CS Unplugged: Field guide: Coding - Compression
An online resource for teaching Computer Science to students, this chapter focusses on Coding - Compression. This chapter looks at common forms of compression and issues related to quality of data and time taken to compress and decompress the data.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Digital systems, Data representation, Data interpretation |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI10K03
Investigate simple data compression techniques |
| Keywords | Professional learning, Coding, Data compression, Recollection, File size, Data retrieval, Data storage |
| Organisation | University of Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Copyright | University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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