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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. CADD drawing consisting of front - top - and right side view






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






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






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






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






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






7. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






9. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






11. 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






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






13. Adding white to a hue






14. Computer aided drafting and design






15. Any form of communication used to inform - persuade - or remind a consumer about a product or service.






16. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






18. The effects created by photographs or digital images






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. A compressed image file format.






34. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






36. 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.






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






38. The purity of a hue or color.






39. When one or more elements on a page are not balanced






40. 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






41. A collection of assembled images.






42. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Freeform lines






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






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