Illustrator (and Math/Resolution) Review

What is the resolution for standard DV (standard digital video, DVD quality, DV camcorder quality)?

720 x 480

In Illustrator, the pencil tool draws paths, the pen tool creates:

Anchor points

In terms of file sizes, from smallest to largest, which is the correct order? (megabyte, gigabyte, kilobyte, terabyte)

kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte

Photoshop is primarily a raster image editing software program, Illustrator is primarily a ______ illustration program.

vector

What is Illustrator's native project file extension?

AI

In general, the greater the resolution, the better the image quality. (True/False)

True

In general, the greater the resolution, the larger the file size. (True/False)

True

What is the name of a general type of graphic file that is resolution independent, can be scaled without distorting, is small in file size, and is based on math angles?

Vector

What is the difference between pixilation and distortion?

distortion is when you resize an image without holding shift, pixelation is when the image gets blocky from enlarging too much

A megapixel is a term _____________.

referring to the total pixels digital cameras capture

To add space between characters in group of letters use the character panel and adjust the

tracking

While drawing a polygon in Illustrator, use the ________ to change the number of sides for the shap

up/down arrows

Photoshop has a document window, Illustrator has what?

Artboards

When scanning or using a digital camera to capture an image that you might use in several places (Print, Web, etc.) it's best to____________.

Capture at high resolution and save as something uncompressed like TIF or PSD

What function must be performed to convert text into a shape?

Create outlines

Which tool allows you to edit individual anchor points?

Direct Selection

Photoshop is to Foreground/Background as Illustrator is to:

Fill/Stroke

Adobe's vector-based illustration program.

Illustrator

If other objects on the screen are grayed out, what mode are you in?

Isolation Mode

What is the Illustrator panel used to "unite" and/or "minus front" of objects?

Pathfinder

Means "picture element"; the smallest element of a raster image.

Pixel

General type of graphic file that is resolution dependent.

Raster

How many bytes in a kilobyte?

1000

How many kilobytes in a megabyte?

1000

How many megabytes in a gigabyte?

1000

HD (blu-ray) video has a resolution of

1920x1080

When it comes to printer resolution, your eyes can?t tell any difference between _____DPI and up.

300

5x7 photo scanned at 150 PPI gives a ____________ screen resolution.

750 x 1050

How many bits are there in one byte?

8

4x6 photo scanned at 200 PPI gives a ____________ screen resolution.

800 x 1200

How many bits in a kilobyte?

8000