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






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






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






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






5. Digital photographs and scanned artwork composed exclusively of colored pixels.






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






7. A varied set of Photoshop commands that apply effects to an entire image.






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






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






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






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






12. A tool in Liquify that puffs out areas of an image.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A command that allows you to rotate - resizem and rescale one layer independently of the rest of a composition.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A slight softening effect applied most commonly to selection outlines to simulate smooth transitions.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. Analogous to the magic wand's Tolerance setting - this feature spreads a Color Range selection out to neighboring color values beyond those specifically chosen.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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