1) Name two programmes used for file compression.
WinZip and Stuffit.
2)What name is given to the file compression method that looks for redundant patterns?
Lossless and Lossy Compression
2.5)Why can't music be compressed efficiently with this type of compression technique?
music has lots of unique information so it can't be compressed much with this system because it doesn't have many repeating patterns.
3) What method of compression is most suited to graphics and music files?
The Lossless is better because it lets you recreate the original file exactly.
4) Name compressed file formats for the following media:
music- mp3 (it's compressed to roughly one-tenth the original size while maintaining a good quality).
still graphics- PNG uses ZIP compression, JPEG always uses lossy compression, GIF uses lossless.
video- WMV allows large video files to be compressed while retaining the rich quality of the video.
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