Paragraph comprehension · Difficulty 1
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Before sending a large file, Mira compressed it. Compression reduced the amount of data that had to travel across the network, so the transfer finished sooner. The recipient then restored the file before using it. What is the main idea of the passage?
- The recipient restored the file after receiving it.
- The original file contained more data than the compressed version.
- To describe how compression helped a file transfer.
- Compression can make a file transfer more efficient.
Reveal answer and explanation
Compression can make a file transfer more efficient.
The passage supports this answer: compression can make a file transfer more efficient..