Test your basic knowledge |

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 single image that represents a view wider than a traditional camera lens can capture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. A text layer that has no maximum column width and aligns to the point at which you clicked with the type tool.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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. The command that defines the RGB or CMYK color spaces employed by Photoshop.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. The number of pixels that will print in a linear inch or millimeter of page space.






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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