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Computer Graphics Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When one or more elements on a page are not balanced






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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






7. 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.






8. Unit of measurement. 72 points= 1"






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. To make a file small so it uses less storage space






22. CADD line placed on a drawing to indicate measurements






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






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






25. A compressed image file format.






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






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






28. Uneven spacing of otherwise uniform lines






29. The exact center of the page.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






37. 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.






38. Freeform lines






39. paper orientation that is vertical






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






41. Uniformly spaced lines.






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






43. Measurement unit for pixel count on digital cameras






44. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






45. The effects created by photographs or digital images






46. 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






47. Adding white to a hue






48. Computer aided drafting and design






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






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