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Chapter 2 questions
Multimedia and Image Management textbook
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What does a file extension look like?
2. What image management programs are often used by businesses?
3. What are the two types of image management programs, and how are they different?
4. What is a native format?
5. What is a bitmap image?
6. List four types of bitmap images?
7. Why are images compressed?
8. What is the difference between lossy and lossless compression?
9. What is an interlaced image?
10. Why might you want to use an interlaced image?
11. In what format do most digital cameras save images?
12. Why is the PNG format not used more often?
13. What is the advantage of using a vector graphic?
14. Name three native vector file formats and one general-purpose file format.
15. What company developed the GIF format, and what did the developer require beginning
in 1994?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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Explain the difference between a vector and a bitmap image.
Which file format is the most versatile and why?
Why are photographs saved in JPEG format if they are to be used on the Internet?
Why is it important to understand file extension?
Was CompuServe correct in its decision to charge a licensing fee? Why or why not?