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






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






3. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A means for cropping the contents of a group of layers to the boundaries of a layer beneath them.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A special variety of layer that wraps the original content of an image inside a protective container - allowing pixel modifications to be made without damaging or changing the original contents.






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. 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 [ ] .






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Outlines described by vectors that contain no pixel information by can be used to control the pixels within their boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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