Answer Arpanet
Application that revolutionized/disrupted music industry in 1999 - Answer Napster
When did digital cameras become fairly accessible (affordable) to the public? - Answer 1996
,First pre-historic Human paintings on cave walls were when? - Answer 1500-1300 B.C
Silent movies incorporating film and text together, when? - Answer 1914
Walt Disney debuts the second short of Mickey, and first to use synchronized sound at what
date? - Answer 1928
Movies with sound replaced silent movies at what date? - Answer 1928-1931
Technicolor is introduced in film and most movies at what date? - Answer 1930s
Most films are filmed in colour after what date? - Answer 1940
What did Bell laboratories have a break through in? What year? - Answer Dual sound tracks
on film; 1937
First commercial movie with a complete surround soundtrack, was named? and What year? -
Answer Fantasia; 1940
Network technology was introduced in? - Answer 1969
What was the first network? - Answer ARPANET
ARPANET stood for? - Answer Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
What was ARPANET exactly? - Answer First packet-switching network, predecessor to the
internet.
Objective of the ARPANET? - Answer To allow researchers across the country to share
information
Where were the first 4 locations of ARPANET in 1969? - Answer UCLA, Stanford, University of
Utah, UC Santa Barbara
When did ARPANET technology expand to the East Coast? - Answer 1970
Apple starts to dominate PC market in? - Answer 1977
,IBM captured market share with announced PC in? How long did it take? - Answer 1981; 18
months
Who invented the World Wide Web? What year? - Answer Tim Berners-Lee; 1991
When was MS Windows 3.1 released? - Answer 1992
When did HTML debut? What was HTML? - Answer 1992; basis for Website development
What was the first graphical browser for the W W W? What year? - Answer Mosaic; 1993
First band to give a concert over the internet? What Year? - Answer Rolling Stones; 1994
First full length computer generated film? What year? - Answer Toy Story; 1995
Who was Google search engine operated by? What year? - Answer Larry Page & Sergey Brin;
1998
2000 was a big year for computer technology because: - Answer Integration of computer,
memory storage, digital data, camcorders, MP3 players, Ipods, Speakers, Telephones, HD TV and
other technologies
With the future comes with problems such as: - Answer Legal issues of copyright, rights
management, piracy.
Legal issues are problematic because: - Answer Technology is advancing so rapidly
With the future, multimedia will become: - Answer More than 1 $100 billion dollar industry
with the top 3 being:
1. Entertainment - $15B
2. Publishing- $7B
3. Education/Training- $7B
The future will also bring better skills such as: - Answer Strong understanding of media, as
well as IT and programming skills
, Multimedia features: Interactivity, 2 points - Answer 1. User control over application
2. Experience is Active unlike TV
Multimedia features: Hyperlinking- HTML allows you to build hyperlinks to other pages and
websites or places on page, compare this to other media sources like movies or books. - Answer
1. Index allows you to click on topics and jump to them rather than going through sequentially
like books or movies.
Computer based delivery: Explain, and give examples. - Answer Integrates various media
components and allows interactivity. Ex: Video Games, CD ROM Disks, Applications
What are the multimedia categories and applications? - Answer 1. Education- Youtube
educational videos
2. Entertainment- Videogames or movies
3. Reference- Wikipedia
4. Business- Marketing or product services
Delivery of application- WWW vs. CD/DVD - Answer WWW:
1. May encounter slow connection speeds
2. Can easily update content and new updates can be accessed instantly online
CD/DVD:
1. View instantly by inserting into drive
2. Cannot change content, must recreate and redistribute
Required Equipment for Multimedia? - Answer 1. Development systems: Systems used to
create apps
2. User systems: systems used to play apps
3. Multimedia developers need: sound card, video card, microphone, camera, speakers, DVD
drives
Text has a dual role of: - Answer 1. VISUAL representation of messages
2. GRAPHICAL element
Use of text in multimedia applications vary on: - Answer 1. The type of Application: Business,
educational, entertainment
Study Guide Exam with Actual
Detailed Answers.
How long does it take to make a first impression? And how long to go beyond? - Answer 7-15
Seconds, 4 minutes
What is MULTIMEDIA? Examples: - Answer Everything you can see or hear. Texts, books,
pictures, music, videos
Technical Def. of MULTIMEDIA - Answer Describes technology or application used to present:
text, images, video, sound
What does the world-wide web (internet) offer? - Answer Speed, low cost, accessible
Continent with the most users? - Answer Asia
Continent with most % of users? - Answer North America
Where were first drawings by humans discovered? - Answer France
When was first Permanent photograph taken? - Answer 1820-1830
First motion picture was recorded when? - Answer 1880-1890
First full length movie with synchronized dialogue was? - Answer The Jazz Singer
One of the first full movies to use in colour? - Answer The Wizard of Oz
Predecessor to the internet? - Answer Arpanet
Application that revolutionized/disrupted music industry in 1999 - Answer Napster
When did digital cameras become fairly accessible (affordable) to the public? - Answer 1996
,First pre-historic Human paintings on cave walls were when? - Answer 1500-1300 B.C
Silent movies incorporating film and text together, when? - Answer 1914
Walt Disney debuts the second short of Mickey, and first to use synchronized sound at what
date? - Answer 1928
Movies with sound replaced silent movies at what date? - Answer 1928-1931
Technicolor is introduced in film and most movies at what date? - Answer 1930s
Most films are filmed in colour after what date? - Answer 1940
What did Bell laboratories have a break through in? What year? - Answer Dual sound tracks
on film; 1937
First commercial movie with a complete surround soundtrack, was named? and What year? -
Answer Fantasia; 1940
Network technology was introduced in? - Answer 1969
What was the first network? - Answer ARPANET
ARPANET stood for? - Answer Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
What was ARPANET exactly? - Answer First packet-switching network, predecessor to the
internet.
Objective of the ARPANET? - Answer To allow researchers across the country to share
information
Where were the first 4 locations of ARPANET in 1969? - Answer UCLA, Stanford, University of
Utah, UC Santa Barbara
When did ARPANET technology expand to the East Coast? - Answer 1970
Apple starts to dominate PC market in? - Answer 1977
,IBM captured market share with announced PC in? How long did it take? - Answer 1981; 18
months
Who invented the World Wide Web? What year? - Answer Tim Berners-Lee; 1991
When was MS Windows 3.1 released? - Answer 1992
When did HTML debut? What was HTML? - Answer 1992; basis for Website development
What was the first graphical browser for the W W W? What year? - Answer Mosaic; 1993
First band to give a concert over the internet? What Year? - Answer Rolling Stones; 1994
First full length computer generated film? What year? - Answer Toy Story; 1995
Who was Google search engine operated by? What year? - Answer Larry Page & Sergey Brin;
1998
2000 was a big year for computer technology because: - Answer Integration of computer,
memory storage, digital data, camcorders, MP3 players, Ipods, Speakers, Telephones, HD TV and
other technologies
With the future comes with problems such as: - Answer Legal issues of copyright, rights
management, piracy.
Legal issues are problematic because: - Answer Technology is advancing so rapidly
With the future, multimedia will become: - Answer More than 1 $100 billion dollar industry
with the top 3 being:
1. Entertainment - $15B
2. Publishing- $7B
3. Education/Training- $7B
The future will also bring better skills such as: - Answer Strong understanding of media, as
well as IT and programming skills
, Multimedia features: Interactivity, 2 points - Answer 1. User control over application
2. Experience is Active unlike TV
Multimedia features: Hyperlinking- HTML allows you to build hyperlinks to other pages and
websites or places on page, compare this to other media sources like movies or books. - Answer
1. Index allows you to click on topics and jump to them rather than going through sequentially
like books or movies.
Computer based delivery: Explain, and give examples. - Answer Integrates various media
components and allows interactivity. Ex: Video Games, CD ROM Disks, Applications
What are the multimedia categories and applications? - Answer 1. Education- Youtube
educational videos
2. Entertainment- Videogames or movies
3. Reference- Wikipedia
4. Business- Marketing or product services
Delivery of application- WWW vs. CD/DVD - Answer WWW:
1. May encounter slow connection speeds
2. Can easily update content and new updates can be accessed instantly online
CD/DVD:
1. View instantly by inserting into drive
2. Cannot change content, must recreate and redistribute
Required Equipment for Multimedia? - Answer 1. Development systems: Systems used to
create apps
2. User systems: systems used to play apps
3. Multimedia developers need: sound card, video card, microphone, camera, speakers, DVD
drives
Text has a dual role of: - Answer 1. VISUAL representation of messages
2. GRAPHICAL element
Use of text in multimedia applications vary on: - Answer 1. The type of Application: Business,
educational, entertainment
