Asked by Sigma

How is lossless compression different from lossy compression when it comes to rebuilding the original file?

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It creates significantly smaller files than lossy does.

It results in a greater loss of image quality.

It works best for streaming video over the web.

It allows for a perfect copy of the original file.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It allows for a perfect copy of the original file.

Lossless compression preserves all original data so the file can be exactly reconstructed; lossy compression discards some information to reduce size.