1-50 Flashcards
which are the chevrons?
<x>
</x>
if we want to create a PDF file for web use, which font embedding option should be used?
embed only a subset of the characters
which should have an en-dash?
a) world-final
b) 5-2=3
c) English-Chinese glossary
only c) English-Chinese glossary
which pages of a book have a folio?
all the pages, excluding the front and back covers
which is the odd one out?
a) outline
b) bitmap
c) scalable
d) vector
b) bitmap
which is a pilcrow?
sing of a new paragraph
which of these characters usually has a width of exactly 1 em?
- uppercase M
- ellipsis points
- lowercase m
- lowercase x
ellipsis points
what is the difference between a preface and a foreword?
a preface is written by the author, a foreword by someone else
which page proportion is recommended for books that contain wide illustrations, side notes, or multiple collumns?
larger than 1:’2
which of the following is NOT used to separate paragraphs?
small caps
which letter developed from a ligature?
W
1 pc. equals
12 pt.
which of the following is false regarding OpenType fonts?
they ate limited to 256 characters
what is the recommended point size for the main text in beamer presentations?
16-18 points
who introduced the acute accent mark to mark lenght?
Jan Hus
what is the recommended method of adding extra leading around section titles?
adding stretchable/ shrinkable vertical space bands
which is an inherent property of the text in an average document?
italicization
which is the most used footnote reference symbol?
the asterisk - *
one of the typefaces is NOT usually recommended for setting longer texts, but is excellent for headings. which one?
Bodoni —> VOGUE
what is a crop mark?
a mark on the stock for the printers to trim the final page size
checking the document for typesetting-related errors before sending it to a printing shop is called:
preflighting
which of the following contains a suspended hyphen?
a five- or six-year-old child
two- or four-wheel drive
…refers to the facility and comfort which text can be comprehended
readability
hinting refers to…
programming instructions in digital fonts which are added to the design code of the glyph to reshape if necessary
which word contains an ogonek?
a) Galati
b) François
c) chraszcz
chrzaszcz (az a-n van egy farkinca es az az ogonek)
what is French spacing?
a) larger space between sentences that between words
b) a thin space before: !, ?, :, ;
c) both of the above
d) neither of the above
both of the above
which is the prime mark?
x’
which point system is used by computer typographic software?
PostScript point
what is wrong with this sentence?
,,He said she went to school in the ‘80-‘90s.”
the opening quoted
a book first published in 2004 i printed again in 2006 with typos corrected. this is a…
new impression
which e carries a trema?
ë
what is copyfitting?
the optimal widh of text when using a given font
which number is longer, the ISBN or the ISSN?
the ISBN
which of the following typefaces can usually benefit from looser letterspacing?
sans serif typefaces
if there’s a choice, how should a footnote be broken across page?
so that it begins on a verso page and ens in a recto page
what is the difference between lining figures and old style figures?
lining figures are upperscale numerals, old style figures are numerals with ascenders and descenders
the OpenType tag ‘thum’ switches on
numbers with uniform widt
one press paper equals how many pages?
16
what is hard space?
a space which is not a breaking point
the font file extension ‘ttf’ refers to
both TrueType and OpenType fonts
which is the odd one out?
- pagehead
- header
- heading
- running head
heading
in web typography, CSS files contain
layout/ style definitions
which dash should be a “hard” hyphen?
a) World War II (1939-1945)
b) the prefix re- is a words level affix
c) a French-Czech dictionary
d) the English negative prefix is un-
d) the English negative prefix is un-
what is wrong with the following definition of tracking?
“ The measure of the overall spacing between characters in a passage of text.”
nothing
why is it important to mark the header of a table?
because otherwise it will not be repeated of the table is broken across pages
which if the following is NEVER part of a textbook?
marginal notes
what foes the colophon contain?
facts about the physical production of the book
which of the following contains a tilde?
buñel
what is lorem ipsum?
dummy text used as a placeholder
what is monotype?
a type foundry
