The town council plans to use the map symbol in Fig. 1 on signs of several different sizes. The designer has drawn the symbol using lines, curves and coordi...
Question 1 Report
The town council plans to use the map symbol in Fig. 1 on signs of several different sizes. The designer has drawn the symbol using lines, curves and coordinates rather than a grid of pixels.
(a) State the type of image shown in Fig. 1. [1]
(b) Give one advantage of this image type when it is enlarged for a large sign. [1]
Answer Details
An image defined by lines, curves, and coordinates is not stored as a fixed grid of pixels. It is a vector image.
- (a) The image is a vector graphic, or vector image. [1]
- (b) It can be scaled up without pixelation or loss of quality, because the shapes are recalculated from their mathematical definitions. [1]
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