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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Set points in the puppet warp that serve as fixed points and points of stretching.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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 [ ] .






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A filter with a massive dialog box that allows you to warp - bloat - pinch - stretch - and generally swirl around pixels.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. A mask created by selecting just the lightest areas of an image.






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






42. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






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






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






46. The number of digits required to express a single pixel - which in turn determines the number of colors in an image.






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






48. 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.






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






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