CSE5280 Computer Graphics
Chapter #2 Solutions
2-1 List the operating characteristics for the following display
technologies: raster refresh systems, vector refresh systems, plasma panels,
and LCD's.
answer: Read Sections
2-1 through sections 2-3 in your textbook. From reading, basically, you need to
understand the following concepts in these sections. These include, refresh
systems, frame (display) buffer, raster displays, resolution, refresh display
files, passive matrix, active matrix, and run-length encoding.
2-4 Consider two raster systems with the resolutions of 640x480,
1280x1024, and 2560x2048.
a) What size frame buffer (in butes) is needed for each of these systems to
store 12 bits/pixel? How much storage is required for each system if 24 bits
per pixel are to be stored?
Frame-buffer size for
each of the systems is
640 × 480 × 12 bits ÷ 8 bits per byte = 450 KB
1280 × 1024 × 12 bits ÷ 8 bits per byte = 1920 KB
2560 × 2048 × 12 bits ÷ 8 bits per byte = 7680 KB
For 24 bits of storage per pixel, each of the above values is doubled.