M.C.A-M.C.A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS(Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2011)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.C.A. (NS) DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2011.
MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
(2001 onwards)
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
(5 × 20 = 100)
1. (a) What are the five basic components of the early multimedia system? Explain. (10)
(b) What are the different types of development tools? Explain. (10)
2. (a) Explain the four broad types of hypermedia system. (10)
(b) What do you mean by cross-platform compatibility? Explain the three ways of implementing cross-platform compatibility. (10)
3. (a) Describe the factors influencing the choice of a suitable storage system for multimedia. (10)
(b) Write a brief note on the following : (10)
(i) RAID
(ii) Optical media.
4. (a) Discuss briefly about compact disk-digital audio (CD-DA) and compact disk-readonly memory (CD-ROM). (10)
(b) List and explain any two standards used for compressing bitonal images. (10)
5. (a) Draw the block diagram of a sound system and explain the working principle. (10)
(b) Discuss briefly about musical instrument digital interface (MIDI). (10)
6. (a) What are the three different coding schemes recommended by the MPEG committee? Explain. (10)
(b) What are the two formats adopted by ITU-T for video telephony? Explain. (10)
7. (a) Describe the four stages used in developing a multimedia application. (10)
(b) What are the four important features of object-oriented system? Explain. (10)
8. (a) Describe the four main applications of interactive TV. (10)
(b) Discuss briefly about the following : (10)
(i) Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
(ii) Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)

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