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Question 17

A network of remote oceanographic research buoys measures sea temperature and wave frequency, transmitting the collected data files back to a central research facility via a satellite link. Before transmission, the data files are compressed.

State two distinct operational benefits of compressing these data files before they are transmitted.

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Data compression Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Data compression

37 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Data compression. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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