Anti-Aliasing Techniques for Smoother Rasterized Images

Question 1

Which anti-aliasing technique uses a grid-based pattern to reduce visible patterns and create a smooth image?

Accepted Answer

Ordered dithering

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Supersampling

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Multisampling

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Temporal anti-aliasing

Question 2

Which anti-aliasing technique is primarily employed to reduce aliasing artifacts in moving images?

Accepted Answer

Temporal anti-aliasing

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Spatial anti-aliasing

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Geometric anti-aliasing

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Compositing anti-aliasing

Question 3

What is the main disadvantage associated with supersampling anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Increased computational cost and memory usage

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Reduced image quality and sharp edges

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Artifacts at object boundaries and patterns

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Incompatibility with graphics hardware

Question 4

Which anti-aliasing approach involves applying a post-processing filter to modify the rendered image's pixels?

Accepted Answer

Spatial anti-aliasing

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Temporal anti-aliasing

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Geometric anti-aliasing

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Compositing anti-aliasing

Question 5

In multisampling, what is the primary purpose of coverage sampling?

Accepted Answer

To compute the coverage of a fragment

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To enhance edge anti-aliasing quality

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To reduce the quantity of samples required

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To determine the resulting color of a fragment

Question 6

Which anti-aliasing technique is implemented directly on graphics hardware, providing hardware acceleration?

Accepted Answer

Multisampling

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Supersampling

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FXAA

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TTAA

Question 7

What is the fundamental distinction between spatial and temporal anti-aliasing approaches?

Accepted Answer

Spatial techniques process individual pixels, while temporal techniques analyze sequences of frames.

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Temporal techniques process individual pixels, while spatial techniques analyze sequences of frames.

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Spatial techniques utilize post-processing filters, while temporal techniques do not.

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Temporal techniques utilize post-processing filters, while spatial techniques do not.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a type of anti-aliasing technique commonly used in computer graphics?

Accepted Answer

Sharpening filter

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Supersampling

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Multisampling

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Temporal anti-aliasing

Question 9

What is the primary goal of anti-aliasing in computer graphics?

Accepted Answer

Reduce the visibility of jagged edges in rasterized images

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Enhance the overall image contrast

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Improve the accuracy of object boundary detection

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Increase the rendering speed of 3D scenes

Question 10

What is a major drawback associated with supersampling anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

High computational cost

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Loss of image sharpness

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Introduction of visual artifacts

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Incompatibility with certain graphics hardware

Question 11

Which anti-aliasing technique is particularly suitable for real-time applications due to its efficiency?

Accepted Answer

Multisampling

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Supersampling

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Temporal anti-aliasing

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Post-processing anti-aliasing

Question 12

What is the underlying principle behind temporal anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Combining information from multiple frames to reduce temporal artifacts

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Sampling pixels at sub-pixel positions to create smoother edges

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Applying a blur filter to the image to reduce aliasing

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Increasing the resolution of the rendered image to reduce the visibility of jagged edges

Question 13

Which type of anti-aliasing is most effective at reducing the appearance of crawling edges, particularly in dynamic scenes?

Accepted Answer

Temporal anti-aliasing

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Supersampling

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Multisampling

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Post-processing anti-aliasing

Question 14

Which anti-aliasing technique is commonly employed in offline rendering scenarios, where computational cost is less of a concern?

Accepted Answer

Supersampling

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Multisampling

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Post-processing anti-aliasing

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Temporal anti-aliasing

Question 15

What is the primary goal of anti-aliasing in computer graphics?

Accepted Answer

To reduce jagged edges in rasterized images

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To increase the resolution of images

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To enhance the color palette of images

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To optimize images for web display

Question 16

Which of the following is an advantage of using supersampling as an anti-aliasing technique?

Accepted Answer

Produces high-quality results

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Computationally less expensive than other techniques

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Suitable for real-time applications

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Supports anti-aliasing of curved edges

Question 17

What is the main drawback of using dithering as an anti-aliasing technique?

Accepted Answer

Introduces noise into the image

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Requires a large number of colors

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Not suitable for high-resolution images

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Computationally expensive

Question 18

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the quality of anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Processor speed

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Sample rate

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Filter type

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Image resolution

Question 19

What is the primary function of an anti-aliasing filter?

Accepted Answer

Smooth out the edges of objects

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Reduce color bleeding between pixels

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Increase the contrast of the image

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Generate new pixels between existing ones

Question 20

Which anti-aliasing technique is typically preferred for real-time applications due to its performance characteristics?

Accepted Answer

Multisampling

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Supersampling

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Area sampling

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Dithering

Question 21

Which anti-aliasing technique involves blending the colors of adjacent pixels based on the object's coverage within each pixel?

Accepted Answer

Area averaging

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Supersampling

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Box filtering

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Multisampling

Question 22

What is the primary purpose of multisampling in anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

To minimize the number of samples needed for smooth edges

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To eliminate all jagged edges in an image

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To enhance the color accuracy of anti-aliased images

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To heighten the contrast of anti-aliased images

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a potential drawback of supersampling?

Accepted Answer

Compatible with all graphics hardware

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Increased computational cost

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Blurry images if under-sampled

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Jagged edges if over-sampled

Question 24

What is the primary purpose of an edge map in anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

To identify the pixels that lie on object boundaries

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To store the image's gradient at each pixel

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To calculate the object coverage within each pixel

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To reduce the computational cost of anti-aliasing

Question 25

Which anti-aliasing technique is most suited for real-time applications?

Accepted Answer

Multisampling

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Supersampling

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Area averaging

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Box filtering

Question 26

Which anti-aliasing technique involves storing multiple samples per pixel in a framebuffer?

Accepted Answer

Multisampling

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Subsampling

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Supersampling

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Edge anti-aliasing

Question 27

What is the main advantage of utilizing hierarchical anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

It reduces the computational cost of anti-aliasing while preserving image quality

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It eliminates all forms of aliasing

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It is supported by all graphics hardware

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It produces sharper edges than other anti-aliasing techniques

Question 28

Which of the following is a potential limitation of temporal anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Ghosting artifacts in moving scenes

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Increased computational cost compared to other anti-aliasing techniques

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Incompatibility with certain graphics hardware

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Poor image quality in static scenes

Question 29

What is the primary goal of anti-aliasing techniques?

Accepted Answer

To minimize jagged edges in rasterized images

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To increase the resolution of images

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To decrease the file size of images

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To enhance depth perception in images

Question 30

Which anti-aliasing method involves blending pixel colors based on their distance to object borders?

Accepted Answer

Area sampling

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Supersampling

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Multisampling

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Temporal anti-aliasing

Question 31

What advantage does supersampling offer over other anti-aliasing methods?

Accepted Answer

Superior image quality

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Reduced computational cost

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Applicability to both static and dynamic scenes

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Ease of implementation

Question 32

Which of the following is a drawback of multisampling?

Accepted Answer

Potential visibility of aliasing artifacts

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Inapplicability to dynamic scenes

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Requirement for specialized hardware

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Excessive computational cost

Question 33

Which factor does NOT influence the effectiveness of anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Monitor refresh rate

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Scene complexity

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Image resolution

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Viewing distance

Question 34

What is a primary benefit of temporal anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Improved aliasing reduction in dynamic scenes

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Reduced computational cost compared to other methods

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Superior image quality compared to other methods

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Applicability to both static and dynamic scenes

Question 35

Which limitation is associated with temporal anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Potential introduction of ghosting artifacts

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Inapplicability to static scenes

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Requirement for specialized hardware

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Excessive computational cost compared to other methods

Question 36

Which cutting-edge anti-aliasing technique utilizes machine learning to produce high-quality images from low-resolution inputs?

Accepted Answer

Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS)

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Temporal Anti-Aliasing with Motion Vectors (TAA)

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Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing (FXAA)

Question 37

What is a primary advantage of using a supersampling anti-aliasing technique?

Accepted Answer

Improved image quality at high sampling rates

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Lower computational cost

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Faster rendering times

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Reduced memory consumption

Question 38

Which of the following is a benefit of multisampling anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Reduced aliasing artifacts

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Increased rendering speed

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Improved color accuracy

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Reduced memory usage

Question 39

What is the key difference between spatial and temporal anti-aliasing techniques?

Accepted Answer

Temporal anti-aliasing uses motion to reduce aliasing

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Spatial anti-aliasing only operates on individual pixels

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Temporal anti-aliasing is more computationally expensive

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Spatial anti-aliasing is more effective at removing high-frequency aliasing

Question 40

Which of the following objects is **most** likely to exhibit significant aliasing artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A jagged cube

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A smooth sphere

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A curved cylinder

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A textured plane

Question 41

What is a primary benefit of using a temporal anti-aliasing technique for real-time rendering?

Accepted Answer

Improved image quality without additional computational cost

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Reduced memory usage

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Faster rendering times

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Improved object motion representation

Question 42

Which of the following methods is commonly used to reduce ghosting artifacts in temporal anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Temporal filtering

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Edge detection

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Motion blur

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Z-prepass

Question 43

What is the purpose of using a jittered sampling pattern in anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

To reduce spatial aliasing artifacts

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To improve the quality of temporal anti-aliasing

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To reduce the computational cost of supersampling

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To eliminate banding artifacts

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a type of anti-aliasing technique?

Accepted Answer

Edge detection

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Multisampling

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Supersampling

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Box filtering

Question 45

What is the purpose of using supersampling in anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

To create a higher resolution image by combining multiple rendered images.

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To blur the edges of objects to reduce jaggedness.

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To reduce the number of colors used in an image.

Question 46

Which of the following is an advantage of multisampling compared to supersampling?

Accepted Answer

Faster rendering time with comparable image quality.

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Reduced memory usage

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Increased computational complexity

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Higher image quality

Question 47

What is the primary drawback of using box filtering for anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Blurry images due to excessive smoothing

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Jagged edges at low resolutions

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High computational cost

Question 48

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the effectiveness of anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Lighting conditions

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Viewing angle

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Object resolution

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Anti-aliasing algorithm used

Question 49

What is the difference between temporal anti-aliasing and spatial anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Temporal anti-aliasing considers time, while spatial anti-aliasing considers space.

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Temporal anti-aliasing is used for still images, while spatial anti-aliasing is used for animations.

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Temporal anti-aliasing requires less computational power than spatial anti-aliasing.

Question 50

When is multisampling typically used in anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

When rendering real-time 3D scenes

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When reducing noise in images

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When generating high-resolution still images

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When compressing images

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using anti-aliasing in computer graphics?

Accepted Answer

Increased frame rate

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Reduced visual artifacts

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Enhanced realism

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Improved image quality

Question 52

What is the underlying principle behind adaptive anti-aliasing?

Accepted Answer

Applying varying levels of anti-aliasing to different areas of an image based on their complexity.

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Increasing the anti-aliasing sample rate over time

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Using multiple anti-aliasing techniques simultaneously