Mid-Term Exam Questions/Terminology to Review

If you feel comfortable with the following questions you'll be happy with your results on Friday's quiz without a doubt :)

• What is Adobe Flash? 
• When we talk about the "stage" in Adobe Flash, what are we referring to? 
• What does it mean when you save work as a .fla file? 
• What does it mean when you save work as a .swf file? 
• What is the "toolbar" used for in Adobe Flash? 
• What is the benefit of creating your drawings to symbols? 
• What is the timeline in Adobe Flash? 
• What is a tween in Adobe Flash? 
• What is a keyframe in Adobe Flash? 
• Why is it important to work with many layers within a single animation? 
• If you have multiple layers, which would be considered the background? 
• What is a "frame" in Adobe Flash? 
• What is a "frame" in Adobe Flash? 
• What is a "motion guide" in Adobe Flash? 
• Which is the best example of a time we used a motion guide in this class? 
• What do you use to organize your work into layers and frames so you can create animations?
• Name the main working flash file where you create your flash content and flash animations.
• What would you call a frame that has no drawing on it? 
• What is an animation on an invisible line? 
• A type of animation where you tell the computer what is to happen at the beginning and end and let the computer figure out what happens in between. 
• What is an animation where object change in each frame? To know if a shape tween is created successfully - Click Control > _____________. 
• The main working area in flash where you will create and manipulate art work is ... 
• You use the selection tool to click on some objects on the stage. You see a blue box around your object. Which panel gives you the information of whether what you selected is a symbol - text - movie clip - etc.? 
• What does the selection tool allow you to do? 
• What does the free transform tool allow you to do? 
• What does the free transform tool allow you to do? 
• Which project did you find the most fun this quarter. Be sure to specifically address the project and 3 reasons you enjoyed working on it. 
• Name 3 specific challenges that you faced during the quarter. Describe how you were able to overcome those challenges. Be specific. 
• In your own words, describe what Adobe Flash is and how it helped you grow as a student. Think about the challenges you faced and problem solving skills you developed as a result. What does it mean when you save work as a .fla file? What does the free transform tool allow you to do?