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Flash Unit F Study Guide



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

____ provide users with a way to navigate around your site or control a movie within it.
a.
Graphics
c.
Buttons
b.
Menus
d.
Movie clips
 

 2. 

Pointing to a button with the mouse pointer is sometimes referred to as ____.
a.
rolling over
c.
linking
b.
hitting
d.
clicking
 

 3. 

Pointing to a button with the mouse pointer is sometimes referred to as ____.
a.
hovering
c.
tooling
b.
stating
d.
framing
 

 4. 

Buttons start out as ____ that you convert to button symbols.
a.
graphics
c.
text
b.
movie clips
d.
Any of the above
 

 5. 

Which of the following is not a frame specific to a button?
a.
Up
c.
Over
b.
On
d.
Hit
 

 6. 

A button can change appearance in all of the following frames EXCEPT ____.
a.
Up
c.
Hit
b.
Down
d.
Over
 

 7. 

Which of the following frames does NOT correspond to user actions?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 8. 

Which of the following frames is the default button state?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 9. 

Which of the following frames is the one not affected by any mouse movement?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 10. 

Which of the following frames is the state after the user rolls the mouse pointer over the button?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 11. 

Which of the following frames is the state after the user clicks the button with the mouse pointer?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 12. 

Which of the following frames can be thought of as the hotspot for a button?
a.
Over
c.
Hit
b.
Up
d.
Down
 

 13. 

The Timeline in the button symbol edit window has ____ frames.
a.
two
c.
four
b.
three
d.
six
 

 14. 

When you open the button symbol edit window, Flash places the instance in the ____ frame.
a.
Over
c.
Up
b.
Hit
d.
Down
 

 15. 

Usually, buttons have at least ____ states.
a.
two
c.
four
b.
three
d.
six
 

 16. 

Usually, buttons undergo a transformation in ____.
a.
filter effect
c.
color
b.
size
d.
Any of the above
 

 17. 

You can use the ____ Tool to create a larger area in the Hit frame so the response occurs as soon as the user’s mouse pointer gets close to the button.
a.
Shape
c.
Button
b.
Stroke
d.
Format
 
 
nar001-1.jpg
 

 18. 

The items in the bottom-right corner of the accompanying figure are state ____.
a.
indices
c.
frames
b.
strokes
d.
formats
 

 19. 

____ displays frames before or after the current frame so you can see the content.
a.
Cataloguing
c.
Concatenation
b.
Content previewing
d.
Onion skinning
 

 20. 

____ in animation helps you fine-tune the action.
a.
Cataloguing
c.
Concatenation
b.
Content previewing
d.
Onion skinning
 

 21. 

If you do not create a Hit area, Flash will use the shape in the ____ frame as the Hit area.
a.
Down
c.
Up
b.
Over
d.
Main
 
 
nar002-1.jpg
 

 22. 

The items circled in the accompanying figure are the frames that have been selected for ____.
a.
cataloguing
c.
onion skinning
b.
content previewing
d.
concatenation
 

 23. 

The item marked with the rectangle at the bottom of the accompanying figure is the ____ button.
a.
Content
c.
Hit
b.
Onion Skin
d.
Target
 

 24. 

You can press ____ in Windows to turn Enable Simple Buttons on or off.
a.
[Ctrl][Alt][E][S]
c.
[Ctrl][Alt][S]
b.
[Ctrl][Alt][E]
d.
[Ctrl][Alt][B]
 

 25. 

Sound files, like the kind illustrated in the accompanying figure, can be very large; for longer sound or music, it’s best to use ____ files, which compress data but retain sound quality.
a.
AI
c.
MP3
b.
WAV
d.
ASND
 

 26. 

To use the Sounds common library, click the Common Libraries menu option on the ____ menu.
a.
Tools
c.
File
b.
Libraries
d.
Window
 
 
nar003-1.jpg
 

 27. 

With sounds like those in the accompanying figure, you can ____.
a.
have them play continuously
c.
link them to an event
b.
link them to a state in a function
d.
Any of the above
 

 28. 

You can preview a sound like the one in the accompanying figure in the Library by clicking the ____ button in the Preview window.
a.
Preview
c.
Listen
b.
Clip
d.
Play
 

 29. 

Which of the following is NOT a common file type for the medium shown in the accompanying figure?
a.
FLV
c.
MP3
b.
AIFF
d.
WAV
 

 30. 

To customize a selected effect, click the ____ button next to the Effect list arrow in the Sound section of the Properties panel, and then adjust the options in the resulting dialog box.
a.
Edit sound envelope
c.
Sound options
b.
Customize sound
d.
Edit sound
 
 
nar004-1.jpg
 

 31. 

The ____ option available in the dialog box in the accompanying figure allows you to select which speakers the sound plays in and whether it fades in or out.
a.
Effect
c.
Type
b.
Name
d.
Sync
 

 32. 

The ____ option available in the dialog box in the accompanying figure allows you to determine when a sound plays.
a.
Type
c.
Name
b.
Sync
d.
Effect
 

 33. 

The Sync option, ____, in the dialog box in the accompanying figure means that the sound will play when a user clicks the button.
a.
OnClick
c.
Button
b.
Sync
d.
Event
 

 34. 

The ____ option available in the Properties panel for a sound determines how many times the sound plays.
a.
Sync
c.
Sound loop
b.
Event
d.
Options
 

 35. 

Flash allows you to download a video ____, so users can view it before it fully downloads.
a.
progressively
c.
interactively
b.
live
d.
dynamically
 

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
 

 36. 

Graphic symbols change appearance based on the user’s mouse interaction with them. _________________________

 

 37. 

The Impact area is the active clickable area of the button that corresponds to the button object in either the Over or the Down state. _________________________

 

 38. 

Although commonly referred to as a state, the Up frame is never actually visible in the movie. _________________________

 

 39. 

A button jumps to a frame based on the action a user makes with the mouse. _________________________

 

 40. 

Objects in the Hit frame are always visible on the Stage. _________________________

 

 41. 

In the Library, you can adjust advanced options such as compression by clicking a sound file, clicking Properties, and then selecting options in the Sound Properties dialog box. _________________________

 
 
nar003-1.jpg
 

 42. 

The item on the left in the accompanying figure is a mono waveform. _________________________

 

 43. 

The item on the right in the accompanying figure is a stereo waveform. _________________________

 

 44. 

The process for importing video into a Flash document includes converting it to the MP3 format. _________________________

 

 45. 

In the Skinning window, you can select a video’s playback interface, or skin. _________________________

 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 46. 

Flash lets you create a button from any graphic or text.
 

 47. 

In Flash, instead of unique Timelines with specific frames, buttons have numbered frames.
 

 48. 

You can define the size of the Hit area using a shape or graphic.
 

 49. 

A button plays by moving through the Timeline automatically.
 

 50. 

Usually, the Hit area is the same size as the button shape, which is very convenient for users.
 
 
nar001-1.jpg
 

 51. 

The rectangle in the accompanying figure defines the clickable area of the button.
 

 52. 

You can convert any object into a button symbol.
 

 53. 

When drawing a shape for the Hit area, it is a good idea to select a color you haven't used in the rest of the movie so you can easily identify it.
 

 54. 

By default, Flash enables button interactivity on the Stage, so you can test the buttons most easily.
 

 55. 

You cannot add sound effects to buttons.
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 56. 

____________________ occurs when an element in a Web page responds to a user’s mouse pointer action.
 

 

 57. 

The first three frames of a button are known as ____________________.
 

 
 
nar001-1.jpg
 

 58. 

The large blue rectangle featured in the accompanying figure defines the ____________________ area.
 

 

 59. 

The item across the bottom of the accompanying figure is the ____________________ timeline.
 

 
 
nar003-1.jpg
 

 60. 

The graphical representation of a sound shown in the accompanying figure is a(n) ____________________.
 

 

 61. 

A vlog is another term for a ____________________.
 

 

 62. 

____________________ has become the standard for Web-based video because it compresses data efficiently.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.
a.
skin
d.
MP3
b.
MOV
e.
waveform
c.
FLV
 

 63. 

The standard for Web-based video
 

 64. 

Graphical representation of a sound
 

 65. 

Sound file format that compresses data but retains sound quality
 

 66. 

The playback interface for a video
 

 67. 

Sound format if you have QuickTime 4.0 or higher installed on your computer
 



 
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