Rrhs It - Lesson 05

Front 1

What is the term for an element on a Web page that contains data and procedures for how that item will react when activated?

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Object

Front 2

Which language is considered the best language for creating large applications?

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C++

Front 3

What is considered an event-driven scripting language?

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JavaScript

Front 4

Which scripting language is the Microsoft version of JavaScript?

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JScript

Front 5

What scripting language is specific to Microsoft and may not be supported by browsers other than Internet Explorer?

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VBScript

Front 6

One of the major goals of HTML5 is to:

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eliminate browser plug-ins

Front 7

Why is the acceptance of HTML5 a benefit to mobile device users?

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HTML5 helps conserve battery power

Front 8

What is lossless compression?

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All original data is recovered when the file is decompressed

Front 9

What is the term for the programming concept in which a program is handled as a collection of individual items that perform separate functions, rather than as a sequence of statements that performs a specific task?

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Object-oriented programming

Front 10

What language is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that is often used when data needs to be shared across a network?

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Java

Front 11

What is a miniature Java program that is downloaded into a Web browser when a user requests a Web page?

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Java applet

Front 12

What is true about JavaScript?

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It must reside within HTML documents to run.

Front 13

Web pages that use ActiveX:

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can include animation, audio and video.

Front 14

Which security risk must you be aware of when using active content such as Java applets and ActiveX objects?

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They allow information to be downloaded and run on your system

Front 15

What is a plug-in?

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A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality

Front 16

What is the primary goal of a plug-in?

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To provide efficient integration of multimedia formats with the browser and computer

Front 17

How do plug-ins eliminate transfer delays when files are played from a browser?

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Plug-ins retrieve a small portion of a file at a time and deliver enough information to build a continuous stream of data.

Front 18

What is the term for storage space on a computer hard disk used to temporarily store downloaded data?

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Disk cache

Front 19

What is the name for the standard computer interface that allows computers to create and play electronic music?

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MIDI

Front 20

Why are audio and video files compressed before they are transferred across the Internet?

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To shorten the amount of time to download

Front 21

What is lossy compression?

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Compression in which some information is permanently eliminated

Front 22

What is the term for an algorithm used by video and audio player plug-ins to compress and decompress files?

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Codec

Front 23

Which type of plug-in installation requires the user to download the plug-in file, quit the browser and start the installation file?

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Offline installation

Front 24

Which graphics file formats uses lossless compression and is limited to 256 colors?

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GIF

Front 25

What produces graphics image files that are small, download quickly, and are easily resized without affecting image quality?

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Vector graphics

Front 26

What is the term for pixel-based images that map bits to a display space?

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Raster graphics

Front 27

What is a viewer?

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Application that retrieve a file when the program needed to open the file type is not installed on your computer

Front 28

Which video file format is the Macintosh native movie platform?

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.mov

Front 29

What graphics file formats is written in a page description language that is unreadable, and can be printed only on a specific type of printer?

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PS

Front 30

Which video file format is the standard format for the Windows platform?

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.avi

Front 31

What is the term for mathematical statements that describe a series of points to be connected to create an image?

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Vector graphics

Front 32

What plug-in was created by Apple Computer for running video and audio files?

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QuickTime

Front 33

What product can be used to expand a two-dimensional photograph into a three-dimensional environment?

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QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR)

Front 34

Which plug-in was developed by Microsoft and is a software development tool used to write and run Internet applications?

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Silverlight

Front 35

What are add-ons?

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Extensions and plug-ins for the Firefox browser

Front 36

Which file format retains formatting information through all platforms and downloads quickly from the Web?

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Portable Document Format (PDF)

Front 37

What kind of file formats are .avi, .mp4, .ogg, .webm and .mov?

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Video

Front 38

Which video file format is the standard format for movies on the Internet?

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.mp4

Front 39

What kind of file formats are .au, .mp3, .aiff and .wav?

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Audio

Front 40

What audio file formats is a free, open-source alternative to the MP3 format?

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Ogg Vorbis

Front 41

Which audio file format is the native sound format for Windows?

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Waveform (WAV)

Front 42

What kind of file formats are .gif, .jpg, .png and .tif?

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Graphics

Front 43

Which graphics file formats is widely used for complex graphics because it uses lossy compression and supports 16 million colors?

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JPEG

Front 44

What kind of file formats are .txt, .pdf and .rtf?

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Document

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Copyright laws protect:

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original works of authorship online as well as in print

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Most browsers are able to save:

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all images, fonts and scripts referenced by the HTML on a page