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






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






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






4. Effects like drop shadows and strokes that can be applied to specific parts of an image only.






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






6. A special kind of text layer in which text is attached to a path outline to create a line of type that flows along a curve.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Accessible by pressing Ctrl - this tool permits you to move selected pixels - even between images.






16. A Photoshop effect applied directly to an entire image or a selection.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. This panel lets you scale - rotate - and even flip the source image as you paint it onto the destination - as well as preview the source as a translucent overlay.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. This advanced compositing funtion is capable of stretching low-contrast areas of an image without affecting high-contrast areas.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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