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What is multimedia?
A combination of text, graphic art, sound, animation, and video delivered by computer or other electronic means
A type of computer programming language
A method of organizing data in a database
A type of computer hardware
What is interactive multimedia?
A type of multimedia that allows users to control the delivery of elements
A type of multimedia that cannot be controlled by users
A type of multimedia that is only delivered through computers
A type of multimedia that does not include video
What is hypermedia?
A structure of linked elements through which the user can navigate
A type of multimedia that includes only text and graphics
A type of multimedia that does not include sound
A type of multimedia that is not delivered through computers
What is a linear multimedia project?
A multimedia project that allows users to sit back and watch it like a movie or television
A multimedia project that requires user interaction
A multimedia project that includes only text and graphics
A multimedia project that does not include sound or animation
What are authoring tools?
Software tools designed to manage individual multimedia elements and provide user interaction
Software tools used for reading and making discs
Software tools used for viewing web pages
Software tools used for editing sound
What is the GUI?
The sum of what gets played back and how it is presented to the viewer on a monitor
The hardware and software that govern the limits of what can happen
The information that makes up a multimedia presentation
The type of image used for photo-realistic images and complex drawings
What is a multimedia platform?
The hardware and software that govern the limits of what can happen
The sum of what gets played back and how it is presented to the viewer on a monitor
The information that makes up a multimedia presentation
The type of image used for photo-realistic images and complex drawings
What is content in multimedia?
The information that makes up a multimedia presentation
The hardware and software that govern the limits of what can happen
The sum of what gets played back and how it is presented to the viewer on a monitor
The type of image used for photo-realistic images and complex drawings
What are CD and DVD burners used for?
Reading and making discs
Viewing web pages
Editing sound
Creating multimedia presentations
How are HTML and DHTML web pages or sites generally viewed?
Using a browser
Using an authoring tool
Using a multimedia platform
Using a CD or DVD burner
What are type sizes usually expressed in?
Points
Pixels
Inches
Centimeters
What does it mean when a password is case sensitive?
The password must be entered in upper- or lowercase to match the original password
The password can be entered in any case and it will still match the original password
The password must be entered in all uppercase to match the original password
The password must be entered in all lowercase to match the original password
What are symbolic representations of objects and processes in graphical user interfaces called?
Icons
Buttons
Menus
Links
What are special HTML characters called?
HTML entities
HTML tags
HTML attributes
HTML elements
What does WYSIWYG stand for?
What you see is what you get
What you say is what you get
What you see is what you say
What you say is what you see
What is the process of translating or designing multimedia into a different language called?
Localization
Translation
Designing
Conversion
What is the little decoration at the end of a letter stroke called?
Serif
Sans-serif
Italic
Bold
What do designers call roomy blank areas?
White space
Negative space
Empty space
Blank space
What does anti-aliasing do in relation to letters?
Blends the colors along the edges of the letters to create a soft transition between the letter and its background
Adds a shadow effect to the letters
Makes the letters appear bold
Changes the color of the letters
What are conceptual elements consisting of text, graphics, sounds, or related information in the knowledge base called?
Nodes
Links
Tags
Elements
What is the working area of a computer display sometimes called?
Real estate
Workspace
Screen area
Display area
What is the type of image used for photo-realistic images and complex drawings?
Bitmap
Vector-drawn
JPEG
GIF
What is the type of image used for lines, boxes, circles, and other graphic shapes?
Vector-drawn
Bitmap
JPEG
GIF
What are the picture elements that make up a bitmap called?
Pixels
Dots
Points
Bits
What does morphing allow you to do?
Smoothly blend two images so that one image seems to melt into the next
Create 3-D images
Add special effects to images
Change the color of an image
What is the process that computes the bounds of the shapes of colors within a bitmap image called?
Auto-tracing
Rendering
Dithering
Blending
What is rendering in relation to 3-D images?
The process of applying effects specified by the user on the objects created for a final 3-D image
The process of creating 3-D images from 2-D images
The process of converting 3-D images to 2-D images
The process of adding textures to 3-D images
What is pixilation?
The blocky, jagged look resulting from too little information in a bitmapped image
The process of converting a bitmap image to a vector image
The process of converting a vector image to a bitmap image
The process of adding pixels to a bitmap image
What is a collection of color values available for display called?
Palette
Color scheme
Color chart
Color palette
What is dithering?
A process that changes the color value of each pixel to the closest matching color value in the target palette
A process that adds noise to an image
A process that converts a bitmap image to a vector image
A process that converts a vector image to a bitmap image
What branch of physics studies sound?
Acoustics
Optics
Thermodynamics
Electromagnetism
How are sound pressure levels measured?
Decibels (dB)
Hertz (Hz)
Watts (W)
Volts (V)
What does it mean to lossy tracks?
Adjust the level of a number of tracks to bring them all up to about the same level
Remove tracks from a recording
Combine tracks into a single file
Convert tracks to a different file format
What is the process of rounding off the value of each measurement to the nearest integer called?
Quantization
Normalization
Compression
Sampling
What is down-sampling?
Reducing the number of separate measurements of an audio file
Increasing the number of separate measurements of an audio file
Converting an audio file to a different file format
Adding effects to an audio file
What is the standard file format for displaying digitized motion video on the Macintosh?
QuickTime
AVI
MPEG
WMV
What is the most common file format for editing sound on the Macintosh?
AIFF
WAV
MP3
AAC
What is the audio file format introduced by Microsoft and IBM with the introduction of Windows?
WAV
MP3
AAC
FLAC
What is the process of playing a sound file while part of the file is still downloading called?
Streaming
Buffering
Downloading
Caching
What does some software allow you to do with a downloading sound file?
Begin playing it as soon as enough of the sound is cached in your computer's buffer
Pause the download and resume it later
Download the entire file before playing it
Stream it directly from the server without downloading
What is the phenomenon called when an object seen by the human eye remains chemically mapped on the retina for a brief time after viewing?
Persistence of vision
Phi
Motion blur
Afterimage
What is the phenomenon called when the human mind needs to conceptually complete a perceived action?
Phi
Persistence of vision
Motion blur
Afterimage
How can you make an object travel across the screen while changing its shape in an animation?
Change the shape and move or translate it a few pixels for each frame
Change the shape and rotate it a few degrees for each frame
Change the shape and scale it a few times for each frame
Change the shape and skew it a few degrees for each frame
What animation technique involves showing a different image for each frame?
Cel animation
Stop motion
Computer-generated animation
Motion capture
What are the first and last frames of an action called?
KeyFrames
In-between frames
Transition frames
Static frames
What is the process of drawing the frames in between the first and last frames in an action called?
Tweening
Interpolation
Extrapolation
Keyframing
What do inks refer to in computer animation terminology?
Special methods that allow images to blend or mix their colors to produce special effects
Methods used to draw lines and shapes
Methods used to apply textures to objects
Methods used to create shadows and highlights
What is the study of the movement and motion of structures with joints called?
Kinematics
Dynamics
Statics
Mechanics
What is the effect called when one image transforms into another?
Morphing
Blending
Transitioning
Transforming
What is a redundant hard-disk system that supports high-speed data transfer rates called?
RAID
SSD
HDD
NAS
What is the television signal format used in the United States, Japan, and many other countries called?
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
ATSC
What is the process of building a single frame from two fields on a television screen called?
Interlacing
Deinterlacing
Progressive scanning
Field merging
What should you avoid placing in the outside 15 percent of an image when creating graphics for conversion to video?
Critical information such as text
Background images
Special effects
Transitions
What is the aspect ratio of High-Definition Television (HDTV)?
16:9
4:3
3:2
21:9
What is the television signal format used in France, Russia, and a few other countries called?
SECAM
NTSC
PAL
ATSC
What are the digital video and audio compression schemes used for delivering and decoding video called?
MPEG-4
H.264
AVC
VP9
What is the effect called when a 4:3 aspect ratio video is reformatted to fit in the center of a HDTV screen, leaving the sides empty?
Pillars
Letterboxing
Cropping
Stretching
What is the video compression/decompression scheme used in an Ogg container called?
Codec
H.264
VP9
AVC
What does MPEG stand for?
Moving Pictures Experts Group
Multimedia Programming and Encoding Group
Motion Picture Encoding Group
Multimedia Production and Editing Group
What is a prototype?
A simple, working example that demonstrates whether or not an idea is feasible
A detailed plan or design for a product
A final version of a product ready for production
A model used for testing and evaluation
What does a binary compatible file require?
No cross-platform conversion
Conversion to a different file format
Conversion to a different programming language
Compatibility with binary code
What does FAQ stand for?
Frequently asked questions
Frequently answered questions
Frequently questioned answers
Frequently queried information
What is a package of software applications that might include a spreadsheet, database, e-mail, web browser, and presentation applications called?
Office suite
Software bundle
Application package
Program collection
What is a program that changes an image from one type of graphics file to another called?
Format converter
Image converter
File converter
Graphics converter
What is a network of workstations located within a short distance of one another called?
LAN
WAN
MAN
VPN
What is the type of memory used by a computer to run several programs at the same time?
RAM
ROM
Cache
Virtual memory
What is the type of memory that is not erased when power is shut off to it?
ROM
RAM
Cache
Virtual memory
How are elements and events organized in a time-based authoring system?
Along a timeline
In a hierarchy
In a network
In a matrix
What is each graphic scene in an animation called?
Frame
Scene
Image
Sequence
