Data Representation and Storage · Data & Analysis
Data Compression Techniques
Analyzing lossy and lossless compression methods and their applications in streaming and storage.
Key Questions
- 1When is the loss of data quality an acceptable price to pay for reduced file size?
- 2How does Run Length Encoding differ from Huffman Coding in terms of efficiency?
- 3How does data compression affect the carbon footprint of global data centers?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
GCSE: Computing - Data Representation
Year: Year 11
Subject: Computing
Unit: Data Representation and Storage
Period: Data & Analysis
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