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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. One 0 or 1 of binary code






2. 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






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






4. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






5. 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






6. The effects created by photographs or digital images






7. Adding black to a hue






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






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






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






11. The exact center of the page.






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






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






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






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






16. paper orientation that is vertical






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






22. The purity of a hue or color.






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Uniformly spaced lines.






34. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






35. Computer aided drafting and design






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






37. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






38. 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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






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