Developed first algorithms to be used as shaders.

Rise of computer-generated imagery (CGI). use of 3D Modeling; start of digital audio & video for consumer use.

Performs calculation and runs the instructions needed by both the user and installed software.

Built directly onto the motherboard and common in many newer computers; utilizes system resources to process graphics.

Computers use operating systems to manage hardware and software resources as well as provide basic services.

Use keyframes to show major changes from one scene to another and tweens to move between them to create the illusion of motion.

_____________________ are resolution independent, which means they maintain the same look at any printed size.

Tool which allows you to zoom your view of the artboard in and out.

Which adds the objects together into a larger object.

___________________________are easily used in many software applications and converted to different formats.

_________________________selects all pixels of a color that are touching each other, the strength of which can be controlled by tolerance.

A layer’s _______________is how see-through it is to the layers below it.

____________________is the smallest physical point of color in a bitmap graphic.

 _________________________________is the result of combining images together, and is a crucial part of the 2D and 3D design pipeline.

________________________is the process of drawing up and expanding on initial ideas.