2016 HSC Multimedia

2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
Industrial Technology
Multimedia Technologies
Total marks – 40
Section I Pages 2–4

General Instructions
10 marks
• Reading time – 5 minutes
• Attempt Questions 1–10
• Working time – 1 12 hours
• Allow about 20 minutes for this section
• Write using black pen
• Draw diagrams using pencil Section II Pages 5–7
• Board-approved calculators may
15 marks
be used
• Attempt Questions 11–15
• Write your Centre Number and
Student Number at the top of • Allow about 35 minutes for this section
page 5 Section III Page 9
15 marks
• Attempt Question 16
• Allow about 35 minutes for this section
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Section I
10 marks
Attempt Questions 1–10
Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1–10.
1 Which of the following file formats allows for images to be animated?
(A) BMP
(B) GIF
(C) JPEG
(D) TIFF
2 What are stock photographs?
(A) Basic, low resolution photographs

(B) Photographs stored on a memory card
(C) Photographs that may be purchased and used by anyone
(D) Photographs owned and used by amateur photographers
3 Which command has been applied to achieve the effect shown?
Original image Manipulated image
(A) Rotate
(B) Skew
(C) Stretch
(D) Twist
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4 What is the standard frame rate for video animation?
(A) 4 fps
(B) 10 fps
(C) 24 fps
(D) 60 fps
5 What is the purpose of a storyboard?
(A) To visually convey sequencing in graphical form

(B) To list instructions to assist in developing the video or animation
(C) To provide codes used to enable smooth transitions between web pages
(D) To allow instructions developed in one program to be sequenced by another
program
6 Which of the following is used in developing 2D animation?
(A) Path animation

(B) Wire frame animation
(C) Walk-through animation
(D) Motion capture animation
7 How many pixels are there in a graphic resolution with a width of 1920 and a height
of 1080?
(A) 1.77
(B) 3000
(C) 2073.6
(D) 2 073 600
8 Which of the following is the most effective way to add elements such as font, colours
and spacing to web documents?
(A) Using cascading style sheets

(B) Scanning the elements into web documents
(C) Using compatible font, colours and graphics
(D) Sketching the required elements and copying them into place
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9 Which of the following features has the most impact on the image quality of compressed
video?
(A) Sharpness
(B) Background
(C) Time of day
(D) Focal length from the subject
10 Streaming media storage size can be calculated by using the following formula:
length (in seconds) × bit rate (in bit/s)

Storage size (in megabytes) = .
8 × 1024 × 1024
How many megabytes of storage will be required for one hour of video encoded at
300 kbit/s?
(A) 0.0358
(B) 2.145
(C) 21.458
(D) 128.746
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2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Multimedia Technologies Centre Number
Section II
Student Number
15 marks
Attempt Questions 11–15
Answer the questions in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for the expected
length of response.
Show all relevant working in questions involving calculations.
Question 11 (1 mark)
What is the purpose of hyperlinks?
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Question 12 (3 marks)
Explain how quality and file size are affected when vector and bit-mapped images are enlarged.
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Describe a method of converting analogue sound signals to digital sound signals.
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How can sound and video be synchronised when filming objects over a distance?
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Explain how both the creator and the consumer of digital content are affected by intellectual
property protection.
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2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Multimedia Technologies
Section III
15 marks
Attempt Question 16
Answer part (a) of the question in a writing booklet. Answer part (b) of the question in a
SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
Answer part (a) of the question in a writing booklet.
(a) Using an example, outline the purpose of risk assessment within the multimedia 5
industry.
Answer part (b) of the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet.
(b) Explain how particular historical developments have influenced the multimedia 10
industry.
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Section I Pages 2–4

Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1–10.

1 Which of the following file formats allows for images to be animated?

2 What are stock photographs?

(A) Basic, low resolution photographs

3 Which command has been applied to achieve the effect shown?

Original image Manipulated image

5 What is the purpose of a storyboard?

(A) To visually convey sequencing in graphical form

6 Which of the following is used in developing 2D animation?

(A) Path animation

(A) Using cascading style sheets

length (in seconds) × bit rate (in bit/s)

Show all relevant working in questions involving calculations.

What is the purpose of hyperlinks?

Describe a method of converting analogue sound signals to digital sound signals.

Question 16 (15 marks)

Answer part (a) of the question in a writing booklet.

Answer part (b) of the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet.

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