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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The area slightly above and to the right of the geometric center






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






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






4. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Computer aided drafting and design






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. A file format developed by Adobe Systems to allow for display and printing of formatted documents across platforms and systems. PDF files can be read on any system equipped with the Acrobat Reader software.






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






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






18. A compressed image file format.






19. Freeform lines






20. paper orientation that is vertical






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






33. One 0 or 1 of binary code






34. Adding black to a hue






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






45. 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






46. Adding white to a hue






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






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






49. 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.






50. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"