Learning Goal: I’m working on a computer science discussion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
Q1: Why the transition from analog to digital and what are the conversion techniques to accomplish this?
Q2: Compare two data file formats.
Pick two directly competing file formats (e.g. JPG and GIF, DOC and ODT, WAV and MP3, PNG and BMP, etc.) and compare and contrast them. Include a comparison of the relative size of those data sets and the types of applications where each is used.
Q3: What are the the different compression techniques for a certain media?
Select one media (text, audio, video, etc.) and evaluate the different compression techniques used in that media. Be sure to distinguish lossless and lossy compression techniques if appropriate.
Q4. Explain why you would need a codec and assess one of them — include strengths and weaknesses.