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Multi Media: Topics

1. What are the different types media used in multimedia communication? Briefly discuss. Also mention
some networks that can be used for multimedia communications. [Fig 1.23,1.24]

2. Compare between packet switched and circuit switched networks with appropriate examples. [art.
1.5.3]
3. Define
a) Different types of Communication modes.
b) Constant bit rate and Variable bit rate communication.
c) Continuous and block mode media types.
[art 1.5.1,1.5.2]
Reference: chapter 1 Fred Halsall

4. Math on text data; line/page, character/line, page per doc is known. Total storage required and total
time to transmit using PSTN, ISDN etc. as in class notes.

5. How facsimile system works, briefly explain with block diagram? How much time is required to send a
5cmX5cm document using PSTN?

6. Time required to send a single VGA picture data over a 64kbps line.

7. How digital camera works to capture an Image digitally?

8. How display controller displays the stored images?

9. How long it takes to transmit 10 min long i) a speech signal b) an audio signal through PSTN?
10. Difference between digital video format 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 and Math like example 2.7
Reference: chapter 2 Fred Halsall
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Information theory :
11. Schaum series chapter 10 maths as done in class. Math 10.5,10.6,10.24
Entropy coding:
12. Shanon Fano coding and Huffman coding problem like 10.32,10.33,10.34 (schaum series) example
3.2 (Halsall)
13. Decoding flow chart for static Huffman coding with a decoding problem.[Fig 3.5]
14. Dynamic Huffman coding.[Fig 3.6]
15. Arithmetic coding [Fig 3.7]
16. Example like 3.3.
17. Explain the operation of LZW coding with example. [Fig 3.8]
18. GIF compression principles. [Fig 3.9]
19. What do you understand by GIF interlaced Mode.[Fig 3.10]
20. What do you mean by JPEG. Write down the 5 stages of baseline mode JPEG. Also draw the block
diagram of a JPEG encoder and Decoder.
21. Small math on DCT as in class
22. Example 3.4 to 3.7.
Reference: chapter 3Fred Halsall

23. What are the types of Image supported by MATLAB? Briefly explain. [ see MATLAB help and Class
notes]
24. Write down a MATLAB code for opening an image, displaying it on a figure window; observe the
histogram and then histogram equalization of a gray scale picture. Also write code for DCT compression
and Decompression.[ see MATLAB help and Class notes]
25. Problem on Mu law compression as in Class.
26. Problem on Digital Mu law compression as in Class.
27. Problem on DPCM along with its principle.
28. Problem with Delta Modulation with its principles.
Reference: chapter 11 Li-tan

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