What is the 3D Graphics Pipeline?
World Scene > 3D Modeling > Viewing > 3D Clipping > Projection > Rasterization > 2D Pixelmap Display
What is Computer Graphics?
Imaging: representing 2D images.
Modeling: representing 3D models.
Rendering: constructing 2D images from 3D models.
Animation: simulating change over time for rendered images.