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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 command that lets you examine and save the descriptions - credits - and keywords assigned to one image so that you can apply them to others.






2. 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.






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. Removing softness in a photograph by increasing edge contrast.






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






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






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






8. A setting in the options bar that determines how many colors the magic wand selects at a time - as measured in luminosity values.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. The degree to which professionally output halftone dots grow when they are absorbed by a sheet of printed paper.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. An interpolation setting that results in crisp edge transitions - perfect when the details in your image are impeccable and you want to preserve every nuance.






19. A means of cutting away the extraneous portions of an image to focus the viewer's attention on the subject of the photo.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. The center of a rotation or another transformation.






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






38. A command that saves the size of thumbnails - the position and visibility of panels - and the size of the Bridge window itself.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Outlines described by vectors that contain no pixel information by can be used to control the pixels within their boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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