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






2. Computer aided drafting and design






3. 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.






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






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






6. Uniformly spaced lines.






7. Stylized or simplified versions of natural shapes






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. A collection of assembled images.






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






16. The exact center of the page.






17. paper orientation that is vertical






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






19. 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.






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. 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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The effects created by photographs or digital images






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






35. One 0 or 1 of binary code






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The area slightly above and to the right of the geometric center






45. Adding black to a hue






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






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






48. The measure of darkness and lightness within a color






49. Paper orientation that is horizontal






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