Chapter 6 Midterm

Media Players Media player software has been created for all types of computers. These include- handheld PCs, notebook PCs, desktop PCs, and cell phones.

Stick It To The “Man” Streaming audio- like Pandora.com- protects copyrights on songs. The reason is because users can listen to the audio and will not actually possess the file they listen to AND can not burn it onto a CD.

Freedom! Multitrack recording gives the user a lot of freedom- you can both use it to record sound all at once, or separately.

Camera Coolness Digital cameras are ranked by the amount of megapixels that they can capture, and not the digital imaging they can capture- a common misconception.

Virtual Reality Many gamers have always had a long time dream- virtual reality. Virtual reality produces a simulated environment in which the human participant can move and manipulate objects.

On Demand Video on demand allows digital cable customers to select from hundreds of movies and programs to watch anytime they choose.

Digital-to-Analog One way of quantifying sound is to change sound waves. You can represent sound waves with numbers, digitally, through a process named analog-to-digital conversion.

Some sweet review A 32-MB music file on a music CD can be compressed down to a 3-MB MP3 file.

Some sweet review Sonos Provides a handheld remote that is used to program music selections on your PC from any location on your wireless network.

Some sweet review Digital video can be transferred to a computer directly from a camcorder or read from a DVD or VCR tape.

Some sweet review Integrated digital studios package many digital recording devices in one unit for convenient home recording.

Some sweet review Interactive media refers to digital media presentations that involve user interaction for education, training, or entertainment.

Some more sweet review Interactive TV is a digital television service that includes one or more of the following: video on demand, personal video recorder, local information on TV, purchase over TV, purchase over TV, Internet access over TV, and video games over TV.

Some more sweet review Digital media encompass digital technologies of all kinds that serve and support