INSY 2303 EXAM 1 review 2022/2023 with complete solutions.
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INSY 2303
Digital Revolution
is an ongoing process of social, political, and economic change brought about by digital technology, such as microchips, computers, and the Internet.
Convergence
The expansion of cloud computing , a process by which several technologies with distinct functionalities evolve...
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Digital Revolution - Answer is an ongoing process of social, political, and economic
change brought about by digital technology, such as microchips, computers, and the
Internet.
Convergence - Answer The expansion of cloud computing , a process by which several
technologies with distinct functionalities evolve to form a single product. Your computer
plays movies. Your cell phone has a camera. Your clock has a radio.
The Web - Answer is a collection of linked documents, graphics, and audio that can be
accessed over the Internet.
Cloud Computing - Answer which provided access to information, applications,
communications, and storage over the Internet.
Digital data - Answer Text, numbers, graphics, or sound represented by discrete digits,
such as 1s and 0s.
Analog Data - Answer Data that is measured or represented on a continuously varying
scale, such as a dimmer switch or a watch with a sweep second hand.
Digitization - Answer Converting non-digital information or media to a digital format
through the use of a scanner, sampler, or other input device.
Compression - Answer A ratio such as 5:1 indicating the amount of compression that
has been applied to a file. High compression ratios such as 35:1 indicate more
compression so data can be contained in smaller files.
Lossy - Answer Any data compression technique in which some of the data is sacrificed
to obtain more compression.
Lossless - Answer A compression technique that is able to reconstitute all of the data in
the original file; hence lossless means that this compression technique does not lose
data.
Image Resolution - Answer The number of pixels in an image, usually expressed as
horizontal pixels × vertical pixels.
Aspect Ratio - Answer The ratio of the width and height of an image or display screen.
Pixel Interpolation - Answer A process that is used by graphics software to average the
color of adjacent pixels in an image, usually when the image is enlarged.
, Audio Sampling Rate - Answer The number of times per second a sound is measured
during the recording process.
Data - Answer In the context of computing and data management, data refers to the
symbols that a computer uses to represent facts and ideas.
Information - Answer A computer system that collects, stores, and processes
information, usually within the context of an organization.
Bitmap - Answer An image, such as a digital photo, that is stored as a grid work of
colored dots.
Vector Graphics - Answer An image generated from descriptions that specify the
position, length, and direction in which lines and shapes are drawn.
Realism - Answer the rendering process can take into account the way that light shines
on surfaces and creates shadows.
3-D Graphics - Answer are based on vectors stored as a set of instructions describing
the coordinates for lines and shapes in a three-dimensional space.
Vectors - Answer Lines and curves that form simple shapes.
Rendering - Answer In graphics software, the process of creating a 3-D solid image by
covering a wireframe drawing and applying computer-generated highlights and
shadows.
Ease of Editing- - Answer Ability to edit vector or bit map. Vector easier to edit
Resizing - Answer - Ability to resize vector or bitmap. Vector resizes proportionally while
bitmap maintains resolution.
Ray Tracing - Answer A technique by which light and shadows are added to a 3-D
image.
Instruction Set - Answer The collection of instructions that a CPU is designed to
process.
Software- - Answer The instructions that direct a computer to perform a task, interact
with a user, or process data.
Application- - Answer Computer programs that help users perform a specific task such
as word processing.
Operating system- - Answer The software that controls the computer's use of its
hardware resources, such as memory and disk storage space.
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