File Formats Flashcards

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Give 3 appropriate file formats for a video

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Any 3 from .flv, .mp4, .avi, .mov and .mpg

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Give 2 appropriate file formats for scripts and storyboards

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.doc and .pdf

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3
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Give an appropriate file format for TV

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.mpeg-4 or .asf

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Give 2 appropriate file formats for audio

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Any 2 from .mp3, aiff, ogg and .wav

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Give 2 appropriate file formats for animation

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Any 2 from .swf, .avi, .gif and .flv

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Give a file format for a low quality image

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Any from .psd and .bmp

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Give 2 file formats for an average quality image

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Any 2 from .jpg, .png and .gif

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What media is the file format .flv suitable for?

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Video and animation

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What media is the file format .mp4 suitable for?

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Video

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What media is the file format .avi suitable for?

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Video and animation

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What media is the file format .mov suitable for?

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Video

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What media is the file format .mpg suitable for?

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Video

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13
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What media is the file format .swf suitable for?

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Animation

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What media is the file format .gif suitable for?

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Animation and average quality images

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What media is the file format .doc suitable for?

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Scripts and storyboards

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16
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What media is the file format .pdf suitable for?

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Scripts and storyboards

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17
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What media is the file format .mp3 suitable for?

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Audio

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18
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What media is the file format .wav suitable for?

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Audio

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19
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What media is the file format .tiff suitable for?

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High quality images

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What media is the file format .psd suitable for?

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Low quality images

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What media is the file format .bmp suitable for?

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Low quality images

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22
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What media is the file format .mpeg-4 suitable for?

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TV

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What media is the file format .asf suitable for?

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TV

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What media is the file format .jpg suitable for?

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Average quality images

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What media is the file format .png suitable for?
Average quality images
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.mp4 - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.flv - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.avi - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.asf - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.swf - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.mpg - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.mp3 - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.wav - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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.acc - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.jpg - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.png - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.gif - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.doc - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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.pdf - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.tiff - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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.psd - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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.bmp - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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What does .mp4 store?
Video and audio
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What is .flv?
Flash video for moving images
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What does .avi store?
Audio/video information digitally for playback purposes
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What are .asf files commonly used for?
Streaming audio and video data
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Does .swf support high or low quality?
High
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Does .swf offer fast or slow speed?
Fast
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.swf is a popular means of delivering...
Browser-based games (animation)
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What is .mpg used for?
Creating movies that are distributed on the Internet
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Why is .mpg good for creating movies that are distributed on the internet?
It has lower sizes and greater quality
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What is .mp3 good for?
Distributing on portable devices
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.wav files have ________ quality. Therefore they are large/small files
lossless, large
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What file type is .acc similar to?
.mp3
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What is the difference between .acc and .mp3?
.acc has a slightly better performance
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.jpg - what type of compression?
Lossy
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.jpg files are supported by all/limited devices, software and web
all
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.png - what type of compression?
Lossless
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Why is .png good for web use?
Small file size
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What does .png support that is different from .jpg files?
Transparency
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.gif has limited/unlimited colours
Limited
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Where are .gif files commonly used?
On the web
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.doc files are small/large
Large
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What is .doc used for?
Processed documents
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.pdf files can/cannot be edited
cannot
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True/False: .pdf can be used by documents
True
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.pdf files have a small/large file size
Small
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What are .tiff files often used for?
Printing and photos with large file sizes
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.tiff files are of extremely low/high quality
High
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.psd files are extremely small/large
Large
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Why are .psd files so large?
These lossless images use no compression
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.bmp files are very popular/not very popular
Not very popular
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Does .bmp use small or big files?
Big
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What is a proprietary file format?
A file format that can only be opened and edited in specific applications (eg .pub)
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What is an open source file format?
A file format that can be edited in a number applications (eg .pdf and .mp3)
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The more compressed an image file is, the better/worse the quality will be
Worse
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What media is the file format .aiff suitable for?
Audio
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What media is the file format .ogg suitable for?
Audio
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.aiff - compressed or uncompressed?
Uncompressed
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.ogg - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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.aiff and .ogg are/aren't widely supported
aren't
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What file type is .ogg similar to?
.mp3
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.mpg - compressed or uncompressed?
Compressed
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What type of compression is .mpg?
Lossy
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.mpg files have a large/small file size
Small
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True/False: One limitation of .mpg files is they have poor quality
True
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.mov is used for video, however it can also be used for...
Animation