Emerging Technologies
This emerging technology allows users to experience 3D environments using headsets.
What is virtual reality (VR)?
This term describes checking that a product meets set standards before it reaches the customer.
What is quality control?
This verb means to name or briefly describe something.
What is identify?
This type of lightbulb uses significantly less energy and lasts longer than traditional incandescent bulbs.
What is an LED lightbulb?
This is the term for a written agreement between employers and employees that sets out wages and working conditions.
What is an award or enterprise agreement?
This technology uses computer-generated overlays on the real world, often seen in apps like Pokémon GO.
What is augmented reality (AR)?
This simple quality control method involves testing every 10th item on a production line.
What is sampling?
This verb asks you to point out similarities and differences between two things.
What is compare?
This term describes designing products so they use less energy and resources over their lifetime.
What is sustainability (or sustainable design)?
This government body in NSW is responsible for overseeing workplace health, safety, and employment rights.
What is SafeWork NSW (or Fair Work Commission for industrial disputes)?
Name one way 3D printing can be used in multimedia industry applications.
What is producing prototypes or creating custom camera mounts?
Name one way quality control improves customer satisfaction in a multimedia product.
What is ensuring consistent image/audio quality (or reducing glitches/errors)?
This verb requires you to break information into parts to show relationships and patterns.
What is analyse?
Name one environmental benefit of using rechargeable lithium-ion batteries instead of disposable batteries.
What is reducing landfill waste and conserving resources by reusing the same battery multiple times?
Name one right that employees have under industrial relations laws in NSW.
What is the right to a safe working environment/fair pay/leave entitlements?
Explain how cloud-based rendering can benefit multimedia production.
What is reducing local hardware costs and speeding up processing time by using online servers?
A company introduces a new automated testing system for its video files. How could this impact profitability?
What is reducing rework and waste, saving time and increasing profit?
This verb asks you to make a judgement about the value or quality of something, often with evidence.
What is evaluate?
A multimedia studio installs motion-sensing lighting in all its rooms. Explain one environmental advantage of this change.
What is reducing electricity use by only turning lights on when someone is present?
A multimedia company introduces unpaid overtime for staff to meet deadlines. Identify one legal or ethical issue with this decision.
What is potential breach of award conditions or exploitation of workers?
Give one positive and one negative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on multimedia production.”
What is increasing efficiency through automation (positive) but reducing creative human input or causing job displacement (negative)?
Explain how poor quality control in a multimedia company could negatively affect BOTH its reputation and future sales.
What is causing customer complaints, bad reviews, and loss of repeat business?
This verb means to argue for or against an idea by presenting evidence, often leading to a conclusion.
What is discuss?
How does electronic waste (e-waste) from outdated multimedia devices impact the environment, suggest one solution.
What is toxic chemicals leaking into soil and water (impact), and implementing recycling or e-waste collection programs (solution)?
Analyse how strong industrial relations practices can benefit BOTH employees and employers in a multimedia business.
What is improving worker satisfaction and retention (benefiting employees), which increases productivity and company reputation (benefiting employers)?