topical media & game development
Now, don't hesitate, put yourself to the test
and check which phrases and acronyms you are familiar with
in the lists given for the subjects of
digital convergence,
broadband communication and
information retrieval.
digital convergence
- concepts -- digital revolution
- facts
- history
- applications -- infotainment
- standards -- MPEG
- technology -- TV, PC, DVD
- multimedia
...
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How did you succeed thus far?
If you did well, try the second round and test yourself in
what detail you have have knowledge about technologies
mentioned.
broadband communication
- concepts -- QOS
- facts
- history -- the internet
- applications
- standards -- TCP/IP, RTP
- technology -- cable, (X)DSL
- multimedia -- streaming ...
...
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Finally, check to what extent you master the vocabulary
of multimedia information retrieval.
multimedia information retrieval
- concepts -- features, precision, recall
- facts -- complexity
- history -- ???
- applications
- standards
- technology
- multimedia

If you are working online, you may click back to the text in the book
that explains these notions.
Just to make sure whether your impression of familiarity was justified.
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21/08/2009
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