UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES
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.MOV
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.PDF
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.PNG
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.XLSX
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is a PNG file? PNG is short for Portable Network Graphic, a type of raster image file. It’s particularly popular file type with web designers because it can handle graphics with transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds.
Detailed explanation-2: -JPEG (. JPEG files are very common on the Internet and JPEG is a popular format for digital cameras-making it ideal for web use and non-professional prints. Special Attributes: Can choose amount of compression when saving in image editing programs like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP.
Detailed explanation-3: -PNG stands for “Portable Graphics Format”. It is the most frequently used uncompressed raster image format on the internet. This lossless data compression format was created to replace the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).
Detailed explanation-4: -The general rule is to use JPGs for photographs, images that don’t have a transparent background, and other memory intensive files. And to choose PNGs for graphics, files with transparent backgrounds, and other images where clarity and color vibrancy are important.