FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -MP3 (not hi-res): Popular, lossy compressed format ensures small file size but is far from the best sound quality. Convenient for storing music on phones and iPods.

Detailed explanation-2: -An mp3 is the most popular type of lossy audio-that is a digital audio file that has been compressed to a manageable size for storage, streaming, and downloads. Smartphones and tablets play mp3 files. The mp3 compression algorithm does result in a loss of quality compared to the original analog audio files.

Detailed explanation-3: -An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses “Layer 3” audio compression (MP3). MP3 files are commonly used to store audio tracks, podcasts, lectures, sermons, and audiobooks.

Detailed explanation-4: -MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is the most popular of the lossy formats. MP3 files work on most devices and the files can be as small as one-tenth the size of lossless files. MP3 is fine for the consumer, since most of the sound it drops is inaudible, but that’s not the case when it comes to bit depth.

Detailed explanation-5: -The highest quality MP3 bitrate is 320 kbps at 16 bit. You can encode MP3s as low as 96 kbps. MP3s use a compression codec that removes frequencies while trying to preserve as much of the original recording as possible. This does result in a reduction in sound quality but also a big reduction in file size.