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The largest number a byte can display in binary before an overflow error

What is 255?

100

This type of compression is reversible.

What is Lossless?

100

The amount of increased data by adding 3 more bits of data. 

What is 8 times more data

100

The wise men were part of the nativity scene.

What is false?

200

var a = "hello world";

a is this type of variable.

What is a string?

200

.mp3, .mov and .jpg are all this type of compression.

What is lossy compression?

200

A media librarian at a movie studio is planning to save digital video files for archival purposes. The movie studio would like to use this compression so that they will be able to access full-quality videos if they are needed for future projects.

What is lossless?

200

Dr. Wenzel carved this on a pumpkin last year

What is a snake?

300

This is the number of bits needed to represent the number 17.

What is 5 bits?

300

Data that can be compared to a card catalogue in the library - not the book itself but information about the book.

What is metadata?

300

A student is recording a song on her computer. When the recording is finished, she saves a copy on her computer. The student used this type of compression and noticed that the saved copy is of lower sound quality than the original recording.

What is lossy?

300

This non-religious holiday is the worst, in every single way.

What is Thanksgiving?

400

This is what happens when you add one to a 4-bit system that currently holds 1111 and becomes 0000.   

What is overflow?

400

A use should use this type of compression if the user wants to reduce the size of the file, if possible, and wants to be able to completely restore the file to its original version.

What is a lossless data compression?

400

Expressing BANANA as B**A where * represents AN is an example of this.

What is Byte pair encoding

400

 This is the color of the berries of the mistletoe plant.

What is white?