digital media midterm
A work is protected as soon as it is produced in a fixed form .
a fixed form
A baseline shift would result in
a letter rising above or below other text
A web host provides
an internet connected computer/server where your website files are stored
The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) was made a law in what year?
1998
Text that helps those with disabilities or those who cannot display images by describing what the image might contain is called
alternate text
Digital recordings generally have higher fidelity than analog recordings.
False
Digital zoom is a method of enlarging the image a camera sees by magnifying it through the process of changing the distance between two lenses.
False
Microphones are output devices.
False
Most work found online can be used in commercial work with little need for concern about copyright due to the culture of the internet.
False
There are times when safety can be ignored if something really needs to be done a certain way.
False
A composed photography with an object that draws the viewer's eye significantly to a single location would have strong __________
focal point
The .tv domain name extension belongs to which nation?
Tuvalu
When designing text for graphic layouts, an attractive option that might be considered when creating flyers or brochures might be __________ text because it fills the entire space with even distribution.
justified
The space in between two lines of text as you move down a page, which can be changed, is referred to as ________________.
leading
Compositions which contain objects with straight edges that usually focus towards the most important subject have strong _____________
leading lines
indicates that the camera is moving side-to-side. indicates that the camera is moving up and down.
panning, tilting
Negative space is an excellent way to produce additional shapes within an existing design without actually drawing that shape.
True
The fastest video data transfer protocol mentioned in the textbook is
USB 3.1
A website color selected with #555500 will be which color
Yellow
A creator can choose not to protect their work under copyright and allow others to use their work freely. True/False? This concept is called . However, the original creator gives up any copyright ownership. True/False?
true, creative commons, false
The most important concept when dealing with text is to ensure _________
readability
Downsampling is the process of reducing the size of an image and usually results in
reduced image quality
Compression reduces the size of a file with the consequence of _________ quality.
reducing
A "bit", which is a tip given via Twitch streams is worth how much to an individual streamer? One bit is worth:
$0.01 (one cent)
The standard size accepted for a bleed margin is generally
0.125"
How often should you take a break from a computer screen?
1 hour
MIDI interface can handle up to _____________ channels or devices.
16
The standard aspect ratio on most devices today is but used to be .
16:9, 4:3
Backups follow a rule of total backup(s), which means at least 2 backup(s) on site, and backup(s) in other locations.
3, 2, 1
In a "close up" shot, the actor should generally fill
3/4 of the screen
The typical framerate for video is , while films are typically produced at 24 fps , and when capturing images to be used in slow motion it would need to be captured at
30 fps 24 fps 60 fps
If you are preparing graphics for a project which will be produced in a printed format, what resolution should you use at minimum to produce a commercial level product?
300 dpi
The maximum resolution needed to produce the highest quality image your audience would see on their home television would be
72 ppi
Headphones should generally not be used above ________ percent for longer than 90 minutes.
80
The Rule of Thirds creates how many boxes in a frame with which you decide the location of your key content?
9
What is the difference between a video editor and a videographer?
A video editor "cuts" and creates a story from footage a videographer creates
Podcasts are audio only formats of radio-like shows distributed in episodes. They garner their name from the
Apple iPod
Extra film that might be used in a scene that does not contain the actors or anything specifically from the script is called
B-Roll
A website's "Style"--its fonts, colors, and layouts, are generally affected by a file type called
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
A CCD sensor acronym stands for:
Charge-Coupled Device
The CMOS in a camera sensor stands for:
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
Software that can be installed on a webserver to operate your website for you and keep track of content as well as helping you to create it is called a
Content Management System (CMS)
A website subdomain is a way of organizing information between two different websites that are unrelated to each other.
False
FTP stands for
File Transfer Protocol
A 5.1 stereo system has _________ speakers (not including a subwoofer)
Five
The most appropriate file type for an image with large areas of very simple colors and the need for transparency in the image would be:
GIF
A color selected on a website using #808080 will be
Grey
Sampling rates are measured in
Hertz
HTML stands for
Hypertext Markup Language
Why might you, as a website designer, not want your content to autoplay when a page loads?
It's annoying
LCD stands for:
Liquid Crystal Display
MIDI stands for
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
PDF stands for
Portable Document Format
A website color selected as #ff0000 will be which color?
Red
The most important step you can take on a website or any device to prevent its susceptibility to security threats is to ________________.
Regularly update the software and operating system, or the website software
Phishing is
The replication of a legitimate e-mail or other communication with the intention of gaining private information
In order to save space and bandwidth when using photographs, a smaller version of an image can link to a larger one. This is referred to as a __________.
Thumbnail
A website redirect can send you to a completely different website
True
ICANN is the operating body that regulates all domain names
True
If someone standing nearby to you can hear music on your headphones, it is too loud.
True
Negative space is also known as white space
True
The accessibility and standards for the development of websites is published and monitored by the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
The most important information that you want website readers to view needs to be placed __________ the fold.
above
The most effective computer passwords contain which of the following:
all of the above: letters, numbers, and symbols.
Depth is primarily created with:
angles and perspective
Storyboards are an important tool for creating scenes in movie and should be completed ________________ filming a scene.
before
Unity in design means that the individual elements all appear to belong together. Unity is often most clear when the audience first sees the whole composition before the small parts of the whole .
belong, whole composition, small parts of the whole
All devices that access a website via their software, including desktop and mobile computers (mobile phones), utilize a ____________ to access said websites.
browser
When working in digital media outside of the basic office setting, closed toe shoes are the number one requirement for attire.
closed toe shoes
Copyrighted works can generally be used by creators in their own work if their work adds commentary to the original.
commentary
The largest difference between designing for a print publication and designing for a website is
consideration that people are visiting from many types and sizes of devices
Legal protection for all creative works is called
copyright
Website templates help to speed up the process of creating a website as well as reduce the overall cost while sacrificing ___________.
customizability
Inline graphics are generally inserted with text for ____________ purposes.
decorative
Balance is achieved by
distributing objects in a way that is pleasing and gives weight to different parts of a composition without making any one area too "heavy"
In order to establish a website you will need a to brand your site, a to store your site along with a to point your domain to, a to get files to your website, and a in order to view your website.
domain name, web host, nameserver, file transfer protocol application, web browser
A large single letter typically at the beginning of an article is called a ____________.
drop cap
Bleed margins exist at the ____________ of a document
edge
The HTML term for the structure and content within a webpage is called an _____________.
element
When posting content to a website that makes the content immediately visible to an audience, often with a simple "play" button, this content is called
embedded
Symmetrical designs are achieved by having elements which are distributed equally across the axis of the composition and may be mirrored . Asymmetrical balance is never mirrored , but still carries the same type of visual weight as symmetrical design.
equally, mirrored, mirrored, visual weight
The .gov domain name extension is intended for use with what type of organization?
government
An index page might also be referred to as your
homepage
A word or object that can be clicked upon to lead to another page is called a
hyperlink
The only file that must be created in order for a website to function on even a basic level is an
index page
We have talked in this course about codecs. Saving an audio file for the web as an .mp3 is a _________ method of compression
lossy
File format should be chosen based on quality, file size, and accessibility. Because of this the most common format chosen for distribution of audio files on the web is
mp3
PDFs are very important for sending files to clients because they prevent changes , they are compatible with a wide variety of devices , and they compress into small, sendable files .
prevent changes, compatible with a wide variety of devices, compress into small, sendable files
Podcasts and other media restricted to audio-only makes it even more important to have high quality instruments, equipment, and content to present the most __________ to your audience
production value
When a display refreshes each line from top to bottom it is called scan. When a display refreshed every other line it is called scan.
progressive, interlaced
A work that is no longer copyrighted, usually because of the passage of time, is known as
public domain
When distributing video content to an audience, reducing the ___________ (HD/SD) of a file is the best way to reduce the file's size and help with streaming capability.
resolution
The most common form of hacking is
social engineering
When a user accesses online media content but does not actually keep the content, simply consumes it in real time, this is called
streaming
The number of times a scene is recorded is referred to as the number of
takes
True Emphasis is achieved when
the audience has no choice but to look at the artists' intended focus
A scene generally ends when
the time or location changes
Each individual frame is labeled with its very own specific
timecode
Hacking is the
unauthorized access of a computer system