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






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






3. A new feature in CS5 that allows you to access the Bridge's photo organizing features.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. A new feature in Photoshop CS5 that allows you to fine-tune your mask by setting a prescribe radius for edge calculation.






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






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






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






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






13. The boundaries of an image - as measured independently of the contents of the image itself.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. A new panel in the Bridge that permits you to see a multi-image PDF document or Web gallery before saving it.






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






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






28. The command that defines the RGB or CMYK color spaces employed by Photoshop.






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






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






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






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






33. A Bridge operation that stands portrait-style photographs upright and writes the results to metadata. You can perform the operation from the keyboard by pressing Ctrl and a bracket key [ ] .






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






47. Operations such as Image Size and the Rotate Canvas commands that affect an entire image - including any and all layers






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






49. This panel lets you scale - rotate - and even flip the source image as you paint it onto the destination - as well as preview the source as a translucent overlay.






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