Run length encoding takes all runs of a characters and replaces them with the character written once, followed by the number of times it is repeated. For example, run length encoding converts a sequence of 6 a’s aaaaaa into only two characters: a6.

Which of the following pieces of data would most likely benefit the most from using run length encoding?

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   a

   The text of a novel.

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   b

   The data of an image stored as hexadecimal values.

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   c

   Single character values from a test sample where most of the sample is the same.

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   d

   The text from a computer program.