SkillsUSA Graphic Questions

The printing process that uses an inked, raised image that is pressed against paper

Letterpress

Jobs requiring numbering, like tickets or forms, are most often done using the process of

Digital Printing and Letterpress

To succeed in graphic arts, a skilled technical employee must be able to

Operate sophisticated machinery

The part of the offset press that holds and supplies ink to the inking rollers is the

ink fountain

A thin sheet of paper, metal or polyester which carries the image is called the

plate

When using tools to make adjustments on moving parts, lubricating or removing paper jams from the press, one should

Make sure the press is turned off and unplug the electrical and/or power cord.

Class B fires involve

flammable liquids

One purpose of an MSDS sheet is

To inform the user of a material's physical properties or possible dangerous health effects.

The subtractive primary colors are

cyan, magenta & yellow

Software used to combine text, pixel based images and illustrations is called __________ software.

page-layout

An image made up of independent lines, shapes or objects that are each defined by mathematical formulas is referred to as a

vector graphic

A digital camera

records images in a digital form rather than on a film negative

A device that makes printing plates for offset presses from digital files is called a

platesetter

Digital cameras capture the best image if which mode is used?

Camera RAW

A page from a coloring book is an example of

a line image

The system in a typical offset press that controls the paper after the image is printed by stacking to allow further processing is the

delivery system

The proper paper for books, brochures, magazines and posters

book

Tools and materials needed for padding include

clamp or weight, padding compound and brush

Refers to the inside signatures pushing out beyond the outside signatures (when multiple signatures are inserted)

creep

There are _____ points in a pica

12

The two variables that are required to determine the right amount of resolution necessary to reproduce images correctly on a press

line screen ruling and percent of enlargement or reduction

A press operator worked 37 hours the first week of the month, 42 hours the second week, 39 the third week, and 45 the fourth week. How many total hours were worked during the month?

163 hours

Erica was paid $485.75 for working at a rate of $16.75 per hour. How many hours did she work?

29

Express the following percent as a decimal: 16.8%

.168

It's best to arrive how early before a job interview?

10 to 15 minutes

A press ready PDF file must include

fonts, images with adjustable resolution and adequate bleed

The acronym ICC is short for

International Color Consortium

Software used to edit or change a photographic image is called _______________ software.

image-editing

The term removable media refers to

CDs, DVD based images, and flash drives used to store data that are inserted and removed from the computer.

A color mode consisting of the additive primary colors of red, green and blue that creates white when combined is called

RGB

The invisible line marking the lower limit upon which type sits is called the

baseline

Small caps are capital letters that are the same size as the _______ of the typeface.

x-height

A PDF/X-1a file cannot contain

CMYK data

This type of symbol is often used to indicate the time duration of an event

En dash

Software used to check page-layout files for potential printing problems before printing

preflight

A type of software that is used to edit or change a pixel based image

image-editing

The choices for selecting the page orientation are

portrait and landscape

The feature that temporarily holds text or graphics that were cut or copied is the

clipboard

The option that allows the user to adjust the vertical spacing between lines

leading

A text treatment used to organize text so a reader can find information easily

headers

The arrangement of text flush left, flush right, centered or justified

alignment

The small sensors on a common flatbed scanner that compare and store data about the electrical charge before and after an image is scanned are called

CCDs (Charged-Coupled Devices) or CMOSs (Complimentary Metal Oxide Semicinductor)

A picture element that is composed of hundreds of thousands of spots of light that compose a computer monitor

pixel

An image that is composed of dots of varying sizes or frequencies

halftone

OCR software is used to

Scan text as letters, words and sentences and not as a graphic image

File format used primarily for photographic images and which uses lossy compression format to help reduce the file size

JPEG

Most digital cameras have a ______ ________ which displays the picture right away.

LCD screen

On some keyboards, numbers can be typed by pressing the number keys or by using a

number key pad

To type a capital letter using a keyboard, a user must hold down the ________ key and then type the letter key

shift

Paper should never be cut any further in advance than necessary. How should paper be stored after cutting?

Protect the paper with moisture-proof plastic cover immediately after cutting.

Ink rollers should be stored

Vertically in a dark area

The Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS) labels warn users about

Potential health hazards, flammability, reactivity and personal protection equipment to wear

A key feature for good packing material is

good dimensional stability

If you fail to properly wash up a press, what can occur?

roller stripping, ink color contamination, hickies

The solution used to preserve a plate and protect the plate surface from oxidation

gum arabic

The responsibilities of a press operator during a production run include all of the following except: a. maintaining consistent color b. maintaining registration c. designing pages d. troubleshooting problems as they arise

designing pages

Flammable liquids should always be stored

in designated and protected areas

Operator control features of the inking system of a press

ink fountain and ink doctor roller on/off control

The main parts of the press that separate the paper from the impression cylinder are called

strippers

In the delivery system of a press, the ejector rollers must pass through an image area for proper sheet delivery, they must be ________ and _______ to prevent streaking.

coated, dampened continuously

The size of each type or grade of paper that has become standard over time is the

basic size

Flags are used in a pressrun to

show the press operator where to begin printing

When ink does not fade from exposure to strong light over time, it is saidto have

permanence

Ink used on high speed presses with heating devices is

heat-set ink

The type of inks that have the least penetration into the paper surface is

gloss inks

Antioxidants are used in ink to

slow surface drying

"Snowflakey" printing is a result of

too much water

One problem that could occur by increasing the amount of acid in an ink is

the color of the ink breaks down, the life of the plate is reduced, the ink emulsifies

To help make the proper adjustments needed to register the system, you should

Place a sheet of paper from the stock to be run on the register board against the jogger side guide and front paper stops.

The blanket cylinder surface should be cleaned with

blanket wash

To correct the vertical position of an image, one can adjust

the plate or blanket cylinder

In "work and tumble" printing, the sheet is printed on one side and then

flipped lead to tail to print on the other side

A proof of paste-up made on a photocopier is called a

page proof

Sans Serif refers to type ___________ serifs.

Without

Which of the following modes is used in the commercial four-color printing process?

CMYK

The acronym, DPI, defines resolution and stands for?

Dots per inch

What is a halftone

The reproduction of grayscale images using dots of a single shade in varied sizes to simulate shades of gray.

What is spot color?

A special premix ink.

A moire is?

Undesirable screen pattern in color process printing caused by incorrect screen angles.

What is a process color?

One of four standard inks used in full-color printing.

What is extended type?

Type that has an extended width in proportion to its height.

Computer graphics that are created using lines and fills defined by mathematical equations are called what?

Vector graphics

In 4-Color process printing, the M of CMYK stands for?

Magenta

The order in which the human eye is guided to perceive information:

Visual Hierarchy

What is leading?

Amount of space between lines of type, expressed in points, measured baseline to baseline.

A typical page layout for a printed newsletter will utilize a ____________ for visual structure.

Grid

What is bleed?

The image that extends beyond the trim edge.

An Em space is a unit of measure determined by what?

The typesize (it is the width of the letter M in the font and typesize you have chosen)

Variable-data printing (VDP) is a form of digital printing in which:

Images may be changed from one printed piece to the next, without stopping or slowing down the printing process.

Antique, smooth, and coated refers to:

Paper finishes

RGB colors are ____________, which means they create white when they are all combined with the values set at 255.

Additive

In ink terminology, PMS stands for:

Pantone Matching System

In display advertising, the acronym POP refers to:

Point of Purchase

Hexachrome is a six-color printing process that expands the four-color printing system by adding inks

green and orange

The most important rule of putting text in a design is to:

Make it easy to read

For what purpose can colors be used in a design?

Hierarchy, Direct Flow, Show differences and similarities, Emphasis

Who were the first people to make paper?

Mayans

What nerve cells in the eye perceive light and color?

Rods & cones

What separates sheets on a lithographic press?

Air blow/sheet separators

What are 3 types of sketches?

Thumbnail, comprehensive, rough