Examination of Printed Documents Quiz Crafted By-
Nitika
Introduction to Examination of Printed Documents
Determination of whether a selection of documents may have been produced on the same typewriter/printer is a frequent requirement in casework in order to associate documents, possibly said to originate from a variety of different sources, as having been produced by one particular printer. The work is undertaken on the basis that throughout a typewriter's or printer's life, it will experience use and abuse which may cause defects in the typewritten/printed product by way of damaged elements, elements containing pressure faults, misaligned elements, certain extraneous marks on the document, non-printing of certain components, defects on the application of ink to the paper etc. dependent on the type of typewriter/printer used, e.g. bar machine, daisy wheel, laser printer, inkjet, thermal transfer printers etc. From the observation of an accumulation of such defect characteristics which are found to be common in two documents, an assessment of the significance of such defects can be made and in some instances, the weight of evidence can lead to the positive identification of a single typewriter/printer being responsible for the production of the documents under examination. If the weight of evidence is insufficient for an absolute identification, there may be an accumulation of evidence on which an opinion based on probabilities may be offered or the evidence may clearly show different machines to be involved.
Let's look at the questions and their answers.
Ques 1. Which of the following is not an anti-counterfeiting measure that may be incorporated into printed documents?
a) A watermark
b) A hologram patch
c) A dandy roll
d) An iridescent stripe
Answer-c) A dandy roll
Ques 2. What is kerning?
a) The part of the hand stamp that is held while making the impression
b) The manufacturing process using heat and pressure
c) A date stamp showing month, day and year
d) In typesetting adjustment of space between pairs of characters by subtracting space making them closer together
Answer- d) In typesetting adjustment of space between pairs of characters by subtracting space making them closer together
Ques 3. What is “bleeding” in document examination?
a) The presence of dried blood stain on the book
b) The subject on the document is about blood
c) The seepage of color from an ink line
d) The accidental injury caused while writing a book
Answer-c) The seepage of color from an ink line
Ques 4. What is platen?
a) A round plate with letter ‘n’ etched
b) A paper weights
c) White paper with a watermark
d) A name given to the roller on the typewriter around which the paper is wound
Answer-d) A name given to the roller on the typewriter around which the paper is wound
Ques 5. Comparison of typescript can be performed by?
a) Looking at all the typewriters
b) Observation side by side, misalignments, variables noted in a document
c) Looking at all the typists
d) Getting print outs from the computers
Answer-b) Observation side by side, misalignments, variables noted in a document
Ques 6. What is exemplar writing?
a) Ancient form of writing on the walls
b) An example of persons writing, a standard
c) Describing an answer with examples
d) The manner of writing style during exams
Answer- b) An example of persons writing, a standard
Ques 7. Toner type, toner fusion, splattering effect and drum defect marks are used to examine following type of documents:
a) Intaglio printed document
b) Laser printed document
c) Inkjet printed document
d) Dot Matrix printed document
Answer-b) Laser printed document
Ques 8. Inkjet printer printing can be recognized by:
a) Satellite droplets
b) Concentrating Droplets
c) Central droplets
d) Lateral droplets
Answer-a) Satellite droplets
Ques 9. The following is most likely to develop individual characteristics when it is used a lot:
a) Typewriting
b) Dot matrix printing
c) Firewire printing
d) None of the above
Answer- a)Typewriting
Ques 10. Which printing method results in the variation in the thickness of the ink deposition on the paper:
a) Lithography
b) Screen printing
c) Gravure
d) Letter press printing
Answer- c) Gravure