Open AccessText Data Compression Software Design Using Arithmetic Coding Method
Author(s) -
Al Aris
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
instal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2808-683X
pISSN - 2085-5702
DOI - 10.54209/jurnalkomputer.v12i01.15
Subject(s) - computer science , data compression , arithmetic coding , lossless compression , coding (social sciences) , software , data compression ratio , arithmetic , compression ratio , compression (physics) , context adaptive binary arithmetic coding , file format , programming language , algorithm , image compression , theoretical computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics , image processing , statistics , materials science , composite material , internal combustion engine , automotive engineering , engineering , image (mathematics)
Data compression is the science or art of representing information in a more compact form. Various algorithms have been developed for data compression purposes. One of the algorithms used is Arithmetic Coding. The working principle of this algorithm is to replace a series of input symbols with floating point numbers, where the longer and more complex the encoded message, the more bits required for file compression. This software is designed using the Visual Basic 6.0 programming language and is able to compress text files with a compression rate of about 75 percent. This system can also be used to compress two or more text files at once.