Session 2 – Core Knowledge

Session 2 - Core Knowledge

This is the second session in the 'Core Knowledge' question set.

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Q1. Which one of the following is a responsibility of an employee at work?

To look after the safety of others and oneself

To conduct the formal risk assessments

To act as first aider

To keep the toilet area maintained

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Q2. The health and safety act 1974 was introduced to protect who?

The employer

The employee

Visitor to the workplace

Both employer and employee

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Q3. Which of the following would be used to give the operative details for production?

Works Instruction Ticket

Times Sheet

Quality Control Sheet

Safety Data Sheet

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Q4. The Human Resources department in a print company is responsible for which of the following:

Managing production

Hiring and dealing with staff

Disposing of the generated waste

Setting time sheets for production

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Q5. Desk Top Publishing is the generation of images and text in preparation for print, which department does it take place in?

Pre-press

Human Resources

Press production

Print Finishing

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Q6. Production of jobs are generally categorised. Which one of the following is NOT a category?

Re-prints

Amendments

Updates

New Jobs

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Q7. A risk assessment must be conducted by all employers. What is it used to establish?

Disposal of waste processes

The correct use of chemicals

Hazards in the place of work

Best lifting techniques

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Q8. Which of the following is the key reason for monitoring production in the production workflow?

To enable the correct process to be chosen

To ensure the proof is checked

To keep the manager happy

To ensure timely production

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Q9. Which of the following is a common cause of delays within production?

Machine breakdowns

Equipment keeps breaking down

Cost of materials in use

Too many staff on the equipment in use

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Q10. Maintenance should be done for which of the following reasons?

To keep up the equipment appearance for customers

To keep the staff busy during slack times

To keep up staff training to meet CPD plans

To help prevent breakdowns occurring

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Q11. Which is the most important reason to record production data?

To allow profit and loss to be calculated

To please the manager during

To ensure you get your breaks

To ensure you have recorded all your overtime

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Q12.The dandy roller is employed on the paper making machine for what reason?

To apply a water mark

To get the moisture out of the paper

To keep the paper flat

To prevent paper curl

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Q13. RGB is the term given to the colours which appear in which of the following?

Transmitted light

A printed copy

A colour matching device

A colour measuring device

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Q14. CMYK referred to in the printing industry represents which of the following?

The density of the colour being printed

Colours used to reproduce a full colour picture

Transmitted light sources from an electronic device

Pantone matching system employed

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Q15. The subtractive pigmentary primary colours are which of the following?

Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black.

Red, Green, Blue.

Orange, Green, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black.

Blue, Pink, Yellow and Black.

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Q16. The densitometer is a device used to monitor which of the following in print?

Density of ink

Density of the fount solution

Density of light

Density of the image carrier

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Q17. Orange and Green alongside Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black are used in the reproduction of printed copy to enhance the colours was given what name?

Density

Chromeahex

Hexachrome

Spectro

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Q18. Which of the following is the main purpose for keeping production equipment free from dirt?

To prevent breakdowns

Stop the print operative getting dirty clothes

Prevent the printed copy being marked

To ensure the ink density is maintained

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Q19. Which one of the following best describes the purpose of a quality control?

Checking the product with an eye glass

To prevent break downs during production

To ensure the product meets the customer needs

To pull out the poorly produce product

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Q20. Which of the following could be classed as a quality control technique employed in print?

Counting the sheets

Disposing of the waste copy safely

Packing the good copy in boxes

The use of a densitometer

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Q21. Which one of the following would NOT be a key advantage of using a digitally produced image carrier?

Cost of the equipment

Speed of production

Quality of the image

Reduced waste

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Q22. Which of the following best describes the purpose of calibration when setting up machinery for production?

Bring the equipment back to manufactures specification before print.

The alignment of the four colour images CMYK

Checking the screen angle on each plate

The safe start up of the equipment

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Q23. Why is it important that all jobs are planned carefully into a production?

To ensure the job is produced timely for the customer.

To give the print operative time to plan lunch.

To ensure the colour of the job is correct.

To all post press to finish off the previous job in production

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Q24. A spectrophotometer allows the print operative to check what?

The ink film thickness

The amount of water being fed to the press

The correct colour

The correct order of the printing plates

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Q25. Which of the following type of proof would normally work out the most expensive to produce?

Contract proof

Mono proof

Wet proof

Soft proof

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Q26. “Sampling” is the term given to which of the following task?

Proofing the job

Removal of the waste copies

Keeping a copy behind after production

Removing a copy a random or set intervals for inspection

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Q27. Planned maintenance is conducted on equipment for which of the following reasons?

To prevent breakdowns during busy periods

To give the employee a bit of overtime each month

To ensure the staff get time to learn about the machine

To ensure employees get paid the time to do it

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Q28. What is the aim of quality control during production?

To assure the customer that the work is being checked

To stop machine breakdowns

To keep a check on production staff

To eliminate deficient copy reaching the customer

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Q29. What should be signed by the production manager and achieved prior to production commencement on a press?

A proof

A “Pass Sheet”

Waste copy removed

The job ticket

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Q30. A “safety data sheet” would be referred to by who in the event of an accident to ensure they know the best way to deal with the person involved?

Forklift Truck Driver

Production Manager

First Aider

Fire Warden

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