Midterm exam

A vector graphic is defined as

a defined shape or path known to a computer process in a way that allows for lossless rendering of that shape or path

A work is protected as soon as it is produced in a ________ .

a fixed form

A baseline shift would result in

a letter rising above or below other text

Which of the following can be protected by copyright?

a research paper written by a student

A web host provides...

an internet connected computer/server where your website files are stored

Hues adjacent to each other on the color wheel are _________

analogous

The location at which a vector shape's path ends and/or changes direction is called an

anchor point

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) was made a law in what year?

1998

Unity in design means that the individual elements all appear to ______together. Unity is often most clear when the audience first sees the _________ before the _________.

1: belong 2: whole composition 3: small parts of the whole

___________ indicates that the camera is moving side-to-side. __________ indicates that the camera is moving up and down.

1: panning 2: tilting

Why are PDFs very important for sending files to clients?

1: prevent changes 2:compatible with a wide variety of devices 3: they compress into small, sendable files.

Symmetrical designs are achieved by having elements which are distributed _______across the axis of the composition and may be _______ . Asymmetrical balance is never _______ , but still carries the same type of _______as symmetrical design.

1:equally 2:mirrored 3:mirrored 4:visual weight

When making a change to a document, there are specific steps you can take to make sure that change is _______________ . This is important, because _____________ changes cannot be undone.

1:nondestructive 2:destructive

Text that helps those with disabilities or those who cannot display images by describing what the image might contain is called

alternate text

A website subdomain is a way of organizing information between two different websites that are unrelated to each other. (True/false?)

False

Any annotations that you provide within the presentation to assist you during speaking can also be seen by the audience. (True/false?)

False

Digital recordings generally have higher fidelity than analog recordings. (True/false?)

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. (True/False?)

False

It is crucial to create and incorporate graphics into a presentation before you get started on deciding the content of the presentation. (True/false?)

False

Microphones are output devices. (True/false?)

False

One of the most powerful functions of vector shapes is the ability to manipulate them into other shapes easily. (True/false?)

False

Slides can only be accessed in a forward and backward linear direction--and cannot be skipped or jumped to. (True/false?)

False

There are times when safety can be ignored if something really needs to be done a certain way. (True/false?)

False

A composed photography with an object that draws the viewer's eye significantly to a single location would have strong __________.

focal point

The .gov domain name extension is intended for use with what type of organization?

government

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

"K" in "CMYK" stands for the __________ color. (type it)

key

The tool which allows you to manually create selections by hand using the mouse to outline is the

lasso tool

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

The most effective computer passwords contain which of the following:

letters symbols numbers numbers and letters (all of the above<-)

Arrange the Elements of Design on the left column Arrange the Principles of Design on the right column

line=balance color=unity shape-variety value=emphasis space=movement form=pattern

Negative space is an excellent way to produce additional shapes within an existing design without actually drawing that shape. (True/False?)

True

The fastest video data transfer protocol mentioned in the textbook is

USB 3.1

The same vector image could be printed/displayed on a temporary tattoo sticker or on the side of an airplane with very similar or the exact same quality. (True/false?)

True

Using the crop tool, one can both increase and decrease the size of an image's displayed portion.

True

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 design used to move between slides in a decorative manner that might include a wipe or a dissolve is called a _______________. (Type it)

transition

The most important concept when dealing with text is to ensure ___________.

readability

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"

Which of the following is the best file name for a captured video file from a film set?

08_17_2020-MovieSet1_MattAndAnnaTake2.mp4

How often should you take a break from a computer screen?

1 hour

When targeting any specific audience, one has only about ________ seconds to grab their attention before it's gone.

10

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

The Rule of Thirds creates how many boxes in a frame with which you decide the location of your key content?

9

RGB values are from 0 to _________. (type it)

255

Backups follow a rule of ____ total backup(s), which means at least____ backup(s) on site, and_____ backup(s) in other locations.

3, 2, then 1

In a "close up" shot, the actor should generally fill

3/4 of the screen

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 act of putting energy into a conversation to make sure that you are carefully considering the words of the other party, rather than waiting for the next opportunity to speak and thinking about what you will then say is called....

Active Listening

The typical framerate for video is__________, while films are typically produced at ________ , and when capturing images to be used in slow motion it would need to be captured at ________fps .

Answer 1: 30 fps Answer 2: 24 fps Answer 3: 60 fps

Creating a shape using a pixel tool (paint brush, etc) would technically create a _________change/edit. However, creating that shape using a vector tool would provide a _________ change/edit, which can always still be changed.

Answer 1: destructive Answer 2: destructive

The ___________ color is the active color with which you are painting, while the ___________color will be used for any gradient or secondary color effects in combination with the other color.

Answer 1: foreground Answer 2: background

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.

Answer 1:domain name Answer 2:web host Answer 3:nameserver Answer 4:file transfer protocol application Answer 5:web browser

Which of the following is a sans-serif font? a. 'T' b. T

B

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)

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 (type it out)

HyperText Markup Language

LCD stands for:

Liquid Crystal Display

Which of the following ARE protected by copyright? Select all that apply.

Magazines, Songs, Screenplays, Software, Artwork, Books, Podcasts

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

________________ licenses allow you to use a copyrighted image for one purpose one time without additional future payments. (type it)

Royalty free

A program tool which allows the creation of various objects using vectors is generally referred to as

Shape Tools

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

This is called the... (Picture of gray bar)

Toolbar

A true vector "shape" versus simply a path is only created once the paths are "closed." (True/false?)

True

A website redirect can send you to a completely different website. (True/false?)

True

Considering the audience of the presentation should drastically affect any content, format, or style that will be a part of the presentation. (True/false?)

True

Copyright protection begins as soon as the work is created. (True/false?)

True

ICANN is the operating body that regulates all domain names (True/false?)

True

If someone standing nearby to you can hear music on your headphones, it is too loud. (True/false?)

True

Negative space is also known as white space. (True/False?)

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

Layers can be used in Photoshop and other editing programs to

add text on top of an image apply effects and filters overlap multiple images draw shapes and other graphics Correct! all of the above

RGB uses the _________ color mixing model

additive

When selecting "contiguous" for use with the magic wand tool, that means that pixels __________ each other will be selected.

adjacent to

Depth is primarily created with:

angles and perspective

One particularly effective use of presentation design includes the use of graphic _________ to help reveal trends in data.

arrows

A ____ is a duplicate of content on a storage medium that you can use in case the original is lost, damaged, or destroyed.

backup

Storyboards are an important tool for creating scenes in movie and should be completed ________________ filming a scene.

before

Adding shade to a color value (hue) involves adding _______ to that color's value (hue).

black

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, what 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 _____ 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

The plating technique is an analogy to ________ and suggests dividing up content into more manageable slides

culinary design

Website templates help to speed up the process of creating a website as well as reduce the overall cost while sacrificing ___________.

customizability

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"

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

The total possible values that a color model can represent is called the __________. (type it)

gamut

A series of hues, or tone, involving only shade and tint and no other hues would be known as a ____________

grayscale

Charts and slides that present information with varying levels of importance is called ____________.

hierarchy

The tolerance setting for the magic wand determines

how many pixels and similar colors are included in a selection

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

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

The most common form of hacking is

social engineering

A series of colors developed as a widely matching color system is known as a _______ color

spot

The number of times a scene is recorded is referred to as the number of

takes

The mixing of two secondary colors results in a ________ color

tertiary

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

The first step taken once a new document is created is to

unlock the background layer

Adding tint to a color value (hue) involves adding _______ to that color's value (hue)

white