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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. A compressed image file format.






3. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






4. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






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






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






8. Paper orientation that is horizontal






9. 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.






10. Radial symmetry is the regular arrangement of material around a central axis






11. Uniformly spaced lines.






12. 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






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






14. The purity of a hue or color.






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






23. The exact center of the page.






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






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






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






27. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






29. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






30. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






31. 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.






32. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






33. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






36. Computer aided drafting and design






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.