問87
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単語を読みやすくするために, 表示したり印刷したりするときの文字幅が, 文字ごとに異なるフォントを何と呼ぶか。
令和3年度 ITパスポート試験 問87
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解説
問 87
Incorrectア
“Outline font” represents a character’s shape with mathematical formula data of its outline (curves and straight lines), so the outline stays smooth even when enlarged or reduced. It is a method for scaling characters cleanly, which is a different aspect from whether the character width differs per character, so it is inappropriate.
Incorrectイ
“Monospaced font” displays all characters with the same character width. This is the exact opposite of the question’s condition that the character width differs for each character, so it is wrong.
Incorrectウ
“Bitmap font” represents characters as a collection of dots (pixels). It is a drawing method in which jagged edges become noticeable when enlarged, and it has nothing to do with whether the character width differs per character, so it is inappropriate.
- エ
正解 エ “Proportional font” assigns the most suitable character width to each character. For example, “i” and “l” are shown narrow while “m” and “w” are shown wide, so the spacing between letters looks natural and words become easier to read. This exactly matches the question’s condition that the character width differs for each character, so it is the correct answer.
ここがポイント
- Grasp the contrast: a proportional font changes the character width for each character (variable width), while a monospaced font uses the same width for all characters.
- Font classification has two aspects — the width aspect (proportional / monospaced) and the drawing-method aspect (outline / bitmap) — so identify which one the question is asking about.
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