File formats
● The need for characteristics and uses of generic file formats
● A generic file format can be opened in suitable software on most platforms
● Some file types used by Microsoft Office, such as Excel spreadsheets
(.xlsx), Word documents (.docx), and Access databases (.accdb) are not
generic
Generic file formats
generic text files
Comma separated values:
● .csv
● takes data in the form of tables
● saves it in text format, separating data items with commas
Text:
● .txt
● text file is not formatted and can be opened in any word processor
Rich text format:
● .rtf
● text file type that saves some of the formatting within the text
generic image files
Graphics interchange format:
● .gif
● stores still or moving images
● efficient method of storing images using a smaller file size
● widely used in web page
Joint photographic expert group:
● .jpg
● .jpeg
● stores still images, but does not store moving images
● efficient method of storing images using a smaller file size and is widely
used in web pages
Portable document format:
● .pdf
● a document which has been converted into an image format
● can contain clickable links and buttons, form fields, video, and audio
● can protect a document to stop others from editing it
Portable network graphics:
● .png
● compresses graphics (image) files without any loss of image quality
generic video files
Moving pictures experts group layer 4:
● .mp4
● not a single file format
● a multimedia container which is used for storing video files, still images,
audio files, subtitles, etc
generic audio files
Moving pictures experts group layer 3:
● .mp3
● compressed file format used for storing audio files
● cannot store still or moving images
generic files used for website authoring
Cascading Style Sheets:
● .css
● a style sheet which is saved in cascading style sheet format
● attached to one or more web pages
Hypertext Markup Language:
● .htm
● .html
● a text-based language used to create content that a web browser can
display as a web page
Generic compressed files
Roshal archive:
● .rar
● container which can hold almost any file type in a compressed format
● reduce the number of bytes
Zip:
● .zip
● a container which can hold almost any file type in a compressed format
● to reduce the number of bytes needed to save a file
1. How to create the New folder in your computer? 2M
● Right click anywhere in your computer screen, Select New, Select Folder.
1. How to find the software in your computer? 2M
● Type the software name in the Search Box
1. Which areas can you store the file in your computer? 2M
● My document, Local Disk D:
1. How many ways for taking screen shoot? Explain. 4M
● Window+Shift+S, Printscrn, snipping tool
1. Write down the meaning for the following. 4M
● Save - saves the current file with the same filename
● Save as - saves the current file with a new name, and/or new file type,
and/or in a new location
● Print - print the current file
● Export - export, save a copy in .pdf format, or to change the file type in
some packages
