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Quick questions on Compression: lossy and lossless - Eduqas GCSE Computer Science
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State one reason a file might be compressed before sending it over the internet. [1 mark]
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State the key difference between lossy and lossless compression. [2 marks]
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Name one type of file for which lossless compression must be used. [1 mark]
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