Graphic Editing Quiz Review

Terminology

 

  1. Images are divided up into small dots called  _______________.

  2. When an image contains too much information, you _______________ it to remove some of the background.  This is often done on photos to center a person or get rid of unneeded background details.

 

  1. The drawing area in a graphic is called  _______________.  It is usually white when you start.  People often incorrectly refer to it as the background.

 

  1. A(n) _______________ is a gradual transition from one colour to another colour.

 

  1. _______________ are like a series of transparencies that are placed one on top of another.  They are available in Photoshop and Paint.net but not in Paint.

  2. In RGB colours, the R stands for ________, the G stands for _________, and the B stands for ________.

  3. A layer’s _______________ gives the percentage of light (from lower layers) that it blocks.  This is the opposite of the amount of transparency in a layer.

  4. The way in which different layers affect each other is called the ____________ mode.  Possible settings include normal, overlay, lighten and difference.

  5. In RGB, each of the red, green and blue values range from ______ to ______.

  6. The RGB colour values for black are _____ - _____ - _____.

  7. The RGB colour values for white are _____ - _____ - _____.

  8. The RGB colour values for red are _____ - _____ - _____.

  9. The RGB colour values for green are _____ - _____ - _____.

  10. The RGB colour values for blue are _____ - _____ - _____.

Commands / Tools

 

  1. On PCs, the _______________ key stores what is on the screen into memory.  Alternatively, on a Mac the shortcut keys __________________ stores a screen shot directly on the desktop.

  2. CONTROL-V is the shortcut key for  _______________.

  3. The shortcut key for COPY is _________________.

  4. The shortcut key for CUT is _______________.

  5. CONTROL-D is the shortcut key for _________________.

  6. CONTROL-A is the shortcut key for ________________.

 

  1. When you make a mistake, you use the  _______________ command.

 

  1. The shortcut key for UNDO is ________________.

  2. Using the ellipse tool, you can draw a perfect circle by holding down the _______________ key.

 

  1. Using the rectangle tool, you can draw a perfect square by holding down the  _______________ key.  This works in all graphic programs.

  2. In most graphic editors, you see a small checkerboard in sections that are _______________.

  3. The _______________ tool allows you to select an area of an image based on colour.  The amount of pixels that are selected depends on the tolerance level that you have chosen.

  4. The _______________ tool allows you to make a selection of any shape.  The shape will be exactly the same as the shape you make with the mouse.

  5. To select the entire image, you can use the _______________ shortcut keys.

  6. The eyedropper tool allows you to know the exact _______________ of a pixel.