Text Info and Media Flashcards

1
Q

a simple and flexible format of
presenting information or conveying
ideas whether handwritten, printed or
displayed on-screen

any “human-readable
sequence of characters” that
can form intelligible words

A

text

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2
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(type of text) serve to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to other in a nonlinear way

A

hypertext

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3
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(type of text) fixed sized characters having essentially the same type of appearance

A

PLAINTEXT OR
UNFORMATTTED
TEXT

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4
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(type of text) appearance can
be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc.)

A

FORMATTED TEXT

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5
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*refers to the representation or style of a text in the digital format
*usually comprised of alphabets, numbers, punctuation marks, symbols and other special characters

A

typeface

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6
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refers to the importance or value given to a part of the text-based content
to make a point or highlighting a message, you can make the text bold, italicized, have a heavier weight, darkened or lightened (depending on your background color) or enlarged

A

emphasis

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7
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refers to how fitting or suitable the text is used for a specific audience, purpose or event

A

appropriateness

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8
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how near or far text elements from each other

A

proximity

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9
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how text is positioned in the page

A

alignment

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10
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conscious effort to organize different text elements in a page

ensures that while some text elements are separated, they are still somehow connected w/ the rest

A

organization

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11
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concerns consistency and unity, repeating typefaces

A

repetition

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12
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creates visual interest
two elements diff from each other

A

contrast

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