Lecture 3-Text in Multimedia

Question 1

…is the simplest of data types and requires the least amount of storage.
…in the form of words. Used to communicate thoughts and ideas.
…not as visually exciting, but conveys essential and precise information.
…most common form of information delivery.

Answer 1

TEXT!!!

Question 2

Text on screen must be selected properly to convey the correct information and choose only the most essential information that will be displayed on screen, because of…?

Answer 2

Readability Issue :(

Question 3

Categories of Text Elements…? (3)

Answer 3

• Alphabet characters
• Numbers
• Special characters

Question 4

OCR stands for…?

(possible optional question)

Answer 4

Optical Character Recognition

Question 5

Graphic representation or the shape of characters.
Is a family of related fonts.

Answer 5

Typeface

Question 6

Collection of characters of different sizes and styles of a typeface. Pertains to the style of lettering.

Answer 6

Font

Question 7

Font Properties contains the…?

Answer 7

• FONT SIZE
• FONT STYLE
• FONT COLOR

Question 8

Text Arrangement contains the…?

Answer 8

• Text Alignment
• Text Margins
• Text Spacing

Question 9

Often used as font for headlines, headings, and titles / subtitles in printed materials.
it is perceived to be more readable.

Answer 9

Sans-Serif Fonts
(Ex. Arial, Verdana, Calibri, Helvetica, Tahoma)

Question 10

also called Cursive fonts.
Often used as font for formal invitations, posters, and greeting cards.

Never used as the font for body text! (might become messy)

Answer 10

Script Fonts
(Ex. Brush Script, Lucida Handwriting, Edwardian, BlackJack, Sophia)

Question 11

Preferred for printed materials with lengthy text like in newspapers, magazines, and books.
More readable when printed compared to the computer screen.

Answer 11

Serif Fonts
(Ex. Times New Roman, Garamond, Bodoni, Baskerville, Bookman Old Style)

Question 12

Often used for programming code and displaying formulas.
All characters have equal width.

Never used as the font for body text! (might become messy)

Answer 12

Monospaced Fonts
(Ex. Courier, Lucida Console, Lucida Typewriter, Source Code Pro)

Question 13

If the fonts that you used is not available in other people’s computer, a default font will be used for substitution.
It is because some fonts installed in your machine may not be available in other user’s machine.

Answer 13

Font mapping

Question 14

Font is measured in Points.

Answer 14

Font Size

Question 15

It is used to emphasize text.
Also contains the following three general styles.

Answer 15

Font Styles
* BOLD
* ITALIC
* UNDERLINED

Question 16

to achieve a good contrast and harmony between the foreground text color and the background colors to ensure readability.
Colors are quite important because they catch the attention of the target users.

Answer 16

TEXT COLOR
Duh…lol

Question 17

Adding space between lines of text also improves readability on screen.

Answer 17

Text Spacing
line spacing includes Double spacing, 1.5 spacing, and Single spacing.

Question 18

The space between lines of text is called…???

Answer 18

Leading