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Adobe Photoshop CS 5

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The most popular method for transferring dark pixels from the Cyan - Magenta - and Yellow channels to the Black channel - thus producing rich - volumetric shadows.






2. An option that spaces all lines of type in a selected layer by similar amounts to give the layer a more even - pleasing appearance.






3. A photographic compilation that allows for the combination of luminance data from different exposure values.






4. Decreases or increases the saturation of an image - depending on the Mode setting in the options bar.






5. An option that uses the contents of the active layer to cut holes in the layers beneath it.






6. A mask created by attaching one layer to another to limit the effects of the first layer to just the layer beneath.






7. When one color pervades an image to a degree that is unpleasant or unrealistic.






8. A varied set of Photoshop commands that apply effects to an entire image.






9. Operations such as Image Size and the Rotate Canvas commands that affect an entire image - including any and all layers






10. The arrangement of layers in a composition - from front to back - which you can adjust by pressing Ctrl with the bracket keys [ ].






11. A command that allows you to rotate - resizem and rescale one layer independently of the rest of a composition.






12. The act of preparing and rendering an image for mass reproduction - usually as a CMYK document.






13. A camera's native format for which no on-board camera processing has occurred.






14. A means of cutting away the extraneous portions of an image to focus the viewer's attention on the subject of the photo.






15. This panel lets you scale - rotate - and even flip the source image as you paint it onto the destination - as well as preview the source as a translucent overlay.






16. An interpolation setting that results in crisp edge transitions - perfect when the details in your image are impeccable and you want to preserve every nuance.






17. A feature of the Refine Edge command that tells Photoshop to adjust the radius based on the smooth or jagged nature of your mask.






18. A special kind of state in the History panel that remains available well after twenty operations.






19. Adjusting for the predominant color of neutral white - usually off as the result of an uncorrected light source.






20. This feature of the History panel lets you bookmark a specific state in your work - allowing you to restore it later.






21. A modification to an image that permenantly changes the pixels to which it's applied.






22. This otherwise fairly useless tool is handy for finessing mask edges by smushing edge pixels in one direction or another.






23. Indicators along a gradient preview that designate the colors at either end.






24. Choose this command to combine the contents of the active layer with the layer below it.






25. A method of layer transformation that allows you to move points on a mesh to reshape and stretch an image.






26. An anchor point along a path that has two control handles to allow for creating a continuous - even arc.






27. A tool in Liquify that puffs out areas of an image.






28. Click inside the Preview panel to access this feature - which allows you to zoom an image's detail from 100 to 800 percent.






29. A text layer that has no maximum column width and aligns to the point at which you clicked with the type tool.






30. The boundaries of an image - as measured independently of the contents of the image itself.






31. A Photoshop plug-in that allows for the development of unprocessed native image files.






32. When working with this function - painting with black temporarily erases the pixels on a layer - painting with white makes the pixels visible again.






33. This tool lets you preview the proper angle for a crooked image before you crop it.






34. A Bridge operation that stands portrait-style photographs upright and writes the results to metadata. You can perform the operation from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl and a bracket key [ ] .






35. Use this tool to select free-form - straight-sided areas in an image.






36. A special variety of layer that wraps the original content of an image inside a protective container - allowing pixel modifications to be made without damaging or changing the original contents.






37. Set points in the puppet warp that serve as fixed points and points of stretching.






38. A variety of glossy or matte-finished paper that holds lots of ink - allowing you to print extremely high-resolution images.






39. A specific kind of metadata saved by most modern digitial cameras that records the time and date a photograph was captured as well as various camera settings.






40. This command lets you scale an image on the page - determine the paper orientation - and adjust the color management settings before printing an image.






41. Photoshop's tool that allows you to align and blend multiple frames.






42. A mask applied to protect parts of an image that you want to remain unaffected by the Liquify tools.






43. Removing softness in a photograph by increasing edge contrast.






44. Any information above and beyond the core image data - including the date the image was last saved - the copyright holder - and how the image was captured.






45. A point along a path that joins two segments at a corner.






46. The spot from which the healing brush samples information when repairing a dlaw in an image.






47. A new panel in the Bridge that permits you to see a multi-image PDF document or Web gallery before saving it.






48. This command expands a selection to include additional contiguous colors that fall inside the magic wand's Tolerance range.






49. An effect that applies a range of colors based on the lightest and darkest areas of an image.






50. A single image that represents a view wider than a traditional camera lens can capture.