Lossless Compression and Data Redundancy
A lossless compression algorithm is applied to three different files of the same size. The resulting size reduction is 80% for File 1, 20% for File 2, and 5% for File 3. Which conclusion is best supported by this data?
A
File 3 was already in a compressed format
B
Larger files always compress better than smaller ones
C
The algorithm was applied incorrectly to Files 2 and 3
D
File 1 likely contained the most redundant data
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