Which one of the following applications is used to play audio files only
Macromedia Shockwave
RealPlayer
Macromedia Flash Player
Windows Media Player
Apple QuickTime
Which of the following statements about copyrighted material is false?
Copyrighted material includes audio and visual media such as television programmes and music files.
Breach of copyright is punishable by law.
Material published on the Internet is subject to copyright legislation, and is often accompanied by a "Do not copy" message.
Material of a creative nature is automatically copyright the moment that it is published.
A copyright holder can give permission to use copyright material but not impose conditions on its use.
The format Ogg Vorbis is
an alternative to the proprietary MP3 file format that does not require a licence.
a proprietary version of the MP3 file format that does require a licence.
an alternative to the Apple QuickTime file format that does not require a licence.
a proprietary version of the Apple QuickTime file format that does require a licence.
an alternative to the RealPlayer format that does not require a licence.
A viewer is
an application that embeds sound or video files within a web page.
a plug-in that blocks pop-up and pop-under windows.
a stripped-down version of a program such as PowerPoint that allows you to view certain types of file.
a device that allows ActiveX programs to be included within web pages.
an application that permits virtual reality to be displayed within a web browser.
Which of the following is the best description of Virtual Reality?
A means of accessing web pages
A type of plug-in for a web browser
A viewer for different file types
A way of displaying 3D environments on a computer
A type of scripting language for web pages
The relationship between Java and C++ is best described as:
Java is a simpler version of C++, with features such as graphics removed.
C++ is a simpler version of Java, with features such as graphics removed.
Java is a simpler version of C++, but with features such as graphics added.
C++ is a simpler version of C++, but with features such as graphics added.
Java is a more complicated version of C++, due to extra features such as graphics being added.
JPG (JPEG), GIF and TIFF are three common ways of encoding image data. Which one(s) of these three methods results in lossy compression?
JPG only
GIF only
JPG and GIF
TIFF only
GIF and TIFF
Vector graphics are better than pixel-based graphics for images such as diagrams because they generally
result in smaller file sizes, even though the images cannot be scaled.
result in smaller file sizes and images that can be scaled without losing image quality.
result in larger file sizes, even though the images cannot be scaled.
result in larger file sizes and images that can be scaled without losing image quality.
result in smaller file sizes and images that can be scaled easily, although some image quality is lost.
Which of the following text formats is based on a language used to drive printers?
Microsoft Document format (.doc files)
Rich Text Format
ASCII text
Acrobat Public Document Format
Encapsulated Postscript
The primary reason that browsers permit Java applets and ActiveX programs to be disabled is that
they take up a lot of memory.
they load slowly, even on a fast Internet connection.
they can read cookies stored on a computer system.
they allow files to be downloaded and run on a computer system.
they interfere with the operation of some browsers.