Multimedia Systems Development Assignment
Question 1
1. Why was the Macintosh a turning point in multimedia computing?
2. Why was Tim Berners-lee's development of the World Wide Web significant in the evolution of multimedia?
Question 2
Give a satisfying explanation for the following terms, use examples and at least 2 references, other than the textbook, to justify your answer:
- Parity bit
- Quantization
- Transfer rate
Question 3
1. Identify and explain the three major steps for effective file maintenance.
2. How do clock speed and word size determine the performance of a CPU?
3. which secondary storage devices are appropriate for :
a) Saving data during edit process.
b) Backup data and applications.
c) Distribute data and applications.
d) Transport data and applications.
e) Archive data and applications.