Computer Graphics MCQs

1. Computer graphics allows .

A. user interface
B. plotting of graphics and chart
C. office automation and desktop publishing
D. all of above
Answer: D

2. Computer graphics allows .

A. copmuter-aided drafting and design
B. simulaion and animation
C. art and commerce
D. all of above
Answer: D

3. Computer graphics allows .

A. process control
B. cartography
C. art and commerce
D. all of above
Answer: D

4. The Hardware component of conceptual framework for interactive graphics

is/are .
A. input devices
B. output devices
C. a and b
D. none of these
Answer: C

5. The display devices are .

A. input
B. output
 C. a and b
D. none of these
Answer: B

6. CRT stands for .

A. cathode ray tube
B. color ray tube
C. cathode radio tube
D. color radio tube
Answer: A

7. A CRT is an evacuated tube.

A. plastic
B. glass
C. steel
D. iron
Answer:B

8. An gun at the rear of the CRT produces a beam of electrons.

A. electronic
B. electron
C. element
D. emergency
Answer: B

9. The deflection system of the CRT consists of deflection plates.

A. vertical
B. horizontal
C. a and b
D. none of these
Answer: C

10. The technique(s) used for producing image on the CRT is/are .
A. vector scan
B. raster scan
C. both a and b
D. none of these
Answer: C
11. Vector scan technique is also called .
A. scalar scan
B. random scan
C. raster scan
D. beam scan
Answer: B

12. In vector scan display, buffer memory used is also called .

A. refresh memory
B. refresh buffer
C. buffer display
D. refresh circuit
Answer: B

13. In vector scan display, the phosphor is to be refreshed at least times

per second to avoid flicker.
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Answer
C

14. In raster scan display, the display image is stored in the form of in
the refresh buffer.
A. 1s
B. 0s
C. 1s and 0s
D. none of these
Answer: C
15. In raster scan CRT, the beam is swept back and forth from across the
screen.
A. left to right
B. right to left
C. up to down
D. down to up
Answer: A

16. In raster Scan CRT, when a beam is moved from the left to the right,it s
and it is when it is moved from the right to the left.
A. on,off
B. off,on
C. on,on
D. off,of
fAnswer: A

17. In raster scan display, the screen image repeatedly scanned, this process is
called .
A. buffering of screen
B. refreshig of screen
C. rendering of screen
D. highlighting screen
Answer: B

18. On a black and white system with one bit per pixel , the frame buffer is called
a .
A. bitmap
B. pixmap
C. bitpixmap
D. pixbitmap
Answer: A

19. The cost of vector scan display is cost of raster scan display.
A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
D. none of these
Answer: C

20. For display, scan conversion hardware is required.

A. vector scan
B. random scan
C. raster scan
D. none of these
Answer: C

21. Aspect ratio is the ratio of to produce equal length lines in

both direction on the screen
A. vertical points to horizontal points
B. horizontal points to vertical points
C. left to riht and right to left diagonal points
D. right to left and left to right diagonal points
Answer: A

22. Display file can be implemented using data structure.

A. array
B. linked list
C. paging
D. all of the above
Answer: D

23. The process of digitizing a picture definition given in an application program into a set of pixel-
intensity Values is called .
A. animation
B. sampling
C. rasterization
D. scan-conversion
Answer: D

24. The size of frame buffer (video memory) depends on .

A. resolution only
B. number of different colors only
C. both (b) and(c)
D. computer byte
Answer: C
25. Random scan systems are used for -
A. Color drawing application
B. Pixel drawing application
C. Line drawing application
D. None of the above

26) What is scan line coherence?

(a) Adjacent pixels on a scan line are likely to have different characteristics

(b) Non-adjective pixels on a scan line are likely to have different characteristics

(c) Adjective pixels on a scan line are likely to have the same characteristics

(d) None of the above

27) The characteristics of pixels on a given scan line change only where a polygon ____ scan line

(a) Intersects

(b) Unions

(c) Differences

(d) All of the above

28) Efficient algorithms for scan –converting solid area polygons can be developed. These are called

(a) Unordered edge list algorithm

(b) Ordered edge list algorithm

(c) A lumbered edge list algorithm

(d) All of the above

29) The efficiency of the algorithm depends on the _________.

(a) Efficiency of searching

(b) Efficiency of time

(c) Efficiency of sorting

(d) None of the above

30) The ordered edge list algorithm is _______.

(a) Powerful
(b) Weak

(c) Extremely weak

(d) Very powerful

31) The edge flag algorithm is a ________ process

(a) One-step

(b) Three-step

(c) Two-step

(d) Four-step

32) Using the half scan line convention for each edge interesting the polygon, set the leftmost pixel whose

End point lies to the right of the interaction. This is a procedure for-

(a) Fill

(b) Counter

(c) Contour outline

(d) None of the above

33) The disadvantage of both the edge fill and fence fill algorithm is the number of pixels addressed

(a) More than once (b) Not even once

(c) Exactly once (d) None of the above

34) The edge fill, fence fills and edge flag algorithm are _______ to simple polygons.

(a)Limited (b) Not limited

(c) Both a and b (d) None of the above

35) The First step of edge –flag algorithm is

(a) Fill

(b) Sean line

(c) Contour outline

(d) None of the above

36) The edge flag algorithm lists each pixel ___

(a) At least once

(b) Almost once

(c) 1

(d) None

37) A simple seed fill algorithm for a boundary the defined region can be developed using a ______.

(a) Queue

(b) Linked list

(c) Dequeue

(d) Stack

38) In a stack values may be placed or removed _______.

(a) Sequentially

(b) Randomly

(c) Directly

(d) None of the above

39) A push down stack is ______.

(a) FIFO

(b) LILO

(c) LIFO

(d) None of the above

40) In simple seed fill algorithm _________ function is used for placing a pixel on the stack.

(a) Seed

(b) Push

(c) POP

(d) None of the above

41) In simple seed fill algorithm _________ function is used for removing a pixel from the stack.

(a) Seed

(b) Push
(c) Pop

(d) All of the above

42) _____ is the process of extracting a portion of the database, is fundamental to several aspects of computer

graphics.

(a) Projection

(b) Clipping

(c) Rotation

(d) Translation

43) Clipping algorithm can be implemented in –

(a) Software (b) Both a and b

(c) Hardware (d) None of the above

44. William Fetter of Boeing coined the term “Computer Graphics” in the year _______. 

a. 1961 

b. 1962 

c. 1969 

d. 1960 

45 Doubly linked lists is required for 

a. accessing the list in the reverse direction. 

b. accessing the list to both the forward and reverse directions. 

c. making the list circular 

d. none of the above 

46. Match the following:-  

  
I. BFS  A. Stack  
II. Random access  B. Queue  
III. FIFO  C. Array  
IV. LIFO  D. Tree 

a. I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C 

b. I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A 

c. I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D 

d. I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B 

47. In the case of postfix notation, operators are written after their operands. 

a. True 

b. False 

48. System models are abstract descriptions of systems whose requirements are being analyzed 

a. True 

b. False 

49. UML is based on 

a. notation 

b. transitions 

c. states 

d. keywords 

50. Which system model is being depicted by the ATM operations shown below? 

a. Structural model 

b. Context model 

c. Behavioral model 

d. Interaction model 

51. Sylvan Chasen (Lockheed, 1981) proposed _________ phases of “Computer Graphics” evolution. 

a. 5 

b. 3 

c. 4 

d. 6 

52. Image generation task performed by ___________. 

a. display controller 

b. video controller 

c. video memory controller 

d. image controller  

53. The process of hidden surface removal also known as the _________. 

a. invisible surface detection 

b. visible surface detection 

c. active surface detection 

d. inactive surface detection  

54. Raster graphics refers to images represented in terms of continuous geometric primitives such as lines and
curves. 

a. True 

b. False 

55. Computer graphics is the process of _______ static images or animation (sequence of images) on computer
screens in an efficient way. 

a. rendering 

b. removing 

c. clearing 

56. The CAD system DAC-1(by IBM) falls under _________ phase of computer graphics. 

a. gestational 

b. childhood 

c. adulthood  

57. The computer graphics field entered into the adulthood period in ___________. 

a. 1971 

b. 1981 

c. 1984 
d. 1993 

58. GPU stands for ___________. 

a. Graphics Production Unit 

b. Graphics Processing Unit 

c. Graphics Pipeline Unit 

59. In ______________ stage3D scene is mapped to 2D scene. 

a. object representation 

b. scan Conversion 

c. viewing transformation 

60. Space-partitioning methods include techniques such as constructive solid geometry. 

a. True 

b. False 

61. Quadric surfaces refer to those objects, which (or the surface of which) are described with degree 3 equations
(i.e., cubic equations). 

a. True 

b. False 

62. The idea of fitting a set of control points with several polynomials to generate curve is called _________. 

a. Spline 

b. Point 

c. Boundary 

63. De Casteljau algorithm used to generate ________.  

a. Bezier line 

b. Bezier curves 

c. Bezier surface 

d. Bezier control point 

64. Techniques that represent an object by representing the individual object surfaces are ____________. 
a. Point sample representation 

b. Boundary representation 

c. Sweep representation  

65. Two sweep representation techniques used in computer graphics are Sweep surface and __________. 

a. Sweep points 

b. Sweep volume 

c. Surface of revolution 

d. Surface of evolution 

66. Mesh representation is one of the subcategories of _________. 

a. Point sample representation 

b. Boundary representation 

c. Sweep representation 

67. Sphere is an example of quadratic surface. 

a. True 

b. False 

68. __________ support local controllability. 

a. Natural cubic splines 

b. Hermite Cubic Splines 

69. The two types of continuing conditions are, (choose the correct options) 

a. Parametric continuity and geometric continuity 

b. Parametric continuity and trigonometric continuity 

c. Trigonometric continuity and geometric continuity 

70. Which was the first mass communication medium?

a. Newspaper
b. Magazine
c. Television
d. Radio
71. ___ was approved as an international standard for digital video in the year 1993.
a. MPEG-2.2
b. MPEG-1.5
c. MPEG-1
d. MPEG-4

72. ___ media triggers our hearing senses.

a. Auditory
b. Visual
c. Braille
d. None of the above

73. Representation media refers to how the information is represented internally by the computer.
a. True
b. False

74. The ___ step towards the digitization of analog signals is discretization.
a. Second
b. Final
c. Fourth
d. First

75. ASCII stands for American Standard Code for ___ Interchange.
a. International
b. Information
c. Internal
d. Index

76. HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language.

a. True
b. False

77. Each ___ represents a particular colour.

a. Frame
b. Character
c. Pixel value
d. None of the above

78. A photograph is an analog image and a ___ can convert it into a digital image.
a. Printer
b. Scanner
c. Webcam
d. Camera

79. We can hear the sound if it is within 20 to ___ Hz.

a. 20,000
b. 30,000
c. 40,000
d. 50,000

80. ___ signals are digitized using pulse code modulation.

a. Video
b. Radio
c. Audio
d. Digital

81. CD-DA audio uses a sample rate of 44,100 samples per ___.
a. Second
b. Minute
c. Hour
d. day

82. Digital samples of sound are generated using a synthesizer.

a. Scanner
b. Digitizer
c. Synthesizer
d. Modifier
83. Compression is applied after the transmission of information.
a. True
b. False
84. The ___ is performed at the decoder.
a. Decompression
b. Compression
c. Depression
d. Encoding
85. Lossless compression algorithm is said to be ___.
a. Irreversible
b. Reversible
c. Fixed
d. None of the above
86. Entropy encoding, focuses on how the information is ___.
a. Copied
b. Enabled
c. Encoded
d. Represented
87. The codeword generated using Run-Length encoding consists of two values – the character/bit and the
number of occurrences of that character/bit.
a. True
b. False
88. Entropy is the minimum number of ___ needed to represent a symbol.
a. Pixels
b. Bits
c. Signals
d. Characters
89. In differential encoding, the difference between the amplitude values is taken as ___.
a. Zero
b. Signals
c. Code words
d. Passcodes
90. A ___ tree is a tree having two children.
a. Binary
b. Tertiary
c. Primary
d. Mono
91. In the image function, the ___ at any coordinates represents intensity.
a. Frequency
b. Size
c. Amplitude
d. Variance
92. Bitmap graphics are composed of large dots of the same or different colours.
a. True
b. False
93. The quality of ___ remains unchanged even if the size is increased or decreased.
a. Vector graphics
b. Illustrations
c. Photographs
d. Line images
94. Captured image format is the image format that comes out of an image frame grabber.
a. True
b. False

95. When an image has ___ levels, it is referred to as a k-bit image.

a. Blue
b. Red
c. White
d. Gray
96. If the sampling rate is determined by the ___ of the communication channel, then the signal is known as a
band-limited signal.
a. Bandwidth
b. Frequency
c. Variance
d. Speed
97. In ___, the difference between the amplitude of successive samples is only encoded.
a. GIF
b. DPCM
c. GSM
d. ADPCM
98. Which of these describes the dimensions of video screens and video picture elements.
a. Picture ratio
b. Aspect ratio
c. Video ratio
d. Pixel ratio
99. When ___ frames are similar then it is known as temporal redundancy.
a. Opposite
b. Parallel
c. Diagonal
d. Adjacent
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100. ___ is a primary memory. It is a ___ device where we can read as well as write to it.
a. RAM, memory
b. CPU, Image
c. GPRS, audio
d. RAM, image
101. The size of frame buffer (video memory) depends on
E. resolution only
F. number of different colors only
G. both (b) and(c)
H. computer byte

102. The process of digitizing a picture definition given in an application program into a set of pixel-intensity
Values is called .
A. animation
B. sampling
C. rasterization
D. scan conversion

103. Graphics can be -

A. Simulation
B. Drawing
C. Movies, photographs
D. All of the above

104. Computer graphics allows .

A. user interface
B. Plotting of graphics and chart
C. office automation and desktop publishing
D. All of the above

105. A user can make any change in the image using -

A. Interactive computer graphics

B. Non-Interactive computer graphics
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above

106. Which one of the following is the primarily used output device?

A. Video monitor
B. Scanner
C. Speaker
D. Printer

107. Which one of the following terms is used for the area of the computer captured by an application?

A. Display
B. Window
C. Viewport
D. None of the above

108. Aspect Ratio can be defined as -

A. The ratio of the vertical points to horizontal points

B. of pixels
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of the above

109. DDA stands for -

A. Direct differential analyzer

B. Digital differential analyzer
C. Data differential analyzer
 D. Door difference analyzer

110. From the given list of options, which one is the accurate and efficient line-generating algorithm?

A. Midpoint algorithm
B. DDA algorithm
C. Bresenham's Line algorithm
D. None of the above

111. The process of positioning an object along a straight line path from one coordinate point to another is called -
A. Translation
B. Reflection
C. Shearing
D. Transformation

112. Which of the following equation is used in 2D translation to move a point(x,y) to the new point (x',y')?
A. x' = x + ty and y' = y + tx
B. x' = x - tx and y' = y - ty
C. x' = x + tx and y' = y + ty
D. x' = x + tx and y' = y - ty

113. The process of repositioning an object along a circular path is called -

A. Translation
B. Rotation
C. Scaling
D. None of the above

114. Which of the following is must be specified to generate a rotation?

A. Rotational distance
B. Rotation angle
C. Co-ordinates
D. None of the above

115. Which of the following transformation is used for altering the object's size?
A. Translation
B. Rotation
C. Scaling
D. None of the above

116. The Cohen-Sutherland algorithm divides the two-dimensional space in how many regions?

A. 9
B. 8
C. 18
D. 23

117. Which one of the following is the most commonly used and basic input device?
 A. Mouse
B. Keyboard
C. Scanner
D. Printer

118. Which of the following device is used for the 3D positioning of an object?
A. Trackball
B. Mouse
C. Space ball
D. All of the above

119. Which is a common device for painting or selecting the object's co-ordinate positions?
A. Digitizer
B. Touch panel
C. Image scanner
D. Keyboard

43) If both the and points of a line are

exterior to the window then,
(a) It is completely exterior to the
window
(b) The line is not necessarily
complete exterior of the window
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
44) If a and b are endpoints of a line,
then an algorithm for identifying
completely visible and most invisible
lines
might be:
(a) Visibility algorithm
(b) Simple visibility algorithm
(c) Complex visibility algorithm
(d) None of the above

45) Endpoint code checking can

easily be implemented when
_________ are available.
(a) Byte manipulation
(b) Megabyte manipulation
(c) Bit manipulation
(d) None of the above
46) Midpoint subdivision algorithm
woods direct calculation by
performing
(a) Sequential search
(b) Direct search
(c) Binary search
(d) None of the above

47) In hardware division by 2 can be

accomplished by shifting each bit to
the –
(a) Right
(b) Left
(c) Up
(d) Down

48) Polygon clipping operator on

(a) Vertices
(b) Edges of the polygon
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

49) The object is held stationary

while the coordinate system is moved
relative to the object is called
(a) Geometric Transformation
(b) Coordinate transformation
(c) Translation
(d) Rotation

50) The object is held stationary

while the coordinates system is
moved relation to the object is called.
(a) Geometric transformation
(b) Coordinate transformation
(c) Translation
(d) Rotation
51) The object is displaced a given
distance and direction its original
position is called
(a) Translation (b) Rotation
(c) Transformation (d) Scaling
120. Types of computer graphics are

A. AaAsA. Vector and raster

B. Scalar and raster
C. Vector and scalar
D. none of these