Topic 4: Text

Question 1

define post script

Answer 1

• describing an image in term of mathematical construct
• for the whole page not character

Question 2

characteristics of postscript

Answer 2

• scalable
• can be drawn faster

Question 3

two kinds of postscript

Answer 3

• Type 1
• Type 3 (for printer)

Question 4

adobe postscript

Answer 4

• to display postscript
• determine how the character looks like on computer screen and paper

Question 5

difference between true type and postscript

Answer 5

• true type print smoothly on printer as well as low resolution monitor
• no need specific software

Question 6

define bitmap font

Answer 6

• image of characters
• require a lot of memory

Question 7

define rasterization

Answer 7

• draw the font on computer screen

Question 8

define anti-aliasing

Answer 8

• to blend font into background colour
• to prevent jagged edges

Question 9

define font mapping

Answer 9

• specify the substitution of font

Question 10

definition of text

Answer 10

in form of words, paragraph and sentence to communicate ideas and facts in daily life

Question 11

two pointview to develop text

Answer 11

• the way the text is represented (font, color, size)
• what lies behind the text (hypertext, interactive link)

Question 12

3 categories of text

Answer 12

• special characters
• alphabet characters
• number

Question 13

define font

Answer 13

• collection of characters with specific font size and font style of a typeface

Question 14

define typeface

Answer 14

graphic representation of text

Question 15

characteristics of text

Answer 15

• ascender
• descender
• leading (line spacing)
• tracking (spacing between character)
• kerning (spacing between pair of character)