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






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






3. 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 [ ] .






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. The act of preparing and rendering an image for mass reproduction - usually as a CMYK document.






15. The one command that lets you pinpoint a specific color in an image and make it lighter or darker; best suited to reducing contrast.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A specific kind of metadata saved by most modern digitial cameras that records the time and date a photograph was captured as well as various camera settings.






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. This feature of the History panel lets you bookmark a specific state in your work - allowing you to restore it later.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A single image that represents a view wider than a traditional camera lens can capture.






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






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






46. An anchor point along a path that has two control handles to allow for creating a continuous - even arc.






47. A feature of the Refine Edge command that tells Photoshop to adjust the radius based on the smooth or jagged nature of your mask.






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






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






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