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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. Accessible by pressing Ctrl - this tool permits you to move selected pixels - even between images.






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






3. A loadable file that describes a specific flavor of RGB or CMYK that is uniquely applicable to a display or print environment.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






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






12. A loose collection of features that modify the existing color or luminosity of a pixel without replacing its content.






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






14. A text layer that has no maximum column width and aligns to the point at which you clicked with the type tool.






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






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






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






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






19. An option that turns a PDF document into an all-consuming slide show the moment you open it in the Adobe Reader utility.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Part of a path that is unaffected by control handles and is thus a direct path between two points.






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






31. This tool allows you to paint back information from a previous state saved in the History panel.






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






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






34. A means of cutting away the extraneous portions of an image to focus the viewer's attention on the subject of the photo.






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






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






37. Mathematically defined text and shapes that can be scaled or otherwise transformed without any degradation in quality.






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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 [ ] .






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