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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. A collection of assembled images.






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. A compressed image file format.






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






31. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






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






33. The effects created by photographs or digital images






34. 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.






35. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






37. 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.






38. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






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






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






42. The exact center of the page.






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






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






45. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






46. paper orientation that is vertical






47. 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






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






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






50. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements