Codecs and Compression

The acronym CODEC stands for

• Code Creator

• Coder Declaration

• Coder Decoder

• Common Decoder

Which one of these codecs is commonly used to make sound in games?

• Quicktime

• VP9

• MP4

• OGG

Which of these files can be lossy?

• AVI

• WAV

• MP4

• BMP

Which is the best format to compress an AVI video to?

• MP3

• MP4

• AAC

• WAV

An AVI file usually has a __________ file size

• small

• lossy

• large

• compressed

Which of the following is NOT a video file?

• MP4

• MOV

• Quicktime

• AAC

What is a reason why you need a codec?

• To play movies

• To create JPG images

• To get onto the internet

• To search for files

Which of the following codecs is also a container?

• MP4

• Bink

• AAC

• MP3

The codec created by Apple is

• VP9

• AVI

• MOV

• MP3

A larger video file size usually results in __________ quality.

• lower

• lossy

• higher

• poor