Multimedia Chapter 7

What are the three authoring metaphors discussed in the text?

• Star, Moon, Sun

• Book, Pen, Paper

• Circle, Square, Triangle

• Card, Icon, Timeline

What is the purpose of a prototype in multimedia development?

• To identify the audience, define the project goal, and estimate the cost

• To complete the project, create release notes, and package the materials

• To create media elements, design the interface, and integrate elements into the application

• To refine the definition of the product, test proposed features, and guide further work of team members

What is the role of a Project Manager in a development team?

• Responsible for delivering the product with promised features, on time, and on budget

• Responsible for computer code that unites the media elements and provides the product's functionality

• Responsible for creating original text for the project and providing written requirements

• Responsible for preparing individual elements in a multimedia application

Which authoring application metaphor is best used when animation or video is central to the application?

• Icon

• Card

• Flowline

• Timeline

What is the purpose of a flowline in icon metaphors?

• To define media and forms of interactivity as objects in a structural framework

• To organize media and interactivity as a sequence of frames

• To create the application structure and visualize the relationships between components

• To organize elements as pages of a book or a stack of cards

What is the advantage of remote delivery of a multimedia project?

• Project does not require constant connection to a network and developer can incorporate larger data files

• Content revisions are managed by server database and wide market access

• Version control and critical updates are user dependent and inability to track demographics and patterns of use

• Developer can track users and determine patterns of usage and platform dependency

What is the purpose of a storyboard in multimedia development?

• Preview the project as it will appear in the final product and test the components of the screen displays

• Communicate with the client during the definition stage and communicate project goals to the development team

• Create and edit content for the project and establish navigation structures

• Identify the audience, define the project goal, and estimate the cost

What is the key task in the Definition stage of a development plan?

• Completion of release notes, manuals, and packaging of the project materials

• Identify the subject, media, delivery, and maintenance of the project

• Create an incomplete working model of the project to test proposed features

• Identify project goal or purpose, audience, and role of multimedia in the project

What is the purpose of integration, synchronization, and playback techniques in multimedia authoring?

• To create and edit content for the project and provide user interactivity

• To integrate and synchronize media elements, add interface and interactivity, and deliver a project

• To identify the audience, define the project goal, and estimate the cost

• To establish navigation structures and define the stacking order of content to be displayed

What is the advantage of local installation for project delivery?

• Project does not require constant connection to a network and developer can incorporate larger data files

• Content revisions are managed by server database and wide market access

• Developer can track users and determine patterns of usage and platform dependency

• Version control and critical updates are user dependent and inability to track demographics and patterns of use