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1 Multimedia system requirements
Basic terminology: microprocessor, Main Store (RAM), Level 1 and Level 2 cache
memory, system bus (PCI, ISA, EISA), bus bandwidth, processor clock speed, backing
store (hard disk, floppy disk, ZIP drive), virtual memory, disk cache, expansion slots
Multimedia components: optical storage (CD-Rom, CD-RW, DVD), sound cards, video
cards, AGP, Monitors (CRT, Flat-screen TFT, pixel resolution, refresh rate)
2 Set up hardware and install software
Basic system peripherals: monitor, keyboard, mouse
Extra storage devices: zip drive, second hard disk drive, CD writer
Multimedia devices: scanner, digital video camera, digital still camera, ‘web-cam’, video
recorder, microphone, loudspeakers, touch-screens
Other devices: printer, modem
Documentation: manuals, instructions
Establish connections: to LAN, to the internet
Software: operating systems (eg Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP, Linux), device drivers,
applications, eg Macromedia Director, Flash, web browsers, web-page editors; browser
plug-ins to view video, eg QuickTime, Shockwave, RealPlayer
Different platforms: Mac, PC, upgrade, custom install
Modify: extensions (install more RAM, faster graphics card, higher capacity and faster hard
disk drive), preferences, application settings
3 Documentation
Testing procedures: design and test different scenarios, situations, diagnostics, test setup
(hardware, software, memory allocations, options)
Fault logs: develop, produce, maintain
4 New technology
Hardware: latest developments (processor technology, clock speeds, RAM technology,
storage capacity)
Software: latest developments, upgrades, getting free upgrades, service releases and bugfixes
from websites
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Unit 19 Multimedia Technology national syllabus
Suggested Reading
Textbooks
Chapman, N and Chapman, J — Digital Multimedia — (Wiley, 2000) ISBN: 0471983861
Coorough, C — Getting Started with Multimedia — (Dryden Press, 2000)
ISBN: 0030208025
Dick, D — The PC Support Handbook — (Dumbreck Publishing, 2001)
ISBN: 0952148471