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






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






3. By default centralized and sequestered - deep in the system level of your hard drive - this file stores transient information from the Bridge - such as sort order and high-resolution thumbnails.






4. 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.






5. A set of tools that permit you to clone elements from one portion or state of an image to another.






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






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






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






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






10. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






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






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






15. An anchor point along a path that has two control handles to allow for creating a continuous - even arc.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Brush-based tools that allow you to paint lines and fill shapes with the foreground color.






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






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






33. A setting in the options bar that determines how many colors the magic wand selects at a time - as measured in luminosity values.






34. An independent environment in Photoshop where you can squish and stretch pixels.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A Photoshop effect applied directly to an entire image or a selection.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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