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DTP: Desktop Publishing
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it-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The design and use of typefaces as a means of visual communication
Lettermark logo
Bowl
Typography
Path
2. Variation in stroke weight
Lettermark logo
Flatbed scanner
Transition
Scanner types
3. Used to select the entire object.
Drum scanners
Opacity
Font
Selection tool
4. A single hue in a color palette that is expanded upon by adding two - three - or more tints (variations in lightness and saturation) of that color - to create a more balanced look. In desktop publishing using monochromatic colors is a technique used
Alignment
Monochromatic
Anchor point
Brightness
5. LPI
Repetition
Opacity
Halftone frequency for printer
Transition
6. Used to select parts of an object.
Monochromatic
Margin
Direct selection tool
Anchor point
7. The use of geometrical objects such as points - lines - curves - and shapes or polygon(s) - which are all based on mathematical expressions - to represent images in computer graphics.
Lettermark logo
Resolution of computer screen
Thread
Vector graphic
8. The area on the page that includes only graphics.
Margin
Iconic logotype
Black space
Thread
9. Transparent art - resolution much higher - deliver better dynamic range - for graphic arts market than general business
Typeface
Gray space
Film scanners
Rivers of white space
10. Common scanner - flat artwork on sheet of glass - scanning mechanism moves under it to capture image - reflective art
Scanner types
Paul brainerd
Brandmark symbol logo
Flatbed scanner
11. Lines of white space that can run through a selection of text. They are generally caused by the use of justified text alignment and result when words are spaced out far enough to cause these noticeable gaps.
Margin
Rivers of white space
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
Direct selection tool
12. The space between columns in a multiple-column document.
White space
Gutter
Resolution of computer screen
Spread
13. The strips of white space around the edge of the paper. Most word processors allow you to specify the widths of margins.
Bowl
Scanner types
Margin
Collage
14. A design that relies on graphics only (no text) to convey the identity of the company. Brandmark symbol logos are generally the most difficult logos to imprint within the minds of customers.
Rule of thirds
Resolution of computer screen
Brandmark symbol logo
Input frequency of scanned image
15. The horizontal and vertical placement of objects in connection with other objects on a page.
Typeface
Alignment
Drum scanners
Repetition
16. Used to be highest quality scans - use photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) instead of CCDs to capture gray lvls
Drum scanners
White space
Iconic logotype
Lettermark logo
17. An image composed of text and/or graphics used to identify a business or product. It is used so that the public will remember the company or product easily each time they see it.
Logo
Film scanners
Resolution of computer screen
Tracking
18. A design that primarily uses stylized text for imagery - no graphics.
White space
Vector graphic
Margin
Wordmark logo
19. The consistent use of important design elements that are echoed - or repeated - in some way throughout the design.
Repetition
Vector graphic
Direct selection tool
Anchor point
20. The design principle stating that you group related items closely together.
Proximity
Scanner types
Iconic logotype
Collage
21. SPI
Wordmark logo
White space
Font
Input frequency of scanned image
22. A graphic image made up of tiny colored squares (pixels) that work together to form an image.
Repetition
Raster graphic
Path
Flatbed scanner
23. A design for a set of characters (letters - numbers - and punctuation marks)
Gray space
Typeface
Vector graphic
Anchor point
24. This is a type of font found in the typeface library that uses small pictures instead of letters. So - in place of an "A" - you might have a circle - or you might have a picture of a smiley face in place of a "c".
Flatbed scanner
Scanner types
Film scanners
Dingbat font
25. The absence of text; the absence of images. White space is emptiness. It is negative space. But it's not wasted space. White space provides visual breathing room for the eye. It breaks up text and graphics. Add white space to make a page less cramped
Collage
Dingbat font
White space
Bowl
26. The extent to which something blocks light. You can change the opacity of layers - filters - and effects so that more (or less) of the underlying image shows through.
Rivers of white space
Stress
Opacity
Spread
27. Coined the phrase Desktop Publishing and key producer of Aldus PageMaker.
Dingbat font
Saturation
Paul brainerd
Layout software
28. A path consists of the general outline of an object. Paths can be open or closed and can be made up of a combination of straight and curved segments.
Stress
Path
Brightness
Contrast
29. Using a personal computer and desktop publishing software to combine text and graphics together on a page for publication.
Rivers of white space
DTP
Alignment
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
30. An imaginary line through the thinnest parts of curved letters
Iconic logotype
Pixel
Gutter
Stress
31. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.
Brightness
Pixel
Dingbat font
Typography
32. The text in a frame can be independent of other frames - or it can flow between connected frames. To flow text between connected frames (also called text boxes) - you must first connect the frames. Connected frames can be on the same page or spread -
Spread
Resolution of imagesetter
Rule of thirds
Thread
33. Lines extending from an anchor point; using the Direct Selection tool (hollow arrow) to push or pull the handles will change the shape of the curve.
Handles
Flatbed scanner
Typography
Repetition
34. Imaginary lines dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.
Monochromatic
DTP
Type size
Rule of thirds
35. A feature that hides specific areas so that you can work on the part of the image that is not masked.
Margin
Vector graphic
Rule of thirds
Mask
36. A design that uses abbreviations or initials rather than the full company name.
Brandmark symbol logo
Lettermark logo
Dingbat font
Gray space
37. Allows a user to be able to see on a monitor exactly how the text and graphics will appear on the page before printing the final copy
Typeface
Tracking
WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
DTP
38. The purity of a hue or color.
Rule of thirds
Direct selection tool
Resolution of computer screen
Saturation
39. A previously made picture or image that can be used on the computer. Also called a graphic
Rule of thirds
Wordmark logo
Clipart
Mask
40. Used to reference how light a color is.
Gutter
Resolution of computer screen
Tint
Drum scanners
41. Tracking is the process of loosening or tightening a block of text. Kerning is the process of adding or subtracting space between specific pairs of characters.
Tracking
Film scanners
Clipart
Pixel
42. A specific typeface combines with variations such as size - style spacing.
Layout software
Gray space
Font
Pixel
43. Design elements that look different from surrounding features to create visual interest or specific focal points.
Saturation
Pixel
Contrast
Transition
44. A spot where you begin or end a line segment
Iconic logotype
Resolution of computer screen
White space
Anchor point
45. Software that is designed specifically for easily manipulating text and graphics together on a page; some examples of layout software are Microsoft Publisher - PageMaker - and InDesign
Resolution of imagesetter
Layout software
Paul brainerd
Alignment
46. The space within rounded letters such as b and d
Gutter
Clipart
Bowl
Rule of thirds
47. DPI
Anchor point
Black space
Film scanners
Resolution of imagesetter
48. PPI
Resolution of computer screen
Film scanners
Tint
DTP
49. A set of pages viewed together - such as the two pages visible whenever you open a book or magazine. Every InDesign spread includes its own pasteboard - which is an area outside a page where you can store objects that aren't yet positioned on a page.
Layout software
Lettermark logo
Handles
Spread
50. A picture element - the smallest square of color in an image.
Tint
Handles
Pixel
Alignment