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






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






14. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






15. Adding white to a hue






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






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






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






19. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. The purity of a hue or color.






27. A compressed image file format.






28. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






36. Uniformly spaced lines.






37. paper orientation that is vertical






38. 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






39. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






40. 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.






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






42. The exact center of the page.






43. Freeform lines






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






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






46. Computer aided drafting and design






47. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






49. 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






50. The effects created by photographs or digital images