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Intro to Media Arts Quiz 1
Chapters 1-4
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Music
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2010

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Term
RAM
Definition
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY - it's the memory standard for computers today.
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ROM
Definition
READ ONLY MEMORY - is a type of computer memory containing prerecorded data.
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GUI
Definition
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - mouse/ click and drag
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Binary
Definition
bits (b) bytes (B) nibble and word
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CPU
Definition
Central Processing Unit - interprets and executes the instructions of a command or program.
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Motherboard
Definition
the main circuit board of a PC.
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OS
Definition
OPERATING SYSTEM - the most definitive program on a computer.
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Serial Bus
Definition
uses a single wire to transmit data one individual bit at a time.
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Parallel Bus
Definition
enlists multiple wires, enabling the transmission of more than one bit at a given time.
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Three Act Paradigm
Definition
3 acts composed of the (1) hook, exposition, plot point 1,(2) midpoint, climax, and (3) resolution.
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Hook
Definition
grabs the viewers attention
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Exposition
Definition
exposes the who what when where
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Plot Point 1
Definition
Major event that moves the viewer into act 2
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Midpoint
Definition
aka the point of no return/ the halfway point in the second act
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Climax
Definition
highest dramatic tension
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Resolution
Definition
shows what happened to characters after the climax
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Protagonist
Definition
character that changes throughout the movie
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Antagonist
Definition
Character that causes a change in another character
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Storyboard
Definition
the main images of film or multimedia set up in a comic book fashion layout
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Animatics
Definition
moving storyboards
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Flowcharts
Definition
used in multimedia to help organize design thoughts
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Signal Chart
Definition
similar to flow chart but helps with wires and cables
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Node
Definition
two notes 180 degrees will cancel each other out
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Anti-Node
Definition
reinforces the notes and makes the waves louder
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Anti-Node
Definition
reinforces the notes and makes the waves louder
Term
Speed of Sound
Definition
770 MPH or 1,130 feet per second
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Speed of Sound
Definition
770 MPH or 1,130 feet per second
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Amplitude
Definition
Loudness (human range is 1/4dB to 140dB
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Amplitude
Definition
Loudness (human range is 1/4dB to 140dB
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Frequency
Definition
number of cycles per second... measured in HZ (human range from 20HZ-20,000HZ)
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Transmission
Definition
sound puts barrier into motion
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Diffraction
Definition
sound bends around obstacles
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Reverberation
Definition
multiple reflections from many boundaries
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Nikola Tesla
Definition
predicted wireless communication in the early 1890's
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Guglielmo Marconi
Definition
successfully invented and patented first wireless communication (radio) in 1896
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Speed of Light
Definition
186,000 miles per second
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HUE
Definition
the dominant wavelength in visible light
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