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(a)Multimedia
applications can be classified into four basic categories,each relating
to a different metaphor.What are they?[4 marks ]
• Time-based applications (1)
• Card or page-based relational databases (1)
• Icon-based, even-driven tools (logic .ow)(1)
• Theatrical-based applications (1)
(b)State three important
questions you should ask yourself when designing a multimedia application.[3
marks ]
• Who is he target audience?(1)
• What is the program objective(s)?(1)
• What is the structure of the application?(1)
• What multimedia building blocks will be used to present he
proposed content?(1)
• What is the desired degree of interactivity between the user
and the computer?(1)
• What is the expected level of user response?(1)
• What will be needed to play back the proposed program?(1)
(Maximum three marks)
(c)(i)Describe font mood
and its effect on readers.[3 marks ]
Font mood
refers of the feeling associated with a type style (1). The mood projected
by a font style is in part the result of social and technological
conditions hat affect the original design (1). Mood also depends on
individual readers or program users and heir personal tastes, experiences,
education and cultural backgrounds (1).
(ii)Name three ommon types of font moods and a font associated with
each of
them.[3 marks ]
• Trendy: Impact (1)
• Traditional: Bookman (1)
• Classic: AvantGarde (1)
• Playful: Freestyle Script (1)
• Aggressive: Helvetica (1)
• Friendly: Arial (1)
• Informative: Times roman (1)
• Sophisticated: Century expanded (1)1 mark for both name and
mood,for up to three fonts:maximum three marks.
(d)State, in order, the
four basic steps required to produce digital video.[5 marks ]
• Analog Video Acquisition (1)
• Capturing and Storing (1)
• Editing and Adding Special effects (1)
• Delivery and Display (1)
(1)for the correct order.
(e)What is a storyboard?Why is it useful?[3 marks ]
A storyboard represents he proposed multimedia project graphically
(1).The storyboard extends ideas presented in the program script with
a series of templates (1) upon which he multimedia application will
be based (1).
(f)(i)State the four basic
steps in learning.[4 marks ]
Attention
(1),Rehearsal (1),Retrieval (1),Encoding (1)
(ii)Why is it useful for
the developer of a multimedia product to know about these
learning steps?[2 marks ]
A well-designed multimedia application demands the simultaneous attention
of several senses (1).This results in dual encoding of the information,which
enhances the rehearsal process (1).Retrieval is enhanced by associating
sound, ext and images with the information being presented (1).(Maximum
2 marks)
(g)Name three types of
storage media that are suitable for storing a multimedia
application.[3 marks ]
• magnetic disks (1)
• magneto-optical disks (1)
• CD-ROM (1)
• network (1)
(Maximum three marks)
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