NOTCI Quiz

Help you study for the NOTCI Test

What is an Operating System?

Manages hardware and software; interface between user and computer

What is Export?

Saving or outputting files for other uses

What is Hardware?

Physical components you can see and touch

What is Software?

Programs and data that run on the computer

What are Peripherals?

External devices connected to the computer

What is Input?

Devices or data you put into the computer

What is Output?

Information the computer sends out to you

What is RAM?

Temporary working memory for active tasks

What is Storage?

Long-term data storage

What is File Management?

Save, organize, find, and manage files

What is Import?

Bringing files into a software application

What are Legal Restrictions?

Rules for using software, fonts, images, and digital content legally

What is an example of hardware?

Computer

What are example(s) of software?

Adobe Products

What are examples of input devices?

microphone / camera

What are examples of output devices?

projector / headphones

What is the smallest storage unit of data?

Byte

What storage unit is about the size of 1 page of text?

Kilobyte

What storage unit is about the size of 1 song or a photo?

Megabyte

What storage unit is about the size of a movie or many photos?

Gigabyte

What is the largest storage unit of data?

Terabyte

What does RAM stand for?

Random Access Memory

What does HTML stand for?

HyperText Markup Language

What is HTML?

The code used to build web pages

What does HTML do?

Tells the browser how to display content

What does URL stand for?

Uniform Resource Locator

What is URL?

The web address used to find a page or resource online

What is Copyright Infringement?

Using someone else's work without permission.

Why Legal Use matter?

Avoid penalties

What are types of storage?

What is Typeface?

The overall design of a set of characters

What is a Font?

A specific style, weight, and size of a typeface

What is a Font Family?

All related fonts that share the same design

What is a point?

A unity of type size

1 inch is how many points?

72 points

What is a pica?

A unit of measurement

1 pica is how many points?

12 points

What is Leading?

The vertical space between lines of type

What is Kerning?

The space between individual characters

What is Tracking?

The overall spacing between all characters

What is Alignment?

How text is lined up within a block

What is Legibility?

How easy individual characters are to read

What is Readability?

How easy a block of text is to read

What type of text is Serif?

Traditional and formal

What is an example of Serif type?

Times New Roman

What type of text is Sans Serif?

Clean and modern

What is an example of Sans Serif type?

Helvetica

What type of text is Script?

Flowing and elegant

What is an example of Script type?

Lobster

What type of text is Slab Serif?

Bold and strudy

What is an example of Slab Serif type?

Rockwell

What is an example of Decorative type?

Showcard Gothic

What type of text is Blackletter?

Historic and ornate

What is an example of Blackletter type?

Old English

Flush Left is when...?

Left edge is aligned

Flush Right is when...?

Right edge is aligned

____ between margins...?

Centered

What alignment has both edges aligned for a clean block?

Justified

What is Typography?

The art of expressing ideas in printed form through the selection of appropriate typeface

What imaginary line do most letters sit on?

Baseline

What imaginary line marks area of capital letters and some lowercase letters' ascenders?

Cap Line

What height of typeface's lowercase letters?

X-Height

What is the main stroke of a letterform?

Stem

What part of the stem rests on the baseline?

Foot

What part of a letter goes below the baseline?

Descender

What part of a letter goes above the x-height?

Ascender

What is an partially enclosed/enclosed area of white space withing a letter?

Counter

What is a stroke?

A single linear element that forms part of a character; may be straight or curved

What is an Arc of Stem?

A curved stroke that is continuous

What is a Bleed?

Extra area beyond trim to prevent white edges

What is a Trim?

Final size of the printed piece

What is a Live Area?

Safe space for important text and images

What is the creative Process?

Research → Brainstorm/Thumbnails → Roughs → Comprehensives → Final Art

What are some examples of Media & Design Applications?

Logo/Posters/Brochures/Magazine Spreads

What is Rule of Thirds?

Placing key elements along lines or at intersections

What is Stress in Typography?

An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom of a glyph bisectng the upper and lower strokes in the axis

What’s the best size for print body text?

10 or 11 point

What’s the best size for web body text?

13-15 point

What is Body Text/Copy?

The text forming the main content of a book, magazine, web page or other printed matter.

What are Rivers?

Gaps in typesetting, which appear to run through a paragraph of text, due to a coincidental alignment of spaces.

What is a Widow in typography?

A word stranded by itself at the bottom of a paragraph

What is a Orphan in typography?

A word/short line of type stranded at the top of a page from a previous paragraph

What is Design?

To create a detailed plan of something

What are the elements of design?

Line, shape, space, form, texture, color, value

What are principle of design?

Balance, rhythm, proportion, variety/contrast, unity, harmony, emphasis

What is a Line?

Marks the define shape and direction

What is a Shape?

2D areas that can be geometric or ogranic

What is Space?

The area around, between, or within objects

What is Form?

3D objects with volume and depth

What is Texture?

The look or feel of a surface

What is Color?

Hue, value, and intensity create mood

What is Value?

The lightness or darkness of a color

What is Balance?

A feeling of equality in weight, attention or attraction in a composition

What is Contrast?

Difference that creates interest

What is Unity?

All parts working together

What is Rhythm?

A flow of movement achieved by repetition

What is Proportion?

Elements complement one another, in terms of their properties of size, quantity and degree of interest

What is Emphasis?

Draws attention to what matters most

What is Harmony?

Pleasing combination of elements

What is Focal Point?

Create a center of interest to draw the eye