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Lesson 5 Flashcards

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ActiveX

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An open set of technologies for integrating components on the Internet and within Microsoft applications.

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applets

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Small programs written in Java, which are downloaded as needed and executed within a Web page or browser.

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Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)

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High-quality audio format developed by Apple Computer.

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Audio Video Interleave (AVI)

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Standard Windows file format for video files.

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cascading style sheets (CSS)

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Style sheet language that provides the formatting and “look” of a Web page or document written in a markup language.

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codec

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A compression/ decompression algorithm used by modern video and audio player plug-ins.

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disk cache

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Storage space on a computer hard disk used to temporarily store downloaded data.

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dynamic

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Always changing.

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event-driven

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Reacting to particular user actions or the browser’s completion of a specific task.

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geolocation

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An HTML5 application programming interface that allows developers to retrieve the geographical location information for a client-side device.

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Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)

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A graphical image file format commonly used in HTML documents.

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interactive

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The characteristic of some hardware and software, such as computers, games and multimedia systems, that allows them to respond differently based on a user’s actions.

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Java

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An object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that is fully cross-platform functional.

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Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)

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A graphical image file format commonly used for photographs.

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LiveScript

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The Netscape-developed scripting language that was the predecessor to JavaScript.

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lossless compression

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A type of data file compression in which all original data can be recovered when the file is decompressed.

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lossy compression

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A type of data file compression in which some file information is permanently eliminated.

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Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)

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High-quality audio and video file compression format.

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MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 (MP3)

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Popular compression standard for audio files; retains most of the sound quality of the source.

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)

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A standard computer interface for creating and playing electronic music. It allows computers to re-create music in digital format for playback.

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object

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An element on a Web page that contains data and procedures for how that item will react when activated. On a Web page, an object is typically a multimedia presentation.

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Ogg Vorbis (.ogg)

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A free, open-source alternative to the MP3 compression format for audio files; creates smaller, faster downloading files.

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plug-in

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A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality. Allows different file formats to be viewed as part of a standard HTML document.

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Portable Document Format (PDF)

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A file format that can be transferred across platforms and retain its formatting; designated by the file name extension .pdf.

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Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

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An open source graphical image file format created to replace GIFs.

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QuickTime

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A plug-in developed by Apple Computer for storing movie and audio files in digital format.

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Rich Text Format (RTF)

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Portable text file format created by Microsoft that allows image insertion and text formatting; an almost universal format.

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streaming media

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A continuous flow of data, usually audio or video files, that assists with the uninterrupted delivery of those files into a browser.

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Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)

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Commonly used graphic file format, developed by Aldus Corporation; uses the .tif or .tiff file name extension.

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vector graphics

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Resizable images that are saved as a sequence of vector statements, which describes a series of points to be connected

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viewer

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A scaled-down version of an application; designed to view and print files.

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Visual Basic

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The Microsoft graphical user interface (GUI) programming language used for developing Windows applications. A modified version of the BASIC programming language.

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Visual Basic Script (VBScript)

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Scripting language from Microsoft derived from Visual Basic; used to manipulate ActiveX scripts.

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waveform

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Windows standard format for audio files.

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