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






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






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






4. The three brightness ranges that you can edit independently using the Color Balance adn Levels commands.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. The command that defines the RGB or CMYK color spaces employed by Photoshop.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A filter that mimics the functionality of Unsharp Mask by retaining areas of high contrast and sending low-contrast areas to gray.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. By default centralized and sequestered - deep in the system level of your hard drive - this file stores transient information from the Bridge - such as sort order and high-resolution thumbnails.






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






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






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






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