MMWD 2.01

Anything on the page that is not actual text, from simple line drawings to fully active images found on the World Wide Web.

• Graphics

• Standard File Format

• Native File Format

• Gradient

Refers to the number of colors per pixel that can be displayed in an image and affects image quality and file size.

• Gradient

• Compression

• Aspect Ratio

• Color Depth

Refers to the mathematical algorithm used when an image is saved in order to reduce the file size.

• Aspect Ratio

• Compression

• Portability

• Color Depth

No data is lost during compression.

• Lossy

• Aspect Ratio

• Lossless

• Color Depth

Some data is lost during compression.

• Aspect Ratio

• Lossy

• Lossless

• Portability

Ease at which files are opened, modified, and viewed on computers using different operating systems, software and browsers.

• Compression

• Portability

• Standard File Formats

• Native File Formats

Standard unit of measurement for US standard size papers that can work well for print.

• Points

• Pixels

• Picas

• Inches

The most common unit of measurement used for computer screen display.

• Pixels

• Points

• Picas

• Inches

The standard unit of measure for typefaces.

• Picas

• Pixels

• Points

• Inches

A unit of measurement for lines of type.

• Points

• Picas

• Pixels

• Inches