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Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 ch. 9
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Computer Science
11th Grade
10/04/2009

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Term
________ objects are files that can be displayed or executed within HTML documents, or in a stand-alone fashion.
Definition
Media
Term
A ________ is an example of a multimedia file.
Definition
JPEG graphic
Term
The ________ is an Adobe program that is handled easily through Dreamweaver.
Definition
Flash player
Term
Many ________ pages use various types of interactive media and are good mood setters.
Definition
Splash
Term
Dreamweaver provides the Media pop-up menu and the ________ menu for adding media objects to a Web page.
Definition
Insert
Term
The Plugin command on the Media pop-up menu in the Insert bar inserts a file at the intersection point using a(n) ________ tag that requires a Netscape Navigator plug-in for playback.
Definition
>embed<
Term
________ is a collection of tools for animating and drawing graphics, adding sound, creating interactive elements, and playing movies.
Definition
Adobe Flash
Term
Object within Flash are created using ________ graphics.
Definition
Vector
Term
GIF and JPEG graphics use ________ technology.
Definition
Bitmap
Term
Dreamweaver comes with two Flash objects, ________, which you can use without having the Flash program.
Definition
Flash buttons and Flash text
Term
Using Flash, you can export a .fla file as a(n) ________ file that can be viewed in a browser.
Definition
Either a or b
(.swf or .swt)
Term
A(n) ________ file can be played back in browsers and previewed in Dreamweaver but not edited in Flash.
Definition
.swf
Term
You create a(n) ________ file when using the Flash button and text objects in Dreamweaver.
Definition
.swt
Term
________ files are used in the Flash button object.
Definition
.swt
Term
You edit Flash text through the ________.
Definition
Property inspector
Term
The ________ quality control setting, available on the Flash property inspector, emphasizes speed at first, but improves appearance when possible.
Definition
Auto Low
Term
The ________ quality control setting, available on the Flash Property inspector, emphasizes both speed and appearance at first, but sacrifices appearance for speed if necessary.
Definition
Auto High
Term
The ________ format is for instrumental music.
Definition
MIDI
Term
The ________ format has a very high degree of compression, with smaller file sizes than MP3.
Definition
RealAudio
Term
You can insert media content into a browser as plug-ins using the ________ tag.
Definition
>embed<
Term
Internet Explorer's default multimedia player is ________.
Definition
Windows Media Player
Term
The simplest and easiest way to add sound to a page is through ________.
Definition
Linking
Term
The Plugin command is on the ________.
Definition
Media pop-up menu
Term
The ________ format allows streaming of video, uses Windows Media Player, and plays on both Windows and Macintosh computers.
Definition
WMF
Term
A ________ file is a compressed file associated with Director and Shockwave that can be previewed in Dreamweaver and viewed in your browser.
Definition
.dcr
Term
GIFs and JPEGs are examples of multimedia.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Flash player and Shockwave are exmaples of Adobe programs what are handled easily through Dreamweaver.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Once a plug-in is installed, its functionality is integrated into the HTML file, but the Web browser generally does not recognize the plug-in application.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
A Flash page generally consists of a default home page that displays the Web site logo or some other site promotion.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Dreamweaver provides five methods to insert media objects.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
The Media pop-up menu is located on the Insert bar.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
When you select an option from a pop-up menu in some categories, that option become the default action for the button.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The Flash command on the Media pop-up menu places a Flash button at the insertion point.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
The Flash text command on the Media pop-up menu places a Flash text button at the insertion point.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The param command on the Media pop-up menu inserts a tag that allows you to pass parameters to an applet or object.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The Flash player is a collection of tools for animating and drawing graphics, adding sound, creating interactive elements, and playing movies.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Objects within Flash are created using bitmap technology.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Vector images are a more efficient method of delievering graphics over the Internet because they are displayed faster on a downloading Web page.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Creating Flash files requires that a developer use the Flash program.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Only a few media objects require a helper program or plug-in before they can be displayed in a browser.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
The .fla file is the source file for any project and is created in the Flash program.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The .swt file is a compressed version of the Flash file, and is optimized for viewing on the Web.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
The .swf file enables you to modify and replace information in a Flash movie file.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
You edit Flash text through the Property inspector.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The W and H boxes on the Flash Property inspector indicate the wdith and height of a given object in pixels.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The values entered into the V space and H space boxes on the Flash Property inspector ass space, in picas, along the side of an object.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
On the Flash Property inspector, Scale determines how an object fits into dimensions set in the W and H fields.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
On the Flash Propert inspector, Bg opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to an object.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
To insert a Flash movie into a Web page, position the insertion point in the Document window at the location where you would like the movie to display and click the Flash button on the Media pop-up menu.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
When a Flash movie is inserted and selected, Dreamweaver displays the Insert bar.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Adding sound to a Web page can be expensive in terms of the Web site size and download time.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Most computers today have some type of sound card and some type of sound-capable plug-in that works with their browser.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The AIFF sound file format can be played by few browsers and requires a plug-in.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
The MIDI sound file format is for instrumental music.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The MP3 sound file format is a compressed format that allows for substantially smaller sound files.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The RealAudio sound file format has a very low degress of compression.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
WAV-formatted files generally have poor sound quality.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
A Web browser is basically an HTML decoder.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
A plug-in is a stand-alone program.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
To work correctly, plug-in programs must be present in a browser's Plug-ins folder.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
When a browser encounters a file with an extension of .swf, it looks for and attempts to start the MP3 plug-in.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Soon after it was created, the "EMBED" tag was made part of the W3C's official HTML specifications.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Adobe's Acrobat Reader and Apple's QuickTime are examples of plug-ins.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
An ActiveX control is a control that uses Applet technologies.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
When you insert media using ActiveX, you must specify a ClassID or ActiveX control.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
When adding media to a Web page, a Web page developer must try to predict how Web site visitors will have their browsers configured.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The simplest and easiest way to add sound to a Web page is through linking.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
Embedding a sound in a Web page provides the Web site developer with control over the audio player.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
A parameter defines the characteristics of something.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The AutoStart parameter defines whether a player should start automatically.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The ClickToPlay parameter defines whether a player should start when a user clicks the player area.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The InvokeURLs parameter indicates the URL of a file to play.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
Dreamweaver uses the ClassID to define an object when generating the code for an ActiveX control.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
The AVI format is one of the most popular formats on the Internet; it is cross-platform, running on Windows and Macintosh computers.
(T or F)
Definition
False
Term
QuickTime is a common video file format for both Windows and Macintosh computers.
(T or F)
Definition
True
Term
A(n) ________ is a program such as the Flash player or Shockwave viewer.
Definition
Helper application
Term
A(n) ________ is a program application that is installed on your computer and used to view plug-in programs through the Web browser.
Definition
Plug-in
Term
Creating ________ files requires that the developer use the Flash program.
Definition
Flash
Term
The ________ box contains an identifier used to identify a Flash text object for scripting.
Definition
Flash text name
Term
The ________ text box on the Property inspector allwos you to include a file name that specifies the path to the Flash object file.
Definition
File
Term
GIF JPEG graphics use ________ technology.
Definition
Bitmap
Term
The ________ button on the Property inspector returns the selected object to its original size.
Definition
Reset size
Term
The ________ feature on the Property inspector controls antialiasing during playback of a movie.
Definition
Quality
Term
The ________ button opens a dialog box for entering additional parameters to pass to an object.
Definition
Parameters
Term
When the ________ box is checked, a movie plays continuously.
Definition
Loop
Term
________ is a set of technologies developed by Microsoft and is an outgrowth of OLE (object linking and embedding).
Definition
ActiveX
Term
A(n) ________ is a control that uses ActiveX technologies and currently is limited to Windows environments.
Definition
ActiveX Control
Term
________ a sound in a Web page provides the Web site visitor with control over the audio player.
Definition
Embedding
Term
A(n) ________ defines the characteristics of something.
Definition
Parameter
Term
The ________ on the ActiveX Property inspector identifies the ActiveX control to the browser.
Definition
ClassID value
Term
Checking the ________ box on the ActiveX Property inspector adds an >EMBED< tag within the >OBJECT< tag for the ActiveX control.
Definition
Embed
Term
The ________ value on the ActiveX Property inspector defines the data file to be used for a Netscape Navigator plug-in if the Embed check box is selected.
Definition
SRC
Term
The ________ value on the ActiveX Property inspector specifies the URL containing the ActiveX control.
Definition
Base value
Term
The ________ option specifies the data file ID.
Definition
ID
Term
The ________ option on Dreamweaver's Results panel is used to search and replace text, source code, and specific tags.
Definition
Search
Term
Dreamweaver's ________ searches for broken links and unreferenced files in a portion of a local site throughout an entire local site.
Definition
Link checker
Term
A(n) ________ file is a file that is not connected to any page within a given Web site.
Definition
Orphaned
Term
Adobe's Director program is used to create ________ files.
Definition
Shockwave
Term
The ________ file is a compressed file that can be previewed in Dreamweaver and viewed in your browser.
Definition
.dcr
Term
The ________ file contains additional information that is used in a .dxr or .dir file.
Definition
.cst
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