Exam 6: Multimedia and Interactivity Elements

Modified Multiple Choice Multimedia elements are typically some combination of ____.

Scripting languages, applets, and servlets play a role in creating ____ Web site elements.

Web site ____ are small code objects that provide dynamic Web content.

E-commerce ____________________ and Web page gadgets can add interest to a Web site; however, both should only be used to further the site's message and purpose and enrich its target audience's experience at the site.

Ready-to-use ____________________ elements can be purchased on CD/DVD or downloaded from countless Web sites, such as the two sites shown in the accompanying figure.

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. During lunch, you and the designer discuss ways to add more interactivity to the client's site. You suggest that ____.

One advantage of downloadable media is that once the file has been downloaded, it can be accessed again and again.

You should use GIF animation or illustration software to optimize an animated GIF image file for size and quality when saving or exporting it.

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 wants to add animation to the site with free or inexpensive animated GIFs. You suggest that he ____.

With ____, the image is not changed manually.

Many well-designed Web sites achieve their objectives without using multimedia.

Cutesy animated elements will make your Web site look professional.

Which of the following guidelines allow you to optimize your animated GIFs for size and quality?

Unlike other animation, an avatar might be added to any Web site to add interest and excitement.

Web site visitors must have the Flash media player plug-in installed to view Flash movies.

Selecting a ____ audio channel reduces the audio file size.

Displaying animation ____ in sequence over a specified time interval gives the illusion of movement or animation, as shown in the accompanying figure.

A screencast is a video of a computer screen's changing content over time and is used for Web-based training videos and demonstrations.

You can download inexpensive software specifically designed to create animated GIFs, such as ____________________, as shareware.