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Question 16

Marcus uploads his high-resolution digital photography files to a cloud backup service. He compresses the images before uploading them using a lossless algorithm.

Give one disadvantage of using a lossless rather than a lossy algorithm for this purpose.

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Data storage and compression Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Computer Science
  3. /Data storage and compression

23 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Computer Science Data storage and compression. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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