COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When do we use lossless compression?
A
When we want to keep ALL of the original data
B
When we want to keep SOME of the original data
C
When we do NOT want to keep any of the original data
D
When the file has been corrupted.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lossless compression algorithms are needed in cases where we want the reconstructed file output to be identical to the original output. Lossless compression is generally used for text compression: data such as database records, spreadsheets, and word processing files.

Detailed explanation-2: -For example, if you run a photography website, lossless along with the WebP format might be a better way to go as you need your images to be crystal clear and still be reduced in file size. Or you could go the lossy route and use a smaller compression ratio.

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