Image File Types

These photo files are quite large and are often used in print documents.

• TIF
• PNG
• GIF
• JPG

File image that retains all 16 million colors and has some valuable features, but it is not supported by all Web browsers

• PNG
• TIF
• JPEG
• GIF

Image programs save graphics with specific extensions indicating the file format.

• True
• False

Each image management program has a file format specific to that program called it native or default format.

• True
• False

Image file that uses up to 16 million colors.  It is the most common format for storing and transmitting photographic images.

• PNG
• JPG
• TIF
• GIF

The speed at which a computer can transmit information along a network is called the _______________

• Bandiameter
• Bandscope
• Bandmeasure
• Bandwidth

Different file formats are appropriate for different situations, so it is important to understand the distinctions between the various file formats.

• True
• False

Defined as dots per inch or by the numbers of pixels in rows and columns

• Resolution
• Pixelization
• Compression
• Scaling

Type of compression that deletes or changes some pixels while making the file size smaller.

• Lossless compression
• Lossy compression

Type of compression that reduces the file size without losing any pixel information.

• Lossless compression
• Lossy compression