Question:
(a) Sound often gives the only effective way to convey an idea, elicit an emotion, or dramatise a point. Explain two situations of the use of sound that would be considered critical for a multimedia application.
(b) DigiSound Ltd, specialized in digitizing sound, converts an audio stream of the latest album of Sophie Ellis Bextor into digital format (44.1 KHz 16-bit and stereo). The recording of the digital representation of the audio stream occupies 344 MB. What is the duration of this recording in minutes?
(c) A multimedia project is no more an arrangement of text, graphics, sound and video elements. The way in which these elements are composed into interactive experiences is shaped by the purpose and the messages of the application. Discuss the four basic structures for multimedia interactive applications.