Print Production Flashcards
Who is credited with inventing the
mechanical movable-like printing
press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is NOT a basic category of
desktop publishing software?
Digital
What type of desktop printer sprays
electrically charged ink through tiny
nozzles to form an image of high
quality resolution?
Inkjet
What type of desktop printer uses
thousands of tiny heating elements
that come into contact with donor
ribbons to release color?
Thermal-dye
What is the high-speed printing
system designed for high-volume
photocopying and printing?
Digital duplicator
What is determined by the type of
pulp used, treatments and end use
for the paper?
Grade
What is the texture of the paper
called?
Finish
What is the measurement of paper’s
compactness (how much light the
paper lets in)?
Paper density
Which action should you take when
you begin to notice defective prints
when using a digital duplicator?
Clean the thermal print head
What type of scanner has the capability of scanning three-dimensional objects?
Copy stand scanner
What type of scanner has the
capability for small-quantity
scanning?
Hand scanner
What term is used synonymously
with the knife angle of a paper
cutter?
Bevel
What item keeps a paper cutter’s
knife from dulling too easily or
breaking every time it’s used?
Cutting stick
What term best describes the metal
bar that runs parallel to the knife
that holds paper firmly in place
during cutting?
Cutter Clamp
What is NOT a common fold of
paper used in print production?
Tabletop
Also known as padding, this method
makes tablets or pads by cementing
the edge of a stack of paper sheets?
Adhesive
What allows for flat binding and
uses coils, combs, or metal rings to
join sheets of paper?
Mechanical
What uses staples through the
centerfold along the backbone of
brochures or thin magazines?
Saddle-stitching
What is the most expensive binding
process usually reserved for fine
literature and reference books?
Thread-sewing
What term describes the type of
mat cutter typically used in photo
matting?
Carriage
What describes a major difference
between matting and mounting a
print for display?
A matted print is placed behind a cut
opening; the mat surrounds the
print
What print-mounting methods is
the bond often temporary?
Wet
What IS NOT in adherence to the Counterfeit Act of 1992 for the use of money in illustrations?
The illustration must be an actual-size duplication of the actual currency
In what policy guidance will you find
the Navy Visual Information
Management and Operations
Manual?
OPNAVINST 3104.1A (series)
What is the purpose of a mandatory job order log used to track visual information products?
Inventory materials used, maintain close control of services, and provide receipt for finished works
