Unit 3: 3 Content
Topic 3.5: Media Questions
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A music video uses computer-generated singers and voices. Identify **two** types of synthetic digital media.
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An advert features a presenter who was never filmed. Identify **two** characteristics of synthetic digital media.
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Identify **two** uses of synthetic media that are not intended to deceive.
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Identify **two** file formats an image generator would produce.
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Explain **one** advantage for a company of promoting a product through an influencer.
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Discuss the use of synthetic voices to narrate audiobooks.
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A video of a mayor saying words she never said spreads online. Identify **two** characteristics of a deepfake.
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With reference to Source B, suggest **one** change that would make staff use the official system.
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A car maker lets buyers see a new model parked in their own driveway through a phone, or sit inside it at a showroom wearing a headset. Distinguish between augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).
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A museum lends visitors headsets to walk through an ancient city. Identify **two** characteristics of virtual reality.
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A history class can see a Roman soldier appear in the classroom through a tablet, or walk through a Roman town wearing a headset. Distinguish between augmented reality and virtual reality.
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A factory trains staff either with glasses that show labels on the real machines or with a headset simulation of the whole factory. Distinguish between augmented reality and virtual reality.
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A football club offers fans a headset that puts them in a virtual stadium and an app that shows player statistics over the real pitch. Describe **one** difference between virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
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Suggest **two** reasons why artists object to their work being used to train a generator.
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Explain **one** reason why an immersive reconstruction may mislead the person viewing it.
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Describe **one** difference between visiting a place and viewing a virtual reconstruction of it.
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Explain **one** disadvantage for a company of promoting a product through an influencer.
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A TV channel uses an AI-generated avatar to present the weather. Explain **two** disadvantages of using an AI-generated presenter.
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A children's news programme uses an AI-generated cartoon presenter. Explain **two** disadvantages of using an AI-generated presenter.
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A start-up is building an AI that composes music. Suggest **two** ways it could obtain music to train the AI without breaching copyright.
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