Text Media and Information

Question 1

A simple and flexible format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed, or displayed on-screen.

Answer 1

Text

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Text

Question 3

Types of Text:

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Hypertext
Plaintext or Unformatted Text
Formatted Text

Question 4

Serve to link different electronic documents and enable users to jump from one to other in a nonlinear way.

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Hypertext

Question 5

Fixed sized characters having essentially the same type of appearance.

Answer 5

Plaintext or Unformatted Text

Question 6

Appearance can be changed using font parameters (bold, underline, italic, font size, font color, etc.)

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Formatted Text

Question 7

Refers to the representation or style of a text in the digital format. (Font)

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Typeface

Question 8

Connotes formality and readability in large amount of texts.

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Serif

Question 9

Examples of Serif:

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Times New Roman
Garamond
Baskerville

Question 10

Brings a clean or minimalist look to the text. Used for clear and direct meaning of text.

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Sans Serif

Question 11

Examples of Sans Serif:

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Arial
Helvetica
Tahoma
Verdana
Calibri

Question 12

Carries a solid or heavy look to text.

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Slab Serif

Question 13

Examples of Slab Serif:

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Rockwell
Playbill

Question 14

Draws much attention to itself because of its brush-like strokes.

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Script

Question 15

Examples of Script:

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Edwardian
Vladimir
Kunstler

Question 16

Caters to a wide variety of emotions or themes.

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Decorative

Question 17

Examples of Decorative:

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Chiller
Jokerman
Curlz MT

Question 18

Design Principles and Elements:

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1. Emphasis
2. Appropriateness
3. Proximity
4. Alignment
5. Organization
6. Repetition
7. Contrast

Question 19

Importance or value given to a part of the text-based content.

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Emphasis

Question 20

Examples of Emphasis:

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Make the text bold
Italicized
Have a heavier weight
Darkened or lightened
Enlarged

Question 21

How fitting or suitable the text is used for a specific audience, purpose, or event.

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Appropriateness

Question 22

How near or how far the text elements are from each other.

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Proximity

Question 23

How the text is positioned in the page.

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Alignment

Question 24

Examples of Alignment:

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Center Alignment
Left Alignment
Right Alignment
Justified Alignment

Question 25

Conscious effort to organize the different text elements in a page.

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Organization

Question 26

Consistency of Elements. Unity of the entire design.

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Repetition

Question 27

Creates visual interest. Two elements are different from each other.

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Contrast

Question 28

Examples of Contrast:

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Large font with a small font
Serif and Sans Serif
Thin elements with wide elements
Cool color and warm color