IT152_Lecture_07_Text_2013a

Question 1

All web content used to be…?

Answer 1

disseminated with text.

Question 2

Graphics and other media elements have been added, yet text remains…?

Answer 2

primary vehicle for communicating content.

Question 3

The effective use of a text is dependent upon…?

Answer 3

typography and typefaces used.

Question 4

Typography…?

Answer 4

Type design, it is the typeface used and the way the type is arranged to communicate an idea.

Question 5

Typeface…?

Answer 5

Set of characters, usually made up of alphabet letters, numerals, symbols, that all follow the same rules within the set.

Question 6

Font…?

Answer 6

set of characters within a typeface that has specific characteristics associated with it

Question 7

Fonts belong to a…?

Answer 7

font family such as Times New Roman.

Question 8

Fonts contain…?

Answer 8

variations on the font face.

Question 9

Text should be…?

Answer 9

easy to read and visually pleasing.

Question 10

When content is mostly text, typography takes on…?

Answer 10

greater importance.

Question 11

Users may not have fonts specified in XTHML documents, so Web pages may not…?

Answer 11

resemble original design.

Question 12

Different fonts, when used properly can…?

Answer 12

• help focus attention on certain text on the screen
• Enhance readability
• Set a tone (serious, light-hearted)
• Project an image (progressive, conservative)

Question 13

Default fonts are ones that…?

Answer 13

come preinstalled with each OS

Question 14

Many font designers sell or offer…?

Answer 14

royalty free fonts via the Web.

Question 15

If you use a font that is not on a user’s computer, the user’s OS will…?

Answer 15

substitute a default font when the Web page is viewed.

Better to use common fonts for a standard Web-based text.

Question 16

Understand fonts…?

Answer 16

• Serif, Sans Serif, Decorative
• Monospaced vs. Proportional
• Style
• Size
• Spacing
• Colour
• Alignment
• Line Length

Question 17

Fonts are classified as…?

Answer 17

serif, sans serif, or decorative.

Question 18

Serif fonts have…?

Answer 18

feet or short lines at the end of the strokes of the letter.

Question 19

Sans means “without”, so a sans serif font is one …?

Answer 19

without serifs or without feet.

Question 20

A decorative font may have a combination of ….?

Answer 20

serif and sans serif fonts, or it may be one that cannot be categorized either way.

Question 21

Sans serif fonts most often used for…?

Answer 21

headings, titles, callouts.

Question 22

Serif fonts are used for…?.

Answer 22

long or dense bodies of texts.

Question 23

Monospaced fonts…?

Answer 23

each character takes up the exact same amount of horizontal space.

Question 24

Proportional fonts…?

Answer 24

each character takes up a varying amount of horizontal space.

Question 25

Font styles include...?

Answer 25

italic, bold, and underline.

Question 26

Italicized fonts do not...?

Answer 26

generally read well on screen.

Question 27

An underlined word or phrase usually indicates...?

Answer 27

a hyperlink.

Question 28

Unless the text is a hyperlink, avoid...?

Answer 28

the use of underline.

Question 29

Fonts often measured in...?

Answer 29

point sizes.

Question 30

Choosing the proper point size depends on ...?

Answer 30

how the font is to be used, that is, as a title, body text, subhead or decorative.

Question 31

Ten and 12 points are common point sizes for...?

Answer 31

type displayed on a Web page.

Question 32

Kerning...?

Answer 32

used to specify the amount of space between characters.

Question 33

Leading...?

Answer 33

Amount of space between lines of text.

Question 34

Cascading style sheets (CSS)...?

Answer 34

Used to control kerning and leading in an entire Web site.

Question 35

Colour creates...?

Answer 35

emphasis, a visual disturbance.

Question 36

Colour applied to text contributes to...?

Answer 36

overall mood and tone of the page.

Question 37

The six-digit hexadecimal value is used to...?

Answer 37

reference colour on a Web page (this is blue: hex 0033CC)

Question 38

Alignment: | Typography used to ...?

Answer 38

create patterns of organization the page.

Question 39

Text can be...?

Answer 39

- Left aligned - Right aligned - Center aligned - Justified

Question 40

Long lines of text are...?

Answer 40

hard to read.

Question 41

Columns of text are ...?

Answer 41

often more readable then long lines of text.

Question 42

recommended that designers allow for approx...?

Answer 42

30 to 40 characters per line.

Question 43

CSS, similar to a style used in a word processing program in that it defines...?

Answer 43

the appearance of the text on a Web page.

Question 44

Four different types of CSS...?

Answer 44

- Inline - Embedded - Linked - Imported.

Question 45

Inline styles...?

Answer 45

inserted into the body of HTML.

Question 46

Disadvantage of inline styles...?

Answer 46

they have to be added to each tag you want to modify.

Question 47

With embedded or internal style, all of the style information appears in the...?

Answer 47

of the XHTML document.

Question 48

Linked styles are more powerful than...?

Answer 48

inline or embedded styles.

Question 49

Linked styles direct multiple XHTML files to ...?

Answer 49

one common style sheet document.

Question 50

Imported styles allow you to use one style sheet that you can override using...?

Answer 50

inline, embedded, and linked styles.

Question 51

When multiple styles are used, the order of importance is as follows....?

Answer 51

1. Inline styles 2. Embedded styles 3. Linked Styles 4. Imported styles 5. Default browser styles Each style overrides the next style.

Question 52

Show an animation or use narration rather than...?

Answer 52

text to present the idea.

Question 53

A hyperlink allows users to select...?

Answer 53

a button, word, or graphic that "jumps" or connects to another Web page where more information is available.

Question 54

Drop-down boxes with scroll bars and list arrow, will display...?

Answer 54

more text when clicked by the user.

Question 55

One way to ensure that text will be displayed in a specific format is to...?

Answer 55

change the text into an image. | This is helpful when logos, headings, and titles need specific fonts

Question 56

Portable Document Format (PDF)...?

Answer 56

Developed so documents could be transported and viewed without the requirement that the users viewing the documents own or have access to the software with which the document was created