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






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






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






4. A tool in Liquify that allows you to spin an area around a center point.






5. Effects like drop shadows and strokes that can be applied to specific parts of an image only.






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






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






8. The most popular method for transferring dark pixels from the Cyan - Magenta - and Yellow channels to the Black channel - thus producing rich - volumetric shadows.






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






10. A lever-like device that allowed you to control the curve of a path through a smooth point.






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






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






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






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






15. A set of dotted lines that indicate the borders of a selected region - also known as "marching ants".






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The three brightness ranges that you can edit independently using the Color Balance adn Levels commands.






32. The degree to which professionally output halftone dots grow when they are absorbed by a sheet of printed paper.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. The difference between light and dark colors.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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