UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

ZIP utilities compress individual files to reduce their size and combine them into a single archive for easier storage or transmission. This makes it more efficient to email or upload multiple related documents at once. Decompression restores the original files when needed. Thus, the primary purpose described is compressing and bundling files.

Option A:
Option A, enlarging file size, is contrary to the actual effect of compression, which is to reduce storage requirements.

Option B:
Option B is correct because standard descriptions of ZIP emphasise its dual role in reducing size and grouping many files together into one convenient package.

Option C:
Option C, encrypting user passwords, may be an optional feature in some archive tools but is not the main purpose of ZIP as a format.

Option D:
Option D, deleting old records, is unrelated to creating an archive and would instead involve removal of data, not their preservation in compressed form.