Adobe Illustrator ACA Exam Prep (LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026): EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!
What essential information should you get from a client before you begin a project? -
CORRECTANSWER Client's business, the project's purpose, the target audience and
their needs
What is intellectual property? -CORRECTANSWER Someone's original work. Creations
of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, images, text, and images.
What are derivative works? -CORRECTANSWER Work based off of someone else's
original, copyrighted work.
When can you use work to make a derivative work? -CORRECTANSWER Must have
permission from the copyright owner, or the original work must be in the public domain.
When must you obtain permission before using an image? -CORRECTANSWER If the
image has a copyright notice.
If the image does not have a copyright notice.
If you find the image with a regular web search.
What are the five phases of a design project? -CORRECTANSWER Designing,
Planning, Building, Testing, Publishing or Launch
,Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design process? -
CORRECTANSWER So that the client can give you information as it comes, as well as
being able to make sure the client is satisfied.(Regular Feedback.)
What is the Gestalt principle of design? -CORRECTANSWER The idea that the sum is
greater than its parts in design
When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the image be aligned? -
CORRECTANSWER Along points where lines cross.
Explain the concept of hierarchy. -CORRECTANSWER Making more important
information stand out among the design.
What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? -CORRECTANSWER
Recommends colors that would work well with colors currently in your design
What are Harmony Rules? -CORRECTANSWER Sets of colors that would work well
with colors in your design based on relationships on the color wheel
What is the difference between ppi and dpi? -CORRECTANSWER PPI-Pixels Per
Inch=Resolution of your display
DPI-Dots Per Inch=Resolution of your printer
, What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed? -
CORRECTANSWER 300 dpi
72 ppi
What are some common raster file types? -CORRECTANSWER Photographs jpg/jpeg,
psd, png, tiff, bmp and gif
What are some common vector file types? -CORRECTANSWER Fonts,eps, ai and pdf
What are some common video file types? -CORRECTANSWER .avi .mov .asf .avi .mp4
Wrap text around an object. -CORRECTANSWER Choose Object>Text Wrap>Make.
Create point type. -CORRECTANSWER Text Tool>Type
Point type is when the type goes straight
Create paragraph type. -CORRECTANSWER Text tool>Click and drag>Type
Paragraph type is when it follows the text box set previously.
Change the paragraph alignment or spacing. -CORRECTANSWER Characters
Panel>alignment/spacing (type tool active)
2025/2026): EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS | GET IT RIGHT!!
What essential information should you get from a client before you begin a project? -
CORRECTANSWER Client's business, the project's purpose, the target audience and
their needs
What is intellectual property? -CORRECTANSWER Someone's original work. Creations
of the mind, such as inventions, symbols, images, text, and images.
What are derivative works? -CORRECTANSWER Work based off of someone else's
original, copyrighted work.
When can you use work to make a derivative work? -CORRECTANSWER Must have
permission from the copyright owner, or the original work must be in the public domain.
When must you obtain permission before using an image? -CORRECTANSWER If the
image has a copyright notice.
If the image does not have a copyright notice.
If you find the image with a regular web search.
What are the five phases of a design project? -CORRECTANSWER Designing,
Planning, Building, Testing, Publishing or Launch
,Why is it important to update a client regularly throughout the design process? -
CORRECTANSWER So that the client can give you information as it comes, as well as
being able to make sure the client is satisfied.(Regular Feedback.)
What is the Gestalt principle of design? -CORRECTANSWER The idea that the sum is
greater than its parts in design
When using the Rule of Thirds, where should the focal point of the image be aligned? -
CORRECTANSWER Along points where lines cross.
Explain the concept of hierarchy. -CORRECTANSWER Making more important
information stand out among the design.
What is the purpose of the Color Guide panel in Illustrator? -CORRECTANSWER
Recommends colors that would work well with colors currently in your design
What are Harmony Rules? -CORRECTANSWER Sets of colors that would work well
with colors in your design based on relationships on the color wheel
What is the difference between ppi and dpi? -CORRECTANSWER PPI-Pixels Per
Inch=Resolution of your display
DPI-Dots Per Inch=Resolution of your printer
, What resolution is recommended for a printed graphic? Displayed? -
CORRECTANSWER 300 dpi
72 ppi
What are some common raster file types? -CORRECTANSWER Photographs jpg/jpeg,
psd, png, tiff, bmp and gif
What are some common vector file types? -CORRECTANSWER Fonts,eps, ai and pdf
What are some common video file types? -CORRECTANSWER .avi .mov .asf .avi .mp4
Wrap text around an object. -CORRECTANSWER Choose Object>Text Wrap>Make.
Create point type. -CORRECTANSWER Text Tool>Type
Point type is when the type goes straight
Create paragraph type. -CORRECTANSWER Text tool>Click and drag>Type
Paragraph type is when it follows the text box set previously.
Change the paragraph alignment or spacing. -CORRECTANSWER Characters
Panel>alignment/spacing (type tool active)
