Session 1 – Post Print Knowledge

Session 1 - Post Press Knowledge

This is the first session in the 'Print Knowledge' question set.

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Q1. When manufacturing a book, the signature marks located on the spine of each printed section, are used to indicate what?

Which direction the grain runs.

The correct order the sections should be gathered in.

The correct layout of the pages.

Which side of the book should be glued.

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Q2. A “casing-in” machine is responsible for which of the following:

Applying the spine to a book

Applying of soft book cover

Inserting the printed signatures into a hard back cover

Speeding up the process of binding

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Q3. A “case making” machine is responsible for which of the following?

Producing the hard book cover ready for inserting

Producing a carry case for books

Applying glue to the spine of the book

Inserting the printed signatures into a book

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Q4. The board thickness used in the creation of a hardback book uses what form of measurement?

Microns

Lbs

gsm

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Q5. Adjustment to the plate on the folding machine would change which of the following?

Grain direction

The roller pressures

Accuracy of the fold

Speed of the folding equipment

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Q6. The infeed system employed on a folding machine is responsible for what?

The pressures applied between the rollers

Turning the sheet around

Turning the sheet over

Feeding the sheet accurately into the folder

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Q7. Which of the following is an “ancillary” operation found on a folding machine?

Slitting

Laminating

Foil blocking

Re-reeling

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Q8. “Knifes” and “plates” employed on a folding machine, are responsible for which of the following?

Slitting the sheet

Counting the number of sheets

Turning the sheet over

Causing the sheet to fold

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Q9. A folding machine capable of folding the sheet in two directions in one pass requires which of the following?

Creasing unit

Crossfold unit

Plate

Knife buckle

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Q10. Incorrect/uneven pressure settings on the rollers when preparing a folding machines will lead to which of the following faults?

Poor slitting

Creasing of the sheet

Out of square cut

Discolouration

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Q11. Which of the following best describes the term laminating?

Applying a varnish to the printed product

Applying a plastic to one or both sides of a sheet

Slitting the sheet in two

Applying a foil effect image to the printed product

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Q12. Which of the following best describes encapsulating?

Applying a plastic coating to one side of a sheet

Applying a varnish during the printing process

Applying a plastic coating to two sides of a sheet

Applying a foil effect image to a sheet

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Q13. End papers are used in bookbinding, for which reason?

To secure the signatures into the book

To enhance the look of the book

To prevent the book from damage

To secure the signatures together

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Q14. “Embossing” and “debossing” are both forms of what?

Lamination techniques

Book binding

Foil blocking processes

Enhancing techniques

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Q15. Which of the following would best describes the use of a single knife guillotine?

To cut and trim the stock of a printed job

To apply a plastic enhanced coating

To fold the printed sheets

To cut three sides of a book during inline manufacture

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Q16. “Undercut” and “Overcut” are faults related to which of the following processes?

Printing

Binding

Guillotining

Folding

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Q17. Too much clamp pressure can cause which of the following on a guillotine?

Marking to the sheets

Blunting of the blade

Folded ends

Creasing

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Q18. Which of the following would need to be rotated or changed as part of routine maintenance on a guillotine?

Cutting stick

Back gauge

Oil

Air filter

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Q19. Grain direction found in the manufacture of paper relates to which of the following?

The thickness of the fibres in use

The way the majority of the fibres lay

The straight edge of a printed sheet

The length of the cellulose fibres

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Q20. Which of the following is not a method of monitoring the finished output of a job?

Inspection

Testing

Bundling

Sampling

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Q21. A cutting die used in the print finishing process, is employed for which of the following reason?

To give an embossed effect on the printed sheet

To apply ink to the sheet

To cut the printed sheet into one or more flat products

To apply a plastic protective layer to the printed sheet

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Q22. Ejection material is used on a cutting die for what reason?

To remove the waste

To push the cut sheet away from the blade

To prevent the blades from flexing

To cut the printed board it contacts

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Q23. The blunt rounded edged metal strips are mounted in the cutting die to do what task?

Perforate the board it contacts

Crease the board it contacts

Cut the board it contacts

Separate the board it contacts

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Q24. If a cutting die is NOT cutting completely through the printed sheet, it will require the operator to do which of the following?

Reduce the pressure

Increase the board thickness

Skew the die

Apply more pressure

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Q25. Which of the following methods of binding allows additional pages to be placed in a book?

Plastic comb bound

Stitched

Wiro-bound

Hot melt – Perfect bound

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Q26. Which method of binding is commonly employed on an insetter, stitch and trim machine?

Comb

Stitched

Wiro

Perfect

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Q27. Which of the following best identifies the size of an ISO A4 sheet.

210 x 297

594 x 841

297 x 420

841 x 1189

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Q28. Which type of glue requires heating prior to application to the spine?

PVA

PUR

Solvent

Epoxy

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Q29. The roller used to apply water marks and different finishes to paper and board during manufacture, is known as a?

Impression Roller

Rotary Die

Inking Roller

Dandy Roller

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Q30. Grip and Lay edges of a printed sheet are essential for a post press operator to know. For which of the following reasons?

To ensure the printed page falls the correct way up once the job is bound.

To ensure the pages fall in the correct sequence after the job is bound.

To allow the print finisher to monitor the register.

To ensure the image falls square on the sheet and print finishing operations have taken place.

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