Chapter 2

 

3. A multimedia version of a multivolume reference book is being prepared for storage on a compact disk (CD). Each disk can store about 600MB. The input to each volume consists of 1000 pages of text typed 10 characters to the inch, six lines to the inch, on a 8-by-11-in. paper with 1-in. margins. Each volume also has about 100 pictures, which will be displayed in color at Super VGA resolution (1024 x 768 pixels, 8 bits/pixel). Moreover, each volume is enhanced for the CD version with 30 min of audio of teleconferencing quality (16,000 smp/sec, 6 bits/smp).

 

a.       How many bits are there on a 600-MB CD?

 

600 x 1,048,576 = 5,033,164,800 bits = 5Gb

 

 

b.      Without compression and ignoring overhead, how many volumes can be put on one

CD?

 

Data: 1000 pages x (9x6) lines x (6.5x10) x 8 bits/char = 28.1 Mb

 

Images: 100 x (1024x768x8) = 629.1 Mbits

 

Audio: 30min x 60sec/min x 16,000 samples/sec x 6bits/sample = 172,800,000 = 172.8 Mbits

 

Total is 830Mb = 5000/830 =~ 6 volumes per CD

 

c.       Suppose that the material is to be transmitted over a T-1 facility (1.544 Mbps). How

long will it take, exclusive of overhead, to transmit a volume?

 

830Mb/1.544 Mbps = 537.6 seconds = 9 mins

 

d.      Suppose that the text can be compressed at a 3:1 rate, the picture at 10:1, and the

audio at 2:1. How many volumes, exclusive of overhead, will fit on a CD? How

long will it take to transmit  compressed volume on a T-1 channel?

 

Date: 28.1/3 = 9.4 Mb

 

Image: 629.1/10 = 62.9 Mb

 

Audio: 172.8/2 = 86.4 Mb

 

Total: 158.7 Mb or about 32 volumes on a CD

 

Transmission time: 158.7/1.544 = 103 seconds = 1min, 43 seconds