AS / A Level Computer Science

Need For Compression

Candidates should be able to:

Show understanding of the need for and examples of the use of compression

Notes and guidance

N/A

Lossy and Lossless Compression

Candidates should be able to:

Show understanding of lossy and lossless compression and justify the use of a method in a given situation

Notes and guidance

N/A

Text, Bitmap, Vector and Sound Compression

Candidates should be able to:

Show understanding of how a text file, bitmap image, vector graphic and sound file can be compressed

Notes and guidance

Including the use of run-length encoding (RLE)