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Adobe Flash CS5 Exam
Adobe Flash CS5 Exam
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2012
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Term
The actions panel consists of which three panes?
 Definition
  1. script
  2. script navigation
  3. toolbox
Term
The _____ function (shortcut) key opens and closes the Actions panel.
 Definition
F9
Term
When working with ActionScripts, you must use the exact case, spelling and punctuation when writing scripts as ActionScripts are case sensitive and syntax specific.
 Definition
True
Term
A _____ terminates the ActionScript statement.
 Definition
;      (semi-colon)
Term
When writing ActionScript strings, they must be enclosed in ____.
 Definition
"     "     (quotes)
Term
In ActionScripting, functions or parameters for an action are enclosed in ______.
 Definition
(     )      (parenthesis)
Term
To group ActionScript actions, you must enclose them in _____.
 Definition
{  }     (curly brackets or braces)
Term
When writing ActionScript code, ______ give syntax options or possible parameters for an action in a pop-up window as you are typing the action.
 Definition
code hints
Term
To see a code hint, type the action statement, and then type ____  and to dismiss it, type ______  .
 Definition
  1. "   (opening quotes)
  2. "   (closing quotes) or ESC key
Term
Clicking the _________ button which resembles a ________  in the Actions window, checks for any errors in the syntax of the coding and, if found, dsplays a message in the ________ panel.
 Definition
  • check syntax
  • blue checkmark
  • compiler errors
Term
Clicking the Auto Format button ______________________.
 Definition
formats the code in ordinance with the A.S formatting conventions to make the code more readable.
Term
Once you start creating a Flash movie in ActionScript 3.0 mode, you are not able to  convert it to 2.0 mode.
 Definition
False
Term
In ActionScript 3.0, you can animate your entire movie through your code without ever having to ue your timeline, drawing tools, menu system or edit windows to control your animation.
 Definition
True
Term
You cannot combine both versions of ActionScript into one movie.
 Definition
True
Term
If you switch your movie format between AS 2.0 and AS 3.0, you don not have to make any editorial changes to your scripts as Flash will automatically update your scripts for you.
 Definition
False
Term
In ActionScript 3.0, instances are defined by _______ instead of symbols.
 Definition
Classes
Term
In ActionScript 3.0, the _______ describe an object and _______ explain what an object can do.
 Definition
  • properties
  • methods
Term
In working with AS 3.0, you will be working with objects that are defined by their ______.
 Definition
Class
Term
In AS 3.0, each time that you create an object that you want to be visible on the Flash Player screen when the movie is published, you must use the _______ method.
 Definition
addChild()
Term
The _____ class is used to create vector objects such as lines, arcs, circles and rectangles.
 Definition
Shape
Term
What three things does the following AS 3.0 code do:  var my_circle:Shape = new Shape();
 Definition
  1. creates a variable called my_circle
  2. specifies Shape as the datatype for the variable
  3. creates an instance for the class by specifying newShape()
Term
When working with hexidecimal color codes in AS 3.0 you must always add the # sign to indicate that the code is in hex.
 Definition
False
Term
Code generated from drawing an object on the stage is less efficient than creating the object entirely with AS 3.0 code which, in turn, means that your movie's file size will be smaller.
 Definition
True
Term
With AS 3.0, you do not assign a code to a button or any other objects on the stage; instead, you reference the object within the code.
 Definition
True
Term
To control movie clip symbols and their timelines with ActionScript, you must target the movie clips, or refer to them by _____ and _____.
 Definition
  • name
  • path
Term
Onjects created with ActionScripts and added to a .swf file at runtime are identified by turning on the _______ feature found in the _______ dialog box and assigning the movie clip a linkage name.
 Definition
  • Export for ActionScript
  • Symbol properties
Term
To ensure that your ActionScript will run correctly, do not include spaces in movie clip symbol instance names.
 Definition
True
Term
The ActionScript that you associate with movie clips will only run when you test, export or publish your movie- it will not execute on the stage.
 Definition
True
Term
Predefined blocks of ActionScript 3.0 code which provide a quick way to insert AS 3.0 code into the Script pane are called _____.
 Definition
Code Snippets
Term
To add one or more lines of comments to your ActionScripts, you must add the _____ symbol(s) to the beginning of your comment text, and the _____ symbol to the end.
 Definition

/*           */

 

 

ex.      /*    your comment here   */

 

 
Term
To add one line of comments to your ActionScripts, you must add the _____ symbol(s) to the beginning of your comment text.
 Definition
//
Term
Wth ActionScript code, ______ and ______ actions, you can create movie clips that can be clicked on and then moved to another location on the screen.
 Definition
  • startDrag
  • stopDrag
Term
ActionScript 3.0 code can change the properties of movie clip symbols as a movie is playing.
 Definition
True
Term
Variable ActionScript names are created with the ____ keyword.
 Definition
var
Term
To ensure that your ActionScript will run correctly, do not include spaces in the variable names.
 Definition
True
Term
With a(n) ____ text field, information by a user is stored  as a variable; and with a(n) ______ text field, information derived from variables is actually displayed.
 Definition
  • input
  • dynamic
Term
The process of changing one data type to another is called ______.
 Definition
casting
Term
Special fonts can be embeded within your Flash movie so that the movie will display it's text in the correct font- even if the font used is not actually installed on the user's computer.
 Definition
True
Term
_________ are formulas for manipulating or evaluating the information in variables.
 Definition
Expressions
Term
What are the Flash data types for variables?
 Definition
  • string
  • number
  • boolean
  • object
  • Int
  • void
  • null
  • undefined
Term
ActionScripting supports the use of ______ or indentify and write path structures by having the various object names and/or variables in a path separated by a period.
 Definition
syntax
Term
You can create a custom cursor in your Flash movie, but it's one requirement is that it must be a(n) ______.
 Definition
movie clip symbol
Term
What must be done before you can implement a new, custom cursor?
 Definition
hide original cursor
Term
Mouse movement is tracked by which two properties?
 Definition
  • mouse x
  • mouse y
Term
ActionScript does not support conditional statements such as those used in other types of programming languages such as if...then, else, for, while, and do...while.
 Definition
False
Term
When creating conditions in ActionScript, you must use which symbol(s)?
 Definition
= =
Term
To determine of a draggable object has been successfully moved to a target object, you would need to implement the _____ property.
 Definition
dropTarget
Term
The increment action is represented by the ___symbol(s); and the decrement action is represented by the ____ symbol(s).
 Definition

++        --

 
Term
By default, dynamic text boxes display characters(including text and numbers) as ______ data.
 Definition
string
Term
The ____class along with the ______ method can be used to load an external object into your movie.
 Definition
  • Loader
  • addChild
Term
The _____ method can be used to unload movie clips.
 Definition
removeChild
Term
When a text box property is set to _____, the type text displays as a series of astericks(*).
 Definition
password
Term
If your Flash movie code requires generating numbers at random, you can use the ____ function.
 Definition
Math.random
Term
Using ActionScript 2.0, the _____ action will let the user jump from a button or a movie clip symbol to another Web site or open another file.
 Definition
GetURL
Term
Using the ActionScript 3.0, the _____ class along with the _____ function will let the user jump from a button or movie clip symbol to another Web site or open another file.
 Definition
  • URLRequest
  • navigateToURL
Term
Using ActionScript 3.0, the _____ class can be used to create an email link from a button or movie clip symbol.
 Definition
URLRequest
Term
When supplying the URL for a link to another Web site, the entire URL, including protocol prefix, must be provided.
 Definition
True
Term
The code______ causes the newly targeted Web site or file to open in the current or same browser.
 Definition
_self
Term
The code ____ causes the newly-targeted Wen site or file to open in a new (separate) browser window.
 Definition
_blank
Term
What are four target options used for Web site links  that can determine where/how the page will open?
 Definition
  • _self
  • _blank
  • _parent
  • _top
Term
If you want a sound to play in the movie's background, rather that tie it to a specific object on the stage, you can add an instance to the sound to ________.
 Definition
a frame on the timeline
Term
Your Flash movie cannot play more than three sounds at one time.
 Definition
False
Term
Flash will skip frames in an animation in order to maintain synchronization with a stream sound.
 Definition
True
Term
When working with sounds, on the timeline, a filled-in blue square above the keyframe indicator inside a frame indicates ____________.
 Definition
a stop action has been placed in Eventsound to end a specific sound
Term
You stop a Stream sound at a specific frame by ________.
 Definition
adding a keyframe with the stop(); command on the sounds layer
Term
Event sounds will continue to play through a keyframe, even one with a stop(); command, unless it includes a STOP option and the name of the sound to stop.
 Definition
True
Term
To reference a sound from the Library panel in ActionScript, you must enable the _______ option in the ______ area of the Sound Properties dialog box.
 Definition
  • Export for ActionScript
  • Linkage
Term
A _______ is a way for ActionScript to recognize and  control a sound.
 Definition
sound object
Term
The ____method starts the playing of a specific sound.
 Definition
Sound.play
Term

To play the sound object called MoodMusic, what ActionScript action would you use?

 

 Definition
MoodMusic.play
Term
The _______ method of the ______ class, stops all sounds currently playing, regardless of whether the sound is event or streaming.
 Definition
  • stopAll
  • SoundMixer
Term
_______ allows you to use ActionScript to load an external .flv file into a .swf file and play it back when the movie is played.
 Definition
Progressive downloading
Term
The downside with working with .flv files is that incorporating them into your Flash movie increases it's file size thereby making it larger than if you had simply embedded the video instead.
 Definition
False
Term
The _______ is a built-in object, with playback controls, that displays the .flv video on the Stage.
 Definition
Video Component
Term
If a video file that you want to use is not a .flv file, you will need to use the _____ to convert it.
 Definition
Adobe Media Encoder
Term
The .flv video's ______ determines the appearance and position of the Play controls and can be assigned through the _____ screen.
 Definition
  • skin
  • skinning
Term
You can use the FLVPlayback Component on the Stage without having to first publish your Flash movie.
 Definition
True
Term
________ are indicators on the video Timeline that can be used by the ActionScript to specify a location in a video taht you want your User to be able to "jump to" by clicking a button.
 Definition
cue points
Term
You can save ActionScript code in a separate text file and eith import it into or export it out of your .fla file for use in other Flash movie files.
 Definition
True
Term
If you save ActionScript code as a text file for use in more than one Flash movie, it must be saved with which file extension?
 Definition
.as
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