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NTRS 455 -- Online Practice Quiz: Unit 8
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Question 1: Another name for multimedia is

[] (a) hyperlinks
[] (b) hypermedia
[] (c) megamedia
[] (d) virtual media
[] (e) virtual reality

Question 2: Before building a presentation with an authoring system, the designer would use a

[] (a) flowchart
[] (b) hypermedia database
[] (c) history file
[] (d) story board
[] (e) Gantt chart

Question 3: A user navigates through a multimedia application by

[] (a) scanning sections of the document and then printing the scanned results
[] (b) typing special codes that start the various CD-ROM and sound segments
[] (c) creating links to various parts of the manuscript through HLL (hypermedia linking language)
[] (d) using a special input device
[] (e) pointing and clicking on various buttons on the screen

Question 4: The term that describes a user's participation with a multimedia presentation is

[] (a) multiactivity
[] (b) mediactivity
[] (c) interactivity
[] (d) edutainment
[] (e) realtime

Question 5: The connection between a multimedia presentation and a file containing a song to be played is called a(n) __________ .

[] (a) link
[] (b) point
[] (c) axis
[] (d) MIDI
[] (e) AVI

Question 6: To run a multimedia application, a PC should have

[] (a) a scanner, digitizer, and track ball device
[] (b) an active color matrix screen with a finger mounted pointing device
[] (c) a good quality video system and a sound card with speakers
[] (d) a microphone, scanner, and video capture device
[] (e) at least 128 MB of RAM

Question 7: Multimedia can contain

[] (a) binary and analog data
[] (b) only numeric-type data
[] (c) databases that, in turn, contain other databases
[] (d) numeric, text, and picture data
[] (e) graphics, animation, video, music, and voice

Question 8: On the World Wide Web, the people who create the actual Web pages are called

[] (a) Web wizards
[] (b) Web Masters
[] (c) HTML Geeks
[] (d) Web authors
[] (e) Answers B & D are correct

Question 9: Special programs used to create multimedia presentations are called ____________.

[] (a) authoring programs
[] (b) graphics programs
[] (c) page writers
[] (d) pixelators
[] (e) interactive writers

Question 10: The top-level or opening page of a Web site is called a(n)

[] (a) entry level page
[] (b) home page
[] (c) server page
[] (d) access point page
[] (e) gate page

Question 11: The language used to write Web pages is

[] (a) Java
[] (b) Perl
[] (c) HTML
[] (d) Visual Basic
[] (e) CGI

Question 12: The overall Web site design is commonly represented in a(n) _________.

[] (a) Web map
[] (b) graphical map
[] (c) Web board
[] (d) Web story board
[] (e) All of the above

Question 13: Programs used to create or modify bitmap files are called

[] (a) illustration programs
[] (b) image editors
[] (c) graphical interface
[] (d) GIF
[] (e) JPEG

Question 14: Programs used to create or modify vector images are called

[] (a) illustration programs
[] (b) image editors
[] (c) graphical modifiers
[] (d) pixelator
[] (e) VIP

Question 15: A collection of graphics programs and supporting data files is called a

[] (a) groupware application
[] (b) freehand package
[] (c) illustration program
[] (d) graphics suite
[] (e) image processing programs

Question 16: A simulated experience generated by computer, like visiting the surface of the sun, is called

[] (a) artificial solar visitation
[] (b) extended experience
[] (c) virtual reality
[] (d) artificial intelligence
[] (e) virtual solarity

Question 17: ________ is the language used to create real-time animated 3-D scenes.

[] (a) VR Authoring
[] (b) VRML
[] (c) Virtual Basic++
[] (d) Virtual Application Language
[] (e) Virtual Java Cafe

Question 18: The goal of artificial intelligence is to

[] (a) replace human thought and emotion
[] (b) serve as a buffer to free humans from decision-making tasks
[] (c) replace human intelligence
[] (d) help people become more productive
[] (e) all of the above

Question 19: People are best at solving __________ problems, using intuition and reasoning.

[] (a) numeric
[] (b) logical
[] (c) unstructured
[] (d) structured
[] (e) simple

Question 20: Scientists developing artificial intelligence are trying to develop computer programs that will

[] (a) replace humans as problem solvers
[] (b) mimic human problem-solving behaviors
[] (c) solve problems that humans cannot solve
[] (d) discover unique ways to solve problems
[] (e) only answers A and C are correct

Question 21: A robot is a

[] (a) computer-controlled machine that performs human motor activities
[] (b) machine that thinks like a human
[] (c) machine that replaces a human by performing complex mental processing tasks
[] (d) type of virtual reality device that takes the place of humans in adventures
[] (e) a mechanical human

Question 22: A perception system

[] (a) acts as a transportation system, like a "mailmobile"
[] (b) imitates some human senses
[] (c) is another name for AI
[] (d) is another name for virtual reality
[] (e) performs manufacturing tasks like painting cars

Question 23: A knowledge-based system is designed to

[] (a) replace human decision making with a machine
[] (b) learn how people make decisions, and then make the decisions for them
[] (c) process problems sequentially, from top to bottom
[] (d) aid people in making decisions
[] (e) only answers A and C are correct

Question 24: Expert systems use a(n) __________ that contain specific facts and rules to relate these facts.

[] (a) rule base
[] (b) knowledge base
[] (c) rule set
[] (d) formula
[] (e) expert knowledge

Question 25: Fuzzy logic is

[] (a) logic that makes little sense
[] (b) a new programming language used to program animation
[] (c) the result of fuzzy thinking
[] (d) a term that indicates logical values greater than one
[] (e) problem-solving methodology used by some expert systems

Question 26: A one-time operation composed of several tasks that must be completed during a stated period of time is a(n) _________.

[] (a) application
[] (b) project
[] (c) situation
[] (d) PERT
[] (e) plan

Question 27: Project management software allows the user to

[] (a) insure that the project is completed on time
[] (b) make sure the project stays under budget
[] (c) track and plan the schedule, resources, and costs of a project
[] (d) use the Gannett review cycle to insure the project is PERT.
[] (e) design a project system

Question 28: A(n) ________ is a type of project management software that uses bars and lines to represent a project.

[] (a) Bar chart
[] (b) Pert chart
[] (c) Gantt chart
[] (d) critical path
[] (e) line-bar

Question 29: A(n) ________ is a type of project management software that uses boxes and lines to represent a project

[] (a) Bar chart
[] (b) PERT chart
[] (c) Gantt chart
[] (d) critical path
[] (e) box-line chart

Question 30: IPIX is technology that enables users to

[] (a) program robots with pseudo-natural language
[] (b) create video programs using computers
[] (c) design Web pages interactively
[] (d) view images in 3-D on a computer screen
[] (e) all of the above



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