Digital File Formats

RANDOM!

100

What is a file format?

What is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.

200

What does TIFF stand for?

What is Tagged Image File Format?

300

What is the color limit on GIFs?

What is 256?

400

Why are BMPs considered to be outdated?

What is bad quality, old, pixelated, PC only?

500

Why would you use a PDF over a Word document?

What is you cannot edit the original document?

FILE BASICS

100

This lossless file format is ideal for web graphics with sharp lines and text, supporting transparency.

What is PNG?

200

This  file format is widely used for photographs and web images, known for its compression efficiency.

What is JPEG or JPG?

300

This file format is used with Adobe Photoshop, allowing for layers and complex editing.

What is PSD?

400

This lossless file format is commonly used for high-quality printing and archiving, often uncompressed or using lossless compression.

What is TIFF?

500

What does WMA stand for?

What is Windows Media Audio?

PIXEL VS. VECTOR

100

This type of image is composed of pixels, making it resolution-dependent.

What is a raster image?

200

This type of image is composed of paths and mathematical equations, allowing for infinite scalability.

What is a vector image?

300

A JPEG is an example of this image type.

What is a raster image?

400

What 2 file formats have transparent backgrounds?

What is GIF and PNG?

500

Why would you use a GIF over a PNG?

What is GIF’s can sustain animation where PNG’s cannot.

VIDEO

100

Name three of the six video file formats.

What are MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG or FLV?

200

What is the most common video file format found on Youtube?

What is FLV?

300

What videos are compatible with PC’s? Name at least 4.

What are MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV and MPEG?

400

What are the smallest and largest video file formats?

What are MOV and AVI?

500

What does MPEG

What is Motion Pictures Experts Group?

MULTIMEDIA

100

What does it mean for a project or presentation to be multimedia?

What is it must have at least 2 different digital file formats.

200

What are three programs on your computer that could create a multimedia presentation?

What are PowerPoint, Keynote, iMovie or Garage Band?

300

What are MIDIs good for?

What is creating music with digital instruments.

400

If you convert a YouTube video to an MOV program will it open up in?

What is Quick Time Player?

500

Name ALL of the file formats.

What are TIFF, GIF, JPG, BMP, PNG, PDF, WMA, MP3, MIDI, AIF, WAV, AAC, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MPEG,FLV?