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Computer Science
10th Grade
10/07/2008

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JPEG
Definition
Works best for continous tone images, like photographs
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JPEG
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Can represent images with uo ti 16 million different colors
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JPEG
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Is a “lossy” format because to reduce the file size, it throws away some information about the image.
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JPEG
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Does not support transparency
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GIF
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Works best for images with a few solid colors, and images with lines, like logos, clip art, and small text in images.
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GIF
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Can represent images with up to 256 different colors
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GIF
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GIF also compresses the file to reduce it size, but doesn’t throw anything away. So, it is a “lossless” format
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GIF
Definition
Allows one background color to be set to “transparent” so that anything underneath the image will show through.
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img
Definition
used to place images in your webpage
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img
Definition
Browsers treat this element a little differently than other elemetns. After reading the HTML page, the browser retrieves each image from the Web server and displays it
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Thumbnails
Definition
Smaller version of larger pictures. Usually clickable to go to actual sized picture
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Image
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element is an inline element which means the browser doesnt put a break before or after an _____
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src
Definition
how you specify the location of the iamge file. You can include images from your own site using a relative path in the ___ attribute, or images from other sites using a URL.
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alt
Definition
the meaningful description of the img element. It is displayed in some browsers if the iamge can't be located, and is used by screen readers to descrive the image for the cisually impaired
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800
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A widthof less than ___ pixels is a good rule of thumb for the size of photo images in a web page. Most photo images that are created by digital cameras are too large for web pages so you'll need to resize them
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Photoshop elements
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one of many photo editing applications you can use to resize your images.
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Large
Definition
Images that are too _____ for the browser make web pages difficult to use and slow to download and display
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Pixel
Definition
the smallest dot that can be represented on the screen
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JPEG and GIF
Definition
Two formats for images that are widely supported by Web browsers
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Matte
Definition
use the _____ color menu in the "Save for Web" dialog to choose the right color for softening the edges of your transparent GIF image
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Images
Definition
can be used as links to other web pages. To create a link from an _____, use the "img" element as the content of an "a" element, and put the link in the href attribute of the "a" element
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