1. Why would a designer use thumbnail images? O a large number of images are needed
O to link to the original full-quality image
O to cut down on loading times
O all of the above

The answer to this question is given below in the explanation section. The correct answer is All of the above.

Explanation:

First, we need to know what is thumbnail images.

The definition of the thumbnail is "A thumbnail is an image with a reduced file size that is used as a placeholder for full-sized multimedia content."

So the answer to this question is all of the above options mentioned in the question.

Designers uses thumbnail images because:

A large number of images are needed:

For websites and applications, the designer uses a large number of thumbnail in their application. Because websites require fast loading the pages and images so in e-commerce websites a large number of thumbnails images are used.

To link to the original full-quality image:

Thumbnail is the compressed view of original images that are used in a placeholder on a website.

To cut down on loading time:

The biggest advantage of thumbnail images is their reduced size to the original image. A website will have a significantly faster loading time if its images and videos initially displayed in a thumbnail.

While the user will decide for themselves which thumbnail content they want to see and click on it to load the original thumbnail content.

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