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






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






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






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






5. Removing softness in a photograph by increasing edge contrast.






6. The act of preparing and rendering an image for mass reproduction - usually as a CMYK document.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. The state of a layered composition at a certain point in time - replete with visibility - vertical and horizontal positioning - blending options - and layer styles.






29. A standalone application for opening and managing files that ships with all versions of Photoshop CS5.






30. Drag a folder that you use on a regular basis to this panel - and you'll never have to burrow through folders and subfolders to find your pictures again.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. This numerical value lets you adjust the sharpness of points in a star drawn with the polygon tool.






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






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






44. 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.






45. A simple filter that averages the colors of neighboring pixels in sweeps defined by the radius value.






46. A special variety of layer that wraps the original content of an image inside a protective container - allowing pixel modifications to be made without damaging or changing the original contents.






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






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






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






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