To minimize the number of bits required to represent a message.

To maximize the number of errors that can be corrected.

To ensure that the message is received exactly as it was sent.

To minimize the time required to transmit a message.

Block codes operate on fixed-length blocks of data, while convolutional codes operate on a continuous stream of data.

Block codes are more efficient than convolutional codes.

Convolutional codes are more robust to errors than block codes.

Block codes are used for error correction, while convolutional codes are used for data compression.

The number of positions in which the two vectors differ.

The number of positions in which the two vectors are the same.

The sum of the values of the two vectors.

The product of the values of the two vectors.

⌊(n-1)/2⌋

⌊(n-1)/3⌋

⌊(n-1)/4⌋

⌊(n-1)/5⌋

It states that the capacity of a communication channel is given by C = B log2(1 + S/N), where C is the channel capacity, B is the bandwidth, S is the signal power, and N is the noise power.

It states that the capacity of a communication channel is given by C = B log2(1 + S/N^2), where C is the channel capacity, B is the bandwidth, S is the signal power, and N is the noise power.

It states that the capacity of a communication channel is given by C = B log2(1 + S/N^3), where C is the channel capacity, B is the bandwidth, S is the signal power, and N is the noise power.

It states that the capacity of a communication channel is given by C = B log2(1 + S/N^4), where C is the channel capacity, B is the bandwidth, S is the signal power, and N is the noise power.

The maximum rate at which data can be transmitted over a communication channel without distortion.

The minimum rate at which data can be transmitted over a communication channel without distortion.

The rate at which data is transmitted over a communication channel.

The rate at which data is received over a communication channel.

Lossless data compression reduces the size of a file without losing any information, while lossy data compression reduces the size of a file by discarding some information.

Lossless data compression increases the size of a file, while lossy data compression decreases the size of a file.

Lossless data compression is always better than lossy data compression.

Lossy data compression is always better than lossless data compression.

A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a variable-length code to represent symbols.

A lossy data compression algorithm that uses a variable-length code to represent symbols.

A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a fixed-length code to represent symbols.

A lossy data compression algorithm that uses a fixed-length code to represent symbols.

A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a dictionary to represent symbols.

A lossy data compression algorithm that uses a dictionary to represent symbols.

A lossless data compression algorithm that uses a Huffman code to represent symbols.

A lossy data compression algorithm that uses a Huffman code to represent symbols.

Entropy is a measure of the uncertainty of a random variable, while information is a measure of the amount of information contained in a message.

Entropy is a measure of the amount of information contained in a message, while information is a measure of the uncertainty of a random variable.

Entropy and information are the same thing.

Entropy and information are opposite things.

H(X) = -∑p(x) log2 p(x)

H(X) = -∑p(x) log10 p(x)

H(X) = -∑p(x) log2(1 - p(x))

H(X) = -∑p(x) log10(1 - p(x))

I(X;Y) = H(X) + H(Y) - H(X,Y)

I(X;Y) = H(X) - H(Y) - H(X,Y)

I(X;Y) = H(X) + H(Y) + H(X,Y)

I(X;Y) = H(X) - H(Y) + H(X,Y)

The maximum rate at which data can be transmitted over a communication channel without errors.

The minimum rate at which data can be transmitted over a communication channel without errors.

The rate at which data is transmitted over a communication channel.

The rate at which data is received over a communication channel.

A code is used to protect the integrity of a message, while a cipher is used to protect the confidentiality of a message.

A code is used to protect the confidentiality of a message, while a cipher is used to protect the integrity of a message.

A code and a cipher are the same thing.

A code and a cipher are opposite things.

A public-key cryptosystem uses a pair of keys, a public key and a private key, while a symmetric-key cryptosystem uses a single key.

A public-key cryptosystem uses a single key, while a symmetric-key cryptosystem uses a pair of keys.

A public-key cryptosystem is more secure than a symmetric-key cryptosystem.

A symmetric-key cryptosystem is more secure than a public-key cryptosystem.