Cork Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Software Development - Award
January 2007
Interactive Graphics Programming
(Time: 2 Hours)
Instructions
Answer Three questions. You must answer at
least one from each Section.
All questions carry equal marks.
Examiners: Ms. Helen Fagan
Dr. Bing Wu
Dr. James F. Power
Section A
Question 1
i. Describe three distinct fields of applications that use Digital Image Processing. (3 marks)
ii. Outline the steps involved in capturing an image. Distinguish between the spatial resolution
and intensity level resolution of an image. (7 marks)
iii. Describe the histogram equalisation process. (10 marks)
Question 2
i. Explain the technique used to sharpen an image in the spatial domain. What is the
mathematical basis for this technique? (10 marks)
ii. Explain the technique used to apply image processing in the Fourier domain.
(5 marks)
iii. What techniques can be used for noise removal from an image? (5 marks)
Question 3
i. What is the physiological basis for storing images as a red, green, and blue triplet?
(4 marks)
ii. What is the relationship between RGB space and HSI space? Describe how smoothing and
sharpening are applied in HSI space. (10 marks)
iii. Describe three types of redundancy found in images that may be exploited by JPEG
compression. (6 marks)
