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This study guide covers data compression for the AP CSP exam, including the purpose of compression, lossy vs. lossless methods (with examples like Run-length encoding and LZW), and hybrid approaches. It emphasizes the trade-offs between compression and data quality and provides practice questions on these concepts.
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Why is data compression important when handling digital files? 🤔
To make files larger for better quality
To reduce the number of bits needed to store or transmit data
To add more redundancy to data for safety
To make files unreadable for security purposes