UTA INSY 2303 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● Most graphics software uses a process called pixel _________ to
create new pixels by averaging the colors of nearby pixels. (Unit 1)
Answer: Interpolation
●● MIDI files are less compact than digital audio files. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Which of the following options are well suited for using vector
graphics? (Unit 1)
Answer: All of the above
●● A(n) _______ is the software that compresses a video stream when a
video is stored, and decompresses the file when the video is played.
(Unit 1)
Answer: Codec
●● One of the main disadvantages of MIDI is that it cannot produce
vocals. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
,●● Most music for portable media players is stored in _______ audio
file formats. (Unit 1)
Answer: Compressed
●● Which of the following is NOT a type of bitmap format? (Unit 1)
Answer: ZIP
●● Instead of storing the color value for each pixel, a vector graphics
file contains instructions that a computer uses to create the shape, size,
position, and color for each object in an image. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● __________ is music, speech, and other sounds represented in binary
format for use in digital devices. (Unit 1)
Answer: Digital audio
●● In the context of bitmap graphics editing, what technique employs
algorithms that pull pixels from one area of an image and then apply
them to another area? (Unit 1)
Answer: Cloning
●● Digital data can be __________ that have been converted into
discrete digits such as 0s and 1s. (Unit 1)
,Answer: All of the above
●● 8-bit color depth is also called True Color. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Both scanners and digital cameras produce vector graphics. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Lossy compression techniques discard some data from an image to
shrink its file size. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● In digital video, a lower resolution reduces the bit rate. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● TIFF, PNG, and GIF graphics formats offer lossy compression. (Unit
1)
Answer: False
●● A bitmap graphic is composed of a grid of tiny rectangular cells.
(Unit 1)
Answer: True
, ●● Lossy compression throws away some of the original data during the
compression process. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● _________ enables people to control software with spoken
commands, as well as dictate text into a word processing document.
(Unit 1)
Answer: Speech recognition
●● To conserve space, applications that require high-quality sound use
low sampling rates. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Which of the following is NOT a format that is used for digital
audio? (Unit 1)
Answer: DOC
●● Digital photographs are stored as bitmap files. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● Digital video is a core technology for which of the following? (Unit
1)
Answer: All of the above
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● Most graphics software uses a process called pixel _________ to
create new pixels by averaging the colors of nearby pixels. (Unit 1)
Answer: Interpolation
●● MIDI files are less compact than digital audio files. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Which of the following options are well suited for using vector
graphics? (Unit 1)
Answer: All of the above
●● A(n) _______ is the software that compresses a video stream when a
video is stored, and decompresses the file when the video is played.
(Unit 1)
Answer: Codec
●● One of the main disadvantages of MIDI is that it cannot produce
vocals. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
,●● Most music for portable media players is stored in _______ audio
file formats. (Unit 1)
Answer: Compressed
●● Which of the following is NOT a type of bitmap format? (Unit 1)
Answer: ZIP
●● Instead of storing the color value for each pixel, a vector graphics
file contains instructions that a computer uses to create the shape, size,
position, and color for each object in an image. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● __________ is music, speech, and other sounds represented in binary
format for use in digital devices. (Unit 1)
Answer: Digital audio
●● In the context of bitmap graphics editing, what technique employs
algorithms that pull pixels from one area of an image and then apply
them to another area? (Unit 1)
Answer: Cloning
●● Digital data can be __________ that have been converted into
discrete digits such as 0s and 1s. (Unit 1)
,Answer: All of the above
●● 8-bit color depth is also called True Color. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Both scanners and digital cameras produce vector graphics. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Lossy compression techniques discard some data from an image to
shrink its file size. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● In digital video, a lower resolution reduces the bit rate. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● TIFF, PNG, and GIF graphics formats offer lossy compression. (Unit
1)
Answer: False
●● A bitmap graphic is composed of a grid of tiny rectangular cells.
(Unit 1)
Answer: True
, ●● Lossy compression throws away some of the original data during the
compression process. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● _________ enables people to control software with spoken
commands, as well as dictate text into a word processing document.
(Unit 1)
Answer: Speech recognition
●● To conserve space, applications that require high-quality sound use
low sampling rates. (Unit 1)
Answer: False
●● Which of the following is NOT a format that is used for digital
audio? (Unit 1)
Answer: DOC
●● Digital photographs are stored as bitmap files. (Unit 1)
Answer: True
●● Digital video is a core technology for which of the following? (Unit
1)
Answer: All of the above
