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What is a Photo in a Computer?

A photo in a computer is an image. Computers generally don't distinguish between what is a photo or a drawing, both things use the same file formats, formats that are meant for raster images in general, with pixels.

Written by Noel Santos.

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I'm a self-taught Brazilian programmer graduated in IT from a FATEC. In a world of increasingly complex and essential computers, I decided to use my technical expertise in hardware, desktop applications, and web technologies to create an informative resource to make PC's easier to understand.

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