FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A technician is explaining the difference between lossy and lossless compression to a colleague. Which of the following file formats uses lossy compression?
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Why each option matters
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JPEG
JPEG uses lossy compression, discarding some image data to reduce file size. ZIP, PNG, and GIF use lossless compression.
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GIF
Why it's wrong here
GIF uses lossless compression.
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PNG
Why it's wrong here
PNG uses lossless compression.
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JPEG
Why this is correct
JPEG uses lossy compression for images.
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ZIP
Why it's wrong here
ZIP is a lossless compression format for archives.
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