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WorksheetsIntroduction to Digital Communications
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Refers to the combination and arrangement of varying and opposite design elements.
Copy
Contrast
Title
The person or party sending a message to another person or party. The source of communication.
Sender
Contrast
Receiver
Text Messaging
Decoding
Feedback
SMS
The placement of design elements.
Layout
Contrast
Copy
The first packet switching network. (Today's Internet)
Semantic
ARPANET
Receiver
The type of noise that is a misinterpretation of the message.
Feedback
Semantic
Decoding
The main text of a publication.
Title
Copy
Layout
A phrase intended to attract a reader's attention.
Copy
Semantic
Title
The set of reactions and acknowledgments the receiver displays after receiving the message.
Feedback
Decoding
Contrast
Electronic devices which are capable of transmitting messages.
Receiver
Digital Communication Devices
ARPANET
The process of assigning meaning to words and symbols to form the message back into thought.
Decoding
Feedback
Layout
Unplanned static or interruption during the communication process.
Messsage
Proximity
Noise
The ability to create and transmit a message using different technological devices.
Digital Subscriptions
Digital Communication
Message
The process used to announce or sell something; amuse or persuade someone, or explain a complicated message.
Digital Subscriptions
Digital Communication
Digital Graphic Design
Performed in order to remove unwanted material, shorten or resize material, create flow, and add graphics, music and/or effects.
Message
Editing
Noise
What providers and networks sell to individuals so they can communicate, gain access to the web, etc.
Digital Subscriptions
Digital Graphic Design
Message
The location of items in relation to one another.
Navigate
Editing
Proximity
To direct, guide or move a viewer's eye in a particular direction.
Navigate
Message
Proximity
The set of words and symbols the sender transmits.
Editing
Message
Noise
Refers to the unchanging look and feel of a production.
White Space
Encoding
Consistency
Types of software which either come with or can be downloaded on an electronic device.
Media
Electronic Device Apps
Digital Text
The process of altering video.
Encoding
Video Editing
Media
The process of transferring information one wants to communicate into a form which can be sent, received and understood.
Encoding
Balance
Media
Possibly the MOST IMPORTANT part of digital design.
Encoding
White Space
Digital Text
Negative space or blank space.
Master Template
Consistency
White Space
The basic components used in part of any digital publication. They include text, graphics, titles, color, and white space.
Digital Text
Digital Design Elements
Master Template
The way a production's lines, shapes, colors and textures are arranged.
Balance
Consistency
Encoding
The channels through which the information moves from sender to receiver.
Electronic Device Apps
Media
Encoding
A page design pattern used as the basis for creating other pages of a production.
Master Template
Digital Design Elements
Balance
The person receiving the message.
Sender
Decoding
Receiver
A teleprinter is a digital communication invention.
True
False
The first cell phone weighed 2 pounds and cost $500.00
True
False
The first computer were actually people.
True
False
Writing a blog is an example of encoding.
True
False
When referring to digital messages, noise is only sounds.
True
False
Feedback shows that the receiver has understood the message.
True
False
The intended audience should be identified and considered by the sender before attempting to send a message.
True
False
Networking with others is an advantage of digital communication devices.
True
False
LTE stands for long term emoting network.
True
False
Whether posting on a social network or writing a review, always proof what is written to ensure messages are clear, concise and free of errors.
True
False
Balance is commonly achieved using the rule of thirds.
True
False
Social Media involves deciding what words and symbols will best convey the message.
True
False
Tablets can have no keyboard.
True
False
Data plans give the user access to the Internet from digital devices.
True
False
Typeface refers to a set of characters with the same design.
True
False
The three types of digital noise.
Internal - actions or thoughts within the receiver that disrupt message
Semantic - misinterpretation of message
Decoding - assigning meaning
External - sights or sounds
Types of media selection.
Spoken words
Written words
Color
Font
Still pics
Limitations of cell phones.
Human interaction, come with contracts, disturbance
Lack human interaction, come with contracts, noise
Lack human interaction, come with contracts, disturbance
Digital Text is made up of three main things.
Titles, subtitles, copy
Titles, text, subtitles
Titles, subtitles, noise
Colors that evoke feelings in digital communication. (For the test you may want to know the feelings!)
Red, Orange, Black, Green, Blue
Red, Purple, Black, Green, Blue
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue
