No. Encryption is not compression. Compression occurs before (and possibly again after) encryption when outgoing, and reversed when incoming. In all probability, the encrypted file is likely to be a few byes larger than the original source data, but since compression is applied first, the overall transmission is likely to be smaller than the source.
WinRAR or WinZip are probably the most popular programs that compress a file or group of files into a single smaller file. Similar extraction programs must un-compress the files before using them in a word processing, imaging, or assigned application. There are also free programs available that will compress and extract files available many places on the Internet. download.cnet.com is my favorite. It's easy for Windows users to forget that WinZip isn't the only file-compression utility in the world. Like its better-known competitors, the free 7-Zip unpacks a host of archive formats, including ZIP, TAR, GZ, and its own 7z format. Unlike WinZip, though, it can create TAR and GZ archives, which are commonly used on Unix and Linux systems.
Short answer yes but how much depends on the file. There are however a few file types you do not want to compress most notably the Quicken data files and jpg aka jpeg files. These files and a few others will have a problem being opened if compressed too far.
CD files can be converted into ATRAC files using free and commercial media conversion software programs. One of the most popular programs for this task is Total Video Converter.
One of the most popular programs is PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) This uses a private key and a public one. Of course any encryption can be broken given enough time.
Most software these days is designed to be used across multiple platforms and programs. Usually all that is needed to synchronize files in programs such as Outlook Express or Dropbox is to press the synchronize files button.
In most programs you can press CTRL+O to open a file
Encryption security software could be purchased at PrimeFactors. Customers can secure there email communications with advanced files and data. While not being too expensive, it covers most potential threats.
The most common encryption schemes employ composite numbers with very large factors, because it is difficult to find the factors of big numbers. Encrypted files are usually binary files, because extended data sets are more difficult to decrypt without a key. The data is often compressed, to facilitate transmission, but really clever encryption schemes could intersperse random filler.
Computers have a limited amount of storage space. Compressing files means that when you backup your DVD collection to your computer you use 700MB per movie instead of 4GB. It means that you can store tens of thousands of songs on a tiny MP3 player.
There is specific software designed for PDF compression. PDF compression software uses one of two methods to compress a PDF file: lossy and lossless. Lossy compression results in some loss of image quality, but provides the greatest amount of compression. Lossless compression, on the other hand, results in no quality loss, but cannot achieve the same compression rates as lossless compression.
Yes is can, It should automatically compress when it is imported via file:import file, without altering the source file. however most audio files nowadays are compressed anyway and there really isn't a simple way to tell if it is compressed or not to start with
Most programs come with an 'uninstall' feature. If not, go to Control panel and select 'Add/Remove Programs'.