Photography Paper 2 WASSCE (SC), 2021

Question 5

    :   (a) What do the following acronyms stand for?

    1. JPEG
    2. USB
    3. PIXELS
    4. dpi
    5. ASA

    (b) Identify the labelled parts in Figure 1:
    H;
    I;
    J;
    K;
    L;
    M;
    N;
    O;
    P;
    Q.

Observation

The question was attempted by many of the candidates. The performance was fair.  The candidates were expected to provide the following answers in order to score good marks:

(i)         JPEG              -           Joint Photographic Experts Group.

(ii)       USB                 -           Universal Serial Bus.
(iii)       PIXELS           -           Picture Elements.
(iv)       dpi                   -           Dots-Per-Inch.
(v)        ASA                 -           American Standard Association.

H         -           Film advance lever.                                                                

I           -           Shutter release button.                                                           
J          -           Shutter speed dial.                                                                 
K         -           Hot shoe.                                                                                
L         -           Rewind crank/rewind knob/camera back release.                 
M        -           Film speed dial.                                                                     
N         -           Flash cable socket/flash synchronization terminal.               
O         -           Focusing ring.                                                                        
P          -           Lens.                                                                                      
Q         -           Filter thread/filter holder.