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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Any area that is free from type or graphics; also known as negative space






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A compressed image file format.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






24. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






25. Adding black to a hue






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. Paper orientation that is horizontal






29. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






31. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






32. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. paper orientation that is vertical






42. 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.






43. The exact center of the page.






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






45. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






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






48. 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






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






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