True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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The consistent use of type provides valuable information cues to the
reader.
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2.
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Until recently, Web typography meant having to use too many <font> tags and lots of text as graphics.
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3.
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Most of the type principles that apply to paper-based design do not apply to the
Web.
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4.
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In strict typography terms, a font is the name of the type, such as Times New
Roman or Futura Condensed.
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5.
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Your pages will look cleaner when you choose more fonts and sizes of
type.
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6.
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A section heading should have a larger, bolder type, while a page heading would
appear in the same typeface, only lighter or smaller.
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7.
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You should avoid making random changes in your use of type conventions.
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8.
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The user will always see the exact font you have specified.
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9.
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The position of text wrapping at the end of each line does not depend on the
font.
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10.
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The computer screen has a lower resolution than the printed page, making fonts
that are legible on paper more difficult to read on-screen.
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11.
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Creating text as a graphic allows you to add drop shadows and other effects to
your text.
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12.
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Including text as graphics means users cannot search for that text.
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13.
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The measurement values you choose when designing a style sheet depend on the
destination medium for your content.
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14.
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When using absolute units, the measurement values require only a number.
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15.
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When using absolute units, the numeric value cannot be negative.
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16.
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Although the point is the standard unit of measurement for type sizes, it is not
the best measurement value for the Web.
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17.
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In CSS, the em unit can only be used for horizontal measurement.
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18.
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In addition to stating font sizes, em is useful for padding and margins as
well.
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19.
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Measurements stated in em are always relative to their environment.
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20.
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The height of the lowercase letter x varies widely from one type face to
another.
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21.
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The em unit is a less reliable unit of measurement than the ex unit.
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22.
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The size of a pixel is determined by the display resolution.
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23.
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As resolutions grow in value, the individual pixel size gets larger.
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24.
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Child elements do not inherit the percentage values of their parents.
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25.
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CSS font properties describe the spacing around the text rather than affecting
the actual text itself.
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26.
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You can string together a list of font families, separated by commas, supplying
a selection of fonts that the browser can attempt to match.
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27.
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The default type weight is equal to 700.
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28.
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The font shortcut property lets you abbreviate the more verbose individual
property listings.
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29.
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Negative values for the text-indent property let you create a hanging
indent.
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30.
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The <font> element is deprecated specifically
in favor of CSS style rules.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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31.
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Designing for the Web restricts your ____ choices to those that your users have
installed on their computers.
a. | font size | c. | color | b. | font | d. | letter |
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32.
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____ develops a strong visual identity.
a. | Variability | c. | Using large fonts | b. | Using many font colors | d. | Consistency |
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33.
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If you design your pages using a font that your user does not have installed,
the browser defaults to ____ on a Macintosh.
a. | Arial | c. | Times New Roman | b. | Times | d. | Courier |
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34.
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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 |
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35.
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____ fonts have strokes that finish the top and bottom of each letter.
a. | Arial | c. | Serif | b. | Sans-serif | d. | Block |
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36.
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Which of the following fonts is always available on PCs, Macs, and Unix?
a. | Verdana | c. | Helvetica | b. | Times or Times New Roman | d. | Courier |
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37.
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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 |
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38.
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____ is the default monospace font.
a. | Courier | c. | Verdana | b. | Times | d. | Helvetica |
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39.
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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 |
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40.
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____ is widely available and is the most commonly used sans-serif font.
a. | Trebuchet MS | c. | Arial | b. | Verdana | d. | Times |
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41.
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____ is an expanded font—each letter takes up more horizontal space than
letters in the other font families
a. | Verdana | c. | Times | b. | Arial | d. | Trebuchet MS |
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42.
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In general, ____ text on a ____ background is easiest to read.
a. | lighter; light | c. | darker; dark | b. | lighter; dark | d. | darker; light |
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43.
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When you are designing a style sheet for a Web page, you can use ____
measurement values that adapt to the user’s display type.
a. | fixed | c. | absolute | b. | variable | d. | relative |
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44.
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A(n) ____ is a standard publishing unit equal to 12 points.
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45.
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There are 72 ____ in an inch.
a. | exs | c. | ems | b. | picas | d. | points |
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46.
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A(n) ____ is the width of the capital M in the current font, usually the same as
the font size.
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47.
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A(n) ____ is the height of the letter x in the current font.
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48.
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A(n) ____ is the size of a pixel on the current monitor.
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49.
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CSS lets you use ____ measurement values that specify a fixed value.
a. | variable | c. | standard | b. | relative | d. | absolute |
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50.
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In CSS, the ____ is equal to the font size of an element.
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51.
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If the default paragraph font size is 12-point text, the em equals ____
points.
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52.
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If the default paragraph font size is 12-point text, then stating a text size of
2 em creates ____-point text.
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53.
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Most browsers set the ex value to ____ the value of the font’s em
size.
a. | one-quarter | c. | two-thirds | b. | one-half | d. | three-quarters |
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54.
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____ values are always relative to another value.
a. | Pixel | c. | Percentage | b. | Point | d. | Absolute |
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55.
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____ fonts are fixed-width fonts.
a. | Cursive | c. | Sans-serif | b. | Fantasy | d. | Monospace |
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56.
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____ fonts are primarily decorative.
a. | Cursive | c. | Sans-serif | b. | Fantasy | d. | Monospace |
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57.
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You can specify a list of alternate fonts using ____ as separators.
a. | commas | c. | semicolons | b. | colons | d. | periods |
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58.
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The ____ property gives you control over the specific sizing of your
type.
a. | font-style | c. | font-size | b. | font-family | d. | font-variant |
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59.
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The CSS specification recommends a scaling factor of ____ between font sizes for
the computer display.
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60.
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The designers of CSS2, Hakon Lie and Bert Bos, recommend that you always use the
____ value to set font sizes on your Web pages.
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61.
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The ____ property lets you specify italic or oblique text.
a. | font-style | c. | font-size | b. | font-family | d. | font-variant |
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62.
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The ____ property lets you define small capitals, which are often used for
chapter openings, acronyms, and other special purposes.
a. | font-style | c. | font-size | b. | font-family | d. | font-variant |
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63.
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The ____ property lets you set the weight of the typeface.
a. | font-style | c. | font-size | b. | font-weight | d. | font-variant |
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64.
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The numeric values for font weight express nine levels of weight from
____.
a. | 1 to 9 | c. | 100 to 900 | b. | 10 to 90 | d. | 1000 to 9000 |
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65.
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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 |
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66.
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____ is not supported by all browsers.
a. | Left alignment | c. | Right alignment | b. | Justify | d. | Center
alignment |
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67.
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The ____ vertical-align property value raises the baseline of the box to the
proper position for superscripts of the parent’s box.
a. | text-top | c. | sub | b. | top | d. | super |
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68.
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The ____ vertical-align property value aligns the top of the box with the top of
the parent element’s font.
a. | text-top | c. | sub | b. | top | d. | super |
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69.
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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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70.
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The ____ property lets you adjust the white space between words in the
text.
a. | word-spacing | c. | text-spacing | b. | letter-spacing | d. | line-height |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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71.
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If you specify a font that is not available, the browser substitutes the
____________________ font.
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72.
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A(n) ____________________ is a typeface in a particular size, such as Times
Roman 24 point.
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73.
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You should communicate the hierarchy of information in your Web pages with
changes in the size, ____________________, or color of the typeface.
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74.
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Fonts often are a problem in HTML because font information is
____________________ based.
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75.
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To control more effectively how text appears on your pages, think in terms of
font ____________________.
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76.
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____________________ fonts consist of block letters without serifs.
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77.
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Because its ____________________ (the height of the letter x in the font) is
smaller than that of other fonts, Times can be hard to read.
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78.
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To aid the reader, you should consider adding more ____________________ to the
page around your blocks of text and between lines as well.
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79.
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If you must use a specific font that you suspect your viewers may not have,
create text as a(n) ____________________.
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80.
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A(n) ____________________ unit sets a font size relative to the base font
size.
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81.
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You generally want to avoid using ____________________ units for Web pages
because they cannot be scaled to the individual user display type.
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82.
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____________________ units are better suited to print destinations than Web
destinations.
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83.
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____________________ are the basic picture element of a computer display.
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84.
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____________________ is the measure of how many pixels fit on a screen.
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85.
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The ____________________ property description category is used for the initial
value of a property.
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86.
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When reading property descriptions, the ____________________ property
description category indicates if the property is inherited from its parent element.
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87.
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When reading property descriptions, the ____________________ property
description category indicates if percentage values are allowed.
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88.
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The CSS font properties allow you to control the ____________________ of your
text.
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89.
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Monospace is commonly used to mimic ____________________ text or for programming
code.
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90.
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The practice of using ____________________ names ensures greater portability
across browsers and operating systems, because it does not rely on a specific font being installed on
the user’s computer.
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91.
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The oblique form of a typeface is simply normal text slanted to the
____________________.
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92.
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The ____________________ property is a shortcut that lets you specify the most
common font properties in a single statement.
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93.
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____________________ text lets you create newspaper-like alignment where the
lines of text all have the same length.
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94.
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____________________ supports the blink value, which creates blinking
text.
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95.
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Adding to the default ____________________ inserts additional white space
between the lines of text.
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