Deck 14: The Production Environment: Colorization and Other Technology Issues

Question 1

As described in the book, NASA used image processing to ______ and ______ pictures relayed by spacecraft.

A) kinoscope
B) enhance
C) stabilize
D) zip
E) correct

Answer 1

enhance
correct

Question 2

Colorization does not have any critics-it is universally regarded as a great achievement.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

As a news editor, it is OK to use all image manipulation techniques (e.g., replace a can of soda) in a news image.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Describe two multimedia applications that you have seen. Were they effective? Why or whynot?

Question 5

______ is the name of a missile defense system depicted by animations.

A) AARP
B) Skywalker
C) Star Wars
D) Stellar Constellation
E) none of the answers

Question 6

VR systems are only used for medical applications.54

Question 7

Telepresence refers to the capability to ______.

A) interact in a distant environment with robotic technology.
B) interact with another individual through a conventional videoconferencing system.
C) interact in a distant environment by using a sophisticated cellular telephone system.
D) None of these answers

Question 8

Select the best answer: Which technology (and set of applications) best fits the title of the Moody Blues album: On the Threshold of a Dream.

A) DAB
B) DAT
C) LEO
D) VR

Question 9

With a VR system, could you walk through a building's design to determine its suitability for disabled individuals (e.g., someone in a wheelchair).

Question 10

A ______ society is one in which information is increasingly created and stored in electronicform.

A) atomic
B) hypertext
C) new age
D) paperless

Question 11

Describe two advantages and disadvantages of a paperless society.

Question 12

______ media have made it possible to easily store and exchange graphically-rich information and have opened up electronic publishing to more people.

A) floppy disks
B) USB safes
C) paper
D) optical

Question 13

Since the number of media sources has risen (e.g., through the Internet), there are not any concerns about media concentration.