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






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






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






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






5. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






8. 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.






9. Commands from the Filter menu or the Adjustments panel that can be applied nondestructively to a smart object.






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






11. The boundaries of an image - as measured independently of the contents of the image itself.






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






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






14. Outlines described by vectors that contain no pixel information by can be used to control the pixels within their boundaries.






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






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






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






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






20. Any information above and beyond the core image data - including the date the image was last saved - the copyright holder - and how the image was captured.






21. Created by pressing Ctrl+G - this collection of layers appears as a folder icon in the Layers panel.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. 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 [ ] .






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






40. This otherwise fairly useless tool is handy for finessing mask edges by smushing edge pixels in one direction or another.






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






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






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






44. An interpolation setting that results in crisp edge transitions - perfect when the details in your image are impeccable and you want to preserve every nuance.






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






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






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






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






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






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