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Data Portability - IMAGE AND TEXT (GIF (Portable can be opened in the most…
Data Portability - IMAGE AND TEXT
CSV
Comma Separated Values
Portable between word processor and spreadsheet/database applications
Use plain text and therefore small file size
Data is set out in a tabular structure on each row separated by various means e.g. comma, tab, space, semicolon, etc.
TXT
Plain text e.g. no images, no formatting
Small file size
Very portable and can be opened by any word processing software and many others
GIF
Portable can be opened in the most packages
Lossless compression when used on simple images with blocks of colour
Graphics Interchange Format
Lossy compression for real or lifelike images
Very small file sizes
Often used for icons and buttons on websites
PDF
Portable Document Format
Very portable
Can be highly compressed
Can contain editable regions and is often used for online forms and job applications
PNG
Very portable and can be opened by all graphic and desktop design packages
Lossless compression
Portable Networks Graphics
Can contain layers
Very high quality image used frequently on websites
PICT
Limited portability
Developed by Apple - Not widely used
Can store bitmap and vector images
JPEG
Higher compression will reduce image quality (Lossy)
Used for web pages
supports compression
Portable
Joint Photographic Experts Group
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
Very portable and can be opened by all graphic and desktop design packages
Lossless compression
Large file size
Used by professional photographers
RTF
Very portable between word processing software
Text and styling is stored in a standard way so all word processing software displays it the same
Rich Text Format
Not all advanced formatting can be saved as RFT