Assignment 4

1. Are iphones examples of multimedia? Why or why not?
Yes, because information can be conveyed in the form of text, still images, Web pages, slideshow presentations, video, sound or interactive tooltips.

2. Give an example of digital technology. Now give an example of analog technology. Which form of technology is older? An example of digital technology is the CD and for an analog technology a analog tape recorder. The form of technology of the tape recorder is older.

3. What is live-action? What is animation? Find an example of each type (live-action, animation) from youtube.com and post the url link(s) here.
Live-action must be stored as video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FovFG3N_RSU

Animation may be represented in other more flexible or efficient ways.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEgk9XsFCR0

4. In multimedia, how are programs often written?
In multimedia, programs are often written in a scripting language, such as JavaScript.

5. Program is a set of data that consists of a series of coded software instructions to control the operation of a computer or other machine.

6. Video, animation and sound  are time-based media.