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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A command that saves the size of thumbnails - the position and visibility of panels - and the size of the Bridge window itself.






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






11. 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.






12. Measured in f-stops - this Camera Raw option corrects the brightness of highlights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The difference between light and dark colors.






25. 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.






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






27. The degree to which professionally output halftone dots grow when they are absorbed by a sheet of printed paper.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. The number of digits required to express a single pixel - which in turn determines the number of colors in an image.






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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