30/06/015

BTECH YEAR 4
MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION NETWORKING
SEMESSTER 2

ASSIGNMENT

QI (a) Outline briefly the Three Types of Infonet in a multimedia information networking
system And make a comparison on them.
(6Marks)
Universal infonets An infonet that is universally available is referred to as universal
infonet. Users can access information or upload their own information upon payments of
stated fee if required.
Corporate infonet Refers to a connections that link up all sites and services of a specific
corporate it usually links up to the universal infonet through a gateway.
Application Specific infonets this refers to a collection of networks linking up all sites
and services of a specific application domain.
(ii) Comparisons of the three types of infonets
The three types of infonet can be compared using specified parameters s shown in the
table below
Important
comparison
parameters
Accessibility
No of users
No of servers
Network span

Universal infonet

Corporate infonet

Application specific
infonet

universal
Greater than 10,000
Greater than 1000
Global

Highly restricted
100-1000
10-1000
Local/Global

Restricted
100-1000
10-1000
Local/Global

Ownership
Security

Not well defined

Low to very low

Well defined
High

Loosely defined
Low to high

(b) Explain the four fundamental characteristics which contribute to the effectiveness of a
data transmission in a multimedia system in a busy organization.
(4Marks)

(c )

Explain the meaning of the term Multimedia content structure

(6Marks)

Multimedia content structure refers the organization of multimedia content and their inter
relationship. Multimedia presentation refers to the top level content of the multimedia system,
this multimedia presentation contains one or more multimedia documents and each multimedia
documents consist of a number of multimedia objects.
(d) Outline briefly how different forms of information can be represented in a
multimedia Information networking system
(4Marks)

Text-Most multimedia systems use a combination of text and other media to deliver functionality
Text in multimedia systems can express specific information, or it can act as reinforcement for information
contained in other media items. This is a common practice in applications with acces.

Image
Digital image files appear in many multimedia applications. Digital photographs can display application
content or can alternatively form part of a user interface.

Audio
Audio files and streams play a major role in some multimedia systems. Audio files appear as part of
application content and also to aid interaction.

Animation
Animated components are common within both Web and desktop multimedia applications. Animations
can also include interactive effects, allowing users to engage with the animation action using their mouse
and keyboard.