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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. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The exact center of the page.






12. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






14. A compressed image file format.






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






16. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






18. Adding white to a hue






19. The purity of a hue or color.






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






21. 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






22. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






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






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






26. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






31. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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. 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.






41. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. The effects created by photographs or digital images