Test your basic knowledge |

Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






4. Adding white to a hue






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. A compressed image file format.






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






11. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






12. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. The purity of a hue or color.






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






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






29. Paper orientation that is horizontal






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Adding black to a hue






35. A collection of assembled images.






36. The effects created by photographs or digital images






37. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






39. 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






40. The smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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