Which statement about image loading speed is supported by the material?

Which statement about image loading speed is supported by the material?

• A. Smaller images load faster.
• B. Larger images load faster.
• C. Image loading speed is independent of size.
• D. Only image color affects loading.

Answer: (A)

Loading speed hinges on how much data has to be transferred and decoded. Smaller images have fewer pixels and often higher compression, which means a smaller file size. With a fixed network speed, sending fewer bytes takes less time, and the browser decodes less data, so the image appears sooner. This is why the material supports that smaller images load faster. The other statements don’t fit because a larger image would require more data to transfer and decode (slower), loading speed isn’t independent of size, and color isn’t the sole factor—file size and compression driven by size are the real drivers.

Loading speed hinges on how much data has to be transferred and decoded. Smaller images have fewer pixels and often higher compression, which means a smaller file size. With a fixed network speed, sending fewer bytes takes less time, and the browser decodes less data, so the image appears sooner. This is why the material supports that smaller images load faster. The other statements don’t fit because a larger image would require more data to transfer and decode (slower), loading speed isn’t independent of size, and color isn’t the sole factor—file size and compression driven by size are the real drivers.