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Distributed Multimedia System Main Exam Question One

The document discusses multimedia development and distributed multimedia systems. It covers: 1) The five stages of multimedia development: project initiation, planning and costing, production, post-production, and end of project. 2) Three multimedia building blocks: text, audio, images, sound, and animations. 3) Types of media distribution for sending content between campuses include broadcast, streaming, download, and physical distribution.

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Distributed Multimedia System Main Exam Question One

The document discusses multimedia development and distributed multimedia systems. It covers: 1) The five stages of multimedia development: project initiation, planning and costing, production, post-production, and end of project. 2) Three multimedia building blocks: text, audio, images, sound, and animations. 3) Types of media distribution for sending content between campuses include broadcast, streaming, download, and physical distribution.

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DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM

MAIN EXAM
QUESTION ONE
(a) A Multimedia application is developed in stages as all other software is being
Developed. In multimedia application development a few stages have to complete
before other stages being, and some stages may be skipped or combined with other
stages. Briefly describe the FIVE stages of multimedia development (10mks)
 Project Initiation. Every project needs to start somewhere. ...
 Planning and costing. You can't just jump right into a project and expect that
you'll be ready.
 Production. After plenty of planning and information gathering, it's time to make
the proverbial magic happen. ...
 Post-Production. ...
 End of Project.

(b)Briefly describe THREE multimedia building blocks (6mks)


 Text
 Audio
 Images
 Sound
 Animations
(c ) Mount Kenya University, would like to send multimedia content from the Main Campus
to other campuses, explain to the administration the various types of Media
Distribution(5mks)

(d) Distinguish additive and subtractive colors and write their area of use. (4mks)

(e)Describe animation techniques (5mks)


 Cutout Animation
 Cel animation
 Computer animation
 Drawn Animation
 Stop Motion

QUESTION TWO

(a)What are the factors which necessitate the usage of distributed Multimedia systems
(5mks)
(b) Mr.Kamau an Engineer has been requested to give a seminar presentation on the

Applications of Distributed Multimedia Systems, Ken has approached you to write for him

the presentation highlighting at least five applications of DMMS (15 mks)

 Used in education sector for presentations like ppt

 Used in hospital for demontrations

 Modelling in engineering field

 Entertainments

 Business

QUESTION FOUR

(a)Describe FOUR broadcast and video standards and recording formats that are commonly in

used (8mks)

 HDTV

 SECAM Sequential Color And Memory

 PAL Phase Alternative Line

 NTSC National Television Standard Committee

(b) Modern media delivery platforms have emerged with the advancement of Distributed

Multimedia, Explain how any one of the following works, YouTube, Skype, PodCast(6mks)

 Youtube is used to share video online where people can upload their video and

download others video

 Skype is used for teleconferencing


 PodCast: A podcast, or generically netcast, is an episodic series of
digital audio or video files which a user can download and listen to. It is often
available for subscription, so that new episodes are automatically downloaded
via web syndication to the user's own local computer, mobile application, or
portable media player.

(c ) List the different CD-ROM formats.(6mks)

 CD digital audio:

 CD-ROM Mode 1

 CD-ROM Mode 2

QUESTION FIVE

(a) Specify the different storage capacities available in a DVD(5mks)


Manufacturers express disc capacity in terms of how much computer data a disc
can contain. DVD-R (General), DVD-R (Authoring), DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-
RAM discs come in 4.7 GB single and 9.4 GB double-sided (12 cm) and 1.46
GB single and 2.92 GB double-sided (8 cm) sizes.

(b) specifications on the web for a CRT monitor, a LCD monitor, a scanner, and
digital camera. Note the manufacturer, model, and resolution for each one.
Document your findings.(10mks)

(c ). List the input devices present in a computer by identifying it from the


control panel(5mks)

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