Unit A: Getting Started with Photoshop CS5
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Photoshop CS5 is ____ software.
a. image database
b. photo processing
c. image processing
d. photo editing
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2. ____ images are images that you get from a digital camera, from scanning a photograph or a slide, or that you
create from scratch.
a. Simulated
c. Soft
b. Digital
d. Hard
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3. Which of the following statements is false?
a. Photoshop allows you to transfer images from CDs, DVDs, digital cameras, and scanners.
b. Photoshop has many sophisticated color tools that allow you to enhance the appearance of
photographs.
c. Photoshop is perfect for working with color photographs, but black-and-white
photographs pose several problems and require plug-ins.
d. Photoshop can automatically process a batch of files for one type of output, such as
professional printing, and then reprocess the same batch of files by reducing their physical
size and file size, and changing their format for use on the Web.
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4. You can think of bitmap graphics (also called ____ graphics) as very sophisticated mosaics.
a. vector
c. photo
b. raster
d. allied
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5. ____ programs use timeline structures to create sequences of graphics—both bitmap and vector—then create
the illusion of motion and animation by presenting that sequence of images so quickly that your eye perceives
movement.
a. Film
c. Animation
b. Motion capture
d. Rasterized
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6. The Photoshop ____ consists of the Application bar at the top of the screen, the Tools panel on the left of the
screen, and the dock of panels on the right of the screen.
a. workspace
c. screenshot
b. menu
d. design window
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7. Clicking a panel ____ opens the panel.
a. icon
b. thumbnail
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c. box
d. control
8. What happens when you click the double arrows above the Tools panel?
a. Both sets of tools are displayed
c. Tools are displayed in one or two rows
b. The Tools window opens or closes
d. The secondary tools menu is displayed
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9. In the accompanying figure, which number represents the workspace options?
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
____ 10. In the accompanying figure, which number designates the Tools panel?
a. 1
c. 3
b. 2
d. 4
____ 11. Which tool is used to enlarge or reduce the image on your screen?
a. Magnify
c. Hand
b. Zoom
d. Marquee
____ 12. Which tool allows you to scroll around to see other areas of an image?
a. View
c. Zoom
b. Scroll
d. Hand
____ 13. Which of the following is the Windows quick key shortcut for the Zoom In tool?
a. [Ctrl][++]
c. [Spacebar][+]
b. [Ctrl][+]
d. [Alt][+]
____ 14. Which of the following is the Mac quick key shortcut for the Access Zoom Minus tool command?
a. [Spacebar][Z]
c. [Spacebar][option]
b. [Spacebar][Alt]
d. [Spacebar][Ctrl]
____ 15. File ____ are specific types of computer code that you use to save an image for various types of output or use
with other applications.
a. supplements
c. formats
b. codes
d. applications
____ 16. The file format with a .bmp extension is ____.
a. used with Web graphics
c. used in presentation programs
b. popular with Windows operating systems d. used for print in page layout programs
____ 17. For Web graphics, you will usually choose the ____ format.
a. PICT
c. JPEG
b. TIFF
d. PSD
____ 18. The word pixel is derived from the words ____.
a. preview and axis
b. element and picture
c. picture and axis
d. photo and element
____ 19. ____ is a measurement of the number of pixels per inch in an image.
a. Pixelation
c. Resolution
b. Clarity
d. Draft
____ 20. When the ____ check box is not checked in the Image Size dialog box, the total number of pixels in the image
must remain the same.
a. Resample Size
c. Sample Image
b. Resize Image
d. Resample Image
____ 21. ____ refers to the physical dimensions of the image.
a. File size
c. Image raster
b. Image size
d. Image width
____ 22. What do we call the process whereby Photoshop creates new pixels from the information of existing pixels in
an image?
a. rasterization
c. polarization
b. resizing
d. interpolation
____ 23. A ____ is a group of preset settings for controlling how color will appear on the screen and in a printed
document.
a. swatch list
c. color director
b. color profile
d. swatch profile
____ 24. The ____ command on the File menu is one of your best methods for undoing lots of moves.
a. Undo
c. Revert
b. Redo
d. Reverse
____ 25. A(n) ____ defines the colors we see and work within digital images.
a. color wheel
c. image mode
b. image model
d. color model
____ 26. What is the standard color mode for working with color images?
a. RGB
c. CMYK
b. TIFF
d. HSB
____ 27. What is the standard color mode for documents that will be printed?
a. RGB
c. HSB
b. CMYK
d. JPEG
____ 28. The ____ determines which color model is being used to display and print the image on which you are
working.
a. mode sheet
c. color mode
b. model list
d. color swatch
____ 29. In Photoshop, the term ____ refers to specific operations that you make to change the location of pixels.
a. transfer
c. relocate
b. change
d. transform
____ 30. What is the most precise way to move an image?
a. mouse pointer
c. Hand tool
b. arrow keys
d. none of the above
____ 31. What is the bed of pixels that make up an image called?
a. canvas
c. window
b. workspace
d. mode
____ 32. In the accompanying figure, the item identified as 1 indicates the ____.
a. pixels will be positioned below and to the left
b. pixels will be positioned above and to the right
c. anchor icon
d. caption icon
____ 33. In the accompanying figure, the item identified as 2 indicates the ____.
a. pixels will be positioned below and to the left
b. pixels will be positioned above and to the right
c. anchor icon
d. caption icon
____ 34. As you drag the Crop tool pointer on an image, a dotted line called a ____ is created.
a. crop chooser
c. selection area
b. crop marquee
d. crop selection
____ 35. ____ an image is a basic task in which you define an area of an image that you want to keep and then discard
the remainder of the image.
a. Paring
c. Cropping
b. Selecting
d. Cutting
Case A-1
Ever since the first time David lost an important document due to a power outage, he has been fanatical about
saving his work. Currently, he is creating a Photoshop document for an important client, and his deadline is
looming. If he lost the document now, he’d never be able to meet the deadline and he’d probably be fired.
____ 36. David’s client is an advertising firm that will be using his document for a big printing job. As this is a draft of
the final production piece, he has been asked to e-mail the document when it has been completed so that the
board can approve it before the printing begins. Which file format should he use to send the document to the
board?
a. .png
c. .jpeg
b. .bmp
d. .pct
____ 37. While working, David tries to remember to save the Photoshop document every five minutes. Which file
format does he use?
a. .psd
c. .tiff
b. .jpeg
d. .pict
____ 38. David knows that the key to choosing a file format is ____.
a. knowing the size of the file
b. knowing how the file will be used
c. knowing the screen resolution of the computer that will use the file
d. all of the above
Case A-2
Susan is looking for a great picture of herself to send to a friend. The best one she has found is of her and her
brother, and while she looks great, he’s ruining everything by making a horrible face. She decides to scan the
photo anyway and crop her brother out of the shot.
____ 39. Susan wants to know the resolution information for the crop she made, and she sets the Options bar
appropriately. How did she open the Options bar for the Crop tool?
a. clicking Options on the Crop Tools panel
b. double-clicking the Crop tool icon on the Tools panel
c. double-clicking Options in the Crop menu
d. choosing Options from the Crop arrow menu
____ 40. Once Susan has made her marquee and decided on the crop she wants to make, Susan presses ____ on her
Mac to execute the crop.
a. [Esc]
c. [return]
b. [Enter]
d. [option]
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 41. You can use Photoshop to create graphics for slide shows, video presentations, and electronic billboards.
____ 42. Changing the width and/or height of an image does not affect its resolution.
____ 43. Because resolution is so closely associated with image quality, resizing an image may have a negative effect
on its appearance.
____ 44. In the accompanying figure, the number 1 refers to the area marquee.
____ 45. In the accompanying figure, the Crop tool is designated by the number 1.
____ 46. In the accompanying figure, the number 1 refers to the crop marquee.
____ 47. In the accompanying figure, the designer had to rotate the crop marquee in order to fit it squarely over the
door.
____ 48. In order to tilt the crop marquee in the accompanying figure, the designer used the spin pointer.
____ 49. In the accompanying figure, once the crop is executed, the portions of the image outside the marquee will
appear darker.
____ 50. To move a crop marquee around on the canvas, simply position your cursor anywhere over the inside of the
marquee, then click and drag to move the marquee.
Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
____ 51. Photoshop’s updating tools and production filters offer you many options for fixing flaws in an image, such as
dust and scratches, graininess, and red eye.
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____ 52. Vector graphics are often created on a computer, not through scanning or downloading.
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____ 53. You can click the Revert to Icons button to view panels as icons.
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____ 54. Double-clicking the Hand tool on the Tools panel also fits the image on the screen.
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____ 55. In the real world, you’ll save the vast majority of your files as basic PSD documents
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____ 56. When inspecting an image for quality, you should view it at 100% or smaller.
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____ 57. 200 ppi is considered a high resolution for any file that will be professionally printed.
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____ 58. You can undock a document from a group by pulling the document tab out of the group.
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____ 59. You create a new document in the Create dialog box, where you specify its width, height, and its resolution.
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____ 60. Viewing document dimensions in the Info panel is faster than relying on the Image Size dialog box.
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Completion
Complete each statement.
61. To open the Image Size dialog box, click ____________________ on the Application bar, and then click
Image Size.
62. For the Web and other “on-screen” graphics, the standard resolution is ____________________ ppi.
63. To open the New dialog box, click File on the ____________________ bar, and then click New.
64. Double-clicking a tool selects the tool and changes the settings in the ____________________ bar to those
that are specific for that tool.
65. When using the ____________________ tool, you can change the shield color and opacity of the area outside
the crop using the Shield Color and Opacity settings on the Options bar.
66. After you create a crop marquee, the Crop tool pointer becomes a(n) ____________________ pointer when
inside the marquee.
67. To make very small and precise movements when moving a crop marquee, use the ____________________
keys.
Matching
Match the Windows quick key shortcuts below with their commands.
a. [Ctrl][O]
b. [Ctrl][+]
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
[Spacebar][Ctrl]
[Spacebar][Alt]
[Ctrl][-]
[Spacebar]
[Ctrl][0] (zero)
____ 68. Fit on Screen
____ 69. Zoom Out
____ 70. Access Zoom Minus tool
____ 71. Open
____ 72. Access Hand tool
Unit A
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REF: Photoshop CS5 14
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61. ANS: Image
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