GC 1020 Final Exam (Short Answer)

To remember the quick key for the transform again command, think of what?

'd' for duplicate

A pica is how many points?

12

Which setting should create a nice fade in a vignette?

15 pixels

Any inch contains how many points?

72

What letter is an example of an open path?

C

As the editor of the newspaper, Mr. Pica knows he will be working in _________ mode.

CMYK

Photoshop EPS (.eps)

EPS stands for Encapsulated PostScript format, which is based on the PostScript printing language; most .eps graphics are created and edited in a draw [vector] application like Illustrator, and when you open an Illustrator vector .eps image in Photoshop, Photoshop will still convert it to pixels; as such, an Illustrator .eps doesn't have the same editable properties as a Photoshop .eps graphic so don't confuse the two; Photoshop .eps format is primarily used for creating images with clipping paths and monotone/duotones; it used to be that an image with a clipping path could only be saved as in .eps format in Photoshop; this is no longer true with later versions of Photoshop where you can save graphics with clipping paths in .tif format as well; when you create a monotone or duotone image in Photoshop, it is still best to save it in this .eps graphic file format, although .psd and .pdf options are also available

For what reason might Adam use the healing brush tool?

Elvis has a small smear of peanut butter on his cheek that Adam wants to erase.

CompuServe GIF (.gif)

GIF format is primarily used for creating web graphics; it only supports 256 colors [which keeps GIF file sizes down] and is widely supported on all computer platforms; when creating GIFs, it is far more preferable to go to the File menu and select Save for Web + Devices because this Save option dialog box gives you far more control over the quality of the .gif created

Which color model, based on one luminance component and two chromatic components, has the widest range of colors?

Lab

Mainly used blending modes

Multiply [Darken]; Screen [Lighten]; Overlay [Contrast]; Color [Composite]; Luminosity [Composite]

The choices for document color mode are ____________.

RGB or CMYK

TIFF (.tif)

TIFF is the most widely supported graphic file format in existence; it is the best graphic file format for use in layout applications like InDesign and QuarkXPress; graphics saved in TIFF format can be easily opened on both Macintosh and PC/Windows platforms; when in doubt, use .tif

What happens whenever you create a copy of an item on a sublayer?

a new sublayer is automatically created for the copy

What is the first thing that Katie will see upon starting photoshop?

a splash screen

Pressing and holding [shift] when drawing with the rectangle tool creates what?

a square

RGB colors are ___________, which means they create white when they are all combined with the values set at 255.

additive

JPEG (.jpg)

along with GIF, JPEG is most commonly used for web graphics; unlike the GIF format, which only supports 256 colors, JPEG supports millions and allows for graphic compression; most people use JPEG for web graphics that contain a multitude of colors and gradations - like photographic images; it's also a handy file format if you frequently switch from Mac to PC platforms because JPEG graphics can be easily opened in both Macintosh and Windows applications; as with GIFs, when creating JPEGs, it is far more preferable to go to the File menu and select Save for Web + Devices because this Save option dialog box gives you far more control over the quality of the .jpg created

What can be controlled in the bevel and emboss effect?

angles, gloss contour, and altitude

If you click the direct selection tool on a path of an object, the anchor points ______________.

are all selected

When you click a smooth point with the convert anchor point tool the two _______________ segments become _______________ segments.

attached curved; straight

Which general term does Illustrator use to refer to that which has been applied to an object to affect its appearance?

attribute

In photoshop, the ___________ color is used to make gradient fills and fill in image areas that have been erased.

background

What layer is always at the bottom of a stack?

background

When an image is flattened, all visible layers are combined in the _____________.

background layer

Which kind of type can be added to an image using layers?

bitmap type

A gradient is defined as a ___________________.

blend of colors used to fill a selection of a layer or an entire layer.

One of Mark's designers is having difficulty with tracking and kerning - specifically when to use tracking and when to use kerning. Mark asks four other designers to provide an analogy for tracking and kerning. He is pleased with all four analogies, but he says that the best of the four analogies is that tracking is to kerning as ______________.

book ends are to books

When text is flowed into an object, which alignment often is the best solution?

center

Dex teaches Zelda that there are several ways to create layers. Which of the following is NOT one of those ways?

check the 'add a layer' box at the bottom of the layer menu

The gradient editor allows you to make all the following modification except what?

choosing a linear gradient

A layer may be deleted using any of the methods below, except which one?

click layer on the toolbar, click delete, then click the unwanted layer

Chuck has been dragging the hue sliders, but nothing is happening to the image. What did he forget to do?

click the colorize check box

The document tab contains the name of the document, the magnification level and the ____________.

color mode

What is combining selections from different images called?

compositing

Mark and his team are sitting down for lunch, and Mark is making a sandwich. Mark holds up a piece of Swiss cheese and tells his team that if they were to draw this Illustrator, they'd need to use what?

compound path

Illustrator refers to a complex compound path as what?

compound shape

The _______ tab in the help window allows you to browse topics by category.

contents

When the magic wand tool is selected the _______________ on the options bar lets you select pixels that are next to one another.

contiguous check box

When you copy text on a path, you _____________.

copy both the text and the path

Exclude certain parts of an image from view by using the _________ tool.

crop

Mark finds that his designers don't know any of the terms used to describe different components of a path. He tells his designers to compare a path drawn with the pen tool to a road through the woods. With that analogy, a smooth point would occur at these places in the road:

curves

When a shape tool is selected, clicking once on the art-board opens a _________, which allows you to enter precise information for creating the object.

dialog box

Mark's junior designer is working with the shape tools. Mark tells him to make a square, then modify the square so that it is a kite shape. Mark is trying to familiarize his junior designer with ____________.

direct selection tool

When you press [alt] (win) or [option] (mac) while dragging an object, the pointer becomes a (n) ______________ pointer.

double arrow

To open the tool's dialog box, ___________ a transform tool.

double-click

Text is flipped across a path by doing what?

dragging the center bracket straight up

Katie plans to use photoshop to help her create striking images for her web page. Which of the following design suite programs is web production software?

dreamweaver

An identical layer of text behind selected type is called a _________________.

drop shadow

Which of the following can be created using the 'paste in back' command?

drop shadow

The advantage of proportional spacing is that ___________________.

each character takes up as much space as it needs

What menu command allows you to change your units to measurements preference?

edit (win) or photoshop (mac)

The toggles visibility and toggles lock buttons appear as ___________ in their off state.

empty gray squares

Photoshop PDF (.pdf)

enables you to save graphics in PDF format so they can be opened in Adobe Acrobat

The default workspace is called __________.

essentials

Which tool is used to add a color to the swatches panel?

eyedropper tool

Which setting blurs the area between the selection and the surrounding pixels?

feather

The tools panel contains how many transform tools?

five

In photoshop, the ____________ color is used to paint, fill, and apply borders to selections.

foreground

Which mode displays up to 256 shades of gray?

grayscale

To slightly enlarge a marquee you can use the ____________ command on the select menu.

grow

Pressing [spacebar] changes the cursor to which tool?

hand tool

One of Mark's senior designers is struggling with working with a clipping set. He has an object that he wants to use as a mask, and he knows which artwork he wants to mask, but he can't seem to make it happen. Mark tells him that the problem could be what?

he is trying to use a non <group> sublayer as a clipping mask

Which tool/command lets you fix imperfections in an image?

healing brush tool

PDF presets advantages + uses

high quality print - desktop printers and proofers; press quality - high end prepress; smallest file size - email, internet; standard - business documents; PDF/X1a: 2001 - process and spot; PDF/X3: 2002 - adaptable color mgmt; PDF/X4 - X1a with live transparency; PDF/A-1b:2005 - long-term archival; oversized pages - engineering drawings; custom settings - specific to your needs

From which location can actions be deleted?

history panel

What kind of type can be added to an image using layers?

horizontal and vertical type

The ________ tab in the help window allows you to look for topics alphabetically based on key words.

index

A(n) ________ is added to the selected layer on the layers panel when you add a drop shadow.

indicates layer effects icon

As a general rule, you should apply anti-aliasing to type that _________.

is greater than 12 points in size

When transforming an object with the free transform tool, the object can be transformed form what?

its center point

What is the term used for controlling the amount of space between characters?

kerning

An area in an image that is surrounded by a marquee is called a(n) ________.

lasso

A dashed line that surrounds an area is called a(n) ____________.

lasso definer

Dex tells Zelda that each object created in photoshop can exist on its own __________.

layer

Which menu can be used to add a drop shadow?

layer

Which menu can be used to add the bevel and emboss effect to type?

layer

What area/feature is used to resize a layer thumbnail?

layers panel

Which of the following can be used to create a layer?

layers panel

In typography, the term for the vertical space between baselines in a block of text is called what?

leading

What controls the amount of space between lines?

leading

In the layer options dialog box, options are available for ________________.

locking, unlocking, and showing

Which of the following is not a sans serif font?

lucinda handwriting

The photo of Elvis that Adams decides to use is very crisp and clear. Which tool would be the best choice for selecting the King?

magnetic lasso

You can turn any object into a guide by clicking which command?

make guides

If you want to use multiple objects as a clipping mask, you must first do what?

make them into a compound path

Tweaking refers to what?

making small improvements

What are the five elements of a logo?

memorable, describable, effective, scalable, appropriate

Pink text in InDesign

missing font

Which tool can be used to move a selection?

move

Changing a layer's location in the layers panel heirarchy does which of the following?

moves the artwork on the layer forward or backward in the stacking order

When is a layer automatically deleted?

never

When the preview option is activated, what happens?

none of the above [a print preview of the art-board is shown, a print preview of only the objects on the layer is shown, and all of the objects on the art-board will be in preview mode]

The average and join commands are under which menu?

none of the above [edit, select, and view]

Hiding portions of an image without losing resolution quality is called _________.

none of the above [hiding, shielding, and concealing]

When two anchor points are aligned on only one axis and they are joined, what happens?

none of the above [they are united as one point, they are averaged, and they are united by a path]

Which command "uncompounds" a path, returning it to its component objects?

none of the above [uncompound path, remove compound path, and delete compound path]

Using an arrow key to move a selection is called what?

nudging

What determines the percentage of transparency in a layer?

opacity

For some reason, Emily's photo is far too red. How can Mr. Pica balance the colors to create a more realistic color scheme?

open the color balance dialog box, and drag the cyan-red slider to the left until the colors look more natural

Where are all the gradient style buttons found?

options bar

In which dialog box are orientation options located?

page setup

What are the windows that contain features for modifying and manipulating illustrator objects?

panels

Objects on the __________ do not print.

pasteboard

Each dot in a bitmap image is called a(n) __________.

pixel

Bitmap type is composed of __________.

pixels

Which ruler unit of measurement makes it easiest to make small adjustments?

pixels

PNG (.png)

portable network graphics; was initially developed as a 'patent-free alternative to GIF' for web development but it never took; many browsers don't support PNG so it's not widely used except perhaps as screenshots and in email

The layers panel includes the following different kinds of layers except ____________.

portrait

The two choices for page orientation are ____________.

portrait or landscape

To prevent pixels within a layer from being mocked, you can lock their _____________ by using a button on the layers panel.

position

Which dialog box is used to determine how many copies of an image are printed?

print

Outline type retains crispness if ____________.

rescaled

One of Mark's logo designs [created exclusively in Illustrator] was used on the cover of a corporate annual. Now the client has called and asked for the same logo to be used in an outdoor billboard campaign. One of Mark's designers worries that Mark's logo is too small to be used on such a large display, that the reduction in quality will be unacceptable. Based on this interaction, Mark realizes the signer doesn't understand the concept of _______________.

resolution and independence

When you float your cursor near the endpoint of the gradient control bar, the __________ icon appears.

rotate

When text on a path is 'flipped' it does what?

runs in the opposite direction on the opposite side of the path

Which category of fonts does not have tails or strokes at the end of characters, and is generally used in headlines?

sans serif

Font families are generally divided into each of the following categories except ______________.

sans symbol

The strength or purity of a color is called ___________.

saturation

Layers offer increased options and functionality for what?

selection, organization, modification, and positioning

Adam is having a difficult time getting Elvis to line up correctly with Steve Martin. What might help?

smart guides

Which method is the most reliable choice for positioning objects precisely on the art-board?

smart guides

Anchor points created by clicking and dragging the pen tool are called what?

smooth points

The process of adding a border to a selection is called ____________.

stroking the edges

The reflect tool comes in handy when trying to draw what kind of objects?

symmetrical objects

If you were to select three circles and a line and then apply the divide pathfinder, how many objects would be created?

ten

Image types

text, illustrations/lineart, photos Vector images and Raster images

The angle and length of direction lines define what?

the arc of a curved segment

After adding and adjusting the colors, Chuck decides to change the brightness of the picture to make it a bit darker. What slider will he use?

the brightness slider in the brightness/contrast dialog box

What is the best way to describe how to use a clipping mask with layers?

the clipping mask and the objects to be masked must be in the same layer, the top object in the clipping set becomes the mask, and a <group> sublayer can be a clipping set, and the top object in the group will function as the mask.

You can change the color of type by using ___________?

the eyedropper tool and the swatches panel

If Otto wanted to see a list of the changes in the image, where would he look?

the history panel

In the gradient panel, the leftmost color is called what?

the midpoint

When the pen tool is positioned over an anchor point on a selected path, ___________.

the pen tool becomes the delete anchor point tool

The order in which objects on the art-board overlap [from the front to back] is called what?

the stacking order

Which of the following is true about the layers panel?

the thumbnail display can be turned off

Photoshop raw (.raw)

this is not the same as camera raw from a digital camera; according to adobe, the photoshop raw format is a flexible file format for transferring images between applications and computer platforms

Photoshop (.psd)

this is photoshop's native file format; if you have created a graphic with a multitude of layers and you want to save these layers for any changes that you intend to make in the future, then it's generally best to save the graphic in Photoshop format; it used to be that you could only save layered files as .psd, but now .tif format saves layers as well

Where is the 'move tool' located?

tools panel

Mark's team is working on a complex layout for children's book that will utilize the same few Illustrator graphics at various sizes and rotations. Many of them will be positioned as mirror images, and all of them will be positioned, based on a complex grid. Mark knows this project will challenge his team's abilities working with ______________.

transform tools

How many basic methods of selection are there?

two

If you draw a circle and a square on layer one, it will automatically have __________ sublayer(s).

two

In Illustrator, a star shape has how many radii?

two

A corner point can join which of the following?

two straight segments; one straight and one curved segment; and two curved segments

Text preferences are listed under what category?

type

After applying the filter, you realize that the type has become __________ against the background paragraph.

unreadable

Katie bought photoshop because it is an image-editing program. What does this mean?

users can manipulate graphic images so they can be reproduced by professional printers using full-color processes

Computer graphics that are created using lines and fills defined by mathematical equations are called what?

vector graphics

The commands for zooming in and out can be found on which menu?

view

When is a sublayer automatically duplicated?

when the object is on the sublayer is duplicated

What color are the pixels with a brightness value of 255?

white