An environmental research organization operates a remote weather station that must transmit large, daily logs of atmospheric sensor data (consisting of numerical readings and timestamps) back to a central server via a slow, high-cost satellite connection.
Explain how the organization can use a compression utility to improve the efficiency of this transmission, stating and justifying the type of compression that must be used.
Practise OCR GCSE Computer Science Utility software with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 12 questions, matched to the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) specification and written in Component 01 and Component 02 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.