Deck 1: Digital Content

Question 1

 Plain, unformatted text is sometimes called ASCII text.​ 

Answer 1

  True

Question 2

 Transmission speeds are expressed in _______, whereas storage space is expressed in _______.​ 

A) ​bits, bytes 
B) ​bytes, bits 
C) ​binary, numeric 
D) ​none of the above

Answer 2

  A

Question 3

 Digital data can be __________ that have been converted into discrete digits such as 0s and 1s.​ 

A) ​text 
B) ​numbers 
C) ​graphics, sound, and video 
D) all of the above​

Answer 3

  D

Question 4

 ASCII text files contain formatting.​ 

Question 5

 In a formatted text file,  ________ signals the beginning and end of a formatting command.​

Question 6

 A file name extension indicates the file format.​ 

Question 7

 ​_________ refers to the symbols that represent people, events, things, and ideas.

Question 8

 The binary number system has only two digits: 1 and 2.​ 

Question 9

 Character data is composed of letters, symbols, and numerals that are used in calculations.​ 

Question 10

 ASCII requires __________ bits for each character.​ 

A) ​two 
B) ​six 
C) ​seven 
D) ​ten

Question 11

 The process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photos, or music, into digital data that can be manipulated by electronic devices is called ___________.​ 

A) ​binary 
B) ​digitization 
C) representation​ 
D) ​none of the above

Question 12

 Data __________ refers to the form in which data is stored, processed, and transmitted.​

Question 13

 Unicode uses________ bits and provides codes for 65,000 characters.​ 

A) ​seven 
B) ​eight 
C) ​ten 
D) ​sixteen

Question 14

 Data becomes _______ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use.​

Question 15

 Data refers to the symbols that represent people, events, things, and ideas.​ 

Question 16

 ________ data consists of numbers that can be used in arithmetic operations.​ 

A) ​Text 
B) ​Digital 
C) ​Numeric 
D) Binary​

Question 17

 The 0s and 1s used to represent digital data are referred to as _________ digits.​

Question 18

 A group of eight bits is called a _______.​ 

A) ​byte 
B) ​megabit 
C) ​binary 
D) ​numeric data

Question 19

 All of the data stored and transmitted by digital devices is encoded as bits.​ 

Question 20

 The _______ number system allows digital devices to represent virtually any number simply by using 0s and 1s.​ 

A) ​digital 
B) text​ 
C) ​numeric 
D) ​binary

Question 21

 MIDI files are less compact than digital audio files.​ 

Question 22

 Lossy compression provides a way to compress data and reconstitute it into its original state.​ 

Question 23

 Regardless of sampling rate, digital audio file size can be reduced using audio compression techniques.​ 

Question 24

 One of the main disadvantages of MIDI is that it cannot produce vocals.​ 

Question 25

 Sampling _______ refers to the number of times per second that a sound is measured during the recording process.​ 

A) ​rate 
B) ​compression 
C) ​depth 
D) ​sound

Question 26

 Text-to-speech software analyzes the words in a section of text, finds corresponding phonemes, and combines them into sentences for output.​ 

Question 27

 Digital audio is stored in a variety of file formats, including ___________.​ 

A) ​WMA 
B) ​WAV 
C) ​MP3 
D) ​all of the above

Question 28

 Data ____________ refers to any technique that recodes the data in a file so that it contains fewer bits.​

Question 29

 __________ is music, speech, and other sounds represented in binary format for use in digital devices.​ 

A) ​MIDI 
B) speech recognition​ 
C) ​speech synthesis 
D) ​Digital audio

Question 30

 ______ specifies a standard way to store music data for synthesizers and computers.​

Question 31

 The technical term for ripping music tracks is digital audio extraction.​ 

Question 32

 Compressed files usually have ______ at the end of the file name.​ 

A) ​.exe
B) ​.zip
C) ​.txt
D) ​none of the above

Question 33

 To digitally record sound, __________ of a sound wave are collected at periodic intervals and stored as numeric data in an audio file.​

Question 34

 Most music for portable media players is stored in _______ audio file formats.​ 

A) ​uncompressed 
B) ​compressed 
C) ​lossless 
D) ​zipped

Question 35

 A(n) _______ is software that works in conjunction with your computer's browser to manage and play audio that you are accessing from a Web page.​

Question 36

 __________ is the process by which machines produce sound that resembles spoken words.​

Question 37

 Lossy compression throws away some of the original data during the compression process.​ 

Question 38

 Which of the following is NOT a format that is used for digital audio?​ 

A) ​MP3 
B) ​DOC 
C) ​WAV 
D) ​Ogg

Question 39

 To conserve space, applications that require high-quality sound use low sampling rates.​ 

Question 40

 _________ enables people to control software with spoken commands, as well as dictate text into a word processing document.​ 

A) ​MIDI 
B) ​Speech synthesis 
C) ​Speech recognition 
D) ​Phonemes

Question 41

 Which of the following is NOT a type of bitmap format?​ 

A) ​TIFF 
B) RAW​ 
C) ​PNG 
D) ​ZIP

Question 42

 Lossy compression techniques discard some data from an image to shrink its file size.​ 

Question 43

 Bitmap images are formed by a grid of _____.​

Question 44

 In a digital camera, a CCD's ________ correspond to pixels.​

Question 45

 Image editors provide an image __________ that can be used to adjust the brightness values for various ranges of dark, mid-range, or light pixels​

Question 46

 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?​ 

A) ​inpainting 
B) ​cloning 
C) ​noise reduction 
D) ​image enhancement

Question 47

 Bitmap graphics are resolution dependent because each element is a discrete pixel.​ 

Question 48

 TIFF, PNG, and GIF graphics formats offer lossy compression.​ 

Question 49

 The number of colors available in a graphic is referred to as color _________.​ 

A) ​depth 
B) ​range 
C) ​RGB 
D) ​PNG

Question 50

 Digital photographs are stored as bitmap files.​ 

Question 51

 Bitmap graphics are coded as a series of bits. Each bit represents the color of one ________.​

Question 52

 Today's color display devices represent color using the ______ color model.​ 

A) ​RGB 
B) ​PNG 
C) ​BMP 
D) ​none of the above

Question 53

 Speech recognition software analyzes the sounds of your voice and converts each word into groups of ________.​

Question 54

 A bitmap graphic is composed of a grid of tiny rectangular cells.​ 

Question 55

 The dimensions of the grid that forms a bitmap graphic are referred to as image __________.​

Question 56

 JPEG files are compressed using lossy compression.​ 

Question 57

 Most graphics software uses a process called pixel _________ to create new pixels by averaging the colors of nearby pixels.​ 

A) ​polarization 
B) ​interpolation 
C) ​compression 
D) ​resolution

Question 58

 8-bit color depth is also called True Color.​ 

Question 59

 An undesirable jagged appearance of a graphics image is referred to as _______.​

Question 60

 Image __________ refers to any technique that recodes the data in an image file so that it contains fewer bits.​

Question 61

 What is the term used to describes altering the pixel colors where the edges of the object and the background meet, so that the object appears to merge with the background?​ 

A) ​Alpha blending 
B) ​Clipping path 
C) ​Cloning 
D) ​Inpainting

Question 62

 After a vector graphic is converted to a bitmap, the resulting graphic no longer has the qualities of a vector graphic.​ 

Question 63

 Both scanners and digital cameras produce vector graphics.​ 

Question 64

 3-D graphics can be animated.​ 

Question 65

 A vector graphic consists of a set of instructions for creating a picture.​ 

Question 66

 Which of the following tools would be found in 3‑D graphics software?​ 

A) ​rendering tools 
B) ​ray tracing tools 
C) ​surface texture tools 
D) ​all of the above

Question 67

 Analog footage can be digitized using video _____ equipment.​

Question 68

 All bitmap graphics are photos.​ 

Question 69

 Which of the following is the technique for adding light and shadows to a 3-D image?​ 

A) ​rendering 
B) ray tracing​ 
C) ​wireframe 
D) ​rasterize

Question 70

 A clipping ______ essentially cuts an object out of an image and knocks out the background to make it transparent.​

Question 71

 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.​ 

Question 72

 The process of covering a wireframe with surface color and texture is called _________.​

Question 73

 A vector graphic can be converted into a bitmap graphic through a process called _________.​

Question 74

 What is another term for vector graphics software?​ 

A) ​Drawing software 
B) ​Photo editing software 
C) ​Digital compositing 
D) ​All of the above

Question 75

 Which of the following options are well suited for using vector graphics?​ 

A) ​line art 
B) ​logos 
C) ​diagrams 
D) ​all of the above

Question 76

 Which of the following file extensions is NOT a vector graphic?​ 

A) ​.svg
B) ​.eps
C) ​.tif
D) ​.ai

Question 77

 Vector graphics usually require more storage space than bitmaps.​ 

Question 78

 Digital video uses bits to store color and brightness data for each video frame.​ 

Question 79

 When you change the size of a(n) _______ graphic, the objects change proportionally and maintain their smooth edges.​

Question 80

 3-D graphics are based on vectors stored as a set of instructions describing the coordinates for lines and shapes in a three-dimensional space. What do these vectors form?​ 

A) a bitmap graphic​ 
B) ​a zipped file 
C) ​a wireframe 
D) ​all of the above