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A(n) _________________________ gradient is a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within the range of colors that you specify.
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Noise
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A(n) _________________________ adjustment is one way to make tonal changes to the shadows and highlights in a layer or to the entire image.
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Level
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The _________________________ command on the Adjustments submenu produces a grayscale image but leaves the image in the same color mode, usually rendering a flat, uninspiring version.
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Desaturate
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_________________________ softens the edges of the selection for blending into backgrounds.
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feathering
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The _________________________ dialog box allows you to be very specific about how and when hyphenation occurs.
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hyphenation
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The three _________________________ buttons found on the Background Eraser options bar are used to erase colors continuously as you drag, only the areas containing the color you first click, and only areas containing the current background color.
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Sampling
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Enter QuickMask mode
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press Q
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The ____ command identifies representative highlights and shadows
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Threshold
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If you choose _________________________, you must use the mouse techniques to perform the transformation.
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Free transform
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A(n) _________________________ is a small visual display of the layer in the Layers palette.
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thumbnail
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The _________________________ mode of the Actions palette, as shown in the accompanying figure, is used for quick playbacks.
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button
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Applying or committing a transformation tells Photoshop that you are finished resizing.
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True
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A(n) _________________________ refers to the internal characteristics of digital files; it designates the operational or structural characteristics of a file.
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File type
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A(n) _________________________ is the range of colors that can be displayed or printed.
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Color gamut
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Photoshop uses a resampling method that assigns a new color value to pixels by taking a sample of the surrounding ones.(T or F)
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True
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Optimization is the process of changing a photo to make it most effective for its purpose.
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True
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Any transformations applied to a selection are made in relation to the selected reference point.
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True
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The _________________________ tool allows you to select a single column of pixels.
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Single Column Marquee
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When working with composite objects, to maintain the integrity of each element and to provide maximum flexibility in future editing, it is a good idea to save the file in ____ format.
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PSD
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Most digital cameras create GIF files.
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False
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Layer masks create more permanent masks than alpha channels.
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False
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A higher tolerance erases pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click when you use the Magic Eraser.
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False
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When the _________________________ check box in the Save As dialog box is checked, Photoshop automatically appends the word, copy, to the file name.
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As a Copy
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All photos lend themselves to resizing.
(T or F)
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False
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Photoshop allows you to apply transformations to selections only, not entire images or photos.(T or F)
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False
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The default blending mode value is Normal, which is sometimes called the _________________________.
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Threshold
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Photoshop uses the background color to paint and fill selections and create text.(T or F)
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True
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The ____ format supports all Photoshop features.
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PSD
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Adobe Bridge is a file exploration tool similar to Windows Explorer.
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True
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The Magnetic Lasso tool is very effective for making selections on images with a busy background or images with low contrast.
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False
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If you have more than four layers—the number of reserved colors for coding layers—you can group layers that have similar characteristics with one color.
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False
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As shown in the accompanying figure, a(n) _________________________ layer is a new layer added to an image to affect a tonal change to a large portion of the image.
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adjustment
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A(n) _________________________ file contains unprocessed picture data from a digital camera’s image sensor.
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camera raw
file contains unprocessed picture data = camera raw
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The Spot Healing Brush tool requires you to choose the sampled area.
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False
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Alpha channels are preserved only when you save a file in ____ format.
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PDF
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A grayscale image has just one channel.
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True
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Among the 15 filters that come installed with Photoshop, the render filters help you create cloud patterns, fiber patterns, refraction patterns, and simulated light reflections.
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False
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After you are finished making transformations, you ____ changes by pressing the ENTER key, for example.
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D. Commit
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Adobe Illustrator is like a database for all your photos.(T or F)
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False
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The Feather box is useful for selecting the extra corners of an L-shaped object or for shapes that do not fit within a single rectangle or ellipsis.(T or F)
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False
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To repeat transformation
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CTRL + SHIFT + T
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Once colors are selected in the Gradient Editor dialog box, the small diamond below the color bar is the _________________________ button, which indicates the place in the gradient where it displays an even mix of the starting and ending colors.
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Color midpoint
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In the Channels palette, the ____ icon is useful for viewing specific colors in the document window, or to see how edits affect a specific color.
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Visibility
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An action is created in a manner similar to that of a tape recorder.(T or F)
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True
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____ is a flexible file format based on the PostScript imaging model that is cross-platform and cross-application.
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PDF
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The initial state of the document is displayed at the bottom of the History palette.
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False
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If you press the SHIFT key while dragging a marquee, Photoshop _________________________ the proportions of the shape creating a perfect square or circle.
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contrains
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If you flatten an image and then change your mind, if the file is still open, you can click the previous state in the History palette to restore all of the layers.
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True
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A(n) ____ is a section within a Photoshop document that you can manipulate independent from the rest of the document.
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layer
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_________________________ errors occur when the camera is tilted to the left or right making objects in the photo appear slanted.
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Angle
camera is tilted = Angle
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The Levels dialog box allows you to adjust the intensity levels of shadows, midtones, and highlights.
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True
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When you toggle ____ controls off, the playback runs through the steps seamlessly without any visible dialog boxes.
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modal
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A printed image will have a red, green, blue, and black channel.
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False
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If you work with large numbers of layers when compositing, you are unlikely to want to group layers.
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False
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COMPRESSION
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Creating a smaller file from a larger file. Stores data in a format that requires less space than the original format.
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Using the mouse in conjunction with the ____ command on the Transform options bar allows you to drag a corner sizing handle to stretch the bounding box.
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B. Distort
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Blending refers to the level at which you can see through a color to reveal the paper or layer beneath it.(T or F)
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False
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When you close a palette by clicking the Close button, it no longer is displayed.(T or F)
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True
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When you choose the Scale command on the Transform options bar, using the mouse allows you to SHIFT+drag a sizing handle on the bounding box to scale proportionately.(T or F)
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True
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gradient
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A ________, or graduated fill, is a color fill that gradually blends from one color to another. A ______ can contain more than two colors, all fading smoothly from one to another. ______ are very useful for creating shading for three-dimensional and metallic effects. Most graphics software allows you to create a variety of ________ effects such as linear, radial, reflected, diamond, conical, and angle.
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____ is a color mode that is independent of the type of device or media, used for display or printing.
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LAB color
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When you have a print copy of a picture that you wish to use in Photoshop, rather than a digital file stored on your computer, it sometimes is necessary to digitize the picture using a ____.
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scanner
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When you select a state in the History palette, the image reverts to how it looked when that change first was applied.
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True
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Designing a preliminary layout sketch to help you make choices about placement, size, perspective, and spacing is referred to as creating a ____.
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All of the above
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A convenient way to select and edit colors is to use the _________________________, which is usually docked below the Navigation palette in the workspace.
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color palette
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You can change to black and white by converting the image to the Lab Color mode, creating a layer from the ____ channel.
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Lightness
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To turn the visibility for layers on and off, you can press ____ on the visibility icon for the layer you wish to view.
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C. ALT+click
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Once a selection is made, you can at that point add anti-aliasing.
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False
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The ____ process adds new pixels to a photo to match those already there.
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Resampling
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____ are useful when the part of an image or photo that you wish to select fits into rectangular or elliptical shapes.
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Marquees
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plug-in
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is a software module that can be added to a program to extend its functionality. It's a bit like a program inside a program.
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While many sources of graphics are widely available, some are ____.
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All of the above
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You can give a state a new name called a(n) ____.
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snapshot
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Unless paper is designated as acid-free or permanent, its expected useful life is less than ____ years.
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50
designated as acid-free or permanent = 50
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The term ____ refers to the ability of objects to attach, or automatically align with, a grid or guide.
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B. Snapping
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When dragging selections, most designers ____.
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begin at the upper-left corner and drag down and to the right
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GIF & JPEG
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GIF: Lossless; limited to 8 bit color (256 unique colors); Screen captures/line art. JPEG: Lossy; limited to 24 bit color (16,777,216 unique colors); photographs.
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SELECTION TOOLS: Elliptical Marque Tool
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Used to select elliptical or circular images. With SHIFT, perfect circle. With ALT, center elliptical. ALT-SHIFT-SELECT, Center circle.
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In order to paste an image in text, you have to create the text using _____.
A. a Saved Selection
B. the Horizontal Type Mask Tool
C. the Direct Selection Tool
D. the Horizontal Type Tool
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B. the Horizontal Type Mask Tool
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