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






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






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






4. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. Adding white to a hue






9. Adding black to a hue






10. This affects the highlights - shadows - and midtones of an image.






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






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






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






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






15. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. The purity of a hue or color.






23. 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.






24. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






35. A collection of assembled images.






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






37. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






39. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






42. paper orientation that is vertical






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






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






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






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






47. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






48. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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