What type of compression does the standard ZIP format use?

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A Lossy Compression
B Lossless Compression
C Both Lossy and Lossless
D Uncompressed format

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Answer: B. Lossless Compression

Explanation: ZIP files are used to compress documents, applications, or folders. Since no document text or program code can be changed or deleted, the ZIP format uses lossless algorithms so that no data is ruined or lost.

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