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Khan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression ArticleKhan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression Article
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9th - 10th
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Khan Academy: Lossless Bit Compression

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Computers represent all data in binary, so all types of files, from text to images to videos, are ultimately sequences of bits. Regardless of whether the bits represent a document or a GIF, computers can use a bit compression technique called Huffman coding.

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file, huffman coding, khan academy, khan academy: bit compression, lossless, computer science principles, file compression formats

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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