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RICH TEXT FORMAT:RTFFILE [Link] IS A TEXT FILE TYPE THAT SAVES SOME
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FILE SIZE, PARTICULARLY WHERE THERE ARE LARGE AREAS OF SOLID [Link]
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JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERT GROUP:JPG/JPEG , THIS FORMAT STORES STILL
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SMALLER FILESIZE AND IS WIDELY USED IN WEB PAGES.
PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT:PDF , THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN
CONVERTED INTO AN IMAGE [Link] PAGES CAN CONTAIN CLICKABLELINKS,
VIDEO AND [Link] CAN PROTECT A DOCUMENT IN PDF FORMAT TO STOP
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PORTABLE NETWORK GRAPHICS:PNG , IT WAS CREATED TO REPLACE GIF AND IS
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THE INTERNET
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