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1-50 Flashcards

1
Q

which are the chevrons?

A

<x>
</x>

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2
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if we want to create a PDF file for web use, which font embedding option should be used?

A

embed only a subset of the characters

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3
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which should have an en-dash?
a) world-final
b) 5-2=3
c) English-Chinese glossary

A

only c) English-Chinese glossary

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4
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which pages of a book have a folio?

A

all the pages, excluding the front and back covers

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5
Q

which is the odd one out?
a) outline
b) bitmap
c) scalable
d) vector

A

b) bitmap

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6
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which is a pilcrow?

A

sing of a new paragraph

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7
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which of these characters usually has a width of exactly 1 em?
- uppercase M
- ellipsis points
- lowercase m
- lowercase x

A

ellipsis points

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8
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what is the difference between a preface and a foreword?

A

a preface is written by the author, a foreword by someone else

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9
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which page proportion is recommended for books that contain wide illustrations, side notes, or multiple collumns?

A

larger than 1:’2

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10
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which of the following is NOT used to separate paragraphs?

A

small caps

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11
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which letter developed from a ligature?

A

W

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12
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1 pc. equals

A

12 pt.

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13
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which of the following is false regarding OpenType fonts?

A

they ate limited to 256 characters

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14
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what is the recommended point size for the main text in beamer presentations?

A

16-18 points

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15
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who introduced the acute accent mark to mark lenght?

A

Jan Hus

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16
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what is the recommended method of adding extra leading around section titles?

A

adding stretchable/ shrinkable vertical space bands

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17
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which is an inherent property of the text in an average document?

A

italicization

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18
Q

which is the most used footnote reference symbol?

A

the asterisk - *

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19
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one of the typefaces is NOT usually recommended for setting longer texts, but is excellent for headings. which one?

A

Bodoni —> VOGUE

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20
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what is a crop mark?

A

a mark on the stock for the printers to trim the final page size

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21
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checking the document for typesetting-related errors before sending it to a printing shop is called:

A

preflighting

22
Q

which of the following contains a suspended hyphen?

A

a five- or six-year-old child
two- or four-wheel drive

23
Q

…refers to the facility and comfort which text can be comprehended

A

readability

24
Q

hinting refers to…

A

programming instructions in digital fonts which are added to the design code of the glyph to reshape if necessary

25
Q

which word contains an ogonek?
a) Galati
b) François
c) chraszcz

A

chrzaszcz (az a-n van egy farkinca es az az ogonek)

26
Q

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

A

both of the above

27
Q

which is the prime mark?

A

x’

28
Q

which point system is used by computer typographic software?

A

PostScript point

29
Q

what is wrong with this sentence?
,,He said she went to school in the ‘80-‘90s.”

A

the opening quoted

30
Q

a book first published in 2004 i printed again in 2006 with typos corrected. this is a…

A

new impression

31
Q

which e carries a trema?

A

ë

32
Q

what is copyfitting?

A

the optimal widh of text when using a given font

33
Q

which number is longer, the ISBN or the ISSN?

A

the ISBN

34
Q

which of the following typefaces can usually benefit from looser letterspacing?

A

sans serif typefaces

35
Q

if there’s a choice, how should a footnote be broken across page?

A

so that it begins on a verso page and ens in a recto page

36
Q

what is the difference between lining figures and old style figures?

A

lining figures are upperscale numerals, old style figures are numerals with ascenders and descenders

37
Q

the OpenType tag ‘thum’ switches on

A

numbers with uniform widt

38
Q

one press paper equals how many pages?

A

16

39
Q

what is hard space?

A

a space which is not a breaking point

40
Q

the font file extension ‘ttf’ refers to

A

both TrueType and OpenType fonts

41
Q

which is the odd one out?
- pagehead
- header
- heading
- running head

A

heading

42
Q

in web typography, CSS files contain

A

layout/ style definitions

43
Q

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-

A

d) the English negative prefix is un-

44
Q

what is wrong with the following definition of tracking?
“ The measure of the overall spacing between characters in a passage of text.”

A

nothing

45
Q

why is it important to mark the header of a table?

A

because otherwise it will not be repeated of the table is broken across pages

46
Q

which if the following is NEVER part of a textbook?

A

marginal notes

47
Q

what foes the colophon contain?

A

facts about the physical production of the book

48
Q

which of the following contains a tilde?

A

buñel

49
Q

what is lorem ipsum?

A

dummy text used as a placeholder

50
Q

what is monotype?

A

a type foundry

Typography (6 decks)

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