Technology: Engineering & Design

Chapter 7: Graphic Communications

Self-Check Quizzes

1.
Which choice identifies a light-sensitive, digital-encoding device found in camcorders and many digital cameras?
A)charge-coupled device (CCD)
B)megapixel
C)variable data printing (VDP)
D)transistor
2.
A good photographer carefully selects a particular arrangement of items to form an artistically satisfying image. This aspect of the photographic process is called
A)intaglio.
B)composition.
C)rapid prototyping.
D)orthographic projection.
3.
The field of graphic communications concerns all the ways in which messages are communicated through
A)sound.
B)visual means.
C)digital code.
D)human language.
4.
Which activity would not be part of a publisher's digital workflow?
A)scanning photographs to incorporate them into a page layout file
B)editing out unwanted text by pointing, clicking, and dragging with a mouse
C)correcting a mechanical by stripping in waxed pieces of camera-ready text
D)sending approved digital files to a printer overseas
5.
A sophisticated machine that makes 3D models directly from CAD files is engaging in which type of activity?
A)rapid prototyping
B)variable data printing
C)orthographic projection
D)drafting
6.
Which printing technique is classified as relief printing?
A)serigraphy
B)silk-screen printing
C)gravure
D)flexography
7.
Which term identifies a basic unit used in most digital imaging?
A)planograph
B)emulsion
C)pattern
D)pixel
8.
Which drafting technique features six distinct views?
A)composition
B)multiview
C)serigraphy
D)to-scale drafting
9.
The end result of holographic development will be
A)an analog conversion.
B)an intaglio.
C)a 3D image.
D)a stereoscopic image.
10.
In using principles of good graphic design, designers would not concern themselves with
A)rhythm.
B)balance.
C)decibel level.
D)emphasis.
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