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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. This tool darkens pixels as you paint over them.






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






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






15. The adjusted amount of horizontal space between two neighboring characters of type.






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






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






18. A printing process that outputs each of the CMYK color channels to independent plates so that they can be loaded with different inks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Cyan - magenta - and yellow - each of which absorbs light when printed on paper and mixes to form progressively darker colors.






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






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






40. New to CS5 - this tool lets you quickly confirm a line that you want to designate as the new vertical or horizontal basis of your image.






41. The best tool for manually adjusting the brightness and increasing the contrast of an image on a color-by-color basis.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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