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Q.	The basic idea behind huffman coding is to
A.	Compress data by using more bits to encode more frequently occurring characters
B.	Compress data by using fewer bits to encode more frequently occurring characters
C.	Expand data by using fewer bits to encode more frequently occurring characters
D.	Compress data by using fewer bits to encode fewer frequently occurring characters
Answer» B. Compress data by using fewer bits to encode more frequently occurring characters

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