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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. A specific kind of metadata saved by most modern digitial cameras that records the time and date a photograph was captured as well as various camera settings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. This command lets you darken highlights and lighten shadows - just what you need when correcting flash photos.






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






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






26. New to CS5 - this tool lets you quickly confirm a line that you want to designate as the new vertical or horizontal basis of your image.






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






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






29. An independent grayscale image that Photoshop colorizes and mixes with other such images to produce a full-color composite.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The degree to which professionally output halftone dots grow when they are absorbed by a sheet of printed paper.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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