Adobe Photoshop History

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Who developed the program that would eventually become Adobe Photoshop?

University of Michigan
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Industrial Light & Magic
Thomas and John Knoll (correct)

What was the original name of the program that Thomas Knoll developed?

Display (correct)
Photoshop
ImagePro
Barneyscan

How many copies of Photoshop were shipped with a slide scanner in 1988?

100
1000
500
200 (correct)

What is the keyboard shortcut for the Marquee Tools in Photoshop?

The letter 'M' (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Rectangular Marquee Tool?

To draw rectangles or squares (B) Signup and view all the answers

In what year did Thomas Knoll take a break from his studies to collaborate with his brother on the program?

1988 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Create New Group option?

To organize images with multiple layers (A) Signup and view all the answers

How can you delete a layer in the Layers palette?

By dragging it to the trash can icon (B) Signup and view all the answers

What can you do with the Color palette?

Choose a color from the color ramp (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Swatches palette?

To choose a foreground or background color and add a customized color to the library (D) Signup and view all the answers

How can you access palettes that are not visible?

By going to the Window menu (B) Signup and view all the answers

What can you do with the Styles palette?

View, select, and apply preset layer styles (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Clone Stamp tool?

To take a sample of an image and apply it over another image or part of the same image (C) Signup and view all the answers

How do you specify the copy point when using the Clone Stamp tool?

Hold down the ALT key and left-click on a certain point of the document (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Eraser tool?

To remove part of an existing path or stroke (B) Signup and view all the answers

What do you need to do to apply a gradient fill to a selected part of an image?

Select an area, click the tool button, choose a fill in the Options bar, and then hold the mouse down and drag to the end point (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Blur tool?

To blur the sharp edges of an image (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Path Selection tool?

To selects paths and path segments (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a bitmap image?

A series of black dots on a white background. (B) Signup and view all the answers

How many intensity levels can be achieved in a grayscale mode?

256 (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a duotone mode?

To prepare images for printing. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What happens when an image is converted to indexed color?

The image is reduced to a set of essential colors. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of intensity levels for each channel in the RGB color model?

0 to 255 (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the CMYK color model?

Subtractive method (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of holding the cursor in place while using the Turbulence tool?

A random swirling of pixels, potentially creating a 'burnt' area (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Freeze Mask tool?

To protect areas of the image from being liquefied (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of dragging the cursor left while using the Liquify tool?

Pixels to the left of the cursor are mirrored (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Thaw Mask tool?

To liquefy areas of the image that were previously protected (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using the Mask tool before applying an effect?

To protect areas of the image from being liquefied (D) Signup and view all the answers