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






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






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






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






5. A Photoshop plug-in that allows for the development of unprocessed native image files.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A mask created by attaching one layer to another to limit the effects of the first layer to just the layer beneath.






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






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






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






22. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






25. Decreases or increases the saturation of an image - depending on the Mode setting in the options bar.






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






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






28. The two ingredients in color: The first is the tint - from red to magenta - and the second is the purity - from gray to vivid.






29. A mask created by selecting just the lightest areas of an image.






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A camera's native format for which no on-board camera processing has occurred.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A Photoshop command that allows you to create masks based on a mathematical comparison of the luminance values in two of the color channels.






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






50. By default centralized and sequestered - deep in the system level of your hard drive - this file stores transient information from the Bridge - such as sort order and high-resolution thumbnails.