Computer Science GCSE
Practical handling of large media files
What Practical handling of large media files means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Practical handling of large media files
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Streaming and downloading become more practical when file sizes are smaller, and the need applies to text, images, sound and video.
Topics that use Practical handling of large media files
- Compression (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Efficient use of finite storage
- Lossless compression
- Lossy compression
- Reduced bandwidth and cost
- Faster data transmission
- Lossless methods
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