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






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






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






4. Font family - type style - size - leading - alignment - and a wealth of other options for modifying the appearance of live text.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The lightness or darkness of a group of colors.






12. A point along a path that joins two segments at a corner.






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






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






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






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






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






18. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Created by pressing Ctrl+G - this collection of layers appears as a folder icon in the Layers panel.






28. The state of a layered composition at a certain point in time - replete with visibility - vertical and horizontal positioning - blending options - and layer styles.






29. A modification to an image that permenantly changes the pixels to which it's applied.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A tool in Liquify that you use to suck the edges of an area inward.






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






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






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






41. When one color pervades an image to a degree that is unpleasant or unrealistic.






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






43. 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.






44. Use this tool to select free-form - straight-sided areas in an image.






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






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






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






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






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






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