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20 March 2024

  • curprev 13:1313:13, 20 March 2024WikiSysop talk contribs 15,836 bytes +15,836 Created page with "__NOTOC__ You might've encountered files with file extensions like '.tar', '.gzip' and '.zip' when downloading files from the internet. These file extensions mean that the file is compressed and file byte size reduced so that it requires less disk space. Bytes are simply a sequence of 8 bits, and we've previously seen how this is used to store ASCII characters. Files that have been compressed can also be decompressed, making them user readable but requiring more bytes on..."