What is the goal of image compression for web graphics?

• A. Choose appropriate format, adjust quality, and use modern formats like WebP.
• B. Always export at the largest possible file size.
• C. Ignore compression to preserve quality.
• D. Use only animated formats.

Answer: (A)

Compressing images for the web is about shrinking file size while keeping the image looking good enough for users. The best approach combines choosing an appropriate format, dialing the compression quality to balance fidelity and size, and using modern, efficient formats like WebP that often deliver smaller files with comparable or better visual quality. This combination helps pages load faster, saves bandwidth, and improves the user experience, especially on slower connections or mobile devices. Exporting the largest possible size defeats the purpose, ignoring compression wastes bandwidth and slows pages, and sticking to animated formats only doesn’t address the needs of most static web graphics or their file-size optimization.