CBSE class 7 computer image editing in gimp exercise

CBSE Class 7 Computer Chapter 4 Introduction to GIMP Question Answer Notes

Lesson No 4

Introduction to GIMP

Q1.)  Fill in the blanks :- 

1.) Image editing generally consists of making smaller changes in the image that do not change the composition of the original image.

2.) Image manipulation is the art of transforming an image.

3.) The rectangular arrangement of small squares is called as pixels.

4.) GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free open source image editing software.

5.) Area Selection Toolis used to select a rectangular, square, circular, elliptical area or tp do free hand selection.

6.) Fuzzy selection tool is used to select the adjacent areas of the image which are based on color values.

7.) The removing of unwanted edge areas from an image is known as Cropping an Image.

 

Q2.)  State whether the following the statements are True or False :- 

1.) Higher the resolution of image i.e more the number of pixels, better is the quality of the image.  True

2.) For the coloured images, Pixels are not represented by the Primary colours, but they are represented by secondary colours. False

3.) GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program.  True

4.) The foreground color is used to make gradients and fill in the erased areas. False

5.) Rectangle Select tool can be used to draw a square or rectangle. True

6.) The foreground color tool is used to fill the selected portion of the drawing/image with foreground color. True

7.) We can reduce or change the size of the image by using the Resizing Image tool.       True

 

Q3.)  Match the following :-

Sr. No	Column A	Column B	Answers
1)	GIMP	Reduce or change the size of the image	GNU Image Manipulation Program
2)	Pixel	To select adjacent image areas based on color values.	Rectangle arrangements of small squares
3)	Image Manipulation	GNU Image Manipulation Program	Art of transforming an image
4)	Resizing Image tool	Rectangle arrangements of small squares	Reduce or change the size of the image
5)	Fuzzy Selection tool	Art of transforming an image	To select adjacent image areas based on color values.

 

Q4.)  Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each :- 

1.) What is the abbreviation of GIMP?

Ans :-  The abbreviation of GIMP is GNU Image Manipulation Program.

 

2.) What is the by default file extension of the file saved in GIMP

Ans :-  The default file extension in which GIMP file is been saved is .xcf

 

3.) State the difference between foreground color and background color

Ans :-  The foreground color is used for adding paint, fill or strokes whereas background color is made used for making gradients and fill in the erased areas. The default color of foreground color is black whereas the background color is white.

 

4.) What is Image Editing Tools?

Ans :-  Image Editing Tools are the number of tools which are only used for image editing, but one should make sure that before editing any image or its part, it is necessary to select the image or its part. Image Editing tools are divided into two parts which are Area Selection Tool and Color Selection Tool.

 

5.) What is the use of Bucket Fill tool

  Ans :- The Bucket Fill tool is used for fill the selected par of the image/picture with the foreground color. But if incase you want to fill with the background color then one must press CTRL key from the keyboard and then clicking inside the selected portion of the image/picture.

 

6.) What do you mean by Color selection tool? Explain the different types of color selection tools?

   Ans :-  The color selection used for selecting the areas of the images which are based on the color values. There are two types of color selection tools which are :-

Fuzzy selection tool – By using this tool, we can select the adjacent areas of images which are based on color values. For applying color with the help of Fuzzy selection tool is one has to select the tool and click on the color to select.

Select by color tool – This tools is used for making the selection for the areas of the image those are based on color values in the whole image. For applying color with the help of Select by color tool is one has to select the tool and click on the color to select.

 

Q5.)  Answer the following questions :-

1.) Write a note on GIMP

Ans :-GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a free open software which is mostly used for image editing. Image editing consists of photo retouching, resizing, cropping etc. It can be also used in simple paint programs. In the year 1996, the first version of GIMP 0.54 was been released which as written by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimbell. But in the year 1998, the latest version GIMP 1.0 was been released and in 2012, the latest stable version GIMP 2.8 was been released.

 

2.) State the difference between Free Select tool and Scissor Select Tool.

Ans :-a)  Free Select Tool :-  If incase we need to do the selection of image free handly, then we can make use of this option which means we can select the picture or image as per our choice. Selection not done in shapes like in circle, rectangle, square etc. For doing free hand selection, one has to select the tool, and then click and drag to draw the shape to be selected. Once done doing selection, to complete it now one has to click at the first point or press the Enter key from the keyboard.

b)  Scissors Select Tool :-With the help of this tool, we can select a region defined by strong color changes at the edges. This tool performs the work of easily detection of the edges and the selects the shape. Just we need to click at the various ends/edges of the shape. To finish the selection, we just need to click back at the first point or press Enter key from the keyboard.

 

3.) Write down the steps of how to use Text tool in GIMP

  Ans :-  If we want to write any thing in the image, then we can perform such task with the help of this too. The steps for using this Text tool are as follows :-

• Select the Text tool option.
• Now select the color of your choice, that you wish to write the text in the image in.
• Select the font and font size for the text that is to inserted.

Take your arrow pointer in the document and make a click into it, and then type the text.

4.) What do you mean by Cropping an Image. Explain the steps.

    Ans :-  Cropping an image means removing or deleting of unwanted, unnecessary, un useful parts from the image. We can crop an image by making use of the Crop too or the Selection tool. The steps for cropping an image are as followed :-

• Open the image.
• From the tools panel select the Crop tool or Select Tools  ——-  Transform Tools ——– Crops.
• The shape in the cursor will change.
• Click on the area and drag it until where you want to retain .
• The area which is to be cropped gets highlighted. If we want we can modify the selection like increase it or decrease it (by clicking at the side of the corner handles and dragging them) as if the selection remains active
• now press the Enter key from the keyboard for cropping.

OR          

• If you don’t want to crop then you may press the Esc key from the keyboard.