The Certification examination is divided into content areas that correspond to Imaging Architechs' areas of responsibility. Input Identify common types of input devices and interfaces, and describe them in terms of resolution and other parameters. Given input parameters, determine image size and indicate the impact on system performance. Given symptoms of an imaging system problem, identify potential causes in the input subsystem. Storage Describe common types of storage devices, media, and interfaces in terms of features including capacity, performance, connectivity and shelf life.
Communications Identify common types of communications devices, interfaces, topology and protocols.
Given specifications for a system, predict system performance. Display Describe the imaging display characteristics of monitors and image viewers. Explain the impact of output device parameters and point of decompression on print speed. Identify the categories of information that are needed to design a particular imaging subsystem. Given a specific decision about an imaging system, identify the information that is relevant.