Which of the following is true of lossy and lossless compression algorithms? Lossy compression algorithms are used when perfect reconstruction of the original data is important.
Lossy compression algorithms are typically better than lossless compression algorithms at reducing the number of bits needed to represent a piece of data.
Lossless compression algorithms are only used to compress text data.
Lossless compression algorithms are allow for an approximate reconstruction of the original data.

Businesses allocate resources for their best and most productive uses. the more a resource, the more costly it will be. a manufacturer that requires scarce and costly resources is likely to charge for its products.

Assume that there is a 4% rate of disk drive failure in a year. a. if all your computer data is stored on a hard disk drive with a copy stored on a second hard disk drive, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive? b. if copies of all your computer data are stored on three independent hard disk drives, what is the probability that during a year, you can avoid catastrophe with at least one working drive?

The volume v and paper surface area a of a conical paper cup are given by where r is the radius of the base of the cone and h is the height of the cone. a. by eliminating h, obtain the expression for a as a function of r and v. b. create a user-de ned function that accepts r as the only argument and computes a for a given value of v. declare v to be global within the function. c. for v ! 10 in.3 , use the function with the fminbnd function to compute the value of r that minimizes the area a. what is the corresponding value of the height h? investigate the sensitivity of the solution by plotting v versus r. how much can r vary about its optimal value before the area increases 10 percent above its minimum value?