FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a font?
A
spreadsheet value
B
database field
C
a random print
D
a specific design of letters and numbers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A typeface (or font family) is the design of lettering that can include variations in size, weight (e.g. bold), slope (e.g. italic), width (e.g. condensed), and so on. Each of these variations of the typeface is a font.

Detailed explanation-2: -A font (typeface) is a set of printable or displayable text characters with a specific style and size attribute. Serif – is a small decorative design added to the end of a stroke on a character – letter, number or symbol. Common serif fonts are; Times New Roman, Cambria, Georgia, Book Antiqua and Courier.

Detailed explanation-3: -What’s a number font? There’s no such thing as a number font, per se. Usually, a well-made and comprehensive font will include numbers and other symbols in its design. Take Karla, a font by Google Fonts. It’s a grotesque sans serif font whose numbers are in the same style as the whole font.

Detailed explanation-4: -A typeface is the underlying visual design that can exist in many different typesetting technologies, and a font is one of these implementations. In other words, a typeface is what you see and a font is what you use.

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