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






2. 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.






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






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






5. A succession of duplicated objects - scaled - rotated - and otherwise transformed in equal increments.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. A camera's native format for which no on-board camera processing has occurred.






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






37. Availabe exclusively inside the Bridge - this command lets you expand one or more images to fill the entire screen as well as zoom and navigate from the keyboard.






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






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






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






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






42. The lightness or darkness of a group of colors.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. A command used to assign document names - sequence numbers - and more to multiple image files at a time.