The Shannon Communication Quiz

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According to Shannon's definition of communication, what is the fundamental problem of communication?

  • Selecting a message at another point
  • Reproducing a message at one point (correct)
  • Finding the maximal possible rate of transmission
  • Transmitting data throughout the channel

What did Shannon want to achieve in his research on communication?

  • Understand the meaning of messages
  • Find the maximal possible rate of transmission (correct)
  • Develop a rich theory for communication
  • Transmit data reliably

What is the name given to Shannon's theory of reliable communication?

  • The Information Theory (correct)
  • The Communication Theory
  • The Engineering Problem
  • The Shannon Theory

When did Shannon publish his paper on reliable communication?

<p>1948 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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