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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A Photoshop plug-in that allows for the development of unprocessed native image files.






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






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






16. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A variety of glossy or matte-finished paper that holds lots of ink - allowing you to print extremely high-resolution images.






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






25. A file that contains the instructions for modifications made to a raw file.






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Also known as a mask - this special channel selects white pixels and deselects black ones - allowing you to hide or reveal corresponding parts of your image.






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






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






33. 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.






34. An interpolation setting that results in crisp edge transitions - perfect when the details in your image are impeccable and you want to preserve every nuance.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. This command lets you scale an image on the page - determine the paper orientation - and adjust the color management settings before printing an image.






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






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






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






46. A varied set of Photoshop commands that apply effects to an entire image.






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






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






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






50. Adjusting for the predominant color of neutral white - usually off as the result of an uncorrected light source.