Vector images are made up of individual objects like outlines and fills that can be resized without loss of quality, while bitmap images are made up of pixels so resizing reduces quality. JPEG files are more compressed than GIFs, allowing faster downloads, and embedded graphics are contained within documents versus linked graphics that reference external files.

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2. Vector and bitmap based images. Bitmap images are made up of pixels. Vector images are made up of individual objects. (Outline, colour and fill.) As Bitmap images are resized the image quality is reduced. As Vector images are resized the image quality does not change. Bitmap images are confined to a rectangular space whereas vector images are not.

3. Differences between a GIF formatted file and a JPEG? JPEG file format is more compressed than GIF therefore has a faster download speed.

4. What is the difference between and embedded graphic and a linked graphic in a Word or Powerpoint document?

5. What is a 'colour palette'?

6. What is lossless compression and JPEG format files normally use this?

7. What does the FBS skills wiki say about using PNG files?

8. What is BAD about using .bmp format files in your work?

9. What is Flickr and why might someone use this resource?