COMPUTER NETWORKING

MULTIMEDIA AND QUALITY OF SERVICE

COMPRESSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is compression important?
A
Helps computer process bytes faster
B
Slows down computer
C
Gives your ISP more power
D
Deletes your images so you have more space
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Speed. When evaluating data compression algorithms, speed is always in terms of uncompressed data handled per second. For streaming audio and video, speed = number of uncompressed bits that can be handled in one second.

Detailed explanation-2: -The objective of image compression is to reduce irrelevance and redundancy of the image data to be able to store or transmit data in an efficient form. It is concerned with minimizing the number of bits required to represent an image. Image compression may be lossy or lossless.

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