IBA - Lesson 5

What is the alternate name for extensions in Mozilla Firefox?

• Viewers

• Plug-ins

• Add-ons

• Applets

What is the main advantage of using vector graphics instead of raster graphics to create animations?

• The file sizes are relatively small, resulting in shorter download times.

• The file sizes are relatively large, allowing you to create highly elaborate animations.

• Transfer delays are minimized because the animations download as streaming media.

• Transfer delays are minimized because portions of animations are stored in your local disk cache.

What are small software programs that are built to interact with Web technologies through your browser?

• Objects

• LiveScript

• Widgets

• Extensions

What are raster graphics?

• Images that map bits directly to a display space.

• Pixel-based images that describe a series of points to be connected.

• Mathematical shapes saved as a sequence of vector statements, which map bits directly to a display space.

• Mathematical shapes saved as a sequence of vector statements, which describe a series of points to be connected.

What relatively new W3C standard has essentially eliminated the need for browser plug-ins?

• JavaScript

• HTML5

• Windows Media Player

• Object-Oriented Programming

Plug-ins are useful for:

• clearing the browser cache.

• creating streaming technology.

• extending a browser's capabilities.

• writing HTML code for Web browsers.

In what circumstance would legacy plug-ins be useful in modern day web browsing?

• When browsing websites that are not built with HTML5 technologies.

• When browsing websites that are built with HTML5 technologies.

• When browsing websites with lossy compression file types.

• When browsing websites with lossless compression file types.

Which file format is a royalty-free, open video and audio format that is sponsored by Google?

• SWF

• MPEG

• AVI

• WebM

Which of the following legacy plug-ins could be used to show MOV files, which can combine video, animation, text and audio into one file?

• Apple QuickTime

• Adobe Reader

• Windows Media Player

• Adobe Flash Player

Which statement about vector graphics is true?

• Vector graphics are saved as sequences of vector statements.

• Vector graphics have much larger file sizes than raster graphics.

• Vector graphics are pixel-based.

• GIFs and JPGs are vector graphics.