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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. 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






6. The purity of a hue or color.






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






8. 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.






9. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






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






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






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






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






15. Uniformly spaced lines.






16. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






17. Freeform lines






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






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






27. Adding white to a hue






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. The exact center of the page.






37. 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.






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






39. A collection of assembled images.






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






41. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






42. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






43. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






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






48. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






49. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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