General LO2/LO4 Stuff

Question 1

What are character sets?

Answer 1

defined list of characters recognized by the computer hardware and software. Each character is represented by a number.

Question 2

What is ASCII

Answer 2

is the most common format for text files in computers and on the Internet. Numbers 0-127
Stands For: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.

Question 3

What is Bitmap?

Answer 3

A bitmap is a representation in which each item corresponds to one or more bit of information, they are in blocks and they become distorted when large.

Question 4

What are vectors?

Answer 4

A vector graphic is not made from pixels like a bitmap, it is made up of a set of calculations generated by the computer to draw the image.

When A vector graphic is not made from pixels like a bitmap, it is made up of a set of calculations generated by the computer to draw the image.

Question 5

What Is Lossy Compression?

Answer 5

Lossy Compression reduces a files size but with loss of quality.

Question 6

What is Lossless Compression?

Answer 6

Lossless compression reduces a file’s size with no loss of quality.