Network data compression
Networks[1]
Data compression involves encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation. Compression can be either lossy or lossless. Lossless compression reduces bits by identifying and eliminating statistical redundancy. No information is lost in lossless compression. Lossy compression reduces bits by removing unnecessary or less important information. The process of reducing the size of a data file is often referred to as data compression. [2]
A good video to help you understand this[edit]
The video below is used with gratitude from code.org[3]
Compression has enabled information to be disseminated more rapidly.
See Also[edit]
Standards[edit]
These standards are used from the IB Computer Science Subject Guide[4]
- Explain why compression of data is often necessary when transmitting across a network.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.flaticon.com/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_compression
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By30SCp-Tsw
- ↑ IB Diploma Programme Computer science guide (first examinations 2014). Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom: International Baccalaureate Organization. January 2012.