COMPSCI 1033 - Final Exam Terms Questions And
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multimedia (wikipedia) - ANSWER multimedia is media and content that uses a combination
of different forms of content
multimedia (merriam-webster) - ANSWER using, involving, or encompassing several media
multimedia (cambridge dictionary) - ANSWER using a combination of still and moving
pictures, music, sound and words especially in computers or entertainment
multimedia application - ANSWER an application that can be used to present text, sound,
video, images and animation
CRAP - Contrast - ANSWER avoid making 2 elements just similar, either make them the same
(same font, etc) or make them VERY different
CRAP - Repetition - ANSWER repeat some aspect of the design throughout the entire design
(i.e. bold font, thick rule, bullet, colours, font type)
CRAP - Alignment - ANSWER items are aligned - creates stronger cohesive unit
, CRAP - Proximity - ANSWER group related items together, physically grouping implies a
relationship
monitor - ANSWER a rectangular area (the screen) broken down into very small pieces or dots
where each piece / dot can take on a particular colour
font type - ANSWER characters that have a common design are grouped into families called
Font Types
kerning - ANSWER adjusting the distance between pairs of letters
tracking - ANSWER adjusting the distance between ALL the letters (measured in ems)
leading - ANSWER amount of vertical space between lines of text
tip - ANSWER if rightmost digit is odd, you should end up with odd number. If rightmost digit
is even, you should end up with an even number.
sampling - ANSWER how often do I take a sample (measurement) to represent parts of the
"thing" (how many parts will I break the think up into)
quantizing - ANSWER how many discrete values will I use to represent the parts the "thing"
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multimedia (wikipedia) - ANSWER multimedia is media and content that uses a combination
of different forms of content
multimedia (merriam-webster) - ANSWER using, involving, or encompassing several media
multimedia (cambridge dictionary) - ANSWER using a combination of still and moving
pictures, music, sound and words especially in computers or entertainment
multimedia application - ANSWER an application that can be used to present text, sound,
video, images and animation
CRAP - Contrast - ANSWER avoid making 2 elements just similar, either make them the same
(same font, etc) or make them VERY different
CRAP - Repetition - ANSWER repeat some aspect of the design throughout the entire design
(i.e. bold font, thick rule, bullet, colours, font type)
CRAP - Alignment - ANSWER items are aligned - creates stronger cohesive unit
, CRAP - Proximity - ANSWER group related items together, physically grouping implies a
relationship
monitor - ANSWER a rectangular area (the screen) broken down into very small pieces or dots
where each piece / dot can take on a particular colour
font type - ANSWER characters that have a common design are grouped into families called
Font Types
kerning - ANSWER adjusting the distance between pairs of letters
tracking - ANSWER adjusting the distance between ALL the letters (measured in ems)
leading - ANSWER amount of vertical space between lines of text
tip - ANSWER if rightmost digit is odd, you should end up with odd number. If rightmost digit
is even, you should end up with an even number.
sampling - ANSWER how often do I take a sample (measurement) to represent parts of the
"thing" (how many parts will I break the think up into)
quantizing - ANSWER how many discrete values will I use to represent the parts the "thing"
