UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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PNG (Portable Network Graphic)
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BMP (Bitmap)
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JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
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GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
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Detailed explanation-1: -GIF (. GIF or Graphics Interchange Format files are widely used for web graphics, because they are limited to only 256 colors, can allow for transparency, and can be animated. GIF files are typically small is size and are very portable.
Detailed explanation-2: -The PNG-8 files can support up to 256 colors. The limited color palette is intended to keep the file size low but can result in color data loss in complex images. One thing about PNG-8 files is their ability for transparency. Transparency allows for images to be layered on top of other colors or backgrounds.
Detailed explanation-3: -JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group image) JPEG is actually a data format for compressed photos, rather than a file type. The JFIF (JPEG File Interchange Format) specification describes the format of the files we think of as “JPEG” images.