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Basic Graphic Designer MCQ

1. Artists who were a part of the dada movement created artwork that was intended to be ____________.

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Correct Answer: Nonsensical

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2. The publisher newsletter template produces ____ pages of stories, graphics, and other objects.

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Correct Answer: Four

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3. Limit the file size of a web page and its associated media to ______ avoid overly long load times.

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Correct Answer: 60KB

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4. Which image file format most commonly supports animation??

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Correct Answer: .gif

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5. What is shortcut key of open file on photoshop?

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Correct Answer: Ctrl + O

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6. When looking at a color wheel, Red is at the top, Green is on the bottom, Blue and Orange tint are 180 degrees across from each other. Based on the color wheel, this is describe as what?

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Correct Answer: A Square color scheme

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7. What is the name for a common sort of typography ruler?

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Correct Answer: E-Scale Ruler

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8. When designing user interfaces, what best describes a "design pattern"?

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Correct Answer: A recurring solution that solves common design problems

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9. What dpi should you use for raster images that will be printed in a newspaper?

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Correct Answer: 170 dpi

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10. What is the purpose for the "rule of thirds" in an image?

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Correct Answer: To discourage placement of the subject at the center, or prevent a horizon from appearing to divide a picture in half.

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11. A yellow circle is on top of and completely surrounded by a blue box. How do you set the trapping if it is going to be printed using CMYK?

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Correct Answer: Spread the circle by overprinting a yellow stroke; and knockout the circle's fill.

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12. The area of a printed sheet containing file information that is designed to be cut off in the binding process is called the...

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Correct Answer: Slug

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13. With traditional halftone printing how long can a gradient be before it is definitely going to show banding?

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Correct Answer: 8"

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14. How many Picas are in an inch?

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Correct Answer: 6

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15. Which one of these is not an expression of composition?

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Correct Answer: Singular

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16. How do you decide whether to spread or choke an object on top of and surrounded by another object?

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Correct Answer: If the top object is lighter you spread, if the surrounding object is lighter you choke.

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17. What color do the first two digits in a hexadecimal represent?

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Correct Answer: Red

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18. What dpi should you use for raster images that will be silkscreened on a screen that has thread count of 90?

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Correct Answer: 90 - 110 dpi

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19. If a magazine cover file includes a spine, the publication will be...

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Correct Answer: Perfect bound

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20. How is a type's point size measured?

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Correct Answer: From Ascender to Descender

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21. What is flexography (or flexo) printing most commonly used for?

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Correct Answer: Lower cost packaging printing.

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22. International Typographic Style developed in the 50's is also known by what other name?

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Correct Answer: Swiss Style

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23. In printing the term "caliper" refers to...

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Correct Answer: paper thickness

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24. What is an example of a knockout headline?

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Correct Answer: White headline on a photograph.

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25. What is the size of a "Legal" sheet of paper?

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Correct Answer: 8.5" x 14" (215.9 mm x 355.6 mm)

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26. In the traditional color model, which color is complimentary to blue?

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Correct Answer: orange

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27. What design guideline should be used to create layouts?

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Correct Answer: The rule of thirds

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28. A baseline grid refers to the layout guide for...

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Correct Answer: Body text

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29. What does the printer use to make sure the correct colors are being printed on the correct plates?

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Correct Answer: Color Bars

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30. How do you set trapping between elements within a raster image?

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Correct Answer: Raster images don't require internal trapping.

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31. In books and publications, odd numbered pages are on which side?

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Correct Answer: Right side.

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32. Which color is used for eye mark in side for gravure printing multiple ups ?

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Correct Answer: Black

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33. What is the result when white is mixed with a pure color?

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Correct Answer: A tint

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34. Which of these color pairs is complementary?

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Correct Answer: red-green

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35. What file format should be used when saving a raster image for printing?

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Correct Answer: TIFF

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36. Which of these color pairs is analogous?

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Correct Answer: red-orange

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37. Which software saves files by default as .png?

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Correct Answer: Fireworks

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38. Of the following fonts, which is a serif font?

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Correct Answer: Georgia

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39. Blue, blue-green, green is an example of:

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Correct Answer: analogous colors

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40. Pantone is:

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Correct Answer: A proprietary color space

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41. Moiré is...

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Correct Answer: Pattern resulting from halftones and screen tints made with improperly aligned screens

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42. What does "collateral" refer to?

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Correct Answer: Printed material used to provide information about a business and give it an image.

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43. The height of a lower case letter is called the...

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Correct Answer: x height

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44. Define "Folio"

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Correct Answer: A book/page size, or also a term meaning page number

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45. What does the "POP" in POP-display stand for?

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Correct Answer: Point of Purchase

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46. What size is A4 paper

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Correct Answer: 297x210mm

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47. In typography, tracking is...

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Correct Answer: uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text

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48. What color is used to print crop marks and registration marks?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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49. How is a duotone image made?

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Correct Answer: By using two colors of ink.

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50. What does a printer use to line up the various printing plates in a multi-color print job?

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Correct Answer: Registration Marks

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51. Which one of the extensions are not a bitmap?

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Correct Answer: None

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52. If black is added to a pure color, the graphic design term for the result is:

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Correct Answer: Shade

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53. Which of these papers would you use to minimize deterioration from age?

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Correct Answer: Acid-Free Paper

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54. What is a template sketch called in web design?

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Correct Answer: Wireframe

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55. In printing, what is a bleed?

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Correct Answer: Printing that exceeds the trim line(s).

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56. Which of the following is NOT a serif typeface?

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Correct Answer: Helvetica

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57. Which of these visual elements is best used to convey a sense of stability?

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Correct Answer: An inverted "T" shape

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58. What does it mean if two colors are complementary? They are:

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Correct Answer: opposite on the color wheel.

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59. What is a typography serif?

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Correct Answer: A detail on the end of a letter's stroke.

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60. Which of these is NOT an example of environmental graphics?

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Correct Answer: Brochures

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61. What color does the hexadecimal code #FFFFFF make?

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Correct Answer: white

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62. Define "Ligature."

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Correct Answer: When a character/glyph/grapheme is combined together with a one or more others

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63. Which format can allow the adjustment of a design to any size without losing quality?

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Correct Answer: filename.eps

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64. How many digits are in a hexadecimal color code?

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Correct Answer: 6

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65. What does the printer use to know where to trim the paper after printing?

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Correct Answer: Crop Marks

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66. In typography, leading is

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Correct Answer: the distance between the baselines of successive lines of type

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67. Why is black set to overprint by default in many programs?

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Correct Answer: (All of these are reasons)

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68. EPS file format used to transfer post script information between programs is called...

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Correct Answer: Encapsulated Post Script

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69. JPEG is typically a:

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Correct Answer: lossy format

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70. What would you call a grayscale image when printing offset?

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Correct Answer: Halftone art.

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71. What is dot gain?

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Correct Answer: Increased size of halftone dots during printing.

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72. What is negative space?

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Correct Answer: The space around and between the subject(s) of an image.

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73. What size is a Letter size sheet (USA)?

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Correct Answer: 8.5" x 11"

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74. When should an image be saved as an EPS file?

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Correct Answer: (all of these)

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75. This software is used for pagination:

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Correct Answer: Adobe InDesign

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76. Colors that are opposite of each other are called?

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Correct Answer: Complementary

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77. What is leading?

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Correct Answer: The space between the baseline of lines of type

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78. True or False? You can change any file type by changing the file name extension.

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Correct Answer: False

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79. Which of these problems could keep a printer from being able to print a file?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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80. Resolution is a measurement of the output quality of an image, usually in terms of what?

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Correct Answer: pixels, dots, or lines per inch.

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81. What should raster images saved in RGB color mode never be used for?

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Correct Answer: Printing

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82. What does DPI stand for?

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Correct Answer: Dots Per Inch

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83. Which file type does not render animation?

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Correct Answer: .tif

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84. What pixel density should one use for web layouts?

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Correct Answer: 72 ppi

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85. Which of the following is a solution to create a balance?

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Correct Answer: Any of these

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86. What program is used to browse and organize Adobe files?

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Correct Answer: Bridge

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87. When referring to computers. A bit map would best be described as.....

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Correct Answer: a type of graphic composed of pixels in a grid, where each pixel or "bit" contains color.

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88. What program can you use to export content for the web?

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Correct Answer: All of these.

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89. Which of these best describes Photoshop and Illustrator:

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Correct Answer: Photoshop is raster, Illustrator is vector

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90. Which type of color model is best suited for web graphics?

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Correct Answer: sRGB

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91. What is the right solution to create unity?

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Correct Answer: Any of these.

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92. Which color best reflects these descriptions? Warmth, love, anger, danger, boldness, excitement, speed, strength, energy, determination, desire, passion, and courage.

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Correct Answer: red

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93. Out of the following, which establishes typographic hierarchy?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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94. When would it be best to use Illustrator rather than Photoshop?

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Correct Answer: Creating scalable graphics or when optimizing vector images.

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95. What file format should images with transparent backgrounds be saved as?

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Correct Answer: png

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96. Which image file format most commonly supports animation?

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Correct Answer: .gif

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97. In offset printing, printers mix inks using what colors?

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Correct Answer: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black

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98. Texture can be used to:

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Correct Answer: All of these.

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99. True or False? Saving a 72dpi logo is excellent for commerical printing.

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Correct Answer: False

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100. What is the correct color mode for files to be printed?

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Correct Answer: CMYK

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101. What is the general resolution used for print?

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Correct Answer: 300 ppi

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102. What is the program Dreamweaver used for?

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Correct Answer: Web Design and web development

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103. What is the recommended dots per inch (dpi) for images to be printed?

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Correct Answer: 300 dpi

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104. What does "ai" stand for regarding graphic design software?

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Correct Answer: Adobe Illustrator

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105. Which of the following is considered the industry standard for photo manipulation in graphic design?

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Correct Answer: Photoshop

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106. What restriction can a designer put on licensing the use of work that they have created?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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107. Color can be used to:

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Correct Answer: All of these.

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108. Which program is best for creating animation?

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Correct Answer: Adobe Flash.

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109. Photoshop is a product of :

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Correct Answer: Adobe

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110. What program is best used for vector illustration?

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Correct Answer: Adobe Illustrator

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111. What resolution is best suited for the web?

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Correct Answer: 72 points per inch.

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112. What graphical format Adobe Illustrator based on?

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Correct Answer: Vector

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113. Which type of graphic can be infinitely rescaled without loss of resolution?

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Correct Answer: Vector

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114. What are raster images saved in CMYK mode used for?

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Correct Answer: Printing

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115. What dpi and color mode setting should you use for print?

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Correct Answer: 300dpi - CMYK

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116. What dpi should you use for raster images that will be printed in a glossy magazine?

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Correct Answer: 266 - 300 dpi

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117. Which of these best describes "anti-aliasing"?

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Correct Answer: A smooth edge or transition of pixels around a graphic, so it's not jagged.

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118. What program is used to make vector images?

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Correct Answer: Illustrator

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