Bitmap, Gif, and JPEG are all examples of raster graphic formats. True Vector graphics represent images in terms of lines and geometric shapes. False
Digitizing is the act of breaking continuous information into discrete pieces so that we can represent each piece separately. What does it mean to digitize something? Pulse Code Modulation is a signal that jumps sharply between two extremes.
Thus, computers cannot represent analog information directly; the analog information must be converted into a digital form. Why do computers have difficulty with analog information? A sweeping second hand is an analog device.
True A digital signal represents one of two values at any point in time. True Four bits can be used to represent one of two values at any point in time. True The sign-magnitude representation of numbers has two representations for zero.
Digital publishing allows information to be created and distributed faster and more efficiently; however, it opens the door for issues involving plagiarism, copyright, and piracy.
Photojournalism became a significant part of news reporting in World War II and continued to help shape public opinion in the 1950s; however, the newsreels of World War II gave way to televised news in the 1950s.
An archiving department is responsible for issuing permissions for use of historical film footage.
Traditional publishing created printed products by hand and required a larger staff, budget, and distribution process.
Both small and large printing companies must have a large bandwidth to store large computer files.