Standard+File+Types

Common File Types
[|This list of 70+ common file types] shows just a selection of the most common file types.

[|RTF vs TXT file type]

[|GIF vs JPEG vs PNG] (Higher)

Task (Int 2 only)

 * create or load a block of formatted text in a word processing program
 * save the file in RTF format
 * save the file in Text format
 * write a short essay or blog post
 * explaining the difference in file size
 * explaining the difference in output
 * describing how RTF and TXT work

This task should be submitted as part of the unit assessment.

Task (Higher only)

 * create or load an image in an image editing program
 * save the the image in GIF format
 * save the same image in JPEG format
 * save the same image in PNG format
 * write a short essay or blog post
 * showing the 3 different images
 * explaining the difference in file size
 * explaining the difference in output quality
 * describing how GIF, JPEG and PNG work

This task should be submitted as part of the unit assessment.