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LC4 W2D1 WEB CHAPTER 7 STUDY GUIDE A



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

Most of the type principles that apply to paper-based design do not apply to the Web.
 

 2. 

In strict typography terms, a font is the name of the type, such as Times New Roman or Futura Condensed.
 

 3. 

A section heading should have a larger, bolder type, while a page heading would appear in the same typeface, only lighter or smaller.
 

 4. 

The position of text wrapping at the end of each line does not depend on the font.
 

 5. 

The computer screen has a lower resolution than the printed page, making fonts that are legible on paper more difficult to read on-screen.
 

 6. 

Creating text as a graphic allows you to add drop shadows and other effects to your text.
 

 7. 

Including text as graphics means users cannot search for that text.
 

 8. 

In CSS, the em unit can only be used for horizontal measurement.
 

 9. 

In addition to stating font sizes, em is useful for padding and margins as well.
 

 10. 

The em unit is a less reliable unit of measurement than the ex unit.
 

 11. 

The size of a pixel is determined by the display resolution.
 

 12. 

You can string together a list of font families, separated by commas, supplying a selection of fonts that the browser can attempt to match.
 

 13. 

The default type weight is equal to 700.
 

 14. 

The font shortcut property lets you abbreviate the more verbose individual property listings.
 

 15. 

Negative values for the text-indent property let you create a hanging indent.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 16. 

If you design your pages using a font that your user does not have installed, the browser defaults to ____ on a PC.
a.
Arial
c.
Times New Roman
b.
Times
d.
Courier
 

 17. 

____ fonts have strokes that finish the top and bottom of each letter.
a.
Arial
c.
Serif
b.
Sans-serif
d.
Block
 

 18. 

Which of the following fonts are commonly installed Unix fonts?
a.
Arial and Helvetica
c.
Times and Verdana
b.
Arial and Times
d.
Helvetica and Times
 

 19. 

Some Macintosh users have only the ____ font, so it is a good idea to specify this font as an alternate choice when you are using sans-serif fonts.
a.
Courier
c.
Arial
b.
Helvetica
d.
Verdana
 

 20. 

____ is widely available and is the most commonly used sans-serif font.
a.
Trebuchet MS
c.
Arial
b.
Verdana
d.
Times
 

 21. 

A(n) ____ is the width of the capital M in the current font, usually the same as the font size.
a.
ex
c.
em
b.
pica
d.
point
 

 22. 

A(n) ____ is the height of the letter x in the current font.
a.
ex
c.
em
b.
pica
d.
point
 

 23. 

In CSS, the ____ is equal to the font size of an element.
a.
pc
c.
em
b.
ex
d.
pt
 

 24. 

____ values are always relative to another value.
a.
Pixel
c.
Percentage
b.
Point
d.
Absolute
 

 25. 

____ fonts are fixed-width fonts.
a.
Cursive
c.
Sans-serif
b.
Fantasy
d.
Monospace
 

 26. 

The ____ property gives you control over the specific sizing of your type.
a.
font-style
c.
font-size
b.
font-family
d.
font-variant
 

 27. 

The designers of CSS2, Hakon Lie and Bert Bos, recommend that you always use the ____ value to set font sizes on your Web pages.
a.
em
c.
px
b.
ex
d.
pt
 

 28. 

The ____ property lets you set the weight of the typeface.
a.
font-style
c.
font-size
b.
font-weight
d.
font-variant
 

 29. 

Use the ____ property to set horizontal alignment for the lines of text in an element.
a.
text-decoration
c.
text-indent
b.
text-height
d.
text-align
 

 30. 

The ____ property lets you adjust the white space between letters.
a.
word-spacing
c.
text-spacing
b.
letter-spacing
d.
line-height
 



 
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