Print Production

Question 1

Who is credited with inventing the
mechanical movable-like printing
press?

Answer 1

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 2

What is NOT a basic category of

desktop publishing software?

Answer 2

Digital

Question 3

What type of desktop printer sprays
electrically charged ink through tiny
nozzles to form an image of high
quality resolution?

Answer 3

Inkjet

Question 4

What type of desktop printer uses
thousands of tiny heating elements
that come into contact with donor
ribbons to release color?

Answer 4

Thermal-dye

Question 5

What is the high-speed printing
system designed for high-volume
photocopying and printing?

Answer 5

Digital duplicator

Question 6

What is determined by the type of
pulp used, treatments and end use
for the paper?

Answer 6

Grade

Question 7

What is the texture of the paper

called?

Answer 7

Finish

Question 8

What is the measurement of paper’s
compactness (how much light the
paper lets in)?

Answer 8

Paper density

Question 9

Which action should you take when
you begin to notice defective prints
when using a digital duplicator?

Answer 9

Clean the thermal print head

Question 10

What type of scanner has the capability of scanning three-dimensional objects?

Answer 10

Copy stand scanner

Question 11

What type of scanner has the
capability for small-quantity
scanning?

Answer 11

Hand scanner

Question 12

What term is used synonymously
with the knife angle of a paper
cutter?

Answer 12

Bevel

Question 13

What item keeps a paper cutter’s
knife from dulling too easily or
breaking every time it’s used?

Answer 13

Cutting stick

Question 14

What term best describes the metal
bar that runs parallel to the knife
that holds paper firmly in place
during cutting?

Answer 14

Cutter Clamp

Question 15

What is NOT a common fold of

paper used in print production?

Answer 15

Tabletop

Question 16

Also known as padding, this method
makes tablets or pads by cementing
the edge of a stack of paper sheets?

Answer 16

Adhesive

Question 17

What allows for flat binding and
uses coils, combs, or metal rings to
join sheets of paper?

Answer 17

Mechanical

Question 18

What uses staples through the
centerfold along the backbone of
brochures or thin magazines?

Answer 18

Saddle-stitching

Question 19

What is the most expensive binding
process usually reserved for fine
literature and reference books?

Answer 19

Thread-sewing

Question 20

What term describes the type of
mat cutter typically used in photo
matting?

Answer 20

Carriage

Question 21

What describes a major difference
between matting and mounting a
print for display?

Answer 21

A matted print is placed behind a cut
opening; the mat surrounds the
print

Question 22

What print-mounting methods is

the bond often temporary?

Answer 22

Wet

Question 23

What IS NOT in adherence to the Counterfeit Act of 1992 for the use of money in illustrations?

Answer 23

The illustration must be an actual-size duplication of the actual currency

Question 24

In what policy guidance will you find
the Navy Visual Information
Management and Operations
Manual?

Answer 24

OPNAVINST 3104.1A (series)

Question 25

What is the purpose of a mandatory job order log used to track visual information products?

Answer 25

Inventory materials used, maintain close control of services, and provide receipt for finished works