Topic 2: The Nature of Digital Resources

Introduction

This topic will develop your knowledge on existing digital resources and the different standard file formats and media which support them. Also, we will look at the common application file types that we are using during our daily work activities including audio, image, video and their file extensions.

Specific Objectives

At the end of this topic you should be able to;

  • Identify different file formats particularly standard formats
  • Identify different media players and their associated file formats
  • Describe ways of finding/accessing digital media content