Unit 3 Graphics Editing

Question 0

Bitmap (.bmp)

Answer 0

An uncompressed bitmap file format thy is very large and is not appropriate for the web

Question 1

Adobe Illustrator (AI)

Answer 1

Vector image format created in Adobe Illustrator

Question 2

Compression

Answer 2

Encoding data to take up less storage space and less bandwidth for transmission

Question 3

Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)

Answer 3

Compressed bitmap file format (lossless) that supports only 256 colors and is appropriate for the web; supports transparency and animation

Question 4

Lossy

Answer 4

A compression formula that reduces the file size by removing certain pixels

Question 5

Lossless

Answer 5

A compression formula that reduces the file size without data loss

Question 6

Masking

Answer 6

Hiding part of a layer so that you can manipulate only the visible parts of the layer

Question 7

Portable Network Graphics (.png)

Answer 7

Compressed bitmap file format (lossless) similar to the gif format; it is not limited to 256 colors, is appropriate for the web, and supports transparency

Question 8

Rasterize

Answer 8

Converting vector objects in an image to raster (bitmap) content

Question 9

Tagged Image File (.tif)

Answer 9

Uncompressed bitmap file format that supports 16 million colors; supports transparency, file size is very large, and is not appropriate for the web

Question 10

Unzip

Answer 10

Decompressing a zipped file

Question 11

Windows Metafile (.wmf)

Answer 11

Microsoft’s vector file file format; most Microsoft clip art are metafiles and can be edited

Question 12

Zip

Answer 12

Compressing files to reduce file size