ARTS 361 - Digital Photography Midterm
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In what year did the first digital camera hit the market?
1992
1991
1993
1994 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1992
The Prosumer category of digital cameras is where it all comes together; affordable price, the
size of the camera, interchangeable lenses and picture quality. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
A big advantage of digital photography is the instant feedback a photographer gets by being able
to view a photo immediately after pushing the shutter button. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
The resolution of which device is expressed in dpi? - CORRECT ANSWER - the printer
How many colors or tones is a camera capable of recording if it is working in a bit depth of 8?
64
4096
256
1024 - CORRECT ANSWER - 256
When printing a photo with a modern ink-jet printer, the most bit depth possible is 8-bit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
, Which color mode is best to use for images that will end up on an internet web-site? -
CORRECT ANSWER - SGRB
Which file format is best to shoot in if you want to record all the information that your camera's
sensor sees? - CORRECT ANSWER - RAW
Which type of computer storage format compresses information every time you save it? -
CORRECT ANSWER - JPEG
The less resolution an image contains; the better the quality of the final photo. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
What is the ideal file format in which to save a photo that has been edited in PhotoShop in order
to preserve all of it's various adjustment layers? - CORRECT ANSWER - PSD
A number that describes how much magnification of the subject that a lens will employ is called?
- CORRECT ANSWER - focal length number
Digital zoom lenses are superior in their image quality to their optical zoom counterparts. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
In the most basic sense, each pixel on a camera's sensor cannot "see" colors just brightness
levels. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The length of time that passes between pressing the shutter button and when the shutter is
actually opened is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - shutter lag time
Noise in a digital photograph is caused by what thing(s)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
cranking up the ISO number
heat building up in the sensor because of long exposure times
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
In what year did the first digital camera hit the market?
1992
1991
1993
1994 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1992
The Prosumer category of digital cameras is where it all comes together; affordable price, the
size of the camera, interchangeable lenses and picture quality. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
A big advantage of digital photography is the instant feedback a photographer gets by being able
to view a photo immediately after pushing the shutter button. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
The resolution of which device is expressed in dpi? - CORRECT ANSWER - the printer
How many colors or tones is a camera capable of recording if it is working in a bit depth of 8?
64
4096
256
1024 - CORRECT ANSWER - 256
When printing a photo with a modern ink-jet printer, the most bit depth possible is 8-bit. -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
, Which color mode is best to use for images that will end up on an internet web-site? -
CORRECT ANSWER - SGRB
Which file format is best to shoot in if you want to record all the information that your camera's
sensor sees? - CORRECT ANSWER - RAW
Which type of computer storage format compresses information every time you save it? -
CORRECT ANSWER - JPEG
The less resolution an image contains; the better the quality of the final photo. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
What is the ideal file format in which to save a photo that has been edited in PhotoShop in order
to preserve all of it's various adjustment layers? - CORRECT ANSWER - PSD
A number that describes how much magnification of the subject that a lens will employ is called?
- CORRECT ANSWER - focal length number
Digital zoom lenses are superior in their image quality to their optical zoom counterparts. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
In the most basic sense, each pixel on a camera's sensor cannot "see" colors just brightness
levels. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The length of time that passes between pressing the shutter button and when the shutter is
actually opened is called? - CORRECT ANSWER - shutter lag time
Noise in a digital photograph is caused by what thing(s)? - CORRECT ANSWER -
cranking up the ISO number
heat building up in the sensor because of long exposure times
