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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A set of instructions that causes some action to take place






2. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






3. paper orientation that is vertical






4. A previously made picture or image that can be used on the computer. Also called a graphic






5. Closeness creates a bond between people and between elements on a page






6. Visual element in a page design that the viewer notices first






7. When one or more elements on a page are not balanced






8. Changing the total number of pixels in an image.






9. The use of many shades of gray to represent an image.






10. The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)






11. A collection of assembled images.






12. Paper orientation that is horizontal






13. An image/line/shape made only in black - it has no gray. Bitmap mode only contains black and white pixels.






14. A type of creative thinking in which one generates new solutions to problems






15. It also includes data compression - but because it is limited to 256 colors - it is more effective for scanned images such as illustrations rather than color photos.






16. This is the native form for photoshop. IT saves all the data in the photoshop file.






17. Temporary storage place for all or part of a project. Select and copy to place an item on the clipboard. Use paste to place and item from the clipboard to the work area. The clipboard only holds one item.






18. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






19. Shapes found in nature or they can be manmade shapes






20. Computer aided drafting and design






21. Adding white to a hue






22. To make a file small so it uses less storage space






23. A file format for storing images - including photographs and line art that is now owned by Adobe Systems






24. The exact center of the page.






25. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.






26. Visual path created by arrangements of elements within a page design






27. Converting to binary code ( i.e. video - voice - scanning)






28. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






29. The duplication of elements or details on one or more pages






30. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






31. A single hue in a color palette that is expanded upon by adding two - three - or more tints (variations in lightness and saturation) of that color - to create a more balanced look. In desktop publishing using monochromatic colors is a technique used






32. Freeform lines






33. Uniformly spaced lines.






34. In color - the word shade is used to reference how dark the color is. For example - hunter is a shade of green. Shades are derived from a combination of hue and black.






35. The computer language which uses combinations of ones and zeroes






36. An image or file that is totally composed of pixels. It is useful for photos or complex imagery that would be difficult to create as vector art






37. A setting in photoshop that has been placed/installed in the menu bar for you - so that you don't have to repeatedly create these particular settings for a project. Example: US Paper






38. The area slightly above and to the right of the geometric center






39. Each time you click when using a selection tool or the pen tool an anchor point is created; each point is the beginning of a new line segment.






40. A compressed image file format.






41. The number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display






42. The colors cyan - magenta - and yellow which a color printer or the printing industry uses. Referred to as CMYK. RGB ( red - green - blue) is computer based and would be used for web work






43. Any area that is free from type or graphics; also known as negative space






44. An area on a layer or image - that has been chosen using a marquee tool - to be edited/painted/changed. This effectively protects all other parts of the layer or image.






45. A message - paid for by a company or organization - used to persuade consumers to purchase a particular product or service






46. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






47. Using a computer to combine text - images - and design principles to communicate a message






48. In color - the word tint is used to reference how light a color is.






49. Radial symmetry is the regular arrangement of material around a central axis






50. The size of each element in relationship to the whole piece