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DTP: Desktop Publishing

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. LPI






2. A picture element - the smallest square of color in an image.






3. The horizontal and vertical placement of objects in connection with other objects on a page.






4. Used to reference how light a color is.






5. A design that uses a graphical symbol and the company name rendered in stylized type. This is probably the most widely used type of logo.






6. A collection of assembled images.






7. Variation in stroke weight






8. The area on the page that includes only graphics.






9. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.






10. Used to select the entire object.






11. SPI






12. The space within rounded letters such as b and d






13. Used to be highest quality scans - use photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs) instead of CCDs to capture gray lvls






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. A graphic image made up of tiny colored squares (pixels) that work together to form an image.






18. Used to select parts of an object.






19. 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.






20. The strips of white space around the edge of the paper. Most word processors allow you to specify the widths of margins.






21. 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






22. Each time you click when using a selection tool or the pen tool an anchor point is created; each point is the beginning of a new line segment.






23. Transparent art - resolution much higher - deliver better dynamic range - for graphic arts market than general business






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".






25. 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.






26. Used to reference how dark the color is. For example - hunter is a shade of green. Shades are derived from a combination of hue and black.






27. The purity of a hue or color.






28. DPI






29. The design and use of typefaces as a means of visual communication






30. A feature that hides specific areas so that you can work on the part of the image that is not masked.






31. A design that uses abbreviations or initials rather than the full company name.






32. 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.






33. Coined the phrase Desktop Publishing and key producer of Aldus PageMaker.






34. The consistent use of important design elements that are echoed - or repeated - in some way throughout the design.






35. Measure of points from top of ascenders to bottom of descenders






36. PPI






37. Design elements that look different from surrounding features to create visual interest or specific focal points.






38. Common scanner - flat artwork on sheet of glass - scanning mechanism moves under it to capture image - reflective art






39. The space between columns in a multiple-column document.






40. The design principle stating that you group related items closely together.






41. A spot where you begin or end a line segment






42. 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.






43. A design for a set of characters (letters - numbers - and punctuation marks)






44. The area on the page that includes only text.






45. A previously made picture or image that can be used on the computer. Also called a graphic






46. An imaginary line through the thinnest parts of curved letters






47. Using a personal computer and desktop publishing software to combine text and graphics together on a page for publication.






48. 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 -






49. A design that primarily uses stylized text for imagery - no graphics.






50. Flatbed - film scanner - drum scanner