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Christmas Exam Flashcards

1
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What is sampling rate?

A

The amount of audio samples taken per sec

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2
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How can you increase sound quality?

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Increase amount of samples per second

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3
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What is the average sampling rate?

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44kHz

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4
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How do you input and output sound

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Microphone
Speaker

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5
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What happens to sound when it is input into a computer?

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It becomes a digital signal

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6
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What’s bit depth and rate?

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The number of bits available for each clip and the amount of bits per second being used

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7
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What are the 2 types of compression?

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Lossy & Lossless

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8
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What’s lossy compression?

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Decreasing file size through the removal of data. This data can’t be restored.

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9
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What’s lossless compression?

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Encoding digital files without losing any detail.

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10
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What’s the advantage of lossless compression?

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Files can be uncompressed afterwards unlike Lossy compression.

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11
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What happens to a picture when it is compressed using lossy compression?

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Colour depth decreases

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12
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What happens to a sound file when it is compressed using lossy compression?

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Bit Depth is reduced.

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13
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Name some lossy compression methods.

A

JPEG, MP3

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14
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Give an example of lossless compression?

A

Zip, rar(Winrar)

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15
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What kind of files would you not like to use lossy compression on?

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Text Files, Emails, Spreadsheets

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16
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What is an embedded system?

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Combination of software & hardware meant to perform specific tasks.

17
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Where can you find embedded systems?

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Inside another complete device

18
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How are the instrucions in the embedded systems activated?

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Automatically when certain requirements are met.(E.g., High Heat(Fan), Weight(Turn on scale))

19
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Where are the instructions for an enbedded system storred?

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In some kind of read-only or flash memory.

20
Q

Examples of embedded systems

A

Heating
Cooling
GPS
Fitness Trecker
TVs

21
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Are embedded systems expensive?

A

They are cheap.

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OLD GCSE Computer Science.Year12 (2 decks)

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