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COMPUTER SKILLS: Please answer the following questions

_____ 1. What does CPU stand for?

a) Computer Processing Unit
b) Central Peripheral Unit
c) Central Processing Unit
d) Computer Processing User

_____ 2. Who invented the Graphical User Interface (GUI)?

a) Microsoft
b) Apple
c) Xerox
d) HP

_____ 3. Another name for Computer programs

a) Software
b) RAM
c) Hardware
d) Input Devices

_____ 4. A part of the computer that all other parts are connected to. It allows all of the parts to
communicate so they work together.
a) Operating System
b) Disk Drive
c) Hard Drive
d) Motherboard

_____ 5. A program that controls a computer’s basic functions

a) Hard Drive
b) Motherboard
c) Operating System
d) CPU

_____ 6. This part of the computer is used to help programs work while the computer is turned
on. It is erased when the computer is turned off or restarted.
a) Printer
b) Hard Drive
c) RAM
d) Operating System

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_____7. A list of commands for you to choose from.

a) Software
b) Menu
c) CPU
d) Mouse

_____8. Piece of hardware that displays test and graphics from a computer.
a) Desktop
b) Modem
c) Cursor
d) Monitor

_____9. Handheld device that controls the pointer on the screen.

a) Scanner
b) Cursor
c) Input device
d) Mouse

_____10. Part of a computer that allows a user to put information into the computer.
a) Output device
b) Software
c) Input device
d) Operating System

_____11. Any part of a computer system that you can see or touch
a) Hardware
b) Network
c) Internet
d) Software

_____12. An electronic tool that allows information to be input, processed, and output.
a) Motherboard
b) Computer
c) Operating System
d) CPU

_____13. An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and

organizational computer facilities around the world.
a) Internet
b) CPU
c) Printer
d) Hard disk

_____14. This is where important files, including your own, are stored permanently.
a) RAM
b) Hard Drive
c) USB
d) Output device

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_____15. This helps your computer connect to the Internet.

a) Hard drive
b) Input device
c) Modem
d) RAM

_____16. A flashing symbol on the computer screen that shows where the information you enter
will appear.
a) Cursor
b) Mouse
c) Desktop
d) Toolbar

_____17. Helps you see what you are working on.

a) Print screen
b) Fax
c) Monitor
d) Keyboard

_____18. The Brain of the Computer. This part does the calculation, moving and processing of
information.
a) Motherboard
b) CPU
c) RAM
d) Hard drive

_____19. A part of the computer that reads information from a disk.

a) Operating System
b) Hard Drive
c) Motherboard
d) Disk Drive

_____20. Parts of a computer that allow the user to see or hear information that comes out from
the computer.
a) Software
b) Input device
c) Output device
d) Operating System

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SKILLS:Please answer the following questions

_____1. Photographic based work produced for the web would be best designed using this
application.
a) Lightroom
b) Photoshop
c) Picart
d) Illustrator

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_____2. When an image is greater in height than width you have this type of orientation.
a) Portrait
b) Landscape
c) A square
d) None of the above

_____3.Which of the following formats should never be given to the client?

a) .png
b) .gif
c) .psd
d) .jpg

_____4.A legal size piece of paper is.

a) 8 x 10
b) 8.5 x 10
c) 8.5 x 11
d) 8.5 x 14

_____5.One way to cut an image out of its original place to put it into another place or
background would be to
a) Use the gradient cut tool
b) Negative knife cuts
c) Use the blur tool
d) Extract it

_____6.The 4 keystroke used to turn something into Black & White.

a) Window+Control+Shift+B
b) Alt+Control+Shift+D
c) Alt+Control+Shift+B
d) Tab+Control+Shift+B

_____7.The zoom tool allows you to do what?

a) Move around your graphic
b) Increase and decrease the magnification size of your graphic
c) Select objects
d) Deselect objects

_____8.This is the first color that the human eye reacts to when it comes into vision.
a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue
d) White

_____9.To make a “free transform” on Photoshop, You would….

a) Press control “T” on the keypad
b) Flip an image
c) Draw a freeform line with the brush tool
d) Press control “T” on the keyboard

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_____10.When talking about the proportions of an image such as 1000x1000 the _____ is first
number and the _____ is second number.
a) Height, widht
b) Width, height
c) Horizontal, Vertical
d) Vertical, Horizontal

_____11.The highest shade of red is _____ in a RGB color mode.

a) 245
b) 255
c) 256
d) 265

_____12.Who is the maker of Illustrator and Photoshop?

a) Agave
b) Acrobat
c) Adobe
d) After Effects

_____13.The path selection tool on Photoshop:

a) Scales the object to make different sizes
b) Makes shape selection segments shows anchor points, direction lines and points
c) Frames the Photoshop file into points
d) Rasterizes the layer

_____14.When free transform is active, which one of these effects can you do in Photoshop?
a) Perspective
b) Custom Shape
c) Create a work path
d) Justify text left

_____15.To get an image inside of another picture or letter use this feature in Photoshop.
a) Create a clipping mask
b) Create a work path
c) Create a Marquee shape area
d) Create a color dodge layer

_____16.The layer style that adds depth to an object.

a) Stroke
b) Color Overlay
c) Drop Shadow
d) Inner Shadow

_____17.The name of the points that are made with the pen tool when it is making a path.
a) Anchor points
b) Markers
c) Spotters
d) Clusters

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_____18.Which file format will give you the best resolution with a clear background on the web?
a) .psd
b) .png
c) .gif
d) .jpg

_____19.The shortcut key to activate the pen tool.

a) M
b) L
c) O
d) P

_____20.The term that describes the purity of color.

a) Hue
b) Saturation
c) Lightness
d) Color balance

_____21.The term that describes the range of color.

a) Hue
b) Saturation
c) Lightness
d) Color balance

_____22.The shortcut for duplicating a layer.

a) Control+J
b) Control+T
c) Control+D
d) Control+N

_____23.The setting with a selection tool that allows the edges to be soft.
a) Radius
b) Tolerance
c) Drop shadow
d) Feather

_____24.Tool to move/blur pixels

a) Dodge
b) Sponge
c) Smudge
d) Burn

_____25. The tool that lightens pixels.

a) Smudge
b) Sharpen
c) Burn
d) Dodge

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_____26. Holding down this keystroke and clicking on an eyeball of a layer will hide/show all
layers.
a) Shift
b) Alt
c) Control
d) Tab

_____27. ___________ is a menu pull down with special effect choices such as Liquefy, Distort,
Render, and Blur.
a) Layer
b) Mode
c) Filter
d) Smart Object

_____28. A Selection tools which allow you to select rectangles, ellipses and 1-pixel rows and
columns.
a) Lassos
b) Marquees
c) Custom Shape
d) Brushes

_____29. This two-commands will select everything that is on a layer’s thumbnail.

a) Control+S
b) Control+A
c) Control+click
d) Control+T

_____30. These are found in layers panel, brush settings and layers styles.
a) Filters
b) Blending modes
c) Layer styles
d) Image Adjustments

TRUE OR FALSE: Write “T” if the statement is True and “F” if the statement is False.

_____1. Microsoft created Adobe Photoshop?

_____2. Color is an element of design

_____3. The preferences section can be found through the file menu?

_____4. You have the ability to select cm and mm in your ruler units dialogue box?

_____5. Every tool can be activated by a letter keystroke.

_____6. To change the work area in Photoshop you need to go to image size and change the
numbers.

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_____7. The zoom tool and the navigator palette work together in zooming in/out on an image.

_____8. A layer is a separate image to an overall image.

_____9. A Smart Object Thumbnail on a layer means you can edit that layer.

_____10. Layer modes include things such as drop shadow, bevel and emboss, and stroke.

_____11. Holding the shift button will allow you to add to a selection.

_____12. A selection can be made with lasso, marquee, magic wand, and quick selection tools.

_____13. Hue, Saturation and Brightness are terms used with color.

_____14. Rule of Thirds uses a 4x4 grid for determine where to place the focal point in an image.

_____15. The tool that will take look out of focus is the sharpen tool.

_____16. In order to deselect, you must click layer, then inverse.

_____17. The letter “S” key can be pressed to change the screen mode.

_____18. The healing brush tool can be used to remove dirt, scratches, even wrinkles from an
image.

_____19. The default colors for the foreground and background colors are black and white.

_____20. Control+R is not the shortcut for hiding/showing your rulers.

FILL IN THE MISSING KEYS ON THE KEYBOARD(15points)

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PHOTOSHOP TOOLS:
Direction: Choose the correct answer from the word bank below to label the following
Photoshop Tools