Elance GIMP Test Answers



What are the default foreground and background colors?

Blue and yellow
Black and white
Red and green
Green and yellow

 

 

What does selecting a layer mode do?

Copies the layer to all the other layers
Locks the layer so that it can't be changed
Changes the appearance of the layer or image based on underlying layers
Temporarily hides the layer from view

 

 

What happens if you paint on a Quickmask with black?

The painted area will be black
The painted areas are added to the selection
The painted areas are subtracted from the selection
Painting an area has no effect

 

 

In order to create a symmetrical bi-linear gradient, the Blend Tool must be dragged from the

center of the image.
left side of the image.
top of the image.
bottom of the image.

 

 

What can you do with the Tool Options dialog?

Change the tool icons
Preview how a tool works
Set various options for the selected tool
Change which tools are available

 

 

After adding a new brush to GIMP's search path, what must you do to make it visible in the toolbox?

Drag and drop the brush file onto the image window
Click on Use New Brush with the mouse
Hit the Refresh button to reindex the brush directory
You cannot add new brushes

 

 

Distort filters are used to do what to an image?

Create special effects
Fix out of focus images
Remove atmospheric distortion
Correct hues created by color filters

 

 

What must you do with floating selections before you can edit them?

Anchor to an existing layer or convert to a normal layer
Create an alpha channel in the selection
Hide all the existing layers
Paste the contents onto an existing layer

 

 

Transparency can be completely eliminated by...

adding an Alpha Channel.
adding a Layer Mask.
Semi-Flattening the image.
removing the Alpha Channel.

 

 

How do you toggle QuickMask on and off?

Type in QM on the keyboard
Double click the title bar
Click the first button at the bottom left of the toolbox
Small button in the lower left corner of the image screen

 

 

What must a file have in order to save it with alpha transparency?

A green layer
An alpha channel
Both an alpha and beta channel
A transparent layer

 

 

The GIMP's native format is

.PSD
.GMP
.XCF
.PNG

 

 

How do you start the Paths tool?

Select the relevent icon in the toolbox
Use Tools>Paths from the image menu
Use the hotkey B
All of these are correct

 

 

How do you manipulate text to create special effects outside the text editor?

Text may only be edited with the text editor
Export the text to a raster based drawing program
Convert the text item into a selection or path
Explode the text

 

 

How can you access help for an unfamiliar tool?

Search the help files index
Read the manual
Hover the mouse over the tool and press F1
Search the internet

 

 

What mode must the image be in order for the Colorify filter to be used?

RGB
Grayscale
Indexed
CMYK

 

 

How does GIMP make text editable?

By blending text into the background color
By putting text on top of all the other layers
By placing each text item on a separate text layer
You cannot use text in GIMP

 

 

How do you save specific settings for a tool so you can use them again later?

Use the Save Options to button on the Tool Options dialog
Custom settings cannot be saved
Use the toolbox command
Use the Saveas command

 

 

What purpose does the alpha channel serve?

Encodes information about layer transparency
It is the first channel in an image
Tells all the other layers what color to be
Sets the color index for every layer

 

 

How can you see all the images you have open?

Click on the Active image thumbnail to open the Images dialog
All of these are correct
Use the Windows menu
use ALT+TAB to scroll through them

 

 

What tool do you use to trim unwanted information from a photo?

Use the Eraser
Use the Resize button
Use the Crop tool
Use the Trim tool

 

 

Which of the following operations CANNOT be undone with the Undo Tool?

Inverting the colors of the image.
Zooming in with the Zoom Tool.
Increasing the image size.
Rotating the image.

 

 

What is one use for guides?

To keep you from getting lost
Guides you through the process
You can send a guide for coffee
Help with positioning an object accurately

 

 

How do group your favorite tools for easy access?

Tools cannot be grouped
Use a coding editor to change the positions of the windows
Open several dialogs at one time
Use the Tools dialog

 

 

How do you change the active pattern?

Type in Pattern
Click on the pattern in the toolbox and use the dialog
Draw a new pattern
Import a new pattern from a pattern website

 

 

How are palettes accessed in GIMP?

By using the Palettes dialog
By typing Palettes with the keyboard
There are no palettes in GIMP
By clicking the Paths dialog

 

 

What does a palette allow you to do in GIMP?

Store colorwheel files
Paint with gradients
Paint with a selected set of colors
Use 16 million colors at the same time

 

 

Why does the shape of the cursor change when inside the image window?

To blend in with the image
To stand out from the image
To make it easier to see
To indicate which tool is active

 

 

How can a selection be feathered?

Manually with the Paintbrush tool.
By using the Feather tool afterwards only.
By pre-selecting a feather amount in tool options only.
By pre-selecting a feathering amount in tool options, or by using the Feather tool afterwards.

 

 

What happens to the Undo History when an image is closed?

It is saved as a separate file.
It is deleted.
It is saved as a series of images.
It is saved into the image metadata.

 

 

What is a gradient?

A tool to make road drawings smooth
The meaure of angle in a photographic image
A group of colors randomly selected and placed in a set
A set of colors arranged in a linear order

 

 

What do the commands in the zoom submenu do?

Makes the computer run faster
Stretches the image to fit in the window
Change the magnification level of the image
Change the image size

 

 

The term Units refers to what?

The number of editing sessions for an image
The unit of measure in the image
The distance from one corner of the image to the other
The amount of ram required to edit the image

 

 

What is meant by the term tileable pattern?

The pattern can be sent to a ceramic shop and made into custom tiles
The pattern has white spaces between each repetition
The pattern can be adjoined left to right or top to bottom without creating seams
It can be used in architectural drawings of kitchens

 

 

In a JPEG file, what happens if image compression is increased?

You have to use a decompressor to open the file
The file takes up more space
Image quality decreases
It takes longer to open the file

 

 

How do you return tool settings to their default values?

Exit the program and restart
Default settings cannot be restored
Use the Reset Options Button on the Tool Options dialog
Use the Restore menu

 

 

How many fonts can you use with GIMP?

Only Windows True Type fonts can be used
GIMP supports a dozen fonts
Almost any font ever created can be used with GIMP
Only one font at a time may be used in an image

 

 

What must you do to use an image produced in GIMP in another program?

Copy the file to the other program's folder
You cannot use GIMP images in other programs
All programs support GIMP's native format
Export a file format that the program can use

 

 

What tools may be used to paint on a QuickMask?

Only the Brush tool
Any drawing tool and the Bucket Fill tool
Only the eraser
Only the Pencil tool

 

 

How do you recall saved settings for a tool?

Exit the program and restart
Start with an image that used those settings and copy
Use the Restore Options button on the Tool Options dialog
Use the Restore menu

 

 

How do you change the size of a brush?

By using the scale slider
By erasing the bits that are too big
By typing Brushsize at the keyboard
By trimming the brush with scissors

 

 

How do specifiy which portion of an image you want to modify?

Use the View Selection command
Draw a red circle around it
Use the Selection tools
Cut and paste the part you want into a new image

 

 

How does the Emboss filter change the image's appearance?

Inverts the colors
Gives the appearance of being stamped and carved
Makes the image black and white
Adds a raised letter text tag

 

 

How do you change the colors in the basic palette?

Click on the color and use the Color Editor
Type in Change Color
Use the paintbucket tool
Use the color adjustment on your monitor

 

 

How do you create new gradients?

Use the Paint program that comes with Microsoft operating systems
Use the Gradient Editor
Use the Toolbox Editor
Use the Brush tool to edit existing tools

 

 

How many images can you open at a time?

As many as your computer will handle
Ten is the maximum
One at a time
No more than twelve

 

 

A pixmap or set of pixmaps used for painting is called what in GIMP?

Eraser
Knife
Trowel
Brush

 

 

How do you delete saved options for a tool?

Find the file in Windows Explorer and use the delete key
File a service request with your IT department
Right click on the tool and delete it
Use the Delete Options Button on the Tool Options dialog

 

 

What tool can be used to sharpen a slightly blurry image?

Saturation
Defuzz
Focus
Unsharp Mask

 

 

What images can be used to create brushes?

Almost any image
Only images created in GIMP
Images cannot be used to create brushes
Only images copied with GIMP

 

 

Instead of tracing around an area of interest, which tool allows you to paint your selection?

MaskIt
PaintQuick
QuickMask
QuickPaint

 

 

What does the HSV noise filter do?

Removes noise from the active selection or layer
Adds noise to the active layer or selection to create a grainy effect
Despeckles an image
Cleans up the audio in a movie clip

 

 

How can you quickly restore dialogs that have been closed?

Restart the program
Use the Options command
Use the Windows menu command
Use the Preferences command

 

 

What is Dot for Dot mode?

The image color are inverted one pixel at a time
The image is copied pixel by pixel into another image window
The image is displayed at the same size that it prints
Provided zoom factor is 100%; each pixel is displayed as one pixel on the screen

 

 

What is a Palette?

A color selector for dipping brushes with the mouse
A board artists use to apply paint
A set of discrete colors

 

 

In order to have varying degrees of transparency in a single layer...

there must be a Layer Mask.
the layer opacity must be adjusted.
there must be an Alpha Channel.
the image must be Flattened

 

 

How do raster graphics files store graphical elements?

In a resolution independent format
As specially encoded text
As arrays of pixels
As a combination of pixels and text

 

 

What happens if you toggle QuickMask off with an active selection?

The selection is erased
The selection is displayed with marching ants
The selection is lost
The selection is copied to the clipboard

 

 

What happens if you click and drag a selection with handles?

You move the contents of the selection
You cannot move a selection outline
You create a new layer called Move
You move the selection outline, not it's contents

 

 

If the layers window is closed, how do you open it?

go to Tools > Dockable Windows > Layers
go to Image > Mode > Layers
go to Windows > Dockable Dialogs > Layers
go to View > Mode > Layers

 

 

What happens to a photograph viewed in indexed mode?

It increases the resolution by a factor of 2
Colors wash out to black and white
It looks coarse and grainy
You can only view one color at a time

 

 

What is brush spacing?

The distance between consecutive brush marks
The distance between brush files in each folder
The distance between brush icons in the tool box
The distance from one brush stroke to another

 

 

Where is the one place you can always find any tool?

There is no one place to find every tool
The Toolbox
In the dialog docks
The Tools menu

 

 

What is the Curves tool used for?

Correcting exposure problems in photos
Bending objects in photos
Correcting alignment problems in photos
Highlighting curvy roads on maps

 

 

What opacity is required to render Difference Clouds?

One-hundred percent opacity only.
Any opacity.
Any opacity other than complete transparency.
Complete transparency only.

 

 

What is a drawable?

Tools that draw simple objects in images
Tools that allow you to draw on images
Anthing that you can draw in GIMP
Anything that can be drawn on with painting tools

 

 

What is the purpose of the Posterize filter?

Applying a paint-like effect to the image.
Indexing the colors of the image.
Applying a cartoon-like effect to the image.
Reducing the number of colors.

 

 

Which tools may be used to paint with gradients?

Only the Bucket Fill tool
Only the Pencil tool
Any of the drawing tools maybe used with gradients
Only the Gradient Paint Brush

 

 

Which of the following are selection tools in GIMP?

Airbrush Select Tool, Fuzzy Select Tool, Free Select Tool
Fuzzy Select Tool, Free Select Tool, Scissors Select Tool,
Airbrush Select Tool, Scissors Select Tool, Fuzzy Select Tool
Free Select Tool, Clone Select Tool, Fuzzy Select Tool

 

 

How do you create a guide?

Type guide on the command line
Drag the word help from the menu into the image
Click and drag a ruler into the image
Shift click and drag the word guide from the menu

 

 

How can you automatically fix an underexposed image?

Use the Equalize tool
Increase the exposure time on your camera
Move the Exposure slide control
Use the Normalize tool

 

 

How do you delete a guide?

Use the eraser tool
Drag it out of the image
Right click and hit delete
Use the delete key

 

 

How can you tell which brush is active?

You can only tell by looking at the Current Brush variable
The cursor changes to represent the current brush
There is no way to tell until you start painting
The current brush is shown in the Brush/Pattern/Gradient areal of the toolbox

 

 

What do brushstrokes look like when painted with a gradient?

They start out dark, but become sparkly in the middle
They are the same color on each end, but different in the middle
They change color from one end to the other
They start out near the bottom of the image and end near the top

 

 

What does it mean when a file is dirty?

The file has been corrupted
Your file contains adult oriented images
You are attempting to close a file that has been edited but not saved
The file cannot be saved

 

 

What happens if you paint on a Quickmask with white?

The painted area will be white
The painted areas are added to the selection
Painting an area has no effect
The painted areas are subtracted from the selection

 

 

What happens to non-text changes made to a text layer if you edit the text later?

Everything on the text layer is deleted
Any changes made after the text is edited are lost if the text is edited again
Everything on the text layer is copied to a new layer
No changes can be made without the text editor

 

 

What is the helpline?

A website for GIMP users
A line that will layout a pattern for your approval
A phone number you can call to get help with GIMP
A thin line that shows how a finished line will look

 

 

What does the small curved line with 2 arrowheads (next to the color swatches) do?

Moves the selection set down and left
Swaps foreground and back ground colors
Rotates the image
Switches from landcape to portrait mode

 

 

What are the four selection modes?

Replace, Add, Subtract, Intersect
Feather, Hard Edge, Random, Adaptive
Multiply, Add, Subtract, Divide
Hue, Saturation, Lightness, Alpha

 

 

What happens if you already have a selection when initializing QuickMask?

The mask initializes with the content of the selection
You cannot initialize QuickMask with an existing selection
The original selection will be merged with the new selection
The original selection is discarded

 

 

Which of these Color Tools have the same basic functionality?

Brightness-Contrast, Levels, Curves
Threshold, Levels, Curves
Color Balance, Hue-Saturation, Desaturate
Colorize, Hue-Saturation, Color Balance

 

 

What is the purpose of Dithering an indexed image?

Dithering reduces the size of an indexed image.
Dithering prevents loss of detail due to banding.
Dithering makes animation possible.
Dithering preserves all original colors of the un-indexed source.

 

 

Stroking a path created from text give you the possibility to create what?

Paths cannot be used to manipulate text
Much higher quality results than rendering text as a layer
Poor quality text in relation to other methods
Creating 3D text

 

 

Layers may be rotated

in increments of 90, 180, and 270 degrees or by Arbitrary Rotation.
in increments of 90 degrees only.
by Arbitrary Rotation only.
in increments of 90 and 180 degrees or by Arbitrary Rotation.

 

 

How do you change the size of a parametric brush?

Through either keypresses or mouse wheel rotations
By manually editing the parameters
By clicking the up and down arrows on the brush
By using formulas to change the size

 

 

Which filter changes affected pixels to a random color?

Glass
Hurl
Random
Wind

 

 

How can you change the opacity of a simple selection?

Use the eraser tool with the desired opacity
Use a fade command
Change the layer opacity
Apply a glass material

 

 

How are graphical elements represented in SVG files?

In a resolution independent format
As arrays of pixels
SVG files are not image files
As a combination of pixels and text

 


How many layer modes are available in GIMP?

Twelve
Fifty
Twenty one
Nine

 

 

What is the file extension for animated brushes?

.gxc
.gih
.grx
.gab

 

 

Which distortion filter can be used to produce an image that looks like a sketch?

Laplace
Difference of Gaussians
Neon edge detect
Glass Block

 

 

On the multiwindow interface, closing Toolbox will yield what result?

You cannot close the tool box
You can only view images
GIMP will exit after confirming this action
You will not have access to the tools

 

 

What does the color area in the toolbox show?

GIMP's basic palette
The brightest and darkest colors
The last color used
The most used colors in the image

 

 

Which tools alter the colors in some part of the image?

Paint tools
Fade tools
Pigment tools
Color tools

 

 

What is the Shrink Wrap command used for?

To resize the window to fit the image
To resize the image window to fit the screen
To resize the image to fit the window
To wrap the image to protect it from unauthorized editing

 

 

Can you use GIMP to draw complicated drawings?

GIMP is a good cad program
GIMP is not designed to be used for drawing
GIMP will draw only basic shapes like rectangles
GIMP is a great drawing tool for artists

 

 

What is the purpose of the Color Exchange tool?

Swapping one color in the image with another.
Indexing the colors of the image.
Swapping the colors of the image with their inversions.
Swapping the colors of the image with those of another image.

 

 

What is the difference between the Paintbrush and Pencil Tools?

The Pencil Tool can draw in various shapes.
The Pencil Tool can only produce lines one pixel thick.
The Pencil Tool has only one brush shape.
The Pencil Tool is not antialiased.

 

 

The points of a path may be edited...

at any time.
after finishing the path
until the tool is switched.
only if the stroke is undone.

 

 

Which tools alter the color distribution of the entire image?

Image Alteration tools
Pigment tools
Paint tools
Color tools

 

 

When can you use the Windows menu command?

Only by shelling out to the operating system
Only when it is flashing
Anytime the program is running
Only when an image is open

 

 

What happens if you click and drag a selection without handles?

You move the contents of the selection
You move the selection outline
You erase the contents of the selection
You create a new selection

 

 

What is the keyboard shortcut for opening the Image menu?

Ctrl+Alt+End
Shift+F10
Alt+F10
Ctrl+Alt+F12

 

 

How do you separate an object with a complex shape for selection?

Use feathering
Use the separate command
Use an object layer
Use a sharp selection

 

 

"Dilate" is found under which filter category?

Enhance
Distort
Blur
Generic

 

 

Where can you find the Colors tools in the default setup?

Only in the Colors dialog
In the toolbox and the menus
Only in the menu bar
Only in the toolbox

 

 

How many operations can be done before Undo Memory is used up?

An infinite amount without having to save manually.
An infinite amount, as long as the undo history is saved each time.
Only one.
The number varies depending on operation size.

 

 

Can text be edited after a text layer has been modified with another tool or filter?

No, all modifications must be undone before editing.
Yes, all modifications will remain in the edited text.
Yes, but all modifications will be discarded.
No, text layers cannot be edited.

 

 

How do you create multiple views of the same image?

You cannot have multiple views of the same image
Use the window command
Use the New View command
Use the Nview Menu

 

 

What does feathering allow you to do?

Float a pasted object into place slowly
Soften the sharp edges of a selection
Sharpen fuzzy images
Sharpen the edges of the selected image

 

 

What sort of operation can be performed on an image with the Image Menu items?

Only operations not available in the tool box
Nearly every operation possible in GIMP
Only operations that are customized
Only a select set of expert level tools

 

 

In QuickMask, which area is normally fogged over?

The image boundary
The cut and paste objects
The selected area
The unselected area

 

 

What is the keyboard shortcut to fit an image in the window?

Shift+Ctrl+E
zoomfit
Ctrl+F+Z
Shift+Z

 

 

Which tool can be used to add 3D depth and effects to an image?

Illusion
Cubism
Bump Map
Map Object

 

 

How do you reset the palette to the default colors?

Use the paintbrush tool
Click on the default colors icon
Close and restart the program
Click the Reset All button

 

 

What happens if you paint on a Quickmask with gray?

The painted areas are partially subtracted
The painted areas are partially selected
The painted area will be gray
Painting an area has no effect

 

 

The Transform tools are used for what purpose?

To fix out of focus images
To change the image from color to black and white
To alter the geometry of the image
To add elements from other images

 

 

How do you fix a digital photo that's not straight?

Use the Straighten tool
Take another photo
Use the Rotate tool
Crop the photo to eliminate as much background as possible

 

 

The clone tool...

can be used on multiple layers, but only in the image it samples.
can only be used on the layer that it samples.
will remember the last sample used after switching tools.
can be used across multiple layers and images.

 

 

What happens when you drag and drop an image into the toolbox window?

The image opens in it's own image window
The image is added to the current image as another layer
It replaces the current image with the new one
The images are merged into one

 

 

What is the purpose of the Colorize tool?

Rotates the hues of each individual color.
Applies a single hue to the entire image.
Swaps one color of the image with another.
Replaces the colors of a black and white image.

 

 

The Pixelize filter is found under which category?

Distort
Generic
Blur
Artistic

 

 

In order to use the NL Filter, what property must a layer have?

It must have an Alpha Channel
It must have a Mask Layer
It must not have an Alpha Channel
It must have one-hundred percent opacity.

 

 

How does GIMP feather objects?

By reducing the resolution around the selection edge
By using a fogging tool
By deleting randomly selected pixels
By applying a Gaussian blur to the selection channel

 

 

What two things must happen in order to use the Paths tool?

Path tools can be used anytime with no prerequisites
You must create a path, then massage it
You must create a path, then stroke it
You must choose a path, and use the compass