FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS

COMPUTER SYSTEM TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
It is a process that shrinks files so that less disk space is occupied.
A
Compression
B
Compiler
C
Interpreter
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The process is of reducing file size is called Compression. It is commonly done using software like win rar, 7-zip etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, we use compression tools to compress big files and decrease their size. The format of the files changes while compressing and we cannot access or edit them directly. Besides, we can easily decompress the file and get the original file back. Examples are WinZip, WinRAR, WinAce, PeaZip, 7-Zip, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shrinking data files recovers space by moving pages of data from the end of the file to unoccupied space closer to the front of the file. When enough free space is created at the end of the file, data pages at end of the file can be deallocated and returned to the file system.

Detailed explanation-4: -File compression is a type of data compression that creates a smaller version of a file to allow for easier sharing over a network or internet connection. Generally, it will have a greater impact on image-based PDFs or image files like JPEGs and PNGs, rather than text-only documents.

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