Graphics — Introduction
Graphics, Web Articles for Dummies
In the year 1993 the still very young www experienced a revolutionary enhancement with the introduction of the MOSAIC browser by the NCSA. This browser was, in contrast to earlier applications, able to show images embedded in web pages. Equipped with this ability the Mosaic browser and the web experienced fast growing popularity.
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Two types of graphics can be distinguished, vector graphics and raster graphics. A vector graphic is defined by points, lines and curves. Due to this structure these graphics are infinitely scalable without any loss of quality. This makes these graphics very popular in CAD and printing. Common file formats include EPS and PDF..
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Indexed in May 2008
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