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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A command that allows you to turn text into a vector-based shape.






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






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






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






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






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






18. An option that spaces all lines of type in a selected layer by similar amounts to give the layer a more even - pleasing appearance.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A mask created by attaching one layer to another to limit the effects of the first layer to just the layer beneath.






26. Mathematically defined text and shapes that can be scaled or otherwise transformed without any degradation in quality.






27. A succession of duplicated objects - scaled - rotated - and otherwise transformed in equal increments.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Part of a path that is unaffected by control handles and is thus a direct path between two points.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.