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Data compression is becoming an important subject as more and more digital information is required to be stored and transmitted. Many data transmission systems have a limited data rate and data storage is restricted. For example an uncompressed digitized video stored on CD-ROM would only last 30 seconds (approximately 648 MB of data). Data compression normally involves analysing the source of the information and determining if there is redundant data in it
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© 1997 William Buchanan
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Buchanan, W. (1997). Data Compression. In: Mastering Global Information Systems. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14411-2_5
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