Deck 2: Text

Question 1

A __________ is a family of graphic characters, often with many type sizes and styles.

A) font
B) typeface
C) serif
D) leading

Answer 1

B

Question 2

When the computer converts a letter from a mathematical representation to a recognizable symbol displayed on the screen, the process is called __________.

Answer 2

rasterizing

Question 3

The wider-than-tall orientation normal to computer displays is called:

A) portrait
B) rollover
C) landscape
D) bitmap

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Markup such as or are examples of HTML __________.

A) links
B) breadcrumbs
C) modules

Question 5

In modern web design, color, font, font size, and style should be declared using:

A) SMS
B) DPI
C) CSS
D) DWT

Question 6

Text that can be navigated through in a nonlinear way is called:

A) PostScript
B) TrueType
C) hypertext
D) multimedia

Question 7

The standard document format used for web pages is called __________.

Question 8

The vertical space between lines of type is:

A) leading
B) kerning
C) tracking
D) anti-aliasing

Question 9

Translating or designing multimedia into a language other than the one in which it was originally written is called:

A) mapping
B) orientation
C) truncation
D) localization

Question 10

Discuss at least five different considerations for selecting text fonts for a multimedia project.

Question 11

__________ text and graphics creates "smooth" boundaries between colors.

A) Compiling
B) Anti-aliasing
C) Hyperlinking
D) Authoring

Question 12

Symbolic representations of objects and processes common to graphical user interfaces are called:

A) nodes
B) icons
C) kiosks
D) anchors

Question 13

Which of the following provides a consistent way of encoding the characters of (almost) any alphabet?

A) Unicode
B) ASCII
C) HTML
D) CSS

Question 14

Times New Roman is an example of a(n) __________ typeface.

Question 15

According to the text, __________ invented movable type for printing presses.

Question 16

Discuss the cross-platform issue of font usage when creating a multimedia project.