Midterm Review:

Know the various topics:

HyperText
HyperMedia
GUI
Interactive Multimedia
Linear vs Non Linear Multimedia
Memex
Dynabook
Media Specific Applications vs Authoring Software
Authoring Metaphors
Storyboard
Input/Output devices
Uses of Text in a Multimedia project
Unicode
Bitmapped vs Outlined Fonts
Text & Interactivity
Fonts, Bitmap/Outline
Interface Design
Prototype

Sample Midterm Questions. These are for your own use, no need to submit.

What is authoring?
How does a storyboard help in the design of a multimedia project?
What are the forms of multimedia and explain them? 
What is the Dynabook and why is it important to know for Multimedia Computing?
Pick a computer project from the computer history in this class and compare it with a modern day equivalent.
What are the three essential tasks in the development plan? 
What is the difference between analog and digital data?
What does user interface mean?
What are the advantages of bitmapped fonts?
What is the difference between Typeface and Font?
What is a vector?
Compare Bitmapped to Vector images
What is the purpose for the storyboard?
Explain the two major font technologies for computer text (Bitmapped and Outline Fonts).
What are three authoring metaphors?
What would you do before you create an application?
What is the difference between linear and nonlinear multimedia?
What is the purpose of having an Interface Design and what are some of its essential features?
What is the difference between a linear and a non-linear multimedia?
What is the role of a project manager?
Where can multimedia be be found in our daily lives?
What is the importance of text?