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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. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. One 0 or 1 of binary code






8. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






9. 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.






10. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






12. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






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






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






16. Adding white to a hue






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






18. 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.






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






20. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Freeform lines






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. paper orientation that is vertical






46. 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






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






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






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






50. When elements on a page are evenly balanced