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






2. This numerical value lets you adjust the sharpness of points in a star drawn with the polygon tool.






3. A filter that mimics the functionality of Unsharp Mask by retaining areas of high contrast and sending low-contrast areas to gray.






4. An option that turns a PDF document into an all-consuming slide show the moment you open it in the Adobe Reader utility.






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






6. A standalone application for opening and managing files that ships with all versions of Photoshop CS5.






7. The adjusted amount of horizontal space between two neighboring characters of type.






8. A Photoshop effect applied directly to an entire image or a selection.






9. A filter with a massive dialog box that allows you to warp - bloat - pinch - stretch - and generally swirl around pixels.






10. A command used to assign document names - sequence numbers - and more to multiple image files at a time.






11. The difference between light and dark colors.






12. The state of a layered composition at a certain point in time - replete with visibility - vertical and horizontal positioning - blending options - and layer styles.






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






14. A tool that allows you to distort a subject by changing the relationship between set points.






15. 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.






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






17. By default centralized and sequestered - deep in the system level of your hard drive - this file stores transient information from the Bridge - such as sort order and high-resolution thumbnails.






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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 [ ] .






22. The number of digits required to express a single pixel - which in turn determines the number of colors in an image.






23. A setting in the options bar that determines how many colors the magic wand selects at a time - as measured in luminosity values.






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






25. An image that is made up of composite pieces that can be manipulated independently.






26. This tool lets you measure angles and distances in Photoshop - as well as gives you access to the Straighten button.






27. The portion of the Bridge that contains thumbnail previews.






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






29. An intricate command that lets you edit a selection using a series of slider bars and preview the results of those edits as you work.






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






31. Part of a path that is unaffected by control handles and is thus a direct path between two points.






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






33. Mathematically defined text and shapes that can be scaled or otherwise transformed without any degradation in quality.






34. Commands from the Filter menu or the Adjustments panel that can be applied nondestructively to a smart object.






35. This tool darkens pixels as you paint over them.






36. A slight softening effect applied most commonly to selection outlines to simulate smooth transitions.






37. An independent grayscale image that Photoshop colorizes and mixes with other such images to produce a full-color composite.






38. A loose collection of features that modify the existing color or luminosity of a pixel without replacing its content.






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






40. This dialog box bends and distorts live text to create wavy - bulging - and perspective effects.






41. A command that lets you examine and save the descriptions - credits - and keywords assigned to one image so that you can apply them to others.






42. Font family - type style - size - leading - alignment - and a wealth of other options for modifying the appearance of live text.






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






44. A means for cropping the contents of a group of layers to the boundaries of a layer beneath them.






45. A simple filter that averages the colors of neighboring pixels in sweeps defined by the radius value.






46. This advancement on the magic wand tool allows you to select given colors in your image and turn them into a selection outline.






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






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






49. A command that allows you to turn text into a vector-based shape.






50. A special kind of text layer in which text is attached to a path outline to create a line of type that flows along a curve.