Answer the questions in this quiz to see how well you've read and understood the chapter. Feel free to look up answers in the book and retake this quiz until you get all the answers right. This quiz is based on Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry by Sun Technical Publications (Prentice-Hall, 2003). ISBN: 0-13-142899-3. When you're through, just click on Check answers to check your answers. If you want to start over, just click on Clear & restart. Your name Your handle (use anything you wish; just repeat it exactly every time) Which version of this course are you taking? Online Classroom Other Which of the following is the term for the title of a figure (usually placed below the figure)? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for a symbol that indicates easily recognized information, such as an exclamation point for a warning? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for an image that includes text labels or callouts placed on a separate layer? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for the type of illustration that is like a snapshot of all or some portion of what is displayed on a computer monitor? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for the type of image that can be resized without any distortion? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for the type of graphic used to illustrate computer monitors, pointing devices, and keyboards? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for the type of image that cannot be resized without distortion? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for the portion of certain graphics that indicates the meaning of colors, shadings, line styles, or numbers? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Which of the following is the term for an illustration that uses 30-, 60-, and 90-degree angles? Isometric drawing Line drawing Glyph Callout Screen capture Composite image Vector-based images Caption Legend Bit-mapped (raster) image Can a screen capture be resized without distortion? Yes No Which of the following states the most important guideline for deciding on when to use screen captures? Use screen captures as guideposts to show readers exactly what interface elements look like at each step in a procedure. Use screen captures to orient readers to a procedure but not when the interface is self-explanatory. Use screen captures for each step in a software procedure. Should you begin a figure caption with an article? Yes No Which of the following states the guideline on when to include figure captions? Include figure captions for all figures. Include figure captions for everything except screen captures and hardware line drawings. Include figure captions when they help readers or are needed for cross-referencing. Which of the following states the guideline for alignment of figures? Center all graphics. Left-align most graphics with the text column. Left-align all graphics with the text column. Right-align most graphics with the text column. Right-align all graphics. Which of the following defines leader, as it is used in this chapter? Line that points from a callout to a specific part of an illustration. Title of a figure (usually placed below the figure). Portion of certain graphics that indicates the meaning of colors, shadings, line styles, or numbers.
This quiz is based on Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry by Sun Technical Publications (Prentice-Hall, 2003). ISBN: 0-13-142899-3.
When you're through, just click on Check answers to check your answers. If you want to start over, just click on Clear & restart.