Exam 6: Multimedia and Interactivity Elements

Clocks, weather reports, and breaking news headlines are all examples of Web page widgets.

A(n) __________________ is similar to an applet; however, it executes from the server instead of executing within the visitor's browser.

An individual animated GIF file also contains the instructions and timings to display the image in the browser.

Streaming audio begins playing as the audio is delivered by the server.

Modified Multiple Choice Which of the following are drawbacks associated with Web page multimedia?

Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-2 You are spending the summer as an intern at a prominent Web design firm. Today, you are assigned to assist a designer with changes to a major B2C e-commerce client's Web site. Your first task is to double-check a new Web-based customer service request form. During your review, you notice a problem and point out to the Web designer that ____.

Avatars are used in MMOGs and 3D virtual worlds, but are not used in e-commerce.

____ is a powerful tool to promote interactivity.

Some e-commerce Web sites use ____ to welcome site visitors, provide a "virtual salesperson" to promote products and services, or personalize customer support responses.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 6-1 Your nephew Jim has volunteered to create a Web site for his high school band. He asks for your suggestions on ways to make the site more interesting and exciting. Jim also is eager to add background music to the site's pages. You tell him to ____.

Today's popular browsers support animated GIFs without requiring a browser plug-in.

Animated GIFs, like standard GIFs, include up to ____ colors.

One advantage of streaming media is very low bandwidth requirements.

____ allow(s) visitors to ask questions about products or services in real time.

You should select only those ready-to-use animations that will promote your site's message and satisfy your target audience's expectation for content at your site.

With ____________________ animation, the designer must change the image manually.

Which of the following is a streaming audio format?

A ____ page is one common application of Web page multimedia elements.

With ____, the animation software automatically creates the necessary frames within the changing image in between the first and last frames.

Modified Multiple Choice Web page animation can take many forms, for example ____.