(Optional) Define computer-to-plate (CTP).

Definition should include that CTP

  • refers to technology that can impose an image directly from its digital format onto a plate without the need of film as an intermediary step
  • incorporates the concept of first generation to current generation
  • includes the costs and benefits of CTP.

Process/Skill Questions:

  • How has CTP changed the GIT industry?
  • How has CTP changed the use of chemicals?
  • Why has the use of CTP necessitated the retraining of workers?