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






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






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






10. 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.






11. Paper orientation that is horizontal






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






16. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. Computer aided drafting and design






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






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






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






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






32. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






35. A collection of assembled images.






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






37. 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.






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






39. Adding black to a hue






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






41. 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






42. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






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






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






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






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






48. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






49. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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