Homework Assignment #1
Multimedia on the Web
Go out, young men and women, and find some pictures, sounds, music and video through search engines on the web (e.g. Altavista, Lycos, Excite, Yahoo, Google, etc.). You should at least try all these search engines. Other sites you could visit include scour.net, virage.com, abcnews.com, snap.com and cnn.com.
Here are the things you should find:
The sound of a monkey screaming (sound)
The sound of a train whistle (sound)
A picture of a giraffe. (image)
A picture of a plate of lasagna. (image)
Someone speaking the number "three" (this could be in context). (speech)
Someone saying "I don't know" (also possibly in context). (speech)
You should find at least one example of each multimedia data (sound, music, image and video). Extra credit will be given if you use a web source that no one else has used. If you can't find an image, list 10 different places where you tried to find it (and what queries), and why each place would be a reasonable source for finding the object.
You should create a web page which lists the sources of data (URL) you found. In addition, you should have a brief description on how you found each of these files with what search engine and query. Also mention what format the data was in (jpg, tif, bmp, avi, wav, mpg, mp3, snd, qt, etc.).
This homework should be easy. If you need help, feel free to contact the instructors (or the TA).
You will get 10 points for each found item, or 1 point for each "good" excuse, defined as a place (search engine) where you looked and had a strong expectation you would find it there with a good query. 2 points for a good excuse (search engine) that noone else in the class thought of. No points are awarded for an "excuse" on a site where someone else successfully found this object. You get 5 bonus points for each search site (NOT each object!) that noone else in the class has successfully used to find this object. You can get 100 total possible points for this homework.Have fun exploring multimedia on the web.