Compression technology
This chapter provides a general overview of data compression and data efficiency technologies.
This chapter includes the following sections:
2.1 Compression technology history
For the last 100 years, IT technology has evolved from large systems that were built to run simple mathematical operations. Now, small devices can run, generate, and manipulate massive amounts of data. Devices that can store and capture data are growing exponentially ...

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