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Unit 13: Multimedia Tools for WWW

13.9 Keywords notes

audio: Audio is an electrical or other representation of sound.
Digital audio: Digital audio is sound reproduction using pulse-code modulation and digital
signals.
Musical instrument Digital interface (MiDi): The Musical Instrument Digital Interface protocol
has been widely accepted and utilized by musicians and composers since its conception in
1983.
optical Character recognition (oCr): The OCR is the mechanical or electronic translation of
scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text.
video: Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing,
transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.

1. Write a program to play “wave” or “MIDI” format sound file.

2. Write a program to show a bitmap image on your computer screen.

13.10 review Questions

1. Discuss the multiple tools that are available for the creation, editing of multimedia.

2. Write a list of softwares that can be used for editing and creating fonts.
3. What are the important design tools in multimedia?
4. What is word processing? Explain the tools of word processing.
5. Discuss the image-editing tools.
6. Discuss the painting and drawing tools in multimedia.

7. What are uses of painting software in multimedia?
8. How do sound editing tools function in multimedia?
9. What are the differences between MIDI and digitized audio?
10. Explain the video and digital movie tools.
answers to self assessment
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c)
6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d)

13.11 further reading

E-Learning Tools and Technologies: A Consumer’s Guide for Trainers,
Teachers, by William Horton, Katherine Horton

http://books.google.co.in/books?

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