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| An element on a Web page that contains data and procedures for how that item will react when activated. On a Web page, an object is typically a multimedia presentation. |
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| object-oriented programming (OOP): |
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| Programming concept based on objects and data and how they relate to one another, instead of logic and actions; C++ and Java are OOP languages. |
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| An object-oriented Programming Language developed by Sun Microsystems that is fully cross-platform functional. |
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| Small programs written in Java, which are downloaded as needed and executed within a Web page or Browser |
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| The characteristic of some hardware and software, such as computers, games and multimedia systems, that allows them to respond differently based on a user's actions |
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| Reacting to particular user actions or the browser's completion of a specific task. |
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| The Netscape developed Scripting language that was the predecessor to JavaScript |
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| An open set of technologies for integrating components on the Internet and within Microsoft Applications |
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| Visual Basic Script (VBScript): |
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| Scripting language from Microsoft derived from Visual Basic; used to manipulate ActiveX scripts. |
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| The Microsoft graphical user interface (GUI) programming language used for developing Windows applications. A modified version of the BASIC programming language. |
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| An HTML5 Application Programming interface that allows developers to retrieve the geographical location information for a client-side device. |
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| cascading style sheets (CSS): |
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| Style sheet language that provides the formatting and "look" of a Web page or document written in a markup language. |
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| A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality. Allows different file formats to be viewed as part of a standard HTML document |
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| Storage space on a computer hard disk used to temporarily store downloaded data. |
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| A continuous flow of data, usually audio or video files, that assists with the uninterrupted delivery of those files into a browser |
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| Digital Interface (MIDI): |
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| A standard computer interface for creating and playing electronic music. It allows computers to re-create music in digital format for playback. |
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| A type of data file compression in which all original data can be recovered when the file is decompressed. |
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| A type of data file compression in which some file information is permanently eliminated. |
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| A compression/ Decompression algorithm used by modern video and audio player plugins. |
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| Resizable images that are saved as a sequence of vector statements, which describes a series of points to be connected. |
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| A plug-in developed by Apple Computer for storing movie and audio files in digital format. |
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| Standard file format for Apple QuickTime; uses the .mov, .moov or .qt file name extension |
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| A scaled-down version of an application; designed to view and print files |
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| Portable Document Format (PDF): |
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| A file format that can be transferred across platforms and retain its formatting; designated by the file name extension .pdf. |
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| Audio Video Interleave (AVI): |
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| Standard Windows file format for video files. |
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| Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG): |
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| High-quality audio and video file compression format |
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| Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF): |
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| High-quality audio format developed by Apple Computer. |
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| Audio file format used by UNIX servers, the majority of Web servers. Most Web browsers can read AU. |
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| Windows standard format for audio files. |
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| MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (MP3): |
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| Popular Compression standard for audio files; retains most of the sound quality of the source. |
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| A free, open-source alternative to the MP3 compression format for audio files; creates smaller, faster downloading files. |
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| Portable Network Graphics (PNG): |
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| An open source graphical image file format created to replace GIFs |
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| Graphics Interchange Format (GIF): |
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| A graphical image file format commonly used in HTML documents. |
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| Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG): |
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| A graphical image file format commonly used for photographs. |
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| Tagged Image File Format (TIFF): |
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| Commonly used graphic file format, developed by Aldus Corporation; uses the .tif or .tiff file name extension. |
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| Encapsulated PostScript (EPS): |
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| File format used for importing and exporting graphics |
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| Portable text file format created by Microsoft that allows image insertion and text formatting; an almost universal format. |
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