Session 3 – Core Knowledge

Session 3 - Core Knowledge

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

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Q1. In which country was it understood that printing of an image first began?

America

China

India

Ireland

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Q2. Pantone is the international standard for colour. What does it allow you to do effectively and accurately?

Proof artwork

Spell check a job

Match Colours

Make amendments to plates

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Q3. Delta E value is used to identify which of the following?

The ink types being used

Colour shift from the original colour

The whiteness of the paper

The brightness of the viewing conditions

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Q4. Which of the following best describes 5s, as apart of the Lean Manufacturing process?

A method to diagnose faults

A method of organising and maintaining a clean workspace

A range of lighting sources available in print

A system of safe waste disposal methods

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Q5. Which one is missing from the following 5s process: Sort, Shine, Standardise, Sustain.

Set in order

Senses

Shine

Sizing

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Q6. Defects, Excess processing, Over production, Waiting, Inventory, Transportation, Motion. Unused talent, all form what in Lean manufacturing?

A fault finding exercise

A safe waste disposal process

A problem solving approach

The 8 wastes of Lean

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Q7. What does the letter K stand for in the CMYK print process?

Registration Colour

Key colour

King

Kite mark

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Q8. Which printing process uses a powder type substance known as toner to reproduce an image?

Laser digital

Flexography

Screen

Inkjet digital

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Q9. Which printing process relies on static electricity to produce a print?

Flexography

Laser Digital

Letterpress

Lithography

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Q10. Pre-press and Press are both manufacturing departments in a printing company. Select one other?

Accounts

Post Press

Human resources

Despatch

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Q11. How many A4 sheets can be cut from an A2 sheet of paper?

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Q12. Which of the following best describes RA paper sizes?

Slightly larger to allow for trims and bleeds on a job

Slightly smaller to keep the paper edges tidy

Slightly smaller to reduce waste after print

Slightly larger to allow for trimming of a job after print

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Q13. Which paper size is identified for the use of envelopes?

SRA

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Q14. Which type of press is capable of printing reel to reel?

Web fed

Item fed

Suction fed Sheetfed

Friction fed

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Q15. A stream feed system can be found on which item of equipment?

Lithographic press

Hot foil press

Laminator

Book binding Press

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Q16. The term common impression press would be given to which of the following press types?

A press that has more than one printing unit running on one impression cylinder

A press that can print both sides of the sheet in one pass

A press that can turn the sheet over during the printing operation

A platen style press

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Q17. Maintenance of equipment should be carried out for which of the following reason?

To prevent the use of too much substrate being used

To speed the operation up

To help prevent breakdown during production

To help make more profit on a job

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Q18. The term “Intaglio” is given to which of the following printing processes?

Screen

Letterpress

Gravure

Lithography

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Q19. Which of the following could be done as an “inline” operation on a press?

Embossing

Laminating

Proofing

Folding

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Q20. A visual loading board (electronic or wall based) is used to identify which of the following?

Holidays of staff

Machines in production during the week

Overtime records of staff

Number of breakdowns in the week

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Q21. Kaizen is a system put in place by industry for what reason?

To identify machine faults during production

To allow the company to monitor waste production

To raise staffing concerns

To allow the company to continually improve

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Q22. Which of the following is least likely to have an impact on profitability of a job?

Quality of output produced

Materials

Shift pattern

Wasted material

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Q23. The solid patch on a quality control strip, is used by the printers to determine which of the following?

Ink Density

Dot gain

Colour

Tonal value

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Q24. The tone patches on a quality control strip is used to determine which of the following?

Dot gain and sharpening

Lateral movement of the image

Ink density

Grey tone

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Q25. Which of the following would be the quick form of Proof to send to a customer?

Soft Proof

Wet proof

Contract proof

Page Proof

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Q26. A quality assurance system and procedure would be put in place for which following reason?

To record staffing overtime

Improve and maintain the standard of the job

To monitor the speed of production

To calculate the profit and loss on a job

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Q27. A Computer to Plate system (CTP) is commonly used to digitally output the image carriers used across a range of print processes. Which department would it usually be found in?

Prepress

Press

Accounts

Post press

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Q28. An approved “Proof” falls at what stage in the production of a job?

During the estimating process

During the despatch process

On completion of the final artwork

After print onto the substrate has completed

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Q29. The estimating department are responsible for which part of preparing for a job?

Calculating the expected cost of the job.

Checking the imposition scheme against the output

Mixing the ink

Ordering the paper

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