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100

These are composed of mathematical descriptions of a series of lines and points; they are resolution independent, can be freely scaled, and are automatically output at the resolution of the output device.

What are vector graphics?

100

The rectangle that marks the outermost edges of an object, regardless of the actual object shape.

What is a bounding box?

100

It's used to select entire objects or groups.

What is the selection tool?

100

These are the four component colors in process-color output.

What are cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK)?

100

The relative top-to-bottom order of objects on the artboard, or of layers in the layers panel.

What is the stacking order?

200

These are pixel-based, made up of a grid of individual pixels (rasters or bits) in rows and columns.

What are raster (bitmap) images?

200

This type of color swatch is reflected in all elements where that color is applied.

What is a global color swatch?

200

It's used to select individual paths and points of a shape, or to select component pieces within a group.

What is the direct selection tool?

200

This the the term used for individual objects on a layer in the Layers panel.

What are sublayers?

300

It's used to create complex shapes by combing multiple selected objects.

What is the pathfinder tool?

400

It's used to change a smooth anchor point to a corner anchor point (and vice versa).

What is the convert anchor point tool?

500

It's used to paint shapes of solid color based on the defined brush size and the area you drag with a single mouse click.

What is the blob brush?