Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia June-2004

Q1(a). List five multimedia facilities needed by Distributed
Learning Environ¬ments. Further, list any five uses of multimedia in education.

(b) Calculate the size of digital recording for a 20 second stereo
recording at 22:05 KHz and at 16-bit resolution.

© Give two applications each of ‘Hypertext’ in the following
areas :

(i) Software Engineering

(ii) User Assistance

(iii) Dictionaries and Reference books

(iv) Newspapers and Magazines

(v)Law

(d) Give the following multimedia file formats
(i)CGM
(ii)PCD
(iii)VOC
(iv) AVI
(v)MFF

Q2. List and describe the five components of multimedia. Give
two software drivers required for multimedia support Further, list three communication
devices used in multimedia applications.

Q3. List any five applications of multimedia in the following
areas:

(i) Business

(ii) Communication

(iii) Publishing Industry

Q4(a). What is an authoring tool? List four characteristics needed
for selecting a multimedia authoring software. How is Quick Time related to
other authoring tools? Explain this with a diagram.

(b) Compare any five features of DVD-ROM and CD-ROM.

Q5. List the eight phases in multimedia application development
Explain, taking the example of IGNOU, how the multimedia application can be
used to facilitate the course delivery to its students.

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia Dec-2003

Q1(a). What is morphing? How is it similar to/different from Warping?

(b)What are multimedia pedagogues? How do they support the teaching and learn¬ing?

© What is hypertext? Describe its applications.

(d) Describe the basic feature of any one of the following authoring tools:

(i) Macromedia Director
(ii) Authorware Professional

Q2. What are the various hardware components needed for multimedia display and development? Describe the usage of these components.

Q3. Describe the usage of multimedia in the following applications:

(a) A web-based information portal
(b) An interactive audio
© A distributed learning platform

The main elements of such kind of environment of learning are:

Collaboration
Distance Cooperation
Deferred or Real Time Communication
Distributed Data
Multimedia Interface

Q4. Suppose you are asked to develop a multimedia tutor for the topics of “Com¬puter Fundamentals". Describe the process of multimedia development for the above tutor. Give description on each step of developers in the context of above application.

Q5. Compare and contrast the features of various authoring tools available. Indi¬cate which type of application a given authoring tool is more suitable for. Give proper justification in support of your answer.

Qusetion Paper of CS-66 Multimedia June-2003

Q1(a). Multimedia is the tool for teaching tomorrow. Comment on the above statement .

(b) A multimedia hardware platform is to be used for delivering multimedia based tutorials available on the CD. What will be the con figuration of such multimedia computers. Describe the purpose of each component in your selection.

© What are the various sound formats that may be allowed in multimedia? Describe in detail any one of them.

(d) Describe the features of any one of the following multimedia SAV:

(i) Macromedia Director

(ii) Authorware

Q2. Describe the process of development of advertising capsule of small duration through multimedia.

Q3. What are the features that you may look for while selecting development tools for Animation using series of pictures, Video editing and Simulating a practical session in multimedia?

Q4. A multimedia teaching aid is to be developed for teaching Binary Search Tree data structure. How will you design this multimedia? Give details on the objectives target audience, resource requirements and advantages of making the above multimedia. Which of the multimedia components would you like to include in your above tutorial? Give reasons.

Q5. Describe how multimedia can be used in the following:

(a) A Conference

(b) A Library

© A Museum

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia Dec-2002

Q1(a). “Multimedia is stronger than multiple-media as it is interactive in nature.” Comment on the above statement.

(b) What are the hardware components needed for professional multimedia development platforms? Define the purpose of each of the hardware components.

© What is morphing? Describe a situation where it can be used.

(d) Describe the features of any one of the following multimedia development platforms:
(i) Flash
(ii) Authorware

Q2. Describe the process of planning and development of a mathematics tutorial through multimedia.
Q3. Describe the features that you will consider while selecting a development tool for the following multimedia components:

(a) Sound/Audio
(b) Graphics
© Animation

Q4. Suggest suitable areas from your curriculum where multimedia can be used for teaching English (as per course CS610). Give details in the form of objectives, target audience, resource requirements and advantages of making multimedia for the area/application suggested.

Q5. Describe how multimedia can be used in the following:

(a) Airline reservation system
(b) Railway enquiry system
© An auditorium

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia June-2002

Q l (a). “Multimedia is not just Hardware but also Software". Comment on the above statement.

(b) What are the various multimedia hardware components? What additional components of hardware will be needed in case you want to download multimedia contents from the Internet?

© What is MIDI in the context of multimedia? Describe one application of it.

(d) Describe the basic feature of any one of the following authoring tools:

(i) Macromedia Director

(ii) Authoware Professional

Q2. A multimedia tutorial is to be developed for delivery through Internet. How will you plan and develop the application?

Q3. For making a digital multimedia one has to use many different types of packages *n addition to authoring tools. Describe features of the packages (other than authoring tools) that might be needed for development of multimedia.

Q4. Suggest various areas where multimedia can be used in a university. Take any one of the suggested area/application and define its objectives, prospective viewers, resource requirements and advantages/disadvantages.
Q5. Describe how multimedia can be used in the following:
(a) A hospital
(b)Bank
© Bus stand

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia Dec-2001

Q1(a). What is Multimedia? What are its advantages? Where can one use Multimedia?

(b) What are the various hardware components needed for Multimedia display and development ? Describe the usage of these components.

© What is the purpose of Multimedia authoring tools? Does Multimedia development starts with multimedia authoring? Describe one of the tools that may be used for multimedia authoring.

(d) What is Morphing? How is it similar/different to that of warping?

Q2. Suppose you are asked to develop a multimedia presentation that is to be used for presentation of Information through Internet. The speciality of the application is that the tutorial information is dispersed on many sites and these tools present the information as a single source with search facility. How will you plan and develop the suggested application?

Q3. Compare and contrast the features of various authoring tools available. Indicate which type of application a given authoring tool is more suitable for. Give justification in support of your answer.

Q4. Suggest various areas of applications, where multimedia may be used in Hospitals. Describe one of the areas in details giving the objectives, prospective viewers, approximate resource requirements for one of the applications.

Q5. Describe how multimedia can be used in the following:
(a) A Museum
(b) Railway station/bus station
© A departmental store.

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia June -2001

Q1 (i). Compare and contrast the following in the context of Multimedia:

(a) CD-ROM and DVD
(b) Analog Audio and Digital Audio
© Analog Video and Digital Video
(d) Icon based and time based multimedia authoring soft wares.

(ii) What do you mean by animation ? Describe two applications of animation.

There are endless examples of the applications of animation. Two examples where it is used are following : In Analysis and Understanding

(iii) What do you mean by hypertext? Describe its applications.

Q2. Suppose you are asked to develope a multimedia tutor for the topics of “Introduction of Computer". Describe the process of multimedia development for the above tutor. Give description on each step of development in the context of above application.

Q3. Suppose you are developing a multimedia which requires lot of animation and interaction. Compare and contrast the features of various authoring software for suitability for the above application. Choose one soft ware for final development and describe reasons of your selection.

There are four basic function provided by almost all authoring software:

Importing:

Creating:

Integrating: it should allow you to define sequences and provide linkages

Delivering:

Q4. What are the areas in education, except preparing a tutorial, where multimedia may be used? Describe one example for each identified area.

Q5. Describe how multimedia can be used in the following:

(a) Reception of a hospital
(b) Visitor Lounge of a company
© Bookstore

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia Jan-2001

Q l.(i) Compare and contrast the following

(a) Analog audio and Digital audio
(b) Analog video and Digital video
© Analog image and Digital image
(d) JPEG and MPEG

(ii) Give various input/output devices for multimedia applications.

(iii) Give various storage devices for multimedia.

Q2. How can multimedia be used in education ? Describe an example of multimedia use in education ? Describe an example of multimedia use in education. How is it going to be advantageous in comparison to printed books ?
Q3. What is the need of authoring software ? What are the basic features needed in an authoring software ? Compare the features of any two authoring software in the context of “creation of games multimedia".

Q4. Assume that you have been assigned the job of creation of Windows tutor. Design the multimedia tutor for the above case. Explain each step of the process of development by giving suitable details.

Q5. Describe the usage of multimedia in the following applications:

(a) web-based information portal

(b) An interactive audio

© A distributed learning platform

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia June -2005

Q.l(a) What is multimedia ? Explain three major components of multimedia.
(b) Explain the role of software in multimedia. List four major recent soft wares in the multimedia industry.

© Identify, and briefly explain, four important multimedia services which are used with the advances in communication technology.

(d) Explain what an Everest Authoring System is. List, and explain, its four major features.

(e) What are Annotations ? Explain the role of annotations in the applications of hypertext, using an example.

(f) Explain the need of interface design for developing content material. How does psychology of learning affect the design process ? Discuss three major rules in designing the computer based instruction material.

Q.2(a) Explain the role of DVD-RAM for writing and deleting the content, With a suitable diagram. Compare it with CD-ROM, on the basis of at ‘east two features of each.

(b) What is an explanatory system ? Explain how multimedia can be used to develop an explanatory system.

Q.3(a) Explain four major application areas for multimedia.

(b) Describe two ways in which simulation can improve the quality of an interactive system for teaching and learning.

© Identify a type of multimedia suitable to teach the practical component of computer based courses, and explain it. Also design a diagram for the user interface.

When we are assigning the job of creation of windows tutor that time we consider the interface design :

Q.4(a) List two major categories of multimedia development tools. Also mention the programs which act as multimedia development tools for these categories.

Major categories of multimedia development tools :

Analysis Tools
Design Tools
Management Tools
Production Tools
Evaluation tools

(b) Explain four major features of authoring system.

There are four basic features or all authoring software:

Importing
Creating
Integrating

© What is a hypertext ? Explain two major computer applications and business applications of hypertext.
Q.5(a)Give the major steps in the planning process of any multimedia programme/application, with the help of an appropriate diagram.

(b) Explain the criticality of the copyright issues in the development of multimedia.

© Write three major functions for multimedia authoring tools. Classify the authoring tools available in the market.

Question Paper of CS-66 Multimedia Dec-2004

Ql(a) Explain the need of audio and video components in multimedia applications. How does audio/video enhance the impact of multimedia applications ?

(b) Compare the features of DVD-ROM and CD-ROM.

© List five fundamental rules required for interface design in multimedia applications. Explain them with the help of an example.

(d) List the basic hardware requirements for any multimedia system.

(e) Explain the usefulness of multimedia in medical applications.

(f) Give the pictorial representation of the planning process of multimedia, and explain it

Q2(a) What is a Macromedia Director ? Explain its features. Also mention any three types of applications that can be developed by using it.

(b) Explain the role of multimedia in a CBT (Computer Based Tutor) to teach any Computer Science course.
© List and explain the legal issues related to copyright in multimedia applications.

Q3(a) Identify the various types of multimedia to teach the practical component for any Science course. Design a rough sketch for the user interface.

(b) List and explain, three types of authoring tools available in the market.

Authorware Professional

© What is a simulation ? List and explain, the categories of simulations.

Q4(a) Explain the need for understanding the psychology of a learner during interface design.
(b) Explain how multimedia can improve the quality of advertising of a product using the Internet.

Q5(a) What is digital audio ? Write two differences between conventional audio and digital audio.
(b) Explain the term “collaboration” in terms of multimedia.

© Explain the role of multimedia in E-commerce applications.