FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

HOW TO CREATE A BLANK POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A point is ____ of an inch in height.
A
1/4
B
1/2
C
1/64
D
1/72
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Points are a common measurement in printing that are used to measure character height, as in 20-point type. A point is approximately 1/72 inch.

Detailed explanation-2: -The DTP point is defined as 1⁄72 of an international inch ( 172 × 25.4 mm ≈ 0.353 mm) and, as with earlier American point sizes, is considered to be 1⁄12 of a pica. In metal type, the point size of the font describes the height of the metal body on which the typeface’s characters were cast.

Detailed explanation-3: -The two units of measurement most commonly used for typesetting and design are points and picas. A point is equal to 1/72 inch (72 points in an inch).

Detailed explanation-4: -Converting: 72 points is equal to 1 inch.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: False-Font sizes are measured in points; 1 point (abbreviated pt) is equal to 1/72 of an inch.

There is 1 question to complete.