May examination Revision Areas

Leisure Pleasure Unit

• Find out the differences between bitmapped graphics versus Vector graphics.
• Find the definitions of the following terms ; dpi, resolution, pixels, bit depth, color depth
• Research on the different image file formats i.e jpeg
• Research of the different audio file formats i.e wav
• Research on the different video  file formats i.e avi
• Distinguish between the following terms; vidcast, podcast, and morphing.
• Multimedia security; Encryption and digital signatures, what are they?

 Activism Unit

• Research on the different ways Social media tools/software have been used in activism
• What has been their impacts?
• What issues have resulted from using social media tools in activism?

Transport Unit

Sample questions

 1. 

(a) Define the term app. 

(b) Describe how a CCTV system located in a taxi could be used to provide information to police and other authorities.  2.  Many of the features of the new computerized system rely on the fact that the position of the taxis in the city is always available. With reference to the information in the case study relating to the types of features that the owner wishes to include in the new booking system explain how GPS technology can be used to locate and monitor a taxi and how this information can be communicated to the central system.