KwickClips Computer Systems · 40 sec · free
Name one reason file size matters.
Short answer. Big files fill storage fast.
What is the trade-off?
Better quality gives a bigger file.
Why size matters
| Fills storage |
| Slow to send |
| Uses mobile data |
Remember
| Better quality |
| Bigger file |
Phone storage full again? Blame file size. Here is why size matters. Big files fill storage fast. They take longer to send. They use more mobile data. Remember. Better quality. Bigger file.
This clip is from the full lesson: Representing Images and Sound, and Calculating File Size — 6 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (0478), Cambridge IGCSE Grade 10 Computer Science (0478), Edexcel GCSE GCSE Computer Science (1CP2)
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