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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A tool that allows you to distort a subject by changing the relationship between set points.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The difference between light and dark colors.






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






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






26. This command lets you scale an image on the page - determine the paper orientation - and adjust the color management settings before printing an image.






27. A means for cropping the contents of a group of layers to the boundaries of a layer beneath them.






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






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






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






31. This numerical value lets you adjust the sharpness of points in a star drawn with the polygon tool.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A command that automaticallly corrects the shadows and highlights of each color channel independently.






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






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






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






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






48. The output that occurs before a document is loaded onto a professional printing press for mass reproduction.






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






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