COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select the advantages for lossy compression
A
Makes the file much smaller
B
Will send much quicker
C
A very simple algorithm
D
The quality will not be affected much
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main advantages of compression are reductions in storage hardware, data transmission time, and communication bandwidth. This can result in significant cost savings. Compressed files require significantly less storage capacity than uncompressed files, meaning a significant decrease in expenses for storage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lossy vs lossless summary. Before compression, digital pictures can be huge in size – but you need to find the right kind of compression for your images and files. Lossy will save you the most space, but can affect your image quality. Lossless saves less space, but won’t usually impact your image quality.

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