CS044 – MULTIMEDIA QUESTION PAPER

B.E/B.Tech DEGREE EXAM, MAY/JUNE 2006.Fifth Semster
Computer Science and Engineering
CS044 – MULTIMEDIA

Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marks
Answer ALL questions.
PART A – (10 ´ 2 = 20 marks)
1. What are the various objects of multimedia systems?
2. What are the types of compression techniques?
3. Give the importance of multimedia dataset.
4. Define RAID.
5. How RIFF file format is different from TIFF file format?
6. What is MIDI technology?
7. What are the functions of juke box?
8. Name any two hypermedia document model.
9. What are the elementary tools of virtual reality?
10. What are the various display devices for virtual reality?

PART B – (5 ´ 16 = 80 marks)
11. (i) How will you evaluate the compression methods? Discuss the motion video
compression techniques. (8)
(ii) Draw the block diagram of multimedia system architecture and explain the
functions. (8)
12. (a) (i) Explain the JPEG compression standard with neat diagram. (8)
(ii) Describe the functions of quick time building blocks. (8)
Or
(b) Discuss the various audio compression techniques. (16)
13. (a) Discuss the basic concepts of animation and the methods of controlling
the animation.

Or
(b) Give a detailed note on
(i) Video display systems (8)
(ii) Scanners (8)
14. (a) Explain the following.
(i) Optical media (8)
(ii) Cache management (8)
Or
(b) Describe the various modes of CDROM
and their limitations. (16)
15. (a) Describe a generic immersive virtual man machine interface to realize a
virtual environment system. (16)
Or
(b) Discuss about distortion in helmet motor display. (16)