MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE
COMPRESSION
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Question
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For each scenario, suggest whether lossy or lossless compression should be used.A software application
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Lossy
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Lossless
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main advantage of lossless compression is you don’t have to worry about degrading the quality of a picture or making it look pixelated. Also, unlike with lossy compression, you can restore an image to its original format without any data loss.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lossless compression is used in cases where it is important that the original and the decompressed data be identical, or where deviations from the original data would be unfavourable. Typical examples are executable programs, text documents, and source code.
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