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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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1. This phenomenon refers to the existence of extra information on layers that extend beyond the visible part of the document.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






13. A new feature in Photoshop CS5 that allows you to fine-tune your mask by setting a prescribe radius for edge calculation.






14. The thickness of the effect applied by a filter - often expressed as a softly tapering halo.






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






16. The relationship between the width and the height of an image.






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






18. This command lets you darken highlights and lighten shadows - just what you need when correcting flash photos.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. The name given to a pair of slider bars in the Layer Style dialog box that let you hide or reveal colors based on their luminosity levels.






26. The best tool for manually adjusting the brightness and increasing the contrast of an image on a color-by-color basis.






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






28. 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.






29. Also known as a mask - this special channel selects white pixels and deselects black ones - allowing you to hide or reveal corresponding parts of your image.






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






31. A file that contains the instructions for modifications made to a raw file.






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






33. The one command that lets you pinpoint a specific color in an image and make it lighter or darker; best suited to reducing contrast.






34. A command that saves the size of thumbnails - the position and visibility of panels - and the size of the Bridge window itself.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. Accessible by pressing Ctrl - this tool permits you to move selected pixels - even between images.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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