Match the words with their definitions.
Erase c
a computer graphic which may be moved on-screen and otherwise manipulated as a single entity
Sprite a
a single complete picture in a series forming a cinema, television, or video film
Frame b
remove recorded material from (a magnetic tape or medium); delete (data) from a computer's memory
Algorithm e
a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original
Model d
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer
Palette i
the manipulation of electronic images by means of a computer in order to create moving images
Animation f
a plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more
Diagram j
move or cause to move in a circle round an axis or centre
Rotate h
the range of colours or shapes available to the user
Polygon g
a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation
Use the words from exercise 14 to complete the sentences.
The user of a paint program can select a ________ from the full range of colors available from the operating system.
Algorithms that can realistically animate people, animals, and other complex objects require the ability to create a _______ that includes the parts of the object that can move separately
___________ tools such as Flash and Shockwave are often used for creating graphic applets.
This discipline can be said to have begun in the 19th century with the development of _______ and maps that present the relationship between two or more variables.
A somewhat more sophisticated approach can create motion in a scene by displaying a series of pre-drawn images called __________.
Fill in the gaps with appropriate words from the list below.
Developers, desktop, drawing, technology, variety, graphics
In
the mid-1980s Adobe’s founders realized that they could further
exploit the knowledge of 1)
__________
rendition that they had gained in developing their fonts. They began
to create software that would make these capabilities available to
illustrators and artists as well as desktop publishers. Their first
such product was Adobe Illustrator for the Macintosh, a vector- based
2) __________
program that built
upon the graphics capabilities of their PostScript language.
In 1989 Adobe introduced Adobe Photoshop for the Macintosh. With its tremendous 3) _________ of features, the program soon became a standard tool for graphic artists. However, Adobe seemed to have difficulty at first in anticipating the growth of 4) ________ publishing and graphic arts on the Microsoft Windows platform. Much of that market was seized by competitors such as Aldus PageMaker and QuarkXPress. By the mid-1990s, however, Adobe, fueled by the continuing revenue from its PostScript 5) __________, had acquired both Aldus and Frame Technologies, maker of the popular FrameMaker document design program. Meanwhile PhotoShop continued to develop on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms, aided by its ability to accept add-ons from hundreds of third-party 6) __________.
Fill in the correct preposition.
to write back |
to reply |
відповідати |
to write off |
to cancel |
відхиляти, відміняти |
to write out |
to note all the necessary information |
занотовувати найнеобхіднішу інформацію |
to write away for smth. |
to send a letter or form asking for something. |
відправити листа на запит |
I sent him an invitation to the conference but he didn't _________.
The rich countries in the West should ________ the debts of the Third World.
Can you ________ me ____ all the necessary instructions, please?
I want a free copy of this disk so I'll ___________ for one.
The scientist _________ all the mistakes during the experiment.
We had to ________ quite a lot of bad debts at the end of the year.
She has _____________ a brochure with details of the course.
I ___________ saying that we would be happy to accept their invitation.