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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






5. Computer aided drafting and design






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






7. 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






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






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






10. paper orientation that is vertical






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






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






13. 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.






14. Adding white to a hue






15. A collection of assembled images.






16. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 8 bits= byte. Measurement unit of storage space on the computer






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






24. When elements on a page are evenly balanced






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. One 0 or 1 of binary code






40. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






45. The exact center of the page.






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






47. The purity of a hue or color.






48. Freeform lines






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






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