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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. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






11. 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.






12. Imaginary lines dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect.






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






24. 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






25. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






27. paper orientation that is vertical






28. The exact center of the page.






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






30. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






31. The purity of a hue or color.






32. A collection of assembled images.






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






34. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Adding black to a hue






40. Freeform lines






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






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






43. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






45. CADD line made with a series of dashes representing an unseen surface






46. Adding white to a hue






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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.