INSY 2303 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Digital Revolution - ANSWERSan ongoing process of social, political, and economic change brought about by digital technology, such as microchips, computers, and the Internet.
Convergence: - ANSWERSprocess by which several technologies with dist...
Digital Revolution - ANSWERSan ongoing process of social, political, and economic change brought about
by digital technology, such as microchips, computers, and the Internet.
Convergence: - ANSWERSprocess by which several technologies with distinct functionalities evolve to
form a single product
The Web - ANSWERSa collection of linked documents, graphics, and audio that can be accessed over the
Internet.
Cloud Computing - ANSWERSprovided access to information, applications, communications, and storage
over the Interne
Bits vs. Bytes - ANSWERSthe word bit is an abbreviation for binary digit, it can be further abbreviated,
usually as a lowercase b. A group of eight bits is called a byte and is usually abbreviated as an uppercase
B
Digital vs. Analog Data - ANSWERSDigital data is text, numbers, graphics, sound, and video that have
been converted into discrete digits such as 0s and 1s. In contrast, analog data is represented using an
infinite scale of values.
Digitization - ANSWERSThe process of converting information, such as text, numbers, photos, or music,
into digital data
Lossy Compression - ANSWERSthrows away some of the original data during the compression process.
Lossless Compression - ANSWERSprovides a way to compress data and reconstitute it into its original
state.
, Image Resolution vs. Aspect Ratio - ANSWERSthe proportional relation between the width and height of
an image or video frame. Video resolutions can be expressed as width × height,
Pixel Interpolation - ANSWERSA 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 - ANSWERSrefers to the number of times per second that a sound is measured
during the recording process
Data vs. Information - ANSWERSdata is used by machines, such as computers; information is used by
humans.
Bitmap vs. Vector Graphics - ANSWERSconsists of a set of instructions for creating a picture
File Size - ANSWERSVector graphics usually require less storage space than bitmaps.
Easy of Editing - ANSWERSIt is easier to edit an object in a vector graphic than an object in a bitmap
graphic.
Resizing - ANSWERSVector graphics resize better than bitmaps
Realism - ANSWERS• Vector graphics are not usually as realistic as bitmap images.
3-D Graphics - ANSWERSare based on vectors stored as a set of instructions describing the coordinates
for lines and shapes in a three-dimensional space.
Vectors - ANSWERSThe vectors form a wireframe that acts in much the same way as the framework of a
pop-up tent.
Rending - ANSWERSThe process of covering a wireframe with surface color and texture
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