A ____ graphic is composed of a grid of dots.

A bitmap graphic is also called a(n) ____ graphic.

When you use a digital camera, your photos are stored as ____ graphics.

A ____ digitizes real objects.

____ memory is a popular technology for digital camera memory modules.

If your computer and your camera have ____ ports, you can connect a cable between these two ports to transfer the photo data.

Some cameras can “beam” the photo data to your computer's ____ port.

A floppy disk ____ is a floppy disk-shaped device that contains a slot for a memory card.

Most cameras store photographic images in ____ or TIFF formats.

Camera manufacturers sometimes express the resolution of digital cameras as ____.

____ is the unit for millions of pixels.

A resolution of 1600 x 1200 would be expressed as ____ megapixels.

When a bitmap graphic is enlarged, it still retains its original ____.

Most experts recommend that Web graphics not exceed ____ KB.

____ refers to the process of selecting part of an image.

Most graphics software uses a process called pixel ____ to create new pixels by averaging the colors of nearby pixels.

With images that contain strong curved or diagonal lines, pixel interpolation can result in ____ effects, such as those in the figure above.

Bitmap graphics are ____ dependent, which means that the quality of the image depends on its ____.

Each pixel in a monochrome bitmap graphic is stored as a ____.

Color ____ is the number of colors that are available for use in an image.

A ____ bitmap would be displayed by manipulating the pattern of "off" and "on" pixels displayed on the screen.

Each pixel in a _____ bitmap graphic is stored as a bit, as shown in the figure above.

A color ____ holds a selection of colors for use in a particular graphic.

A ____ signal represents the absence of color.

A ____ signal represents the highest intensity level for a color.

Because each pixel requires three bytes, a 3.1 megapixel True Color bitmap would require about a ____ megabyte file.

Windows uses a(n) ____ palette that contains 20 permanent colors and 236 colors that can be changed, depending on the application.

____ uses patterns composed of two or more colors to produce the illusion of additional colors and shading, relying on the human eye to blend colors and shapes.

____ is the native bitmap graphics file format of the Microsoft Windows environment.

____ files are not compressed in any way, so this format typically creates the largest graphics files of any file format.

The ____ file format is one of the original personal computer bitmap graphics file formats.

____ graphics are usually 256-color and are automatically compressed to reduce file size without any loss of image quality.

____ is a highly flexible and platform-independent graphics file format that is supported by most photo-editing software packages.

Scanners and digital cameras commonly store bitmaps in ____ format because it supports True Color and can be easily converted into other graphics file formats.

____ is a graphics format with built-in compression that stores True Color bitmap data very efficiently in a small file.

____ was specifically designed to create images that can be displayed on multiple platforms.

____ is a graphics format that was designed to improve on the GIF format.

Although the ____ format is popular, some Web developers express concern about further restrictions or fees that UniSys might require in the future.

A ____ graphic consists of a set of instructions for re-creating a picture.

Which of the following is the filename extension for a vector graphic?

One clue that an image might be a ____ graphic is a flat, cartoon-like quality.

Vector graphics software is sometimes referred to as ____ software.

A ____ is a smooth blending of shades from one color to another, or from light to dark.

Graphics that contain both bitmap and vector data are called ____.

A vector graphic can quite easily be converted into a bitmap graphic through a process called ____.

____ software locates the edges of objects in a bitmap image and converts the resulting shapes into vector graphic objects.

____ can be used to create shading and three-dimensional effects.

Graphics in ____ format are automatically resized when displayed on different screens or when printed.

The process of covering a wireframe with surface color and texture is called ____.

____ video refers to videos that are constructed and played using a personal computer.

An image such as a photograph is probably a(n) ____ graphic

To transfer photo data from a camera to a computer, your camera must have ____.

You have just decreased the resolution and file size of your image by reducing the number of pixels in your graphic. What have you done to your graphic?

You have included a cartoon-like image of a computer in your flyer for your school’s computer lab. What type of graphic is the image most likely?

You have converted a vector image of a sunset into a bitmap graphic. You have decided you want to change the color of the sun from red to orange, but you are unable to make this change. Why?

After video taping your favorite television show, you want to edit out the commercials on your computer. Why can’t you access the television show, even though your video camera, with the tape, is hooked up to your computer?

____ is the industry-standard digital video format for standalone DVD players.

Which of the following is a waveform audio file?

Your audio file lacks tonal qualities of symphony-quality sound; it also does not have full resonance of “real” sound. What kind of audio file might you be using?

The WMA file format ____.

Case Based Critical Thinking Questions

Case 1
Alison is a full-fledged member of the digital revolution taking pictures with her digital camera. She has recently purchased a scanner and a program that enables her to manipulate digital images.

When should she use a digital camera rather than a scanner?

Alison has only taken 10 pictures with her digital camera, but she has run out of storage. Why might this have occurred?

Case 2
Anita fancies herself as an artist on the computer. She is drawing stylized images of the Parthenon with a series of roughly long and rectangular objects for the columns and a triangular object for the roof. These objects are layered according to the artist’s specifications. For instance, the roof object is layered in front of the columns and sky. The characteristic of using this type of graphics gives a great deal of flexibility in arranging and editing image elements.

Which of the following are Anita’s graphics?

What other tools can Anita use to work on her computerized artwork, while keeping the same types of graphic files she is already using?

Case 3
Digital video represents the future as here today. Digital video is classified by its platform such as desktop, Web-based, DVD, and PDA video. Nancy has several types of video media originating from video cameras, video tape, DVRs (digital video recorders), and TV.

What type of video camera could she use to store video formats such as Hi8, S-VHS, and VHS?

Nancy wants to convert analog video signals into digital format. What process will she use?

Nancy can add an internal video to a Web page using the ____ tag.

Case 4
Joseph is working in a modern office with speech recognition equipment and machines such as computers that produce sounds resembling spoken words. His first step is to train the computer to recognize his speaking style, taking into account his accent, pronunciation, and idiomatic expressions.

The first part of the training consists of ____.

“Reh” and “gay” are ____ to a speech synthesizer.

Joseph has noticed that a visually impaired coworker has a ____ read the computer screen aloud when she browses the Internet.