BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION

NAME: CHIEDZA D MADONDO

REG NUMBER: B190614B

PROGRAMME: BSC (HONS) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

COURSE NARRATION: COMPUTER GRAPHICS

COURSE CODE: CS411

ASSIGNMENT: ONE
a) Differentiate random scan and raster scan [20]
ANSWER

DIFFERENCE RASTER SCAN RANDOM SCAN

Resolution It has poor or less resolution It has high resolution because
because picture definition is it stores picture definition as a
stored as an intensity value. set of line commands.
Electron beam Electron bean is directed from Electron beam is directed to
top to bottom and one row at a only that part of screen where
time on screen, but electron picture is required to be
beam is directed to whole drawn, one line at a time so
screen. also called Vector Display
Cost It is less expensive It is costlier than Raster Scan
Refresh rate Refresh rate is 60 to 80 frame Refresh rate depends on the
per second. number of lines to be
displayed i.e. 30 to 60/sec
Picture It stores picture definition in It stores picture definition as a
definition refresh buffer called Frame set of line commands called
Buffer. Refresh Display File.
Line drawing Zig-zag line is produced Smooth line is produced
because plotted value are because directly the line path
discrete. is followed by electron beam.
Realism in It contains shadow, advance It does not contain shadow
display shading and hidden surface and hidden surface technique
technique so gives the realistic so it cannot give realistic
display scenes. display of scenes.
Image drawing It uses pixels along scan lines It is designed for line drawing
for drawing an image. applications and uses various
mathematical function to
draw.