IT152_Lecture_07_Text_2013a Flashcards

1
Q

All web content used to be…?

A

disseminated with text.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Graphics and other media elements have been added, yet text remains…?

A

primary vehicle for communicating content.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The effective use of a text is dependent upon…?

A

typography and typefaces used.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Typography…?

A

Type design, it is the typeface used and the way the type is arranged to communicate an idea.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Typeface…?

A

Set of characters, usually made up of alphabet letters, numerals, symbols, that all follow the same rules within the set.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Font…?

A

set of characters within a typeface that has specific characteristics associated with it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Fonts belong to a…?

A

font family such as Times New Roman.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Fonts contain…?

A

variations on the font face.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Text should be…?

A

easy to read and visually pleasing.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

When content is mostly text, typography takes on…?

A

greater importance.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Users may not have fonts specified in XTHML documents, so Web pages may not…?

A

resemble original design.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Different fonts, when used properly can…?

A
  • help focus attention on certain text on the screen
  • Enhance readability
  • Set a tone (serious, light-hearted)
  • Project an image (progressive, conservative)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Default fonts are ones that…?

A

come preinstalled with each OS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Many font designers sell or offer…?

A

royalty free fonts via the Web.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

If you use a font that is not on a user’s computer, the user’s OS will…?

A

substitute a default font when the Web page is viewed.

Better to use common fonts for a standard Web-based text.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Understand fonts…?

A
  • Serif, Sans Serif, Decorative
  • Monospaced vs. Proportional
  • Style
  • Size
  • Spacing
  • Colour
  • Alignment
  • Line Length
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Fonts are classified as…?

A

serif, sans serif, or decorative.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Serif fonts have…?

A

feet or short lines at the end of the strokes of the letter.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Sans means “without”, so a sans serif font is one …?

A

without serifs or without feet.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

A decorative font may have a combination of ….?

A

serif and sans serif fonts, or it may be one that cannot be categorized either way.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Sans serif fonts most often used for…?

A

headings, titles, callouts.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Serif fonts are used for…?.

A

long or dense bodies of texts.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Monospaced fonts…?

A

each character takes up the exact same amount of horizontal space.

24
Q

Proportional fonts…?

A

each character takes up a varying amount of horizontal space.

25
Q

Font styles include…?

A

italic, bold, and underline.

26
Q

Italicized fonts do not…?

A

generally read well on screen.

27
Q

An underlined word or phrase usually indicates…?

A

a hyperlink.

28
Q

Unless the text is a hyperlink, avoid…?

A

the use of underline.

29
Q

Fonts often measured in…?

A

point sizes.

30
Q

Choosing the proper point size depends on …?

A

how the font is to be used, that is, as a title, body text, subhead or decorative.

31
Q

Ten and 12 points are common point sizes for…?

A

type displayed on a Web page.

32
Q

Kerning…?

A

used to specify the amount of space between characters.

33
Q

Leading…?

A

Amount of space between lines of text.

34
Q

Cascading style sheets (CSS)…?

A

Used to control kerning and leading in an entire Web site.

35
Q

Colour creates…?

A

emphasis, a visual disturbance.

36
Q

Colour applied to text contributes to…?

A

overall mood and tone of the page.

37
Q

The six-digit hexadecimal value is used to…?

A

reference colour on a Web page (this is blue: hex 0033CC)

38
Q

Alignment:

Typography used to …?

A

create patterns of organization the page.

39
Q

Text can be…?

A
  • Left aligned
  • Right aligned
  • Center aligned
  • Justified
40
Q

Long lines of text are…?

A

hard to read.

41
Q

Columns of text are …?

A

often more readable then long lines of text.

42
Q

recommended that designers allow for approx…?

A

30 to 40 characters per line.

43
Q

CSS, similar to a style used in a word processing program in that it defines…?

A

the appearance of the text on a Web page.

44
Q

Four different types of CSS…?

A
  • Inline
  • Embedded
  • Linked
  • Imported.
45
Q

Inline styles…?

A

inserted into the body of HTML.

46
Q

Disadvantage of inline styles…?

A

they have to be added to each tag you want to modify.

47
Q

With embedded or internal style, all of the style information appears in the…?

A

of the XHTML document.

48
Q

Linked styles are more powerful than…?

A

inline or embedded styles.

49
Q

Linked styles direct multiple XHTML files to …?

A

one common style sheet document.

50
Q

Imported styles allow you to use one style sheet that you can override using…?

A

inline, embedded, and linked styles.

51
Q

When multiple styles are used, the order of importance is as follows….?

A
  1. Inline styles
  2. Embedded styles
  3. Linked Styles
  4. Imported styles
  5. Default browser styles
    Each style overrides the next style.
52
Q

Show an animation or use narration rather than…?

A

text to present the idea.

53
Q

A hyperlink allows users to select…?

A

a button, word, or graphic that “jumps” or connects to another Web page where more information is available.

54
Q

Drop-down boxes with scroll bars and list arrow, will display…?

A

more text when clicked by the user.

55
Q

One way to ensure that text will be displayed in a specific format is to…?

A

change the text into an image.

This is helpful when logos, headings, and titles need specific fonts

56
Q

Portable Document Format (PDF)…?

A

Developed so documents could be transported and viewed without the requirement that the users viewing the documents own or have access to the software with which the document was created