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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The clarity of the image formed by the lens element and captured by the camera - whether digital or film.






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






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






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






12. 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 [ ] .






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A new feature in CS5 that allows you to access the Bridge's photo organizing features.






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






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






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






24. Cyan - magenta - and yellow - each of which absorbs light when printed on paper and mixes to form progressively darker colors.






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






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






27. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






30. A loadable file that describes a specific flavor of RGB or CMYK that is uniquely applicable to a display or print environment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The appearance of luminance aberrations - caused in HDR photos by an element moving or changing apperance between individual frames.






42. An independent environment in Photoshop where you can squish and stretch pixels.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A tool in Liquify that you use to suck the edges of an area inward.






50. A printing process that outputs each of the CMYK color channels to independent plates so that they can be loaded with different inks.