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Route A: Multimedia (Units 2 and 3)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How is a multimedia product built, made interactive, tested and evaluated against its requirements?

Describe how multimedia elements are integrated into a working product, explain interactivity and navigation links, and outline how a product is tested and evaluated against its requirements.
A CCEA GCSE Digital Technology answer on creating, testing and evaluating a multimedia product for the Multimedia route (Unit 2), covering integrating media, interactivity and navigation links, testing the product, and evaluating it against its requirements.
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How is a multimedia product designed for its audience, and what role do storyboards, site maps and user-interface design play?

Describe how a multimedia product is designed to meet the needs of an audience and purpose, and explain the role of storyboards, site maps, navigation structures and user-interface and usability principles.
A CCEA GCSE Digital Technology answer on designing a multimedia product for the Multimedia route (Unit 2), covering audience and purpose, storyboards, site maps and navigation structures, and user-interface and usability design principles.
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What are the main multimedia elements, and how are file formats and optimisation used to build an effective multimedia product?

Identify the multimedia elements of text, graphics, sound, video and animation, explain how each is used in a product, and describe how file formats and optimisation balance quality against file size.
A CCEA GCSE Digital Technology answer on multimedia elements and file formats for the Multimedia route (Unit 2), covering text, graphics, sound, video and animation, how each is used, and how file formats and optimisation balance quality against file size.
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How does the Unit 3 Digital Authoring Practice controlled assessment work, and how is the design-build-test cycle applied to produce a multimedia product?

Outline the Unit 3 Digital Authoring Practice controlled assessment for the Multimedia route, including the CCEA-set task, the design, create, test and evaluate stages, and how the work is assessed.
A CCEA GCSE Digital Technology overview of the Unit 3 Digital Authoring Practice controlled assessment for the Multimedia route, covering the CCEA-set task, the design, create, test and evaluate stages, and how the practical work is assessed.
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