Computer Science GCSE
File size
What File size means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of File size
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Reference: OCR
In bits it is calculated as sample rate × bit depth × duration in seconds × number of channels, and doubling any of these three factors roughly doubles it.
In bits, this can be estimated by multiplying width by height by colour depth.
Topics that use File size
- Data storage (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Analogue to digital conversion
- Base 16 place value
- Bit depth
- Character set
- Colour depth
- Discarded carry
- Duration
- File size calculation
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