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CIW Lesson 5 Vocab for UCertify

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ActiveX   An open set of technologies for integrating components on the Internet and within Microsoft applications.  
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applets   Small programs written in Java, which are downloaded as needed and executed within a Web page or browser.  
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AU   Audio file format used by Unix servers, the majority of Web servers. Most Web browsers can read AU.  
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Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF)   High-quality audio format developed by Apple Computer.  
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Audio Video Interleave (AVI)   Standard Windows file format for video files.  
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cascading style sheets (CSS)   Style sheet language that provides the formatting and "look" of a Web page or document written in a markup language.  
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codec   A compression/ decompression algorithm used by modern video and audio player plug-ins.  
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disk cache   Storage space on a computer hard disk used to temporarily store downloaded data.  
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dynamic   Always changing.  
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Encapsulated PostScript   File format used for importing and exporting graphics.  
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event-driven   Reacting to particular user actions or the browser's completion of a specific task.  
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geolocation   An HTML5 application programming interface that allows developers to retrieve the geographical location information for a client-side device.  
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Graphics Interchange Format (GIF)   A graphical image file format commonly used in HTML documents.  
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interactive   The characteristic of some hardware and software, such as computers, games and multimedia systems, that allows them to respond differently based on a user's actions.  
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Java   An object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that is fully cross-platform functional.  
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Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)   A graphical image file format commonly used for photographs.  
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LiveScript   The Netscape-developed scripting language that was the predecessor to JavaScript.  
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lossless compression   A type of data file compression in which all original data can be recovered when the file is decompressed.  
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lossy compression   A type of data file compression in which some file information is permanently eliminated.  
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Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG)   High-quality audio and video file compression format.  
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MPEG-1 Audio Layer3 (MP3)   Popular compression standard for audio files; retains most of the sound quality of the source.  
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Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)   A standard computer interface for creating and playing electronic music. It allows computers to re-create music in digital format for playback.  
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object   An element on a Web page that contains data and procedures for how that item will react when activated. On a Web page, an object is typically a multimedia presentation.  
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object-oriented programing (OOP)   Programming concept based on objects and data and how they relate to one another, instead of logic and actions; C++ and Java are OOP languages.  
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Ogg Vorbis (.ogg)   A free, open-source alternative to the MP3 compression format for audio files; creates smaller, faster downloading files.  
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plug-in   A program installed in the browser to extend its basic functionality. Allows different file formats to be viewed as part of a standard HTML document.  
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Portable Document Folder (PDF)   A file format that can be transferred across platforms and retain its formatting; designated by the file name extension .pdf.  
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Portable Network Graphics (PNG)   An open source graphical image file format created to replace GIFs.  
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QuickTime   A plug-in developed by Apple Computer for storing movie and audio files in digital format.  
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QuickTime Movie (MOV)   Standard file format for Apple QuickTime; uses the .mov, .moov or .qt file name extension.  
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Rich Text Format (RTF)   Portable text file format created by Microsoft that allows image insertion and text formatting; an almost universal format.  
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streaming media   A continuous flow of data, usually audio or video files, that assists with the uninterrupted delivery of those files into a browser.  
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Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)   Commonly used graphic file format, developed by Aldus Corporation; uses the .tif or .tiff file name extension.  
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vector graphics   Resizable images that are saved as a sequence of vector statements, which describes a series of points to be connected.  
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viewer   A scaled-down version of an application; designed to view and print files.  
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Visual Basic   The Microsoft graphical user interface (GUI) programming language used for developing Windows applications. A modified version of the BASIC programming language.  
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Visual Basic Script (VBScript)   Scripting language from Microsoft derived from Visual Basic; used to manipulate ActiveX scripts.  
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Waveform (WAV)   Windows standard format for audio files.  
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WebP   An open-source image file format that provides lossless and lossy compression for images on the Web.  
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