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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Duplicates an area of an image by setting a target point in one location - and painting in another location.






2. Part of the page in which there are no images or text






3. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. Design in which eye moves from left to right - down to the lower left and to the right again






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






12. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






13. Causes lines or objects to "jump" to a predetermined location






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






15. black powder that is fused to paper to make the image on a laser printer






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. To pick or choose something to work with on the screen. Usually an arrow or box in the tools






25. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






27. This type of software or image allows the user to modify individual pixels






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






29. A set of instructions that causes some action to take place






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






31. The purity of a hue or color.






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






37. 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






38. A compressed image file format.






39. Adding black to a hue






40. Uniformly spaced lines.






41. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






42. Freeform lines






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Any form of communication used to inform - persuade - or remind a consumer about a product or service.






49. 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.






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