What is a direct benefit of compressing bitmap images?

• A. Increases color depth.
• B. Increases resolution.
• C. Faster loading and easier sharing.
• D. Reduces image size without any loss.

Answer: (C)

Compressing bitmap images reduces the amount of data needed to store them, so the file size becomes smaller. That smaller size means quicker loading on websites and apps and easier sharing via email or other services, plus saving storage space. Color depth and resolution are about how much detail the image has, not about how big the file is, so compression doesn’t inherently increase those. Some compression methods keep all data (lossless), while others remove some data to squeeze the size more (lossy). Because the practical, direct benefit users notice is faster loading and easier sharing, this makes the option about faster loading and easier sharing the best choice.