Computer Science GCSE
Matching compression method to file type
What Matching compression method to file type means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Choosing a method depends on whether exact recovery matters, so a text document needs lossless while a photograph for a web page may accept lossy.
Topics that use Matching compression method to file type
- Data storage and compression (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Lossless compression and exact reconstruction
- Lossy compression and permanent data loss
- Need for compression
- Nibble
- Binary multiples
- File-size expression
- Unit conversion
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