On Compression was
very interesting to me because I send and receive files frequently, but have
never really taken time to appreciate what is really going on. I use technology all the time, having had a
Mac throughout my four years of high school and using an IPhone. Despite being a big technology user, I am
still not very educated as to how everything works, and what is going on, so
articles like this are great in the fact that I can become more educated about
this piece of technology I am using, and therefore, gain a whole new
appreciation for it.
We compress files all the time in our class when we have to
upload them to Google Drive, but I never really understood what compressing
was, and why we had to do it in order to upload them. Arcangel did a great job of explaining that
compressing an item to be reconstructed and sent without having to send all of
the data as well. We are always looking
for cheaper and faster ways to send files, and compression comes in handy so we
do not have to do what Arcangel claims is the cheapest way to send a file: by
installing it on a hard drive and physically mailing it. I also thought that his description of Lossy
and Lossless compression was very simple and easy to understand.
Lastly, I like the way that Arcangel used a lot of visual
methods like pictures and mathematical equations in order to help describe
compression. It really helped me pick up
the material easier due to the fact that it was being described in words, and
with visual methods. Overall, I think
that On Compression was very
informative, interesting, and gives me a new appreciation and better
understanding of compression and how it works.
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