File Format

Question 1

What is a file format

Answer 1

A file format determines how data is organized and stored in a computer file.

Question 2

Why file format

Answer 2

File formats/ extensions are there so that your computer knows what programme to use to open the file

Question 3

Describe PSD

Answer 3

Native file format for
Adobe Photoshop
• Supports transparency
• Supports layers, text, and effects
• Large file sizes.

Question 4

Describe GIF

Answer 4

Graphics Interchange Format

Standard format for animations on the internet
Support transperancy

Question 5

Describe JPEG

Answer 5

Joint Photographic Experts Group

Commonly Used For:
- Desktop publishing photographs
- Photographs and natural
artwork
- Scanned photographs
- Emailing photographs
- Digital camera photographs

High Quality
Colors

Question 6

Describe PNG

Answer 6

Portable Network Graphics
Support transparency

Question 7

What is a pdf

Answer 7

• PDF stands for “Portabie vocument Format”
• It is used for creating electronic documents
• The file extension is .pdf

Question 8

Pros of PDF

Answer 8

• PDF files are compact.
• Once a file is created using PDF it cannot be edited by any third parties
• PDF can contain multimedia elements like movies and sound as well as links to webpage’s