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






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






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






4. Expressed as an exponent - this value multiplies the brightness of an image to lighten or darken midtones.






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A command that allows you to rotate - resizem and rescale one layer independently of the rest of a composition.






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






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






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






17. A command used to assign document names - sequence numbers - and more to multiple image files at a time.






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






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






20. Drag a folder that you use on a regular basis to this panel - and you'll never have to burrow through folders and subfolders to find your pictures again.






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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