Computer ScienceCode 9618
Graphics
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- demonstrate an understanding of the way data describing a bitmapped image is encoded
- Perform calculations giving an estimate of a bitmap image's file size
- Demonstrate an understanding of how altering the components of a bitmap image affects its image quality and file size
- demonstrate an understanding of the way data describing a vector graphic is encoded
- Justify picking a vector graphic over a bitmap image, or the reverse, for a particular task
- Demonstrate a grasp of the ways sound can be represented and encoded
- Demonstrate an understanding of the consequences of varying the sampling rate and the resolution, including their effect on file size and accuracy