Unit E

Multimedia development is about 50 percent planning and 50 percent production.
1. T
2. F
Authoring a title always comes before the testing.
1. T
2. F
Goals are precise statements of what a project will accomplish.
1. T
2. F
Prototypes precede Beta testing.
1. T
2. F
Specifications should be as broad as possible.
1. T
2. F
A topical navigation scheme allows the user to select from an array of choices.
1. T
2. F
Alpha testing is the final functional test before releasing a title.
1. T
2. F
Usability testing is a formal process in which potential uses are filmed as they interact with a title.
1. T
2. F
The "look and feel" of a title is determined by its specifications.
1. T
2. F
A vision is a broad statement of the company's intentions.
1. T
2. F
The interactive design should be user-centered.
1. T
2. F
Optical weight refers to an element's shape, color, brightness, and type.
1. T
2. F
Balance is determined by the weight of the elements and their position on the screen.
1. T
2. F
Unity only relates to the layout on each individual screen.
1. T
2. F
Intra-screen unity relates to the design the users encounters as they navigate from one screen to another.
1. T
2. F
The physical center of the screen is considered the optical center.
1. T
2. F
An explicit interface hides the hot spots and button from view.
1. T
2. F
A template can prevent "object shift".
1. T
2. F
Movement has to do with how the user works through the elements on the screen.
1. T
2. F
In a Web site, the site map provides links to the major topical areas.
1. T
2. F
Which of these steps does not belong in the planning stage?
1. Authoring the content.
2. Storyboarding and navigation.
3. Determining the treatment.
4. Stating the purpose.
Which of these steps does not belong in the creating phase?
1. Developing the content.
2. Authoring the content.
3. Identifying the target audience.
4. a and b.
New ideas for multimedia titles are developed from ____________________ .
1. Brainstorming.
2. Market needs.
3. Consumer feedback.
4. All of the above.
Goals are _____________________ .
1. Precise statements of what the project will accomplish.
2. Statements that support the vision.
3. The title's purpose.
4. a and b.
Objectives are _____________________ .
1. Precise statements of what the project will accomplish.
2. Broad statements of what the project will accomplish.
3. The title's purpose.
4. a and c.
Which of the following is not a factor in defining a presentation's "look and feel"?
1. Tone.
2. Approach.
3. Metaphor.
4. Objective.
"Humorous" and "Formal" describe a presentation's __________________ .
1. Tone.
2. Approach.
3. Metaphor.
4. Emphasis.
Defining how much navigational assistance will be available to the user is part of defining a(n) __________________ .
1. Tone.
2. Approach.
3. Metaphor.
4. Emphasis.
A title's theme, such as space travel or sailing, can also be defined as it's ___________________ .
1. Tone.
2. Approach.
3. Metaphor.
4. Emphasis.
Which of the following are not part of a title's specifications?
1. Target playback system.
2. Elements to be included.
3. Functionality.
4. Testing.
Determining how the program responds to a mouse click is part of which step?
1. Brainstorming.
2. Testing.
3. Specifications.
4. Metaphor.
Which of the following is not a navigational scheme?
1. Hypertext.
2. Exploratory.
3. Topical.
4. Sequential.
Which comes first?
1. Distribution.
2. Alpha testing.
3. Authoring.
4. Storyboard.
Which of the following best describes beta testing?
1. In-house functionality test.
2. Usability test.
3. Involves targeted potential users.
4. Restricted to the development team.
____________________ involves creating a storyboard.
1. Testing.
2. Creating.
3. Authoring.
4. Planning.
___________________ involves identifying the targeted audience.
1. Testing.
2. Planning.
3. Authoring
4. Creating.
___________________ are more precise statements than goals.
1. Goals.
2. Specifications.
3. Objectives.
4. Storyboards.
There is a trade-off between the ____________________ of an audience and a precise definition of it.
1. Location.
2. Demographics.
3. Size.
4. Attitudes.
The ____________________ can include such things as tone, approach, metaphor, and emphasis.
1. Storyboard.
2. Treatment.
3. Specifications.
4. Navigation.
The ____________________ defines how the title reflects itself. For example, is it conservative, whimsical, etc.
1. Tone.
2. Approach.
3. Emphasis
4. Metaphor.
In general a(n) ____________________ design is static and suggests order and formality.
1. Asymmetrical.
2. Symmetrical.
3. Unbalanced.
4. Natural.
The application of design principles should be based on which factors?
1. Intended audience.
2. Content.
3. Type of title.
4. All of the above.
Optical weight is determined by an element's nature and ____________________ .
1. Balance.
2. Size.
3. Location.
4. All of the above.
The ____________________ of an element refers to its shape, color, brightness and type.
1. Nature.
2. Balance.
3. Weight.
4. None of the above.
Balance is determined by what factor(s).
1. Color.
2. Weight.
3. Position.
4. b and c.
A color photograph of Mount Everest has ____________________ weight than a block of black and white text of the same size.
1. Less.
2. More.
3. Equal.
4. About the same.
The two type of unity are ____________________ .
1. Symmetrical and asymmetrical.
2. Inter-screen and intra-screen.
3. Balance and movement.
4. None of the above.
As a design principle, "movement" refers to ____________________
1. The actions applied to elements.
2. The distance between objects in balance.
3. How the viewer works through the elements.
4. The anticipated response to an interactive element.
When a screen appears on the monitor, the viewer's eye is drawn to what location?
1. The center of the screen.
2. The least colorful object.
3. The optical center.
4. The area with the most white space.
Which factors influence interactive design?
1. Audience.
2. Type of title.
3. Content.
4. All of the above.
An "implicit" interface includes what elements?
1. Clear text instructions.
2. Button that depress.
3. Invisible hot spots.
4. Unified screen design.
Templates can aid in the design process in all but which of the following?
1. Consistency.
2. Higher quality graphics.
3. Shorter development time.
4. Prevention of "object shift".
____________________ balance is appropriate when a feeling of movement and discovery are important.
1. Asymmetrical.
2. Symmetrical.
3. No.
4. Intra-screen.
Balance is determined by the ___________________ of the elements and their position on the screen.
1. Size.
2. Weight.
3. Brightness.
4. Shape.
Symmetrical design suggests __________________ .
1. Boredom.
2. Order.
3. Diversity.
4. Laziness.
Intra-screen ___________________ has to do with how the various screen elements relate.
1. Consistency.
2. Balance.
3. Unity.
4. Movement.
____________________ has to do with how the user works through the elements on the screen.
1. Consistency.
2. Balance.
3. Unity .
4. Movement
Which best describes the following figure?
1. A storyboard.
2. A navigation scheme.
3. A template.
4. None of the above.
Which best describes the following figure?
1. A topical navigation scheme.
2. A template.
3. A storyboard.
4. An exploratory navigation scheme

Unit E

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