17.3 Bitmapped graphics

A bitmapped graphic treats every pixel on the screen individually and represents this by bits in memory. When you enlarge a bitmapped graphic you enlarge each pixel and create a staircase pattern called aliasing. File storage formats are bitmap(.bmp), PC paintbrush(.pcx) anf Tagged Image File(.tif).

Write out the sentence and fill in the missing word

 

A picture such as a drawing, painting, diagram, photograph or chart is a  ?????

The smallest part of the screen that can be controlled by the computer is a  ?????.

A program that creates a graphic by telling the computer how to display each pixel is a  ????? program.

A program that creates a graphic by dividing the picture into a number of objects such as  straight line, curve or shape is a  ????? program.

Modifies a graphic by hiding the parts of a picture you do not want to see is called  ?????.

Modifies a graphic by changing the appearance and balance of a graphic is called  ?????.

A graphic interpreted as a collection of dots is  ?????.

A graphic that divides the picture into an number of objects is called a  ????? graphic.

The smallest unit for storing data and is either 0 or 1 is a  ?????

The staircase pattern created when you enlarge the bit-mapped graphic is called  ?????

    

 

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