2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Technologies Total marks 40 General Instructions Reading time 5 minutes Working time 1 1 2 hours Write using black pen Draw diagrams using pencil Board-approved calculators may be used Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of page 5 Section I Pages 2 4 10 marks Attempt Questions 1 10 Allow about 20 minutes for this section Section II Pages 5 7 15 marks Attempt Questions 11 15 Allow about 35 minutes for this section Section III Page 9 15 marks Attempt Question 16 Allow about 35 minutes for this section 2400
Section I 10 marks Attempt Questions 1 10 Allow about 20 minutes for this section Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1 10. 1 Which of the following file formats allows for images to be animated? (A) BMP (B) GIF (C) JPEG (D) TIFF 2 What are stock photographs? (A) Basic, low resolution photographs (B) Photographs stored on a memory card (C) Photographs that may be purchased and used by anyone (D) Photographs owned and used by amateur photographers 3 Which command has been applied to achieve the effect shown? Original image Manipulated image (A) Rotate (B) Skew (C) Stretch (D) Twist 2
4 What is the standard frame rate for video animation? (A) 4 fps (B) 10 fps (C) 24 fps (D) 60 fps 5 What is the purpose of a storyboard? (A) To visually convey sequencing in graphical form (B) To list instructions to assist in developing the video or animation (C) To provide codes used to enable smooth transitions between web pages (D) To allow instructions developed in one program to be sequenced by another program 6 Which of the following is used in developing 2D animation? (A) Path animation (B) Wire frame animation (C) Walk-through animation (D) Motion capture animation 7 How many pixels are there in a graphic resolution with a width of 1920 and a height of 1080? (A) 1.77 (B) 3000 (C) 2073.6 (D) 2 073 600 8 Which of the following is the most effective way to add elements such as font, colours and spacing to web documents? (A) Using cascading style sheets (B) Scanning the elements into web documents (C) Using compatible font, colours and graphics (D) Sketching the required elements and copying them into place 3
9 Which of the following features has the most impact on the image quality of compressed video? (A) Sharpness (B) (C) Background Time of day (D) Focal length from the subject 10 Streaming media storage size can be calculated by using the following formula: length (in seconds) bit rate (in bit/s) Storage size (in megabytes) =. 8 1024 1024 How many megabytes of storage will be required for one hour of video encoded at 300 kbit/s? (A) 0.0358 (B) 2.145 (C) 21.458 (D) 128.746 4 2016 Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW
2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Technologies Section II 15 marks Attempt Questions 11 15 Allow about 35 minutes for this section Centre Number Student Number Answer the questions in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for the expected length of response. Show all relevant working in questions involving calculations. Question 11 (1 mark) What is the purpose of hyperlinks? Question 12 (3 marks) Explain how quality and file size are affected when vector and bit-mapped images are enlarged. 2401 5
Question 13 (3 marks) Describe a method of converting analogue sound signals to digital sound signals. Question 14 (3 marks) How can sound and video be synchronised when filming objects over a distance? 6
Question 15 (5 marks) Explain how both the creator and the consumer of digital content are affected by intellectual property protection. 7
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2016 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION Industrial Technology Multimedia Technologies Section III 15 marks Attempt Question 16 Allow about 35 minutes for this section Answer part (a) of the question in a writing booklet. Answer part (b) of the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. Extra writing booklets are available. Question 16 (15 marks) Answer part (a) of the question in a writing booklet. (a) Using an example, outline the purpose of risk assessment within the multimedia industry. 5 Answer part (b) of the question in a SEPARATE writing booklet. (b) Explain how particular historical developments have influenced the multimedia industry. 10 End of paper 2402 9
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