SkillsUSA 2020 Graphic Communications

PostScript font technology preferred by output service providers because of its predictable system behavior and reliable out put

Adobe Type 1 Fonts

a tool used to measure type size using the capital letter E as a reference

E-scale

A dash the width of the capital letter "M: (18 units): used to set off a phrase with a lot of commas or to mark an abrupt change in thought or sentence structure

Em dash

A dash the width of the capital letter "N: (9 units): used to indicate duration

En dash

Font management utility software causes font naming and number conflicts. True or False?

False

Font management utility software does not allow sharing fonts with other users or companies. True or False?

False

If fonts are missing, all you need to do is restart your computer and the fonts will automatically load on your computer. True or False?

False

When creating vector graphics with fonts, there is no need to convert all text to paths. True or False?

False

Font management utility software allows user to organize font libraries. True or False?

True

Font management utility software allows users to break up fonts by organization, characteristics and users. True or False?

True

Font management utility software analyzes fonts to make sure they are in working order, alleviating crashes and printing problems from occurring prior to output. True or False?

True

If the fonts used in a document are not available on the computer, the page-layout program will display a dialog box that states that fonts are missing. True or False?

True

Line spacing that is too tight makes it difficult to separate individual words and phrases. True or False?

True

Apple's font technology consisting of only a suitcase file; not suitable for output to an imagesetter or digital press

TrueType fonts

type 12 points or smaller in size

body type

A font may not include (boldface characters or punctuation marks)

boldface characters

Provide a copy of (only the screen fonts or both the screen font and printer font) for every typestyle used in each document sent to an output service provider

both the screen font and printer font

A font usually includes (both uppercase and lowercase or only uppercase) alphabet letters

both uppercase and lowercase

Individuel letters, numbers, punctuation marks, or symbols

characters

characters that are usually ornamental

decorative

A typographic decorative character such as a bullet, star, ect.

dingbat

type 14 points or larger in size

display type

(Do or do not) mix TrueType and PostScript fonts in a document

do not

a character used to indicate where text has been omitted from the original material

ellipsis

Extra bold, extra light, italic, and scripts are easiest to read and should be used as often as possible. True or False?

false

Reverse type causes words to appear larger. True or False?

false

Sans serif typefaces are the most readable. True or False?

false

lowercase letters are more difficult to read than uppercase letters. True or False?

false

Complete set of type of a particular face, style, and point size

font

Use the appropriate (font or attribute on the style palette) to create bold or italic text

font

software that manages the fonts available to the system by allowing the user to turn fonts on and off as needed

font management utilities

Use the (style palette or font utility) in the page-layout program to determine which fonts need to be supplied or packaged with the DPP file(s)

font utility

Adjusting the space between individual characters to create a visually consistent look

kerning

increasing or decreasing space between lines of type to improve legibility or to vertically fill page of type

leading

the space in points between baselines of two lines of text

leading

how quickly a sort body or text is recognized

legibility

Increasing or decreasing space between all characters in one or more words

letter spacing

two or more characters combined in one unit

ligature

a printer's ruler used to measure type that is calibrated in picas, points, and inches

line gauge

measurement in picas of distance between the beginning and ending of a line of type or width of a column

line length

small letters of the alphabet

lowercase

type that is slanted: typical of most sans serif "italic" faces

oblique

last line of a paragraph that falls at top of the next column or page

orphan

unit of measure equal to 12 points or 1/6 inch

pica

unit of measure equal to 1/72 inch

point

how easily large bodies of text can be read

readability

distracting pattern of white space running vertically down through body copy: most common in justified alignment

river

characters that are uniform in thickness and do not have serifs

sans serif

characters that look like handwriting, hand-lettering, or calligraphy

script

Characters that vary in thickness and have a stroke that projects from the top of the main stroke of the character

serif

capital letters that are the same size as the x-height of the typeface

small caps

true typographer's quotes: often called "curly quotes"

small quotes

body type set in normal paragraph form

straight type

A font may include several (number sets or symbol sets)

symbol sets

type set in charts, tables, formulas, or other elements requiring tab settings to be specified

tabulated type

(Expert sets or the standard character set) are/is included on many resident fonts found on laser printers

the standard character set

applying an overall kerning value to all character pairs in a selected text block

tracking

Line lengths set too long make it difficult to find the beginning of the next line. True or False?

true

Uneven letter and word spacing disturbs our natural reading pattern, causing the eyes to make constant adjustments for words and lines that are too tight or loose. True or False?

true

moderate x-height ratios improve readability. True or False?

true

Typefaces that show a mark resemblance and bear a common name but have individual design variances such as weight, width, and posture

type family

the measurement in points of the distance between the ascender line and the descender line of a type character

type size

form and shape of a group of letters and numbers

typeface

type modification such as condensed, italic, bold, or bold italic

typestyle

the art and science of working with type

typography

capital letters of the alphabet

uppercase

End of a paragraph that is hyphenated or the last line of a paragraph that contains fewer than seven characrers

widow

increasing or decreasing amount of space between words

word spacing

Font management utility software allows the user to view fonts needed. True or False?

True

Font software that allows the user to create variations of a typeface from light to bold and condensed to expanded

Multiple Master fonts

Fonts that are adobe and Microsoft's solution to font sharing. They provide simplified font management and more efficient typesetting

Open Type fonts

Scalable, vector-based mathematical information that is stored on computer;s hand drive and downloaded to output device when file is sent to print

Printer fonts

Fonts that contain 72-dpi font rendering information that appears on the monitor; stored in "suitcases" on the computer's hard drive

Screen fonts

Font management utility software allows for either manual or auto activation of fonts. True or False?

True

Font management utility software alerts users to fonts that are named the same or have duplicated and allows the user to remedy the situation. True or False?

True