Articles: Pre- and Post-Test Terms

Terms and principles to Know (please refer to Articles page and your text for definitions)

JPEG
GIF
TIFF
Bit
Byte
dpi or ppi
Megabyte
Gigabytes

RAM
BMP
Pixels
Bitmap
CD-ROM 
DVD 
Lossy
Lossless
HTML
Internet Protocol (IP)
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Point-to-Point Protocol  (PPP):
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
World Wide Web (WWW or Web)
Hypertext
Hyperlink (link)
Hypermedia
Uniform Resource Locator or Universal Resource Locator (URL)
HTML and HTM
:
Bandwidth
Domain
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Browser
CPU
Cache
Digitization
Scanning for print
Scanning for Web
Figure
Ground
Intellectual unity
balance
asymmetrical balance
Symmetrical balance
Balance through Contrast
mathematical Center
Optical CenterWarm
Visual weight
Gestalt
Gestalt principle of similarity
Gestalt principle of proximity
Gestalt principle of continuation
Gestalt principle of figure/ground
Gestalt principle of closure
Trademarks
Symbols
Combination Marks
Logo or Logotype
Picas
How many picas in an inch?
Photo depths measurement:
Line length measurement
Lengths of rules measurement
Text width, photos, cutlines, gutters
measurement

Gutters measurement:
Head to text or deck measurement:
Type sizes measurement:
All measurements smaller than a pica:
Average body copy:
6 picas =
1 pica =
72 points =
12 points =
Leading
Letterspacing
Kerning
Kissing
Word spacing
Justified type
Unjustified Type
FL-L, FL-R, Centered, asymmetrical type
Visual Rythm
Path Layout
Focal Point
Grid
Advertising Illustration
Editorial Illustration
Fashion Illustration
Stock photography
Royalty Photos
3 Properties of Color
Color wheel
Color Schemes
    complements
    analogous
    monochromatic
Relativity of Color
Simultaneous Contrast
Warm Colors
Cool Colors
Color Gamut
Process Color
Process Color Separation
Halftones
Duotones
Tritones
:
CMYK
RGB
Tint Screens
Web Navigation
Browser Safe Colors
 

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