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CHAPTER 21. Web Pages and Online Videos
True/False Questions
1. A storyboard provides a detailed sketch of a Web page.
2. Most online videos are used for instructional purposes.
3. Readers expect more visuals on Web pages than they usually expect in
printed documents.
4. Video multimodality means that something is distributed in different ways
such as online, via DVD, or through TV broadcast.
5. A cell phone camera is adequate for creating an online video.
6. If you are only linking from your Web page to another Web page, you do not
need to obtain copyright permission.
7. Text set to unjustified right margins is easier to read on a screen than text set
to justified right margins.
8. Logical sequencing is not necessary when designing Web pages because
users will rarely follow it.
9. Music should be included throughout an instructional video to be sure the
audience stays engaged.
10. Online text should be 8–10 point serif font.
Fill-in-the-blank Questions
11. The features and characteristics built into the user experience of communication
technologies is called .
12. is the process of creating handwritten sketch of a Web page.
13. To post longer documents that were originally in print form on the Web without
chunking the information for the Web environment, you might consider using
format, which anyone can read using a free downloadable reader.
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Multiple-choice Questions
14. Scripts include
(a) the words that actors will say.
(b) direction for the movements of the actors.
(c) descriptions of the visuals.
(d) images that will be included.
(e) All of these answers are correct.
15. Providing documents online allows for all of the following except
(a) interactivity.
(b) automatic updating.
(c) minimal physical space requirements.
(d) linearity.
(e) cost efficiency.
16. Online videos should do all of the following except
(a) place the main object off to the side of the shot.
(b) limit the amount of music.
(c) remove foreground clutter in the scene.
(d) make any text clear and concise.
(e) remove foreground clutter in the scene and make any text clear and concise.
17. For emphasizing specific words or phrases on Web sites, you should use strategies
such as
(a) color.
(b) shaded text.
(c) underlined text.
(d) color and shaded text.
(e) color and underlined text.
18. Which of the following statements is least accurate?
(a) Chunk information on a Web page into brief passages.
(b) Combine grid patterns as needed to create a Web page.
(c) Avoid visiting other Web sites for design ideas.
(d) Review and update Web pages often.
(e) All of these statements are accurate.
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19. When applying grid patterns to Web sites
(a) avoid altering the grid patterns from one page to the next on a Web site.
(b) alter the grid patterns from page to page on the site.
(c) use horizontal and vertical grid patterns.
(d) use only horizontal grid patterns.
(e) None of these answers is correct.
20. Examples of literacy affordances include
(a) limited distribution.
(b) readability in real-time.
(c) hyperlinks allowing for easy navigation.
(d) limited distribution, readability in real-time, and hyperlinks allowing for easy
navigation.
(e) readability in real-time and hyperlinks allowing for easy navigation.
21. Web page elements that can be used unethically include
(a) logos.
(b) links to other Web pages.
(c) overall design.
(d) logos, links to other Web pages, and overall design.
(e) logos and overall design.
22. Which of the following are not necessary for Web pages?
(a) table of contents
(b) white space
(c) running heads and feet
(d) table of contents, white space, and running heads and feet.
(e) table of contents and running heads and feet.
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CHAPTER 21 ANSWER KEY