The following bitmap image has a resolution of 4096 × 4096 pixels and a colour depth of 24 bits per pixel. [Figure: Black rectangle with a white arrow extending from its right side.] The image is displayed on a monitor that has a screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. A second bitmap image is stored using a colour depth of 8 bits per pixel. The file is compressed using run-length encoding (RLE).

1. (a)Tick (✔) one box in each row to identify the effect of each action on the image file size. [Table: Action, Increases the file size, Decreases the file size, No change to the file size][2]
2. (b)State two benefits of creating a vector graphic instead of a bitmap image.[2]
3. (c)(i)The table shows the compressed and uncompressed values for parts of the image file. Each colour of the pixel in the image is represented by a hexadecimal value. Complete the table. The first row has been completed for you. [Table: Uncompressed image, RLE compressed image][2]
4. (c)(ii)RLE is an example of lossless compression. Explain why lossless compression is more appropriate than lossy compression for a text file.[2]

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