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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. 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.






2. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Computer aided drafting and design






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






10. A collection of assembled images.






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






12. Adding black to a hue






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






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






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






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






21. The purity of a hue or color.






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






23. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






25. The effects created by photographs or digital images






26. A compressed image file format.






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






28. 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.






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






30. Uniformly spaced lines.






31. Adding white to a hue






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. The exact center of the page.






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






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






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






43. The extent to which something blocks light. You can change the opacity of layers - filters - and effects so that more (or less) of the underlying image shows through.






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






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






46. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






47. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






48. 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






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






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