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Self-Study Activity: File Type Exploration

Groups of two students (Each student will have its own copy to attached it to his/her binder)

Succes Criteria:

To learn about common file types used for images, audio, video, documents, and spreadsheets.

Materials:

 Computer with internet access

 IGCSE BINDER

Procedure:

a. Research File Types:

o Use your computer to find information about different file types.

o Focus on the following categories:

 Image File Types: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD

 Audio File Types: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG

 Video File Types: MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV

 Document File Types: DOCX, PDF, ODT, RTF, TXT

 Spreadsheet File Types: XLSX, CSV, ODS, XLS, XLSM

b. Understand File Extensions:

o Learn how to identify file types based on their extensions (e.g., .jpg, .mp3, .docx).

o Explore online tools and software that can be used to create/edit these files.

Activity:

1. Explain the main features and differences between each Image File Types: JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PSD
2. Explain the main features and differences between each Audio File Types: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG
3. Explain the main features and differences between each Video File Types: MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV
4. Explain the main features and differences between each Document File Types: DOCX, PDF, ODT, RTF, TXT
5. Explain the main features and differences between each Spreadsheet File Types: XLSX, CSV, ODS, XLS, XLSM
6. Create a table to summarize common file extensions, their corresponding file types, and the programs you can
use to create/edit these types of files. (Use the template provided in page 2)
By completing this self-study activity, you will gain a solid understanding of common file types and their uses. This
knowledge will be helpful as preparation towards the IGCSE Computer Science exam.

***Attached the completed activity to your IGCSE binder***

APLICATIONS THAT CAN BE USED


FILE TYPE FILE EXTENSIONS TO CREATE OR EDIT THIS TYPE OF
FILES.

Image files

Audio files

Video files

Document files

Spreadsheet files

NOTE: Make sure you include the list of references used for your research.

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