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IGCSE ICT Ch11 Filemanagement

The document defines common file formats and their purposes, including: - .csv files store data separated by commas for use in spreadsheets or databases. - .txt files contain unformatted text that can be opened in any word processor. - .gif and .jpg store still or moving images efficiently using compression. - .png compresses graphics without quality loss and is widely used on the internet. - .pdf allows documents to be viewed on most computers and can include links and forms. - .mp4 and .mp3 are multimedia containers used for video/audio with relatively small file sizes. - .css defines webpage styling and .html creates markup displayed in web browsers.

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IGCSE ICT Ch11 Filemanagement

The document defines common file formats and their purposes, including: - .csv files store data separated by commas for use in spreadsheets or databases. - .txt files contain unformatted text that can be opened in any word processor. - .gif and .jpg store still or moving images efficiently using compression. - .png compresses graphics without quality loss and is widely used on the internet. - .pdf allows documents to be viewed on most computers and can include links and forms. - .mp4 and .mp3 are multimedia containers used for video/audio with relatively small file sizes. - .css defines webpage styling and .html creates markup displayed in web browsers.

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comma separated values

.csv

takes data in the form of tables that could be


used with spreadsheets or databases, separating
data items with commas.
Text
.txt

this file is not formatted and can be opened in


any type of word processor
rich text format
.rtf

• a file type that saves some of the formatting


within the text
graphics interchange format
.gif

• format stores still or moving images and is


efficient at storing using a smaller file size,
especially with large blocks of colour
joint photographic expert group
.jpg

• stores still images only, efficient method of


storing images using a smaller file size and
widely used in web pages
portable network graphics
.png

• a format that compresses graphics without


any loss of image quality. Is the most used
lossless compression format for internet
images
portable document format
.pdf

• a document that has been converted into an


image format, allowing it to be seen on most
computers. Can contain clickable links,
buttons, form fields etc. Can be used to
protect file from others' editing it
moving picture experts group layer 4
.mp4

• Is a multimedia container, not a single file


format, used for storing video, still images,
audio files, subtitles and so on
moving picture experts group layer 3
.mp3

• Is a compressed file format used for storing


audio files. File sizes are relatively small but
have near CD quality. Cannot store still or
moving images.
cascading style sheet
.css

• stylesheet attached to one or more web pages


(often written in HTML) to define the pages'
colour scheme, fonts and so on
hyper text markup language
.html
• text-based language used to create markup
that a web browser will be able to display
information as a web page
Roshal archive
.rar

• container that can hold almost any file type in


a compressed format, used to reduce the
number of bytes needed to save, store or
transmit a file. developed for windows by a
Russian engineer
Zip
.zip
•
container that can hold almost any file type in
a compressed format, used to reduce the
number of bytes needed to save, store or
transmit a file.
Resizing & Resampling
• Shortcuts of windows key
• Exporting

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