翻译；FILE COMPRESSION

Author: Date: 1995-10-20

        The term "compression"means to reduce in size. Computer file compression refers to reducing files in size so that they take up less storage space on disk.PKZIP will perform this reducing process quickly and easily.The compressed files are then stored in a special file called a ZIP file.
        1.They use less disk space than normal files. Storing files in compressed form increases the life and storage availability of your expensive hard disk.
        2.Many individual files can be compressed into a single ZIP file.This makes file group identification,copying,and transporting faster and easier.
        3.Compressed files travel faster via modem which reduces telecommunication transmission and recention.Many BBS(computer bulletin board services)use PKWARE files as their standard.This enabies the BBS to store more files and you to have transfer files faster and easier.
        文件压缩
        压缩(compress)意为在尺寸上进行缩减。计算机文件压缩指的是在大小上对文件进行缩减，从而使文件占据更少的磁盘存储空间。PKZIP能迅速而简易是完成这种缩减过程。于是，被压缩的文件就被存于一个叫做ZIP的特殊文件中了。
        ZIP文件有三个显著的优点：
        1、它们比通常的文件占有的磁盘空间少，以压缩形式存储文件可延长你昂贵的硬盘寿命，增加可用的存储空间。
        2、许多单独的文件可被压缩到一个ZIP文件中，这使得对成组的文件进行标识、拷贝和传递更快更简捷。
        3、被压缩的文件通过调制解调器传递得更快，这简化了远程通信的发送和接收过程。
        许多BBS(计算机告示板服务器)把PKWARE文件用作它们的标准，这使BBS能存储更多的文件并且你可以更快更方便地传递文件。