Zip File Compression
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A Zip is a single file, which ends with a .zip at the end of the filename, which holds archived information for one or many files. The information within the Zip, or Zipped, is compressed to reduce the size of the contents. So you can take a directory of large images, zip it, and squash it down into one manageable Zip. Of course all of that doesn't mean anything if you can't unzip it later. If you unzip a it, you extract the information in the archive and restore it to its original state. Thus, images could be manipulated in Photoshop, documents could be opened and edited, and so forth. The Zip will still remain after you extract the information from it. You can erase the Zip with no impact to the new data that you extracted from it. This is ideal for uploading and downloading files over the Internet. Because the size of a file directly affects how long a transfer time can be expected, one smaller file is much more convenient to use. There are a few programs which are very easy to use, they are www.winzip.com WinZip, Netzip, and the Club's featured Download: Total Commander. Both files can be found on the Club's software page: http://bugclub.org/software.html Each of these programs will easily create ZIP files, add files within a ZIP file, or delete exsisting files. The configuration allows you to set the compression ratio as well. | |
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