FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A user notices that a file saved as a JPEG is smaller than the original BMP file. Which type of compression does JPEG typically use?
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Lossy compression
JPEG uses lossy compression, which discards some data to reduce file size.
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Lossy compression
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Correct: JPEG uses lossy compression.
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Run-length encoding
Why it's wrong here
Run-length encoding is a lossless method, not used by JPEG.
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Uncompressed
Why it's wrong here
JPEG is compressed, not uncompressed.
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Lossless compression
Why it's wrong here
JPEG does not use lossless compression; it is lossy.
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