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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contols how different areas within a layer or layer set are hidden and revealed to show layers beneath






2. paper orientation that is vertical






3. Adding white to a hue






4. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






13. 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






14. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






16. A previously made picture or image that can be used on the computer. Also called a graphic






17. 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






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






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






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






21. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






23. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Adding black to a hue






34. Computer aided drafting and design






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The exact center of the page.






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






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






46. 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






47. The effects created by photographs or digital images






48. 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.






49. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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