Test your basic knowledge |

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A special variety of layer that wraps the original content of an image inside a protective container - allowing pixel modifications to be made without damaging or changing the original contents.






9. The name given to a pair of slider bars in the Layer Style dialog box that let you hide or reveal colors based on their luminosity levels.






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A filter that mimics the functionality of Unsharp Mask by retaining areas of high contrast and sending low-contrast areas to gray.






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






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






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






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






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






33. A bar graph representation of all brightness values and their distribution in an image.






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






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






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






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






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






39. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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