Lesson Review
1. | What are some differences in the ways Windows and Mac file formats store information about file types? |
2. | Some Mac files may have two forks to hold file content. What are they? |
3. | Final Cut Pro 5 saves its project files with what filename extension? |
4. | Name a smart precaution to take when sending files over the Internet. |
5. | What do programs like Automatic Duck and Xstoner do? |
Answers
1. | File systems like Windows store information about file type directly in the name of the file, using filename extensions. Macintosh file formats use a database within their file system to store information about file type. |
2. | Data and resource forks. |
3. | .fcp |
4. | Files destined for Internet travel should be encoded in a wrapper using OS X's .zip file function or Allume's StuffIt. |
5. | They allow FCP systems to interact with proprietary systems from Avid and Autodesk Media and Entertainment. |