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






2. 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.






3. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






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






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






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






9. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






14. Freeform lines






15. The effects created by photographs or digital images






16. The purity of a hue or color.






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






18. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






21. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






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






23. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






25. One 0 or 1 of binary code






26. 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






27. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. A collection of assembled images.






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






34. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






37. paper orientation that is vertical






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. A compressed image file format.






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






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






48. Adding black to a hue






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






50. 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