click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
GraphicsTerms
SG Computing: Graphics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Graphic | A picture or chart (graph) on a computer screen. |
| Pixel | A picture element or tiny dot used to make up a picture on screen. |
| Tools | Different shapes and other things to help you to draw graphics easily. |
| Tool Attributes | Certain properties of tools that you can change the appearance of, e.g. line thickness or colour. |
| Scale Graphic | Changing the size of a graphic. |
| Rotate Graphic | Turning a graphic round by a number of degrees. |
| Edit Graphic | Changing a graphic in some way, e.g. colour, size. |
| Crop Graphic | To reduce a graphic in size by cutting parts of it away. |
| Zoom | When the graphic page is bigger on screen for viewing. It stays the original size for printing. |
| Toolbar | A menu of tools that are available in the package, e.g. circle tool or freehand tool. |
| Cursor | The mouse pointer that you see on screen. |
| Bit Mapped Graphic | A picture made up of tiny dots on the screen called pixels. |
| Vector Graphic | A drawing package graphic made up of different objects on screen, e.g. shapes. |
| Resolution | The quality of the graphic. The smaller the size of the pixels, the finer the lines on screen. |
| Scan | Using an input device to create a digital file of a picture or drawing. |
| High Resolution | Graphics made up from a large number of small pixels. |
| Low Resolution | Graphics made up from a small number of large pixels. |
| Fill | When a full shape has a pattern, gradient or colour inside it. Only possible for 'joined up' shapes. |