oDesk Principles of Web Graphics Design Test Answers 2015

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1. Which of these is an advantage of liquid-width layout?
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• The designer has more control over how an image floated within the content will look
• This layout allows planned whitespace
• This layout adapts to most screen resolutions and devices
• The readability of narrow text blocks improves

2. What is the 'core purpose' of web designing?
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• Communication
• Attraction
• Sales
3. State whether True or False.

Complementary color schemes consist of colors that are located opposite each other on the color wheel.
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• True
• False
4. The ____ is the end of the content that users can see on a page before they scroll down.
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• footer
• whitespace
• logo
• fold
5. What is an analogous color scheme?
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• It is a color scheme that consists of a single base color and any number of shades or tints of that color
• It is a color scheme that consists of colors that are located opposite each other on the color wheel
• It is a color scheme that consists of two colors which are adjacent to the base color's complement
• It is a color scheme that consists of colors that are adjacent to one another on the color wheel
6. What is the 'rule of thirds'?
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• A symmetrical balance when one third of the elements of a composition are the same on either side of an axis line
• A line bisected by the golden ratio and divided into two sections, one of which is approximately twice the size of the other
• A line bisected by the golden ratio by dividing its length by three
• A layout divided into three equal parts
7. State whether True or False.

Colors are displayed in percentages of red, green, and blue light in an additive color model.
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• True
• False
8. Which kind of font do 'Wingdings' and 'Webdings' fall under?
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• Novelty font
• Dingbat font
• Fixed-width fonts
• Sans – Serif fonts
9. What does the term 'typo' stand for?
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• Impression or mark
• Writing mistakes
• Creating
10. State whether True or False.

CSS borders provide myriad of possible effects that do not rely on extra images.
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• True
• False
11. Which is the most common and expressive element of a graphic design?
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• Line
• Points
• Shape
12. What does proximity refer to in the design theory?
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• It is a way to draw the viewer's attention
• It is the strongest location for creating emphasis
• It is a way to make a group of objects feel like a single unit
• None of the above
13. Which font should be used for illustrations and art work that is to be incorporated into the design of a website?
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• Dingbat font
• Novelty fonts
• Serif fonts
• Transitional Serif fonts
14. Which is the type of symmetry which is applied to web site layouts by centering the content or balancing in between columns?
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• Horizontal symmetry
• Vertical symmetry
• Bilateral symmetry
• Radial symmetry
15. By which 'magical number' should a line's length be divided so that it can be bisected using the golden ratio?
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• 1.26
• 2.16
• 1.62
• 2.61
16. By combining black with which color can a design get a technical feel?
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• White
• Purple
• Green
• Blue
17. Which of these is a method to create 'emphasis' in a design?
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• Unity
• Proximity
• Repetition
• Isolation
18. Didot is a ________ serif font.
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• transitional
• sans
• modern
19. Which of these does not fall in the category of 'warm colors'?
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• Orange
• Pink
• Burgundy
• Blue
20. What is the bowl of a letter?
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• It is the rounded curve that encloses negative space in a letter form
• It is the name given to the dot above the lower case
• It is the horizontal line that marks the top edge of the lower case letters
21. State whether True or False.

The lesser the difference between a graphic element and its surroundings, the more that element will stand out.
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• True
• False
22. What is the term given to the process of cropping, resizing and modifying the pictures found while searching with search engines and using them for one's own site?
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• Creative Cropping
• Google Ganking
• Edge Treatments
23. ________is a principle of design that has to do with the differences in the scale of objects.
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• Proportion
• Contrast
• Placement
• Proximity
24. Which of these is not a kind of freeform shape?
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• Ellipses
• Random angles
• Non-geometric curves
• Irregular lines
25. What is a split-complementary color scheme?
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• It is a color scheme that combines any complementary color scheme with another complementary color scheme
• It is a color scheme that uses the two colors adjacent to the base color's complement
• It is a color scheme that uses colors that are adjacent to one another on the color wheel
• It is a color scheme that uses colors that are located opposite each other on the color wheel
26. Most font families include the regular font face along with italic, bold and ________  variants.
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• bold italic
• HTML text
• modern serif
27. _______ is anything that gives a distinctive appearance to the surface of a design.
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• Color
• A pixel
• Texture
• Typography
28. Which of these color mixtures creates the color vermilion?
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• Yellow-orange
• Red-orange
• Yellow-green
• Blue-green
29. In print design language, the vertical space between the lines of the text is known as ____________.
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• leading
• ligature
• word-spacing
• letter-spacing
30. For which purpose has the JPEG format been developed?
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• It has been developed to store photographic images
• It has been developed to store printed images
• It has been developed to store Graphics Interchange Format
• It has been developed to store the eight bit format
31. _______ and _________ are the most important visual cues we can use to determine or create depth and volume in compositions.
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• Light, shadow
• Proportion, perspective
• Width, height
32. What does the 'brightness' of an image refer to?
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• It refers to the overall amount of light or darkness in the image
• It refers to the difference between the light and the dark areas of the image
• It refers to the overall color of the image
• It refers to the saturation of the color appearance in the images
33. _____________ is the process of adjusting the space between individual letters.
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• Tracking
• Kerning
• Ligature
34. Which of these is not a possible value for background-repeat?
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• Repeat
• Repeat-xy
• Repeat-x
• Repeat-y
35. What does the saturation of a color mean?
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• The measure of the lightness or darkness of a color
• The basic formulae for creating harmonious and effective color combinations
• The saturation of a color is determined by a combination of light intensity and how much it is distributed across the spectrum of different wavelengths.
• The use of a color with black, white and shades of grey
36. In photoshop adjustments, the Hue color affects the overall _________ of the image.
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• brightness
• color
• layer style
• freshness
37. What does SIFR stand for?
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• Scalable Inman Flash Replacement
• Scalable Inman Flash Recalling
• Scalable Inman Flash Repayment
38. Which one of the following fonts does not come under 'the safe list'?
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• Arial
• Arial Black
• Impact
• Helvetica
• All of the above are safe.
39. What is a comprehensive dummy?
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• It is a complete simulation of a printed layout that is created before the layout goes to the press
• It is a method of packing data in order to save disk storage space or download time
• It is a standard term for a banner advertisement
• It is a feature of HTML
40. Which of the following is one of the ways to avoid pixelation of an image to be published on the web?
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• Enhance the Hue Saturation
• Increase the dpi of the image
• Despeckle the image
• Flatten the image
41. State whether True or False.

The lower angled strokes in the letters "K", "R" and "Q" are known as legs.
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• True
• False
42. Which of these adds richness and visual interest to all types of design?
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• Economy of line
• Typography
• Pattern
• Pixels
43. A /An________ color scheme consists of a single base color and any number of tints or shades of that color.
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• analogous
• complementary
• monochromatic
• split complementary
44. What is the imaginary horizontal line on which most of the characters sit called?
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• Crossbar
• Cap height
• Serif
• Baseline
45. State whether True or False.

A focal point is the point where the different elements of a composition interact with one another.
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• True
• False
46. Any area of a page that is not covered by type or illustrations is known as _____.
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• blank space
• white space
• black space
• negative space
47. ___________ is an eight bit format that compresses files on the basis of the number of colors in the image.
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• GIF
• JPEG
• CSS
• PNG
48. What is typography?
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• It is the resetting of words, sentences and paragraphs in different fonts.
• It is the arrangement of familiar sets of shapes to make words, sentences, and paragraphs
• It is the implementation of new types of scripts
49. The curved angle that connects the terminal of the stroke to the serif is known as a___________.
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• bracket
• crown
• modern serif
• baskerville