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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






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






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






21. A collection of assembled images.






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






23. Adding white to a hue






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






25. The purity of a hue or color.






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






27. One 0 or 1 of binary code






28. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






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






31. paper orientation that is vertical






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






33. Freeform lines






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






35. Computer aided drafting and design






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






46. A compressed image file format.






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






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






49. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






50. 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