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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.






2. A compressed image file format.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






12. The exact center of the page.






13. The purity of a hue or color.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






29. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






31. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






33. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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






41. Freeform lines






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






43. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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