MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE
COMPRESSION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Compressing files reduces transfer time.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Slow performance: In a compressed OS drive, the CPU has to use some of its resources to compress and decompress files, adding latency whenever it tries to access files. Data loss: Sometimes compression may glitch out and result in data loss.
Detailed explanation-2: -File compression reduces the size of the file as much as 90%, without losing any of the primary data. Compressing a file is also known as zipping. Therefore, file compression helps the user save a considerable amount of disk space.
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