quality control & assurance

Question 1

define quality control

Answer 1

testing and checking that a product meets the specification of quality standards

Question 2

examples of quality control

Answer 2

feedback from clients, factory inspectors at the end of production

Question 3

disadvantage of quality control

Answer 3

problems only identified at end of production so issues are more expensive, time consuming and wasteful to fix

Question 4

define quality assurance

Answer 4

putting systems in place to ensure the quality of the manufacturing processes

Question 5

advantage of quality assurance

Answer 5

ensures faults are found earlier in the production process

Question 6

what are registration marks?

Answer 6

a black cross in the corner of a printed page to ensure printing plates are aligned correctly

Question 7

what are colour bars?

Answer 7

bars containing blocks of colour printed outside crop marks to ensure the colours are at the correct intensity

Question 8

what are crop marks

Answer 8

they show you whee to cut the printed page to get rid of registration marks and colour bars