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Year 10

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Data compression

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Measurements of storage

I can define different storage units and convert between them.

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The need for compression

I can describe why data compression is used and explain its advantages.

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Compression ratios

I can describe and calculate compression ratios.

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Comparing compression algorithms

I can compare the suitability of different compression algorithms.

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Run length encoding

I can describe and use run length encoding to compress data.

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Huffman coding

I can describe and use Huffman coding to create a compressed representation of data.

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Practical applications of compression

I can select and justify a compression method for a given scenario.

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