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Student Information:

Name: _____________________________________ ID: ___________

Wolkite University

College of Computing and Informatics

Department of Software Engineering

Course: Multimedia Systems (SEng5091)

Target group: 5th year 1st Semester

Instructor: Mekuria Gemechu

INSTRUCTIONS:

 This examination is ONE HOUR in length. Please answer all questions on this question.
 The examination will be marked out of 30. Budget your time carefully.
 Write your name and ID on the provided space to do so.
 Do not bring any unauthorized material (e.g. written notes, etc.).
 Make sure your mobile phone is switched off and place it at the front together with any
bags, books, coats etc. Then find your seat.
 Keep your eyes on your own paper. Remember, copying is cheating! This will lead to F.

FOR INSTRUCTOR’S USE ONLY!

Part I (10%) Part II (5%) Part III (5%) Part IV Total

(10%)
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Good Luck!

I. For the following Questions choose the best answer! (Each

weigh 1pt)
1. The shockwave format was developed by
A. Microsoft B. Apple C. IBM D. Macromedia
2. MIDI was developed in ___ year.
A. 1962 B. 1982 C. 1972 D.1942
3. Which of the following file extensions would be used for a Quick Time movie?
A. .mpeg B. .swf C. .mov D. .ram
4. _________ is used to reduce the size of multimedia files.
A. Data compression B. Data coupling C. Data dependency D. Data handling
5. In which type of streaming multimedia file is delivered to the client, but not stored?
A. Progressive download B. Real-time streaming C. Compression D. None
6. The test color in the presentation should contrast with the _____ color.
A. CPU B. Frame C. Stack D. Background
7. A frame buffer on a black and white system with one bit per pixel is commonly
called:
A. Grayscale B. Bitmap C. Multimap D. None
8. Which one of the following audio formats was developed by Microsoft?
A. AIFF B. MIDI C. RealAudio D. WAV
9. What does AVI stand for?
A. Audio for Voice on the Internet C. Audio Voice Interleaved
B. Audio Video Interleaved D. Adapted Video for Internet
10. Hardware that creates sound from a mathematical representation
A. Sound Synthesizer B. Stampers C. Speaker D. None

II. If the following statement is correct write “True” and if wrong

write “False”! (Each weigh 1pt)
1. Vector image formats are used only for line drawings. True
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2. A 640 x 480 8-bit color image requires the same storage as 8-bit grayscale. True
3. In passive multimedia, information is read or viewed in a continuous sequence. True
4. Scanner is an output device. False
5. A microphone is used for listening to digitally recorded sound. False

III. For the following questions fill in the blanks! (Each weigh 1pt)
1. For recording sound, there must be Sound Recorder in the system unit.
2. Bitmap images are not editable.
3. Video refers to the moving picture, accompanied by sound such as a picture in television.
4. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key.
5. The RealVideo format was developed for the Internet by Real Media.

IV. Answer the following questions according with neat and clear
answers! (10Pts)
1. Why is file or data compression necessary for Multimedia activities? (2pts)
 Multimedia files are very large therefore for storage, file transfer etc. file sizes need
to be reduced. Text and other files may also be encoded/compressed for email and
other applications.
2. Give a definition of multimedia and multimedia system. (2Pts)
 Multimedia is the field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text,
graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video), animation, audio, and any other
media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and
processed digitally. A Multimedia System is a system capable of processing
multimedia data and applications.
3. List the four basic characteristics of multimedia system? (2Pts)
 Multimedia systems must be computer controlled.
 Multimedia systems are integrated.
 The information they handle must be represented digitally.
 The interface to the final presentation of media is usually interactive.
4. A file contains the following characters with the frequencies as shown. If Huffman
Coding is used for data compression, determine: (4Pts)
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A. Build a Huffman Tree from input characters.

B. Traverse the Huffman Tree and assign codes to characters.