Chapter 10: Multimedia and the Web

Question 1

AJAX

Answer 1

A set of Web standards designed to better handle Web page interactivity by downloading only new data from the Web server, instead of redownloading the entire Web page. (p419)

Question 2

alternative text

Answer 2

A text description for a Web page image, which is displayed when the image is pointed to and can be read by assistive technology. (p413)

Question 3

animated GIF

Answer 3

A group of GIF images saved as an animated GIF file that is inserted in a Web page; the individual images are displayed one after another to simulate movement. (p404)

Question 4

Animation

Answer 4

The process by which a series of graphical images are displayed one after the other to simulate movement. (p404)

Question 5

Audio

Answer 5

Sound, such as music, spoken voice, and sound effects. (p404)

Question 6

Cascading Style Sheets (CSSs)

Answer 6

A tool used to specify and apply the styles used in Web pages; used to provide a consistent, and yet flexible, appearance for all of the pages in a Web site. (p418)

Question 7

Flash

Answer 7

A popular program for creating Web animations and interactive Web-based multimedia applications. (p404)

Question 8

flowchart

Answer 8

A tool that can be used during the Web design process to illustrate how the pages in a Web site relate to one another. (p410)

Question 9

GIF

Answer 9

An image format that supports 256 colors and is commonly used for Web page line art images. (p402)

Question 10

graphic

Answer 10

A digital representation of a photograph, drawing, chart, or other visual image; also called a image. (p400)

Question 11

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

Answer 11

A markup language widely used for creating Web pages; the most recent version is HTML5. (p415)

Question 12

Image

Answer 12

A digital representation of a photograph, drawing, chart, or other visual image; also called a graphic. (p400)

Question 13

Java applet

Answer 13

A small program inserted into a Web page that performs a specific task, such as changing the values in a stock portfolio or scrolling text across the screen. (p404)

Question 14

JavaScript

Answer 14

A scripting language widely used to add dynamic content to Web pages. (p418)

Question 15

JPEG

Answer 15

An image format that supports true color and is commonly used for Web page photographs. (p402)

Question 16

markup language

Answer 16

A type of language that uses symbols or tags to describe what a document should look like when it is displayed in a Web browser. (p414)

Question 17

multimedia

Answer 17

The integration of a variety of media, such as text, images, video, animation, and sound. (p395)

Question 18

page layouts

Answer 18

A sketch of a Web page often developed during the Web site design process to illustrate the basic layouts of the home page and the rest of the pages on that site. (p410)

Question 19

PNG

Answer 19

An image format that is designed specifically for Web page images. (p402)

Question 20

Silverlight

Answer 20

A technology used to create and display Web animations and interactive Web-based multimedia applications. (p404)

Question 21

storyboard

Answer 21

An ordered series of sketches usually developed during the design process of an animated sequence or other multimedia component to illustrate what each page or screen of that component will look like. (p411)

Question 22

Text

Answer 22

Alphanumeric characters kept in a text, not graphic, format. (p400)

Question 23

thumbnail image

Answer 23

A small image on a Web page that is linked to a larger, higher-resolution image. (p403)

Question 24

video

Answer 24

A continuous stream of visual information broken into separate images or frames to be displayed one after the other to simulate the original visual event. (p405)

Question 25

virtual reality (VR)

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The use of a computer to create three-dimensional environments that look like they do in the real world. (p397)

Question 26

Web site authoring software

Answer 26

A type of application program used to create Web pages and entire Web sites; also referred to as Web site builders, especially when referring to a cloud service. (p421)

Question 27

Web site design

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The process of planning what a Web site will look like and how it will function. (p407)

Question 28

Web site development

Answer 28

The process of creating, testing, publishing, and maintaining a Web site. (p414)

Question 29

Web-based multimedia

Answer 29

Multimedia located on Web pages. (p395)

Question 30

Wireless Markup Language (WML)

Answer 30

A language used to display Web pages on WAP-enabled devices, such as some older mobile phones. (p418)

Question 31

XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language)

Answer 31

A newer, stricter version of HTML that is based on XML. (p416)

Question 32

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

Answer 32

A set of rules used for exchanging data over the Web; addresses only the content, not the formatting of the data, and the content displays in an appropriate format based on the device being used. (p416)