An engineer is gathering design requirements from a customer for an upcoming RF design. Which format is the highest quality that floor plans can be requested in?

The correct answer is A. CAD. CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files are vector-based, meaning they store geometry as mathematical shapes rather than pixels. This gives them infinite scalability with zero quality loss at any zoom level, and they contain precise, accurate measurements critical for RF planning…

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ACAD
BJPEG
CPNG
DGIF

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A
89% (17)
B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)

Explanation

CAD (Computer-Aided Design) files are vector-based, meaning they store geometry as mathematical shapes rather than pixels. This gives them infinite scalability with zero quality loss at any zoom level, and they contain precise, accurate measurements critical for RF planning tools like Ekahau, iBwave, or Cisco Prime Infrastructure. The other formats - JPEG, PNG, and GIF - are all raster (pixel-based) formats. Raster images degrade when scaled up, and they lack embedded dimensional data, making them far less accurate for calculating path loss, AP placement, and coverage areas. CAD files can also be directly imported into RF planning software to maintain measurement accuracy throughout the design process.

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