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






2. The spot from which the healing brush samples information when repairing a dlaw in an image.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Adjusting for the predominant color of neutral white - usually off as the result of an uncorrected light source.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Choose this command to combine the contents of the active layer with the layer below it.






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






28. 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 [ ] .






29. This viewing mode allows you to quickly see the mask created by a selection and assess the edges automatically.






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. This phenomenon refers to the existence of extra information on layers that extend beyond the visible part of the document.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The number of pixels that will print in a linear inch or millimeter of page space.






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






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






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






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






46. A new feature in CS5 that allows you to access the Bridge's photo organizing features.






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






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






49. 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.






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