MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE
COMPRESSION
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Question
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The audio file format WMA is:
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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 regular WMA format contains lossy audio data but there is a lossless version, “WMA Lossless” is available too. Widely used for voice content and audio recordings, WMA offers great compatibility with all major multimedia players and editing software.
Detailed explanation-2: -Audio Quality WMA is a lossless file format, while MP3 is lossy. This means that WMA media doesn’t lose as many sonic details as MP3 does during compression. So even at the same bitrate, WMA often has a higher audio quality than MP3.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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