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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Part of the page in which there are no images or text






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






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






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






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






6. A compressed image file format.






7. 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.






8. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






10. 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.






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






12. paper orientation that is vertical






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






14. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. The purity of a hue or color.






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Adding white to a hue






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