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






2. 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.






3. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






5. Adding black to a hue






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






15. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






18. CADD drawing consisting of front - top - and right side view






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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.






25. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






27. Computer aided drafting and design






28. 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.






29. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






37. The purity of a hue or color.






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






39. A collection of assembled images.






40. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






41. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






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






44. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






46. 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.






47. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






50. 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