ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW |
FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH
CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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, Action Answer: A recorded step or series of steps that can be saved and played back in order to
apply similar changes to multiple images.
Adobe Bridge Answer: An application within Photoshop that is used to manage and browse
files and file folders.
Aspect Ratio Answer: The affiliation of the width and height in an image's proportions.
Auto-Tone Answer: A feature which maximizes the tonal range in each channel of the image.
Batch Processing Answer: A process within Photoshop CC that allows the user to automatically
perform the same set of operations on a selection of files.
Bevel and Emboss Answer: A layer style that adds a combination of shadows and highlights to
a layer.
Bitmap Mode Answer: An image mode that uses black or white color values to represent the
pixels in an image.
Blending Mode Answer: An option specified in the options bar or Layers panel that controls the
interaction of pixels in adjacent layers or how pixels are affected by painting/editing tools.
Blur Tool Answer: A Photoshop focus tool used to reduce detail on precise areas of an image.
Brush Tool Answer: A drawing tool in Photoshop CC which gives the user the ability to draw
freestyle using a variety of styles
Burn Tool Answer: A blending tool used to increase the amount of exposure to be applied to a
specified area of an image.
Camera Raw Answer: A method of displaying photographic information about an image
Canvas Answer: The workspace where an image is attached.
CIN Answer: A video raster-based file format (Cineon) that is used with video formats and is
proprietary to Kodak.
Clone Stamp Tool Answer: A tool in Photoshop CC that samples a specific portion of an image
that can be applied to another image or another part of the same image. It is useful for removing
image artifacts or for repairing missing portions of an image.
CMYK Answer: Cyan Magenta Yellow Black is a color model used for professional printing.
Color Picker Answer: A Photoshop CC tool used to choose or define colors for the background
and foreground using a color spectrum or numerical values.
Color Profile Answer: A color management tool that is used to define the range of colors within
a color model that is represented within the profile.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH
CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Action Answer: A recorded step or series of steps that can be saved and played back in order to
apply similar changes to multiple images.
Adobe Bridge Answer: An application within Photoshop that is used to manage and browse
files and file folders.
Aspect Ratio Answer: The affiliation of the width and height in an image's proportions.
Auto-Tone Answer: A feature which maximizes the tonal range in each channel of the image.
Batch Processing Answer: A process within Photoshop CC that allows the user to automatically
perform the same set of operations on a selection of files.
Bevel and Emboss Answer: A layer style that adds a combination of shadows and highlights to
a layer.
Bitmap Mode Answer: An image mode that uses black or white color values to represent the
pixels in an image.
Blending Mode Answer: An option specified in the options bar or Layers panel that controls the
interaction of pixels in adjacent layers or how pixels are affected by painting/editing tools.
Blur Tool Answer: A Photoshop focus tool used to reduce detail on precise areas of an image.
Brush Tool Answer: A drawing tool in Photoshop CC which gives the user the ability to draw
freestyle using a variety of styles
Burn Tool Answer: A blending tool used to increase the amount of exposure to be applied to a
specified area of an image.
Camera Raw Answer: A method of displaying photographic information about an image
Canvas Answer: The workspace where an image is attached.
CIN Answer: A video raster-based file format (Cineon) that is used with video formats and is
proprietary to Kodak.
Clone Stamp Tool Answer: A tool in Photoshop CC that samples a specific portion of an image
that can be applied to another image or another part of the same image. It is useful for removing
image artifacts or for repairing missing portions of an image.
CMYK Answer: Cyan Magenta Yellow Black is a color model used for professional printing.
Color Picker Answer: A Photoshop CC tool used to choose or define colors for the background
and foreground using a color spectrum or numerical values.
Color Profile Answer: A color management tool that is used to define the range of colors within
a color model that is represented within the profile.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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