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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 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. The relationship between the width and the height of an image.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Brush-based tools that allow you to paint lines and fill shapes with the foreground color.






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






13. A tool in Liquify that puffs out areas of an image.






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






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






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






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






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






19. A new feature in CS5 that fills in selections automatically based on what Photoshop understands about surrounding pixels.






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






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






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






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






24. This tool darkens pixels as you paint over them.






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






26. A variety of glossy or matte-finished paper that holds lots of ink - allowing you to print extremely high-resolution images.






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






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






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






30. A command that automaticallly corrects the shadows and highlights of each color channel independently.






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






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






33. Choose this command to combine the contents of the active layer with the layer below it.






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






35. The one command that lets you pinpoint a specific color in an image and make it lighter or darker; best suited to reducing contrast.






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






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






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






39. A loose collection of features that modify the existing color or luminosity of a pixel without replacing its content.






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






41. The three brightness ranges that you can edit independently using the Color Balance adn Levels commands.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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