Computer Science 455

Instructor: R. P. Burton

First Quiz

May 3-4, 2004

Name _________________________________________    Score ____________/7

1. The primary purpose of CS 455 is to

a. to understand and program the fundamentals of computer graphics

b. become familiar with and fluent in using the most popular computer graphics hardware/software package

c. become familiar with several of the popular computer graphics hardware/software package

d. to make several “cool” pictures using any hardware/software package

(a)

1. Which of the following is least important when judging the appropriateness of an activity for computer graphic simulation?

a. risk to life and limb

b. risk to equipment or environment

c. ubiquitous nature of the activity (how widely and frequently the activity is done)

d. familiarity (i.e. actual prior physical experience)

e. scale (very small or very large) or lack of proximity

f. potential gain (or loss) associated with the simulation

(d)

3. When the U. S. Navy was first approached with the computer graphic simulation of aircraft and aircraft carriers, and when Disney was first approached with the prospect of computer graphics for animation, the response was

a. disinterest, maybe even resentment

b. tentative interest

c. conspicuous enthusiasm

(a)

4. The early application of computer graphics in architectural design was for

a. “tract” homes (lots of homes based on a few economical designs)

b. custom residences

c. commercial structures with substantial, repetitious elements

d. progressive, “one of a kind” structures

(c)

5. Today, a family working with an architect to design a home, can expect the architect to

a. continue to provide only traditional, hand-drawn “blue prints” showing elevations and plan views

b. provide “blue prints” produced by a computer graphics system

c. provide a virtual “walk through” of the prospective home

(c)

6. With the advent and widespread use of computer graphics, presentations such as bar charts, pie charts, line graphs, surface charts, etc. are _________ the common man.

a. familiar and easily understandable to

b. produced and used regularly by

c. still challenging (when it comes to interpretation) to

(c)

7. Crash simulations, such as might be used for courtroom presentation, are

a. no more accurate than what an conventional animator might produce after being told about the crash

b. either graphically realistic or technically accurate, but not both

c. both graphically realistic and technically accurate (and defensible!)

(c)