Bitmaps vs. Vectors

All images fall into one of two categories:

• Bitmaps and Vectors
• Bitmaps and Rasters
• Vectors and Pixels
• Vectors and Lines

What is the difference between Vectors and Bitmaps?

• Bitmaps are defined by fixed pixels; Vectors by flexible lines
• A bitmap is made of anchors; A vector is made of pixels
• Bitmaps have a million colors; Vectors have 256 colors
• Bitmaps save as .a; Vectors save as .jpg

Vector images are made up of ______________.

• mathematical lines
• square pixels

Bitmaps are made up of ______________.

• lines
• pixels
• curves
• dots

Adobe Photoshop is used to edit and create __________ images.

• bitmap
• vector

Adobe Photoshop allows users to ______.

• alter images and create images from scratch
• only create images from scratch
• make videos
• only alter images

What is the main advantage of bitmaps?

• size without loss of quality
• easy to access and create

What is the main disadvantage of bitmaps?

• time consuming to create
• too dependent on number of pixels for quality
• take a long time to load online

Bitmaps can be enlarged without losing quality.

• true
• false

What is the file extension for Adobe Photoshop?

• .pptx
• .psd
• .pdf.
• .png