Classwork 2/2/11

Zachary A. Fayne
1.
a A Bandwidth is a bit rate measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits/second or multiples of it
b)One advantage of sending images as bitmapped files instead of vector files is that it can display an image realistically because the images are made up of pixels which is like a colored dot. It is very easy to share these images as well because editing software is made to share them. This is an advantage because it creates time for the user because they are easier to send and share, which means the user has time for other things rather than taking more time to share files. One of the disadvantages of a bitmap file is that it usually does not resize well and the image becomes pixelated. This is a disadvantage because the image becomes distorted and is not restored to it's real value and has a different effect of the regular image.
c) One benefit to working from home would be that the author would have a lot more time on their hands. It is a lot more convenient for the author to work for home and it the author would be able to work from the comfort of their own home. A specific advantage of working from home is that the author could get more done in a smaller amount of time. The author would not have to travel to the office or spend time in the office rather than working from home. However a specific disadvantage of working from home from is that the author would not get the hands on affect of working in the office and having the interaction with other employees and this is a disadvantage because the author would not have the team-working skills necessary to be a good writer and peer.
One problem of working from home would be that the author would not be able to interact with the publisher and see how the book is coming along day by day in the office. A specific disadvantage of this would be that the author would be that the author would not be able to view everything the publisher is doing with the book.
4.
a) An MP3 is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression.
b) One task a user can perform with digital jukebox software is to play music. The digital jukebox software can play music for the users and allow users to manage their music in different categories and genres. This is an important task because it is a way that people can manage their music and put it all in order in a way that it can be stored and shared onto their digital audio players. Another task a user can perform with digital jukebox is to play videos and store them on their digital audio players, the digital jukebox software can store and purchase videos or movies that can be saved.
c) The implication of a bit rate when downloading music is that a higher bit rate would be more effective because it downloads by bits per second and if more music is being downloaded a higher bit rate would be needed. A higher bit rate would be needed because people tend to download a lot of music and if it is bits per second than a higher bit rate would be necessary to make that happen. They gave different bits and each bit is used for a different purpose. Depending on how much music is being downloaded either a kbit, mbit, or gbit would be needed.
D)
Digital audio players have a huge impact on the music industry because