COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
While using image compression algorithms we know that jpeg is a lossy file format for image compression and png files use a lossless compression format.A software development company is building a custom application for the government. The software will scan images of citizens of the country and store it in a database. The images can then be pulled up with other necessary information as needed. What would be the image format that can be best suitablefor this software?
A
PNG
B
JPEG
C
Neither PNG or JPEG
D
Both PNG and JPEG
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Common lossy compression-based image formats are JPEG and MPEG.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lossy compression refers to compression in which some of the data from the original file (JPEG) is lost. The process is irreversible, once you convert to lossy, you can’t go back. And the more you compress it, the more degradation occurs. JPEGs and GIFs are both lossy image formats.

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