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BACHELOR IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

CS66 (S) : MULTIMEDIA

Time: 2 hours
Maximum Marks: 75

1. (a) What is multimedia ? Explain at least four applications of multimedia in advertising industry with example. (6)

(b) What is hypertext ? Explain the use of hypertext in any three applications. (6)

(c) What is interface ? Explain why psychology of learner should be taken into consideration at the time of design of a multimedia based learning application. (4)

(d) What is collaborative learning ? Explain five advantages of collaboration and multimedia learning. (7)

(e) Explain briefly seven applications of multimedia in Business. (7)

2. (a) Explain the three categories of presentation tools available for multimedia development. (6)

(b) What is QuickTime ? Explain the working of QuickTime. Also write two advantages of using QuickTime. (9)

3. (a) Explain the use of button element of hypertext with an example. (6)

(b) Explain two basic criteria on which publishing industry can be classified. Also, explain three advantages of using multimedia in publishing industry. (9)

4. (a) What is MEDNET ? Explain two basic services provided by MEDNET. (5)

(b) What is Macromedia Director ? Explain two features of Macromedia Drector. (5)

(c) Explain, with example, the use of storyboard for graphical representation of multimedia project. (5)

5. (a) What is animation ? Explain, with an example, how animations are used in multimedia project. (5)

(b) What is digital audio ? Also explain two advantages of digital audio over conventional audio. (5)

(c) List and describe five multimedia file formats. (5)