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






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






3. Outlines described by vectors that contain no pixel information by can be used to control the pixels within their boundaries.






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






5. This tool allows you to paint back information from a previous state saved in the History panel.






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






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






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






9. Click with this tool to select regions of color inside an image.






10. 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.






11. A set of selection tools that allow you to draw simple geometric shapes.






12. Expressed as an exponent - this value multiplies the brightness of an image to lighten or darken midtones.






13. A tool that lets you adjust one region of an image independently of another inside Camera Raw.






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






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






16. This advanced compositing funtion is capable of stretching low-contrast areas of an image without affecting high-contrast areas.






17. This tool lightens portions of an image as you paint - which makes it great for bringing out naturally shaded areas such as eyes.






18. This viewing mode allows you to quickly see the mask created by a selection and assess the edges automatically.






19. A Photoshop command that allows you to create masks based on a mathematical comparison of the luminance values in two of the color channels.






20. The output that occurs before a document is loaded onto a professional printing press for mass reproduction.






21. Measured in f-stops - this Camera Raw option corrects the brightness of highlights.






22. 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.






23. The lightness or darkness of a group of colors.






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






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






26. Drag a folder that you use on a regular basis to this panel - and you'll never have to burrow through folders and subfolders to find your pictures again.






27. A column of type created by dragging with the type tool - useful for setting long sentences or entire paragraphs.






28. A command that allows you to reinstate a previous Liquify modification.






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






30. Analogous to the magic wand's Tolerance setting - this feature spreads a Color Range selection out to neighboring color values beyond those specifically chosen.






31. New to CS5 - this tool lets you quickly confirm a line that you want to designate as the new vertical or horizontal basis of your image.






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






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






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






35. The best means for calculating text spacing - which permits Photoshop to move a character by a fraction of a pixel.






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






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






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






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






40. This selection tool can actually sense the edge of an object and automatically trace it.






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






42. A mask created by selecting just the lightest areas of an image.






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






44. Availabe exclusively inside the Bridge - this command lets you expand one or more images to fill the entire screen as well as zoom and navigate from the keyboard.






45. 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.






46. To change the physical dimensions of an image by reducing the number of pixels.






47. A set of tools that permit you to clone elements from one portion or state of an image to another.






48. A succession of duplicated objects - scaled - rotated - and otherwise transformed in equal increments.






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






50. Digital photographs and scanned artwork composed exclusively of colored pixels.