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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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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. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






8. 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.






9. Computer aided drafting and design






10. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






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






13. The purity of a hue or color.






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






15. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






17. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Freeform lines






39. Adding white to a hue






40. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






41. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






42. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






43. A collection of assembled images.






44. paper orientation that is vertical






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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