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Adobe Photoshop Graphic Design

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. Hitting this key toggles the foreground color between black and white






2. To quickly access and use a path that you will use repeatedly in a logo for a client - you define the path as a ______






3. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the objects outer dimensions






4. To correct a poor _______ apply a photo filter to an image






5. Transform






6. when selected - means the magic wand will select only pixels next to each other






7. The working surface of a Photoshop image. It is like a transparent sheet that sorts the paint and filter effects.






8. Samples color from any area on the image






9. To create a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within a range of colors that you specify






10. Four things that should be balanced are: - ___________ and filled space - Text and images - Color and no colors and different colors -Textures against flat colors






11. A selection tool based on shape






12. The color mode one should use for print documents taken to a commercial printer






13. Holding down this key constrains the proportions of your crop or marquee






14. ____ is a color mixed with gray.






15. An image with pixels so small that the human eye cannot make ou the individual pixels when printed.






16. An image that uses geometrical primitives such as points - lines - curves - and polygons to represent images. This type of graphic is scalable and does not pixelize.






17. _____________ can be scaled up and down without being messed up. It will not lose resolution.






18. _________ colors are opposite each other on the color wheel






19. A series of lines and points plotted mathematically






20. Maintain the aspect ratio for an image






21. Basic ________ include: line - shape - color and texture






22. The act of comparing or estimating two things - one against the other - and the contrast between






23. To darken the base color to reflect the blend color by increasing the contrast use the __________ options






24. _________ colors are adjacent to each other on the color wheel






25. Adjusts the brightness and darkness of the blacks - whites and greys in an image






26. To ________ a layer - Click on it - drag it to the bottom of the layers palette to the icon that looks like a page (next to the trash)






27. open






28. is a companion program that lets you sort - group - label images. It also has automated functions like contact sheet template generation and web page design.






29. Typing a word using a certain ________ - Text tool - use the menu to select the color and font.






30. File format that is uncompressed/unprocessed






31. When wanting the edges of a selection _____ - Select> Modify> Feather






32. _________ ideal for web use: JPEG or PNG or GIF






33. Use to draw a precise path around an object - click or clicking and dragging to place each point






34. To express with particular stress or force describes the concept of_________in graphic design






35. The color mode one should use for web documents






36. To ______ a palette elsewhere - Click on it - drag it to where you need it. Blue outline signifies where it will be docked.






37. To reduce the jagged appearance of a low- resolution image by automatically resampling up.






38. CRAP stands for: Contrast - ____________ and Proximity






39. A compressed and flatttened image file






40. To change ________ - foreground and background Click on either the foreground or background squares - and use the color picker to get the color needed. Switch them using the bent arrow in the top right of that section.






41. Resolution for the web should be






42. Lets you paint with stylized strokes






43. Go to layers palette - right click on layer or go to submenu - CONVERT TO SMART OBJECT






44. The color structure of an image. Examples are CMYK - RGB - Grayscale - or indexed.






45. Should be used to modify layers so you can change the effect






46. You have made a color-based selection - but there are some stray pixels within the selection that were NOT selected - Use ______






47. zoom in






48. Short for Picture Element - it is a single point in a graphic image.






49. To group one or more layers or objects in a layer together.






50. ______ is the file extension for a photoshop document that has maintains its layers