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






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






3. A compressed image file format.






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






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






6. 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






7. paper orientation that is vertical






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






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






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






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 collection of assembled images.






13. 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.






14. 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






15. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






16. 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.






17. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






18. 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.






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






20. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






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






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






24. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






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






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






28. To pick or choose something to work with on the screen. Usually an arrow or box in the tools






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






38. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






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






40. Freeform lines






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






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






43. 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.






44. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






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






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






48. 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






49. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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