Types of Images

LOSSY images .....

• Lose quality when they are compressed

• Do not lose quality when they are compressed

LOSSLESS mages .....

• Lose quality when they are compressed

• Do not lose quality when they are compressed

Leah is a wedding photographer. She wants to put some example photos on her website to showcase her work. She knows that she needs to compress her images first. Which file format should she choose?

• JPEG

• GIF

• BMP

• TIFF

Which of the following file formats uses LOSSY compression?

• PNG

• JPEG

• RAW

• BMP

Which of the following file formats uses LOSSLESS compression? (Choose as many as appropriate)

• GIF

• JPEG

• PNG

• BMP

Which of the following can be used to measure the quality of an image? (choose as many as appropriate)

• DPI

• GPI

• PPI

• CSI

If file size is more important than image quality, which type of compression should be used?

• Lossy

• Lossless

Image programs save graphics with specific extensions indicating the file format.

• True
• False

Image file that uses up to 16 million colors.  It is the most common format for storing and transmitting photographic images.

• PNG
• JPG
• TIF
• GIF

Different file formats are appropriate for different situations, so it is important to understand the distinctions between the various file formats.

• True
• False