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






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






3. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






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






7. The best tool for manually adjusting the brightness and increasing the contrast of an image on a color-by-color basis.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Cyan - magenta - and yellow - each of which absorbs light when printed on paper and mixes to form progressively darker colors.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. This tool lets you measure angles and distances in Photoshop - as well as gives you access to the Straighten button.






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






41. Also known as a mask - this special channel selects white pixels and deselects black ones - allowing you to hide or reveal corresponding parts of your image.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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