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| points to an Internet webpage located on another web server |
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Advantages of Gif file format**
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-invtented (patented) to minimize file size
- supports 257 colors
- best chosen for
- large areas of flat color
- non-photographic images
- transparency ability - work on file to make it blend into background of image
- can be animated |
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Advantages of Jpeg file format**
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- designed for digitized color photographs
- supports millions of colors
- stores the image using a lossy format, which means that when the image file is saved it is compressed, which means that some of the image sharpness and color is lost |
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Advantages of Png file format**
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- patent-free compression alternative to a GIF and compresses more effectively than GIF
- is partial supported by current browsers but not older browsers
- encouraged by W3C to use them |
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| cellspace is used to designate the amount of spacing between cells |
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Client server software – Ch 9
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| enables computers to speak with each other and pass files back and forth |
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digital video and audio compression schemes that code and compress data for delivery and then decode it for playback
- the algorithm used to compress (code) a video for delivery and then decode it in real-time for fast playback |
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agent programs that run in the background waiting to act on requests from the outside
- dedicated software known as ___ of Unix and Linux servers |
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Data packets and TCP – Ch 12
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- when a stream of data is sent over the internet, it is first broken down into packets by the Tranmission control protocol
- each packet includes the address of the receiving computer, a sequence number, error correction information, and a small piece of your data
- after the packet is craeted the internet protocol (IP) takes over and sends the packet to its destination
*rules for sending data to and receiving data from the internet (TCP/IP) |
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Document Relative Link**
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- link that points from a current document to another document within the same directory (meaning the same web account and folders)
- this means that if both the referring web page and the destination web page are located in the same directory, only the web page filename is used
- possible because browsers look within the current directory first to locate a web page |
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interleaving the audio and video segments of a video clip together in a data file
- you interleave the audio and video segments together |
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one in a sequence of bitmapped graphic scenes/images
- made up of two field that are interlaced (ch 8) |
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in a message-passing programming languagem code that tells the application what to do when an event occurs
- based on a even like amouse clip or when a button is pressed Ex: to handle button up
go to next page
end button up |
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process of building a single video frame from two fields to help prevent flicker; process of displaying a GIF image, line by line
- technique used to build a single frame from the 2 fields |
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| -blending audio data with video and other data so that sound remains synchronized |
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compression method that doesn't lose data or quality
-preserve the original data precisely |
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compression method that loses image, audio, or video quality in favor of reducing file size
-ignore picture information that the viewer may not miss - that information is lost even after decompression |
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specifying the look and presentation of a web page by adding tags to a document
-the marking up can happen with the help of a web editor such as Dreamweaver or an individual needs to add the tags to get the desired results |
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-special type of link that usually points to a location within the referring web page
- often used on a web page which contains more information than will fit into one window
-used to allow the user of your web page to move from one location on a web page to another location
- two steps to create
1. create an anchor which is a named entity point on HTML page
2. create link that refers to a named anchor
- refers to special location within referring web page |
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collection of computers connected together
-network is a cluster of coputers with one computer acting as a server to provide network servies suc has file transfer, email, document printing to the client computers of that network |
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| broadcast of an image larger than will fit on a standard TV screen so that the "edge" of the image seen by a viewer is always bounded by the TV'S physical frame, or bezel |
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| random access memory; main memory chips in a computer that lose memory when power is lost |
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td rowspan= "2" /td
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system for adding peripheral devices to a computer
-the Small Computer Systems interface was built into all models of the Macintosh
-______ cards could also be installed in PCs and external deices could be connected to the installed card
- not all PC _______ card and software drivers recongize Mac-formatted removable media
-the Mac will usually recognize PC formatted devices
- _________ connections may connect both internal devices and external devices |
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| points from a referring web page -located in one directory to another web page located within the same web site but in another directory |
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| graphic objects in a multimedia authoring system, often animated |
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-four components of an URL that should be present for most URL's
- type of protocol
- name of web server or domain
- name of directory (folder) located on the web server
- name of file located in the directory on the web server |
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| RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) |
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| hard-disk system that will support high-speed data transfer rates is called this |
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| National Television Standards Committee (NTSC). |
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| television signal format used in the United States, Japan, and many other countries is known as this |
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| 3. Television screens use a process of building a single frame from two fields to help prevent flicker on television screens in a technique called this |
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| 4. When creating graphics for conversion to video, do not place any critical information such as text in the outside 15 percent of the image. Instead, keep it within the (three words). |
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| 5. The technique in which playback of a video starts as soon as enough data has transferred to the user’s computer to sustain this playback is called this |
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| Sequential Color and Memory (SECAM). |
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| 6. The television signal format used in France, Russia, and a few other countries is known as this |
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| 7. The digital video and audio compression schemes that compress a video for delivery and then decode it during playback are called this |
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| 8. QuickTime movies being prepared for a CD or web site should be processed so that the audio and video segments are interleaved together and all of the information is in one data file. This is called this |
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| 9. The length of time it takes the CD-ROM player to locate specific data on the CD-ROM disc is called this |
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| 10. The codec that is within both AVI and QuickTime and is optimized for CD-ROM playback is this |
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| in a video camera, the sensor that pics up light is called a CCD. CCD stands for? |
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| smaller than the actual monitor’s capability |
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| a computer's output on the monitor is calibrated to display an image? |
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| removing a residual magnetic field that distorts the colors on a television screen is called? |
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| a video signal transmitted with all the signals mixed together and carried on a single cable is called? |
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which of the folowing isn't a TV signal format?
MPEG
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
HDTV |
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| computer monitors draw the lines of an entire frame in a single pass; this technique is called? |
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the video technique that allows you to choose a color or range of colors that become transparent, allowing the video image to be visible behind those colors in the overlying image, is known by all of the following except?
blue screen
ultimate
chroma key
interlacing
all of the above are appropriate names |
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which of the following is a videotape format?
GIF
DVD-RW
ComponentY
Hi-8
S-VHS |
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| color-blind individuals cannot see them correctly |
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| red or green should be avoided as cue colors because? |
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| If you use underlining or drawn graphics, make sure your lines are only one pixel wide. |
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which of the following isn't a good idea when creating titles (Text) to be used in video?
- fonts for titles should be plain, sans serif, and bold enough to be easily read
- when you are laying text onto a dark background, use white or a light color for the text
- don't kern your letters too tightly
- If you use underlining or drawn graphics, make sure your lines are only one pixel wide.
- use a drop shadow to help separate the text from the background |
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| Never remove the break-off tab on the back of your original video cassettes; doing so renders the tape unusable with some decks. |
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which of the following isn't a recommendation for caring for video tapes?
- always fast-forward new tapes to the end and then rewind them to make sure that tape tension is even from beginning to end
- run your tape through the recorder once with the lens cap on and without audio input
- don't reuse 8mm video cassettes, as their small size makes them susceptible to stretch
- always make a backup copy of these tapes before you begin editing
- Never remove the break-off tab on the back of your original video cassettes; doing so renders the tape unusable with some decks. |
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which of the following isn't a codec?
MPEG
DV
NTSC
Cinepak
Sorenson |
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| an analog tape is copied to another analog tape |
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| generation loss occurs when? |
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| Moving Picture Experts Group |
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| Use a large video window and a high frame rate. |
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which of the following isn't recommended for optimal video playback from CD-ROM?
- Use a large video window and a high frame rate.
- interleave the audio and video segments together
- use regularly spaced key frames
- use the Sorenson codec
- defragment your fiels before burning the master |
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| local area network (LAN). |
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| A network of workstations located within a short distance of one another that allows direct communication and sharing of peripheral resources such as file servers, printers, scanners, and network modems is called a(n) ? |
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| A network of workstations spanning great distances, typically set up and managed by large corporations and institutions for their own use, is known as a ? |
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| For the best network connections, be sure to use ? |
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| 4. You can connect Windows and Macintosh computers using the ? networking protocol. |
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| 5. To enable computers to speak with each other and pass files back and forth over a network, you will need to use ? |
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| Small Computer System Interface, (SCSI). |
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| The interface system that came installed in all Macs was the ? |
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| Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE), Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA). |
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| 7. The type of interface system that allows a computer to control a master/slave pair of drives is called ? |
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| random access memory (RAM). |
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| The type of memory a computer uses to run several programs at the same time is called |
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| the type of memory that is not erased when power is shut off to it is called ? |
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| programmable ROM (EPROM). |
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| The type of memory that allows changes to be made that are not forgotten is called ? |
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| Small Computer System Interface |
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| how many IDE controllers can a PC motherboard support |
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| when you turn off the power to this type of storage, any data stored in it is lost |
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which of these isn't a type of removable storage medium?
- Zip
- Jaz
- Syquest
- ISDN
- magneto-optical |
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| a stack of hard metal platters coated with magnetically sensitive material |
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| there is no difference; they are just distinguished for marketing purposes |
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| DVD-Video differs from DVD-ROM in that? |
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which of these isn't part of the DVD video specification?
- 720 pixels per horizontal line
- multiple audio tracks
- multiple text tracks
- set-top gaming support
- Dolby AC-3 Digital Surround Sound |
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| if your working space is limited, or for laptop computers, consider using? |
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| programs involving public input and simple tasks |
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| a touchscreen is recommended for? |
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| a graphics tablet is recommended for? |
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| read Universal Product Code patterns |
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| for the ATTENTION command that precedes all other commands |
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| the "AT" in the Hayes AT standard command set was so named? |
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| the maximum modulated analog signal that copper telephone lines and the switching equipment at the phone companies' central offices can handle is? |
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| slower than downstream because cable is a noisy environment |
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| a cable modem upstream's channel's data rate is? |
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| Frequently Asked Questions. |
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| A package of software applications that might include a spreadsheet, database, e-mail, web browser, and presentation applications is called a(n) ? |
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| optical character recognition (OCR). |
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| 3. Software that turns bitmapped characters into electronically recognizable ASCII text is called ? |
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| 4. Each graphic scene in an animation is referred to as a ? |
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| 5. A graphic image on a screen that can be moved about to create animation is called a ? |
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| Audio Video Interleaved (AVI). |
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| the Microsoft Video for Windows format is also known as |
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| Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). |
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| The hardware format defining a very dense, two-layered disc read by laser is the |
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| When the audio, image, text, and video data is combined in one stream, it is said to be ? |
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| 9. The size of the original image divided by the size of the compressed image is called the ? |
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| as you design and build a multimedia project, your most often used tool may be your? |
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| of all the multimedia elements in a project, the one that will likely have the greatest influence on the end user is the? |
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| painting software is dedicated to producing? |
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| in a paint program, the eyedropper tool |
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| turns bitmap shapes into vector-based outlines |
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| in a paint program, the autotrace tool? |
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| painting and drawing programs |
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| image-editing applications often include many of the features and tools of? |
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| uses hard disk space as RAM |
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| in an image-editing program, a virtual memory scheme? |
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| in an image-editing program, look for a tool that uses ? taht can be combined, hidden, and reordered |
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| are the beeps used to indicate an error, warning, or special user activity |
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all of these:
-knowledge of tempos, clefs, notations, and keys
-familiarity with musical instruments
-an understanding of how music is sequenced, scored, and published |
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| making you own MIDI file requires? |
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| use either a frame- or object-oriented approach to animation, but rarely both |
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| moth authoring tools usually use? |
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| blending audio data with video and other data so that sound remains synchronized with the video |
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| a software-based architecture |
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| QuickTime is best deifned as? |
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| fragmented files require the drive head to jump around, which could affect performance |
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| you should defragment and optimize your disk with a utility before recording and playing back your movie files because? |
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| card- or page-based authoring system. |
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| Elements are organized as pages of a book or a stack of cards in a(n) ? |
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| icon-based, event-driven authoring system. |
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| Multimedia elements and interaction cues (events) are organized as objects in a structural framework or process in a(n) ? |
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| time-based authoring system. |
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| Elements and events are organized along a timeline in a(n)? |
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| In multimedia authoring systems, multimedia elements and events are often treated as ? that live in a hierarchical order of parent and child relationships. |
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| Messages passed among these objects order them to do things according to the ? or modifiers assigned to them. |
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| Perhaps the simplest and easiest authoring process using icons or objects is called ? |
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| A version of an authoring system that allows your project to play back without requiring the full authoring software and all its tools and editors is called a ? version. |
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| A program or presentation that can be played on both the Mac and Windows operating systems is called ? |
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| When an authoring system controls branching based on the results of an IF-THEN decision, it is called ? |
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| A particular instance of a multimedia element in Director’s score is called a ? |
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| a very high level language (VHLL) |
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| a scripting language is considered? |
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| scripting languages operate by processing small blocks of code when certain events occur. such a block of code is called? |
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| to extend most scripting languages on the Windows operating system, you would use? |
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| for a project whose content consists of elements that can be viewed individually, this type of authoring system is particularly useful during development |
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| in multimedia authoring systems, multimedia elements and events are often treated as objects that exist in a hierarchical relationship. this relationship is often called? |
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| All of these statements are true. |
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which of the following isn't true regarding multimedia programming objects?
- they typically take care of themselves
- they exist in a hierarchical system
- they are useful for games
- they pass messages among themselves |
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| performance varies widely among different development and delivery computers |
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Definition
| synchronization of media events is difficult because? |
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| Flash is best known as a multimedia tool used for? |
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| icon-based, event-driven tool |
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Definition
| for a project that requires complicated navigational structures, the charting capabilities of this type of authoring system are particularly useful? |
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| Director stores multimedia elements in its? |
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Definition
| for a project with a beginning and an end, this type of authoring system is particularly useful? |
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| Director's timeline is called the? |
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| changing its location over several frames |
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| in Director you can animate an object by? |
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| most card-based programs have a layer that stays constant behind a layer above it that can be different on all other cards. this layer is called the? |
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| Bitmapped images are larger on a PC. |
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which of these isn't a problem you might encounter in porting a program from a Mac to PC (or vice versa?)?
- Bitmapped images are larger on a PC.
- font sizes and shapes are slightly different
- special characters aren't the same
- graphics with 256 colors have different colors |
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| The predecessor to the Internet, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency, was known as the ? |
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| FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). |
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| Many web sites include pages that have answers to common inquiries. These pages are known as ? |
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| A cluster of computers tied together to share files and communications is a(n) ? |
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| When a stream of data is sent over the Internet by your computer, it is first broken down into packets by the ? |
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| The set of four numbers separated by periods that points to a domain is a(n) ? |
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| Internet Service Provider (ISP). |
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| PPP software is typically used to dial up to a(n)? |
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| How much data, expressed in bits per second (bps), you can send from one computer to another in a given amount of time is called ? |
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| Each Internet service is implemented on an Internet server by dedicated software known as a ? |
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| MIME-types (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). |
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| To identify the nature of the data transmitted, the Internet uses a standard list of file name extensions called ? |
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| XML (eXtensible Markup Language). |
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| The tagging scheme that allows you to create your own tags and import data from anywhere on the Web is called ? |
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| a local area network (LAN) can be connected other LANs to form? |
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| the levels of a domain name are separated by? |
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| commercial and business use of the internet wasn't permitted until? |
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which of these isn't a top-level domain?
- com
- edu
- gov
- mil
- cis |
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| which part of this URL "http://www.company.com/home.html" represents the second-level address? |
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which of the following is a valid IP address?
- 192.168.1.1
- www.apple.com
- activa@midcoast.com
- http://www.pages.net/index.html
- 12 Dreamcatcher Way, Hope, ME 04847 |
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| Transmission Control Protocol |
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Definition
| when a stream of data is sent over the internet by your computer, it is first bokren down in to packets by the? |
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Definition
| the protocol used for logging on and working from remote comptuers is? |
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| the type of file being sent |
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| the MIME-type assigned to a data source depends on? |
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| perhaps the most widely installed HTTP software for managing web pages is the open source application called? |
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| web pages are written in? |
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| it allows you to create your own tags for data. |
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| one of the greatest benefits of XML is that? |
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| an IP address can be exchanged with a ? |
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| Hypertext Transfer Protocol |
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| HTML formatting elements in HTML-encoded pages are called ? |
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| Bits of Java programming code to extend and customize a browser’s basic HTML capabilities are called ? |
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| The software that sends information when a client requests it is the ? |
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| The applications that run on a user’s personal computer and provide the interactive graphical interface for viewing web pages are called ? |
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| Adding HTML codes to a page is called ? |
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| WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) |
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| Web page editors that visually show how a page looks as you are editing are often called ? editors. |
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| Programs that run within a browser and allow users to view and interact with files within the browser’s window are called ? |
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| helper applications/players. |
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| Programs that are triggered to run or display files that a browser downloads but cannot handle itself are called ? |
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| Media that is played as it is being received is said to be ? |
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| Common Gateway Interface (CGI). |
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| The standard programming interface for connecting external applications with information servers is called ? |
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| perhaps the multimedia plug-in with the largest installed base is? |
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| Extending a particular browser’s capabilities requires cumbersome plug-ins. |
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which of these isn't an issue related to the so-called browser wars?
- developers must program workarounds to compensate for browser differences
- official HTML standards lag behind the browsers' capabilities
- browser developers are releasing new browser versions quickly, making it difficult for third-party developers to keep pace
- Extending a particular browser’s capabilities requires cumbersome plug-ins
- developers must test the performance of their site on different browsers |
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| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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Definition
| two most popular browsers in terms of number of users are Firefox and ? |
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| All are factors to consider. |
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which of these isn't an issue you should consider when selecting an ISP?
- response time
- connections per second
- throughput
- MIME-type support |
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| on the client computer outside the browser |
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| the helper application most commonly used to display documents with fonts and images embedded is? |
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| generate extremely complicated HTML code |
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| one criticism of visual page editors is that they? |
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| a vector image that is displayed at the correct size and with the maximum number of colors supported by the computer is said to be? |
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which of these tags would most likely be used in HTML to view a multimedia element on the web?
- BLOCKQUOTE
- OBJECT
- OPEN
- MM
- FLASH |
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| most browsers can't directly display |
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| speech files can be specially encoded into a ? ? and sent at great speed to another computer to be played back in a choice of voices |
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which of these isn't a streaming media format?
- Adobe Acrobat
- Apple QuickTime
- Shockwave
- Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI)
- MPEG files |
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| which audio file type's sound quality is dependent on the client's computer setup? |
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| the technique that allows multiple users to simultaneously access the same data stream without duplication of data across the Internet is called? |
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