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Introduction to Multimedia 0506 Semester 2 Exam Questions Long Questions (50 marks) Question 1 (25 marks) a. How many stages in a multimedia project? List them out one by one in sequence. [11 marks] Ans: Four stages (2 marks). They are: (1) Planning and costing (3 marks)(sequence count) (2) Design and production (3 marks) (3) Testing (1.5 mark) (4) Delivery (1.5 mark)

b. Define schedule. What makes scheduling so difficult? [14 marks] Ans: Schedule:  Lay out your project elements along a timeline and set up milestones at which certain deliverables are to be done. (2 marks)  The time required for each deliverable, that is the work products delivered to the client, is estimated and allocated. (2 marks) Scheduling is difficult because  Multimedia creation is basically artistic trial and error. You may have to waste up a lot of time to edit and fine tune the multimedia elements until they are smoothly functional. (5 marks)  Computer hardware and software technology are in constant flux. This may lead to the upgrade your systems resulting in new installations and concomitant learning curves. (5 marks) Question 2 (25 marks) a. What is animation? Briefly explain the THREE animation spaces. [11 marks] Ans: Animation is defined as the act of making something come alive. (2 marks) The three animation spaces are as follows: (3 marks @, 1 mark for name, 2 marks for explanations, total 9 marks) 1. 2-D space - 2-D animations are very simple and static. 2. 2-1/2D space - An illusion of depth is created through shadowing, highlighting, and forced perspective, though in reality the image rests in two dimensions.

3. 3-D space space.

- Complicated and realistic animations are done in 3-D

b. What does multimedia authoring tool usually provide? There are THREE types of authoring tools. Briefly explain each type. [14 marks] Ans: Multimedia authoring tools provide the framework for organizing and editing the elements of a multimedia project. (5 marks) (Or it provides an integrated environment for combining (or manage individual) multimedia elements and provide user interaction of a project.) Three types of authoring tools: (3 marks @, 1 mark for name, 2 marks for explanations, total 9 marks) a. Card- and page-based tools.  It provides a simple and easily understood metaphor for organizing multimedia elements.  It provides a facility for linking objects to pages or cards. b. Icon-based, event-driven tools.  It provides a visual programming approach to organize and present multimedia.  Multimedia elements and interaction cues are organized as objects in a flowchart. c. Time-based tools.  Time-based tools are best suited for messages with a beginning and an end. Question 3 (25 marks) HTML a. There are 5 mistakes in the following HTML program. Find the locations and make the corrections so that the program can have the following screen output. [10 marks]

Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 …



Example

Travel Northwest Home Page

… … For example, Location Correction line 1

Ans:

(1 mark for location, 1 mark for correction) Line 3 Line 5 … … …

< / title>

a. Label the following: [5 marks]

1 2

.. ..

Ans: (1 mark @) 1. Lasso 2. Text .. .. ..

b. Explain the 4 basic states of button in Flash. [10 marks] Ans: (2.5 mark @) (answer based on Flash textbook p. C-16) Up: Represents how the button appears when the mouse pointer is not over it. Over: Represents how the button appears when the mouse pointer is over it. Down: Represents how the button appears after the user clicks the mouse. Hit: Defines the areas of the screen that will respond to the click....