Disk Compression: Utility software, Hard disk, File compression, User (computing), Data compression - Softcover

 
9786132808998: Disk Compression: Utility software, Hard disk, File compression, User (computing), Data compression
Softcover
ISBN 10: 613280899X ISBN 13: 9786132808998
Publisher: OmniScriptum, 2010

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility which compresses only specified files - and which requires the user designate the files to be compressed - a disk compression utility works automatically and the user doesn''t need to be aware of its existence. When information needs to be stored to the hard disk, the utility will compress the information. When information needs to be read, the utility will decompress the information. A disk compression utility overrides the standard operating system routines. Since all software applications access the hard disk using these routines, they continue to work after disk compression has been installed. Disk compression utilities were popular especially in the early 1990s, when microcomputer hard disks were still relatively small. Hard drives were also rather expensive at the time, costing roughly 10 USD per megabyte.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A disk compression software utility increases the amount of information that can be stored on a hard disk drive of given size. Unlike a file compression utility which compresses only specified files - and which requires the user designate the files to be compressed - a disk compression utility works automatically and the user doesn''t need to be aware of its existence. When information needs to be stored to the hard disk, the utility will compress the information. When information needs to be read, the utility will decompress the information. A disk compression utility overrides the standard operating system routines. Since all software applications access the hard disk using these routines, they continue to work after disk compression has been installed. Disk compression utilities were popular especially in the early 1990s, when microcomputer hard disks were still relatively small. Hard drives were also rather expensive at the time, costing roughly 10 USD per megabyte.

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Publisher
OmniScriptum
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
613280899X
ISBN 13 
9786132808998
Binding
Tapa blanda
Number of pages
152
Editor
Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John