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09/14/2005

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Term
_________ are pipelines through which the data travels, either physical or made of energy.
Definition
Line Mediums
Term
A measurement of how much data can pass through a line medium in a certain time frame.
Definition
Throughput
Term
_____________ is the frequency range between the highest and lowest frequency passed through a component or circuit.
Definition
Bandwidth
Term
A _____________ is made up of 4 to 3,000 pairs twisted together into one cable.
Definition
Twisted Pair
Term
____________ can be used with frequencies of up to 10,000 MHz, and transmits at a rate of 10 Mbps.
Definition
Coaxial Cable
Term
There are several types of signals that are transmitted by ___________ systems, ranging from 6 MHz bandwidth for TV programs to 43 Mbps for digital data.
Definition
Satellite
Term
____________ systems use large antennas to transmit a signal from repeater station to
repeater station on the ground.
Definition
Microwave
Term
__________ cabling is relatively inexpensive in comparison to metallic cables of the same capacity.
Definition
Fiber Optic
Term
A _____ uses hardware and protocols designed to communicate with computers that are typically in the same building or same general vicinity.
Definition
LAN
Term
A _______ typically uses telephone lines and satellites as a medium of communication. Networks can talk to other networks with the right communications setup.
Definition
WAN
Term
This is an example of a network to which the public can subscribe.
Definition
AOL
Term
Using a public network for secure information exchange between private computers is called a ____________.
Definition
VPN
Term
In 1991, the first truly user-friendly interface for the Internet, called ________, was developed at the University of Minnesota.
Definition
Gopher
Term
To make the nets even easier to use, a new protocol was proposed for information distribution; this protocol became ____________.
Definition
The World Wide Web
Term
__________ was the first national commercial online service to offer Internet access to its subscribers, opening an email connection in July 1992, and full Internet service in November 1992.
Definition
Delphi
Term
In this LAN configuration, all of the devices are connected to a central line medium, known as the backbone.
Definition
Bus Topology
Term
In this LAN configuration, all of the devices are connected to one another, forming the shape of a circle. Each device is connected directly to two other devices, one on each side of it.
Definition
Ring Topology
Term
In this LAN configuration, all of the devices are connected to a central hub, which acts as a traffic cop for all the data transmitted through the network.
Definition
Star Topology
Term
In this LAN configuration, groups of devices are arranged in star topologies but each group is connected to a backbone line medium.
Definition
Tree Topology
Term
This LAN system allows multiple communication signals to travel through one channel by using packets of data that have destination addresses, and redundant check bits to detect
transmission errors.
Definition
Ethernet
Term
This LAN interface allows local area networks to be transmitted at rates of up to 100 Mbps. This protocol can only be used with fiber-optic cable.
Definition
FDDI
Term
From one _______ phone line, you can take a phone call and transmit data from your
computer at the same time.
Definition
ISDN
Term
A __________ provides 24 channels at 64 Kbps, totaling a rate of 1.536 Mbps with an additional 8 Kbps used as framing information.
Definition
T1
Term
A _____ connection has a total of 672 individual channels, each of which supports 64 Kbps data transfers.
Definition
T3
Term
There are two basic types of this line medium, a symmetric and an asymmetric, both of which utilize a high-frequency part of the bandwidth on regular phone lines.
Definition
DSL
Term
This connection supplies us with a much wider bandwidth than regular phone lines, with speeds up to 2 Mbps.
Definition
Cable
Term
__________ is designed to handle voice, video and data in WANs at rates of up to 2,488 Mbps (2.488 Gbps).
Definition
ATM
Term
By 1970, Bell Labs had created the computer code called _________, which was written for the new operating system at the time, which was called UNIX.
Definition
B
Term
Dennis Ritchie of Bell Labs, working on a compiler that could generate executable code, ushered in this modern code that we use today.
Definition
C
Term
_______ is text-based, and is embedded in browsers for the Internet. It can’t run on its own, it has to be run within another program.
Definition
Javascript
Term
A ___________ is fixed at a particular resolution, making them difficult to resize without
distortion.
Definition
Bitmapped Image
Term
An ________________ is a mathematical equation that can be resized and manipulated with the click of a mouse.
Definition
Object-oriented Image
Term
A ______ can be a hardware device, like used in ISDN connections, or the software used to compress video for streaming across the Internet.
Definition
Codec
Term
The ________ file format, commonly used in the printing industry, has variations that
include black-and-white, gray scale, and color.
Definition
TIFF
Term
_______ was designed for printing purposes, and is an object-oriented file format.
Definition
EPS
Term
The _______ contains data compression for bitmaps that uses only 256 colors, which
allows them to be smaller files and ideal for surfing the Web.
Definition
GIF
Term
_________ is often thought of as a file format, but really is a set of standards for compression for bitmapped images.
Definition
JPEG
Term
__________ was created to allow for a free and improved version of the GIF format.
Definition
PNG
Term
The _______ format is the standard bitmapped graphics format for Microsoft Windows computers, and doesn’t utilize any compression.
Definition
BMP
Term
______ was created by Microsoft, and is used to save synchronized audio and/or video for distribution over networks or for use on a local computer.
Definition
ASF
Term
_________ is just one of several Microsoft’s streaming formats, but these files contain audio only.
Definition
WMA
Term
_________ is another of Microsoft’s streaming formats, which can contain video in addition to audio.
Definition
WMV
Term
______, a common file used in Microsoft Windows in regards to video files, can use different codecs, so the user must have the proper codec to view the file.
Definition
AVI
Term
__________ is a video compression that is used to reduce the video file to 1/140th of its original size.
Definition
MPEG I
Term
_______ is used for audio compression, and is commonly found on the Web.
Definition
MP3
Term
________ is able to store high-quality video without taking the massive amount of space the original uncompressed video takes. The compression does this by removing redundancies within the motion picture.
Definition
MPEG II
Term
_________ was built upon previous file formats, and also provided more standards for multimedia applications and better audio-video compression.
Definition
MPEG 4
Term
______________ was created by Apple computer as their format for computer-based video.
Definition
QuickTime
Term
___________ was created by Real Networks for streaming video via the Internet.
Definition
RealVideo
Term
__________ is very popular with animated Web sites and presentations, as it allows for audio, video, animation, and interactivity.
Definition
Shockwave Flash
Term
___________ is a sound file format created by Microsoft and IBM, and has become the
standard sound format for Windows computers.
Definition
WAV
Term
____________ is a sound file format created by Apple Computer, and is the standard for their machines.
Definition
AIFF
Term
___________ files are records of events, or triggers, which tell the computer’s sound card to play a certain sound at a given time.
Definition
MIDI
Term
The official designation for the audio-only format of the compact disc is the _________.
Definition
CD-DA
Term
The original standard CD formats held _____ MB of data; today, they can hold as much as ______ MB.
Definition
650, 700
Term
This format has become increasingly popular with musical artists. The artists are able to include song lyrics, videos, screen savers, and Web links on a CD that plays audio in a standard audio CD player.
Definition
CD-Enhanced
Term
The _______ was a television-based player, much like the laser disc players.
Definition
CD-I
Term
________ units, which use a WORM (Write Once Read Many) format, are very useful in a digital media production environment.
Definition
CD-R
Term
The _______ system gives the opportunity to write, erase, overwrite and read
CD information.
Definition
CD-RW
Term
A ______ can hold up to 5.2 GB of data, as opposed to 650 MB or 700 MB for CD-ROMs.
Definition
DVD-ROM
Term
_________ is the DVD standard for the video entertainment industry.
Definition
DVD-Video
Term
_______________ supports the storage of various high-resolution digital audio formats, including DTS or Dolby surround.
Definition
DVD-Audio
Term
_______ is a WORM format used to store data.
Definition
DVD-R
Term
_____________ allows for the re-recording of data over existing data on the disc.
Definition
DVD-RAM
Term
_______________________ is a subset of RT3D that provides an immersive experience in which the user can participate.
Definition
Virtual Reality
Term
________________ are helmet-like devices with a small computer monitor for each eye.
Definition
Head-Mounted Displays
Term
__________are planar, closed multi-sided figures.
Definition
Polygons
Term
____________ have different reflective properties that we can use to give a realistic appearance to the object in regards to lighting.
Definition
Material Maps
Term
_____________ are two-dimensional images placed on a surface of a model to give it color and its “look”.
Definition
Textures
Term
__________ are two-dimensional images that create the look of real texture on the model.
Definition
Image maps
Term
The _________ are a combination of coordinates, usually expressed in dimensions of X, Y, and Z, and Roll, Pitch, and Yaw.
Definition
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