QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔An compresses digital data to save space - ✔✔digital signal processor (DSP)
✔✔Typically, music notation software allows notes to be entered by _______ -
✔✔clicking note buttons and then clicking them on to a staff in the score
✔✔A ______ is a special type of serial port that connects the computer to an electronic
musical instrument or other input device, such as an electronic piano keyboard -
✔✔MIDI port
✔✔A sequencer is a software program program or dedicated device that ______ -
✔✔records, processes, edits, and plays back MIDI data through an instrument or
computer speaker
✔✔_______ captures movement as a series of symbols so that it can be shared with
others - ✔✔Dance notation software
✔✔Computer graphics essentially involves drawing pictures and surface textures on
computers, a process also called _______ - ✔✔rendering
✔✔A ________ offers many high end features, but also has its lens fixed to the camera
body - ✔✔prosumer camera
✔✔The first step in the digital video editing process is ______ which involves
segmenting the video into smaller pieces that can be managed more easily -
✔✔splitting
✔✔________ is a process used in colorinzing films that involves having computer
software determine which colors to include between manually colored frames and then
automatically fill in the correct colors - ✔✔Interpolation
✔✔To create a 3D animation every object in a scene must have a _______ which is
made up of a mesh like set of lines that follow the contours of the object - ✔✔wireframe
model
✔✔Name the components of a MIDI system. - ✔✔MIDI port, MIDI protocol, and the
Standard MIDI file format.
✔✔A(n) ____ is a peripheral device or chip that creates sound from digital instructions
input by the user. - ✔✔synthesizer
, ✔✔True or False: The RIAA is focusing primarily on companies in their battle against
copyright infringement - ✔✔False
✔✔What is a fractal - ✔✔A fractal is an art form that uses mathematical formulas to
create a geometric pattern that is repeated over and over, either at smaller or larger
scales.
✔✔What is splitting? - ✔✔Splitting involves segmenting a video into smaller scenes for
easier editing.
✔✔_________ is a special effect in which one video image is transformed into another
image over the course of several frames of video - ✔✔Morphing
✔✔True or False: It is legal to add still or video images to live broadcasts so that they
look as if they are part of the original scene. - ✔✔True
✔✔In 3-D animation, a(n) _____ model forms the basis for generating an artificial
character or object. - ✔✔wireframe
✔✔The _______ which is the most powerful electronic control unit in most cars,
communicates with a wide range of vehicle components - ✔✔engine control module
✔✔An is designed to keep a cars wheels from seizing up or skidding as a driver slows
down so more traction is avaliable to steer out of harms way - ✔✔antilock braking
system(ABS)
✔✔the key difference between lidar and radar in adaptive cruise control system is that
lidar ______ - ✔✔uses lasers, not radio waves, to determine the range to an object
✔✔With a device, also referred to as an onboard satellite navigation system, a cars
current location can be tracked at any point, based on signals sent to and recieved from
satellites around the globe - ✔✔GPS
✔✔_______ is an emerging techonolgy field that combines computers, location sensing
technology such as GPS and wireless data in a car - ✔✔telematics
✔✔The _______ system which uses a cellular radio based system to connect drivers
with a live operator, is a GM-branded call center telematics system - ✔✔OnStar
✔✔A _________ is a small radio frequency identification (RFID) plastic sticker that you
attach to your car windshield to use an electronic toll collection system - ✔✔transponder