Term | Definition |
• Multimedia – | combined forms of media (text, animation, audio, video) |
• Programming languages | (C++ and C) create operating systems and software applications |
• .avi | • Standard video files for Windows |
• .mov
.qt | • Standard formats for QuickTime movies |
• .mp4 | • Standard format for movies on the |
• .ogg | • Video format designed for HTML5 video |
• .webm | • Royalty-free, open video and audio format designed for HTML5 video |
• .au | • Audio format used by UNIX servers |
• .aiff | • High-quality audio format developed by Apple Computer |
• .mp3 | • Format for compressing audio files that uses the MPEG-1 standard |
• .ogg | • Free alternative to MP3 format |
• .wav | • Native sound format for Windows |
• .png | • Free open-source file format that has become an Internet standard for graphics |
• .gif | • Bitmap format that uses lossless compression and supports various resolutions; limited to 256 colors; most effective for drawings or illustrations |
• .jpg
.jpeg
.jfif | • Format that supports 16 million colors; uses lossy compression; widely used for photographs and complex graphics |
• .tif
.tiff | • Popular customizable format that supports grayscale, 8-bit and 24-bit color, and monochrome; commonly used for medical imaging and desktop publishing |
• .ps | • Format designed for printing on postscript printers |
• .eps | • Format used to import and export graphics files between operating systems and applications |
• .txt | • Plain (ASCII) text file; does not support formatting or images |
• .pdf | • Format that supports formatting and images that can be read on any computer regardless of operating system; requires Adobe Reader for viewing the documents |
• .docx
.doc | • Formats for files created with Microsoft Word for Windows |
• .odt | • Format for files created with Open Office Writer |
• .rtf | • Supports images and formatting; compatible with many operating systems |