Unit 3: Data representation: Lossless Compression Flashcards by Luca Mullaney

Q

You can’t use lossless compression on data that contains words as you will lose some of the words. True or False?

A

False

You use lossless compression on words as it keeps all the words.

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Run Length Encoding is a form of lossy compression? True or False?

A

False

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Q

Lossless compression permanently loses data that cannot be put back to make the file as the original? True or False?

A

True

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Q

PDF is a lossless compression standard. True or False?

A

True

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Q

Tick the standard below that uses lossless compression.

A

Gif

Jpeg uses lossy compression.

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