Chapter 1: What is multimedia? - Quiz 1

The composite of visual elements in a presentation that are shown to a user on a monitor is the program's _____.

GUI

The type of multimedia programmed to allow the user to control how or when the presentation's elements are presented is called _______.

interactive

The hardware and software used to present the multimedia is the __________.

platform

Online or computer-assisted education is called: a. e-learning b. hypereducation c. cyberteaching d. i-school

a. e-learning

What does the term "environment" usually refer to in multimedia development? a. the hardware and software the project will run on b. the professional climate of the company that develops the project c. Telelearning d. WiFi-High

a. the hardware and software the project will run on

The software tools that to connect multimedia elements together and proved user interaction are ___________ tools.

authoring

The technology widely used to join students from different locations is called: a. Educhat b. Interactive TV c. Telelearning d. WiFi-High

b. Interactive TV

Multimedia distributed over wires, glass fiber, or airwaves on a network requires large amounts of: a. disk space b. bandwidth c. overhead d. processing power

b. bandwidth

The devices used for reading and making CDs and DVDs are called _______.

burners

What does the "D" in DHTML stand for a. Decimal b. Distributed c. Dynamic d. Digital

c. Dynamic

What does the "X" in XML stand for? a. Mixed b. Cross-platform c. Extensible d. Exclusive

c. Extensible

The melding together of computer-based multimedia with entertainment and games is often referred to as: a. synthesis b. integration c. convergence d. entermedia

c. convergence

Some DVDs have a capacity up to four times that of others. They do this by: a. using a different type of laser b. using narrower tracks c. using multiple layers d. using data compression

c. using multiple layers

The programs used to view web content are called: a. platforms b. plug-ins c. eReaders d. browsers

d. browsers

Multimedia in which a presentation continues from beginning to end is: a. hierarchical b. interactive c. hypermedia d. linear

d. linear