compression Flashcards
1
Q
what does lossy compression do
A
it compresses the data by a lot and restores it almost identically but it also it removes data from the original file. it’s file will be smaller
2
Q
what does lossless compression do
A
it compresses the data by quite a bit and restores it exactly
3
Q
what does lossy compression typically compress
A
image (JPEG) files and audio (MP3) files
4
Q
what does lossless compression typically compress
A
image (PNG and GIF) files
