Computer Science GCSE
Faster data transmission
What Faster data transmission means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Faster data transmission
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Reference: OCR
Smaller files transmit faster over a network because fewer bits must be sent.
Topics that use Faster data transmission
- Compression (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Efficient use of finite storage
- Lossless compression
- Lossy compression
- Practical handling of large media files
- Reduced bandwidth and cost
- Lossless methods
Using Faster data transmission in the exam
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