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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. 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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. Type of software or image in which image is mathmatically created and is very smooth looking






7. 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






8. Freeform lines






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






10. An image or file that that is calculated and stored according to mathematical formulas rather than pixels - resulting in a smaller file size and the ability to resize the image without a loss in quality






11. Rule that states that a page that is designed in thirds is more appealing to the eye than other designs






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






13. Duplicates an area of an image by setting a target point in one location - and painting in another location.






14. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






16. Computer aided drafting and design






17. A type of graphics in which the image is created using a series of pixels.






18. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






20. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






22. This principle occurs when two elements are different and The greater the difference the greater the principle






23. 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.






24. A feature that hides specific areas so that you can work on the part of the image that is not masked.






25. The effects created by photographs or digital images






26. 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.






27. A file format typically found on higher-end digital cameras; the cameras performs no enhancement processing. This format maintains the best picture quality - but because it's proprietary format - not all images viewers can display it.






28. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






29. 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.






30. Allows the operator to change locations or formats of a document while saving






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






32. A compressed image file format.






33. A device that captures a copy of a 2-D object so it can be brought into the computer






34. Contols how different areas within a layer or layer set are hidden and revealed to show layers beneath






35. The exact center of the page.






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






37. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






39. A file format developed by Adobe Systems to allow for display and printing of formatted documents across platforms and systems. PDF files can be read on any system equipped with the Acrobat Reader software.






40. Design is typically off-center or created with an odd or mismatched number of disparate elements






41. Uniformly spaced lines.






42. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






44. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






45. Determines the color model used to display and print the photoshop file






46. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






48. A device that lets software work with the hardware on a computer. Windows 95-XP - DOS - Windows NT - Mac OS7 are examples






49. A collection of assembled images.






50. 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.