2020 HSC Multimedia

NSW Education Standards Authority
2020 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Industrial Technology
Multimedia Technologies
General • Reading time – 5 minutes

Instructions • Working time – 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Write using black pen
• Draw diagrams using pencil
• Calculators approved by NESA may be used
• Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of
page 5
Total marks: Section I – 10 marks (pages 2–4)

40 • Attempt Questions 1–10
• Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Section II – 15 marks (pages 5–7)

• Attempt Questions 11–15
Section III – 15 marks (page 9)

• Attempt Question 16
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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 When text is moved at the beginning of a paragraph by five spaces to the right it is called
A. a right indent.
B. a mirror indent.
C. a hanging indent.
D. a first-line indent.
2 What does PDF stand for?
A. Portable Data File

B. Printer Description File
C. Page Description Format
D. Portable Document Format
3 What is pagination used for?
A. Removing irrelevant pages

B. Arranging the aligning of pages
C. Separating content into discrete pages
D. Setting the colour of the text used on pages
4 Which of the following affects file size?
A. Colour depth
B. Hard-disk space
C. Processor speed
D. The size of the screen
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5 What is the primary function of a clapper board?
A. To indicate the beginning of a shot

B. To show which scenes belong together
C. To synchronise video and audio images
D. To show colour samples for copying film
6 What does authoring software allow a user to do?
A. Watch media content

B. Create their own content
C. Copy multimedia content
D. Separate text from graphics
7 What is required to use copyrighted images on your webpage?
A. A software licence
B. A disclaimer on your webpage
C. The owner’s permission to use material
D. Nothing more as copyrighted material is free to use
8 Tweening is the process of generating
A. hand-drawn files.
B. frames that link key frames.
C. key frames for an animation.
D. jerky images across the screen.
9 Anti-aliasing is used when
A. games don’t run fast enough.

B. there are too many pixels on the screen.
C. a low-resolution image is used at a higher resolution.
D. a high-resolution image is used at a lower resolution.
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10 Which row best describes the result of lossy video compression on both video quality and
file size?
Video quality File size

A. Poorer Smaller
B. Same Larger
C. Same No change
D. Better Smaller
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Centre Number
Student Number
Section II
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 does RTSP stand for?
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Question 12 (2 marks)
Outline how motion capture technology works.
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A client requires a print run of 15 000 pages for an advertising campaign.
Paper $25.00 per ream (500 sheets)

Black toner $45.00 per cartridge, capacity 2000 pages
Colour toner $65.00 per cartridge, capacity 650 pages
By completing the following table, calculate the total cost of consumables for this client.
Item Cost per item Number required Cost
Paper (ream) $25.00 30
Black toner $45.00
Colour toner $65.00
Total cost
Describe how large MP4 files can be reduced in size when authoring for DVD media.
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A company has decided to update its website’s homepage to improve its effectiveness.
Describe the features that should be included on the homepage. You may use a diagram(s) to
illustrate your answer.
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Section III
15 marks
Attempt Question 16
Answer the question in the Section III Writing Booklet. Extra writing booklets are available.
Answer part (a) of the question on pages 2–4 of the Writing Booklet.
A multimedia company is considering moving to a new location.
(a) Describe environmental factors the company needs to consider when selecting 5
a new site.
Answer part (b) of the question on pages 5–8 of the Writing Booklet.
(b) Discuss strategies the company could implement to minimise its continuing 10
environmental impact.
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2020 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

General • Reading time – 5 minutes

Total marks: Section I – 10 marks (pages 2–4)

Section II – 15 marks (pages 5–7)

Section III – 15 marks (page 9)

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

2 What does PDF stand for?

A. Portable Data File

3 What is pagination used for?

A. Removing irrelevant pages

4 Which of the following affects file size?

A. To indicate the beginning of a shot

6 What does authoring software allow a user to do?

A. Watch media content

7 What is required to use copyrighted images on your webpage?

8 Tweening is the process of generating

9 Anti-aliasing is used when

A. games don’t run fast enough.

Video quality File size

2020 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

Show all relevant working in questions involving calculations.

What does RTSP stand for?

Outline how motion capture technology works.

A client requires a print run of 15 000 pages for an advertising campaign.

Paper $25.00 per ream (500 sheets)

Item Cost per item Number required Cost

Paper (ream) $25.00 30

Black toner $45.00

Colour toner $65.00

Question 16 (15 marks)

A multimedia company is considering moving to a new location.

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