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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. The state of a layered composition at a certain point in time - replete with visibility - vertical and horizontal positioning - blending options - and layer styles.






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






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






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






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






12. A bar graph representation of all brightness values and their distribution in an image.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. This tool lets you preview the proper angle for a crooked image before you crop it.






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






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






23. Created by pressing Ctrl+G - this collection of layers appears as a folder icon in the Layers panel.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. This command expands a selection to include additional contiguous colors that fall inside the magic wand's Tolerance range.






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






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






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






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






36. A simple filter that averages the colors of neighboring pixels in sweeps defined by the radius value.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The arrangement of layers in a composition - from front to back - which you can adjust by pressing Ctrl with the bracket keys [ ].