Bachelor of Graphic Design Unit 5

Question 1

What is the purpose of using relative units like 'em' and 'rem' over absolute units like 'px' in responsive web design?

Accepted Answer

They scale with user font preferences and parent element sizes

Answer

Relative units scale proportionally with font size settings, enabling accessible, flexible layouts that adapt to user preferences.

Question 2

A magazine page is specified as 210 × 297 mm. What standard paper size is this?

Accepted Answer

A4

Answer

210 × 297 mm is the ISO A4 paper size, the international standard used throughout Europe and most of the world.

Question 3

What does the term 'x-height' refer to in typographic measurement?

Accepted Answer

The height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders

Answer

X-height is the height of lowercase letters that have no ascenders or descenders, named after the lowercase 'x' as a reference.

Question 4

In grid systems, what is a 'module' as a unit?

Accepted Answer

A repeating spatial unit formed by the intersection of rows and columns

Answer

A module is the basic repeating cell created where a column and a row field intersect, forming the core unit of a modular grid.

Question 5

Which CSS unit is always equal to exactly 1/96th of an inch, regardless of screen resolution?

Accepted Answer

px

Answer

In CSS, 1px is defined as exactly 1/96th of an inch for print media and as a reference pixel for screens, ensuring consistency.

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