What is an interlaced or progressive image format? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

What will be an ideal response?


Most web-capable graphics editors let you save images in an interlaced (progressive) format. You can choose this display option when creating GIF, PNG, and JPG files. GIF and PNG files use an interlacing format, while JPG files use a progressive format. Interlacing and progressive formats generally are the same thing-the gradual display of a graphic in a series of passes as the data arrives in the browser. Each additional pass of data creates a clearer view of the image until the complete image is displayed. The only real advantage to displaying graphics in the interlaced or progressive method is that users immediately see at least a blurred view of the complete image, giving them something to look at while waiting for the entire graphic to download. The disadvantage of choosing this display method is that older browsers may not display the graphic properly, and more processing power is needed on the user's machine to render the image. The use of these methods has declined as increased connection speeds have become more widespread.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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To edit an instance, you can use any of the following EXCEPT ____.

A. the Transform panel B. options for the Free Transform Tool C. the Properties panel D. the Instance panel

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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition.

A. A type of symbol with its own four-frame Timeline B. Text that is updated automatically with information from a Web server when the document is displayed in a Web browser as part of a Web site C. Stores symbols you create for a document D. Symbols that can be static images or animated images E. A copy of a symbol in the document's library that appears within the document F. A graphic or button that can be used more than once in your document G. Symbols that contain their own Timeline and operate independent of the Timeline of the movie in which they appear H. The menu on which the New Symbol command is available I. A tool that creates a shape that is treated as a separate object whose characteristics you can modify using the Property inspector without having to redraw the shapes from scratch J. A tool that allows you to move, rotate, scale, skew, and distort objects K. A tool that copies the fill or stroke properties of one object and applies them to another object L. A tool that changes the color of an existing fill or adds a fill to an enclosed area

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When you ____ media, the video or music starts playing while the file is being transmitted to you from a network or over the Internet.

A. download B. link C. stream D. rip

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