Basics

Question 0

What do layers do?

Answer 0

Layers allow you to combine different elements into a single file while retaining the ability to modify each layer independently of the others.

Question 1

What is a composite image?

Answer 1

Image created by combining two or more images

Question 2

The image Size dialog box has two sections, Pixel Dimensions and Document Size. Which of these is most pertinent for web designers vs print designers?

Answer 2

Web designers need pixel info while print designers need document size/document resolution

Question 3

Choosing View/Fit on screen is the same as which shortcut?

Answer 3

Ctrl 0

Question 4

What is the shortcut for Edit/Free Transform?

Answer 4

Ctrl T

Question 5

Pressing H will bring up which tool? And what does that tool do?

Answer 5

Hand tool which moves you around a zoomed-in image

Question 6

What happens when you double click the hand tool icon?

Answer 6

Makes the entire image visible

Question 7

What is the native Photoshop filename extension?

Answer 7

.psd

Question 8

What does lossy mean?

Answer 8

Format that removes image data in order to reduce the size of the file

Question 9

It is a good idea to keep a original version in the PSD format as a master file. T or F

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What does JPEG stand for?

Answer 10

Joint Photographic Experts Group

Question 11

What does GIF stand for?

Answer 11

Graphic Interchange Format

Question 12

What does PNG stand for?

Answer 12

Portable Network Graphics

Question 13

What is the primary format for full-color images shared on the web?

Answer 13

JPEG

Question 14

JPEG images are lossy compression and the quality of the image is degraded and quality and pixel data are lost and cannot be recovered. T or F?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

GIF format uses a limited number of colors and is appropriate for logos and artwork and not photographs. T or F?

Answer 15

True

Question 16

PNG uses lossless compression and supports transparency. T or F?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

What does TIFF stand for?

Answer 17

Tagged Image File Format

Question 18

What is a flattened image?

Answer 18

The combined image (multiple layers flattened into one image)

Question 19

TIFF is a common bitmap image format. T or F?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What does EPS stand for?

Answer 20

Encapsulated Postscript

Question 21

What is a bitmap image?

Answer 21

Aka raster image, stored as a series of pixels, each assigned a color. You edit by erasing or changing the color of the pixels in PS

Question 22

What is a vector image?

Answer 22

Vector images are not based on pixels and use mathematical formulas to draw lines and curves.

Question 23

Which is more scalable, raster or vector ages?

Answer 23

Vector. Because the age is redrawn and resolution never changes

Question 24

How do you find the color settings dialogue box?

Answer 24

Edit/Color Settings

Question 25

Which color profile is based on typical North American printing environments?

Answer 25

North American Prepress 2

Question 26

Although you work on images in the RGB mode, they will be printed in

Answer 26

CMYK

Question 27

For print, you want a resolution of at least

Answer 27

150 pixels per inch

Question 28

For a high quality print image , you want at least ____ pixels per inch

Answer 28

300

Question 29

Reducing image size does what to resolution?

Answer 29

Increases it

Question 30

Rasterized means

Answer 30

Converted into pixels

Question 31

Which file format retains both vector and bitmap data?

Answer 31

Photoshop PSD EPS or PDF