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






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. This selection tool can actually sense the edge of an object and automatically trace it.






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






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






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






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






15. Measured in f-stops - this Camera Raw option corrects the brightness of highlights.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. This command expands a selection to include additional contiguous colors that fall inside the magic wand's Tolerance range.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Effects like drop shadows and strokes that can be applied to specific parts of an image only.






33. A mask created by attaching one layer to another to limit the effects of the first layer to just the layer beneath.






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. The appearance of luminance aberrations - caused in HDR photos by an element moving or changing apperance between individual frames.






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






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






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






44. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






47. This tool lets you preview the proper angle for a crooked image before you crop it.






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






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






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