Question 1

List and briefly describe at least six commonly used parameters for Windows Media Player.

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Question 2

You have one group that wants to be able to use QuickTime Player, RealPlayer, or Windows Media Player to view a particular video. To which format should you convert your video using the software on Calvin's laptop?

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MPEG is a widely supported format that can be played by QuickTime Player, RealPlayer, and Windows Media Player, making it the best choice for compatibility across all three players.

Question 3

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Developed by Microsoft to use with Windows; can contain both audio and video data

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AVI is a file format developed by Microsoft to use with Windows; it can contain both audio and video data.

Answer: D 
 QuickTime is also a file format that can contain both audio and video data, and was developed by Apple.

Question 4

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Used by Hulu and YouTube

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Identify the letter of the choice that...

Question 5

What is a media player? What is a plug-in? Give examples of both.

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Question 6

When you look at the Web page you have coded, you see that you have no access to the controls to start the video. Which of the following could be true?

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The uimode controls the appearance of the video player controls. If the uimode is set to none, no controls will be visible on the video player, which could explain why you have no access to the controls to start the video.

Question 7

You have decided that you want an audio file to play without the user seeing any controls that she could use to stop its play. Which of the following is the way to achieve this?

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Question 8

An entirely different audience, which is viewing your content on a closed intranet in which everyone has a Windows computer, wants to be able to view your multimedia content in Windows Media Player. Which of the following is the only format you CANNOT use for this audience?

Accepted Answer

Since this audience is viewing the content on a closed intranet in which everyone has a Windows computer, it is best to use a format supported by Windows Media Player. AVI, Windows Media, and MPEG are all compatible with Windows Media Player, but QuickTime is not. Therefore, the only format that cannot be used is QuickTime.

Question 9

MATCHING
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
-Developed by Apple Computer for both Windows and Mac operating systems

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QuickTime is a multimedia framework developed by Apple Computer for both Windows and Mac operating systems.

Answer: H
 Windows Media is a multimedia framework developed by Microsoft for Windows operating system.

Question 10

Discuss the creation or location of multimedia files at length, including all relevant software for both the Mac and Windows environments.

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Quiz 8: Adding Multimedia Content to Web Pages