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Subject : it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. Overwrite Edit
Option - W
Command - U
Shift - N
F10

2. Preview an effect
Option - P
Control -
Option - F
Shift - i

3. Life and item and leave a gap
Delete
Option - Control - X
Option - M
Command-8

4. Open the audio Gain adjust
Command - Option - L
Up Arrow
Shift - Up arrow
F10

5. Create a New Bin
Command + B
Option - P
Option - R
Esc

6. Reset the poster frame
Option - i
Option - 8
Control - P
\

7. Timecode viewer
Shift - i
Control - F
Control - T
Option - 0

8. Open the video scopes tab
Command - F
Option - 9
Option - 8
Control - F

9. Enable or disable a clip
M
F9
Control - B
Shift - left arrow

10. Play backwards
Option - 9
Shift-spacebar
Option - X
Option - F

11. Switch Track Height
Command - Option - W
M
Shift - t
Option -8

12. Default Audio Transition
Down Arrow
Option - X
Up Arrow
Command - Option - T

13. Remove the out point
Option - o
Shift - N
F9
Shift - Up Arrow

14. Add a marker
Control - P
Z
M
Command - 9

15. Toggle Looped playback
Control - L
Command-double-click
Option - X
Shift - down arrow

16. Move playhead forward to the next marker
Command-8
Option - P
X
Shift - M

17. Move the selected edit point right in single frame increments
Command - F
Shift - M
Option - 9
]

18. Move playhead to the previous marker
Option - R
P
Control - .
Shift - Up Arrow

19. Quickview Tab
Command - F
Option -8
Option - P
Option - 6

20. Pen tool
Up Arrow
Shift - V
P
Command -

21. Extend an edit
E
P
Shift - down arrow
Option - 9

22. Remove both in and out points
option - x
Command - N
Shift - Up Arrow
Command + B

23. Paste as an insert edit
Command - N
Shift - Q
PP
Shift - V

24. A Deselect all of the clips in the sequence
Command - shift -
]
Control - P
P

25. Preview a transition

26. New sequence
Option - P
Command - N
Shift-1 -- Shift 8
Option -8

27. One second to the left
Shift - left arrow
Control - u
Command - Option - W
Option - \

28. Set a favorite transition
F
Option - F
W
Command - Option - T

29. Color of marker
Shift-1 -- Shift 8
Option -8
Down Arrow
Shift - ]

30. Match frame
Shift - i
M
F
Drag + Option

31. Move the playhead to the inpoint
Shift - i
Option - M
Shift - left arrow
Option - Drag

32. Speed tool
F2
Command - 9
SSS
Control - F

33. Stop the capture process
Option - M
B
Delete
Esc

34. Open the System Settings Window
Command + B
Shift - Q
Option -8
B

35. Zoom in tool
Z
Command - N
Option - R
Control - B

36. Play around the current playhead location

37. Remove the in point
Command - F
U
Option - i
Shift - i

38. Marker
Option - Drag
M
Shift - down arrow
Command - O

39. Move playhead to previous marker
Command - 9
Shift delete
Shift - Up arrow
Control -

40. Open the Boris Text Generator in the viewer
Shift - N
Shift-1 -- Shift 8
Option - Control - X
Shift - left arrow

41. Delete all markers
Shift - down arrow
Shift - Up arrow
Control - `
Shift - left arrow

42. Insert Edit
F9
Z
Shift - F
Option - 8

43. Move the selected edit point left in multi frame increments
F9
Shift - [
Option - 7
Control - C

44. Next Edit Point
Shift - i
Down Arrow
Option - M
P

45. Render all
M
U
Option - M
Option - R

46. Select the edit point closest to the Timeline playhead
F2
V
Shift - down arrow
Command - shift -

47. Open the text generator in the Viewer
Control - L
Shift - F
Option - X
Shift Q

48. Preview a transition
Option - P
Command - shift -
Option - 6
Control - Z

49. Toggle between image - image + Wireframe - and Wireframe
W
PP
Command - U
Option - \

50. Batch capture the selected items
Shift - M
Command - N
Control - C
Shift - F