Paper 1 · Communication
In the communication process, to encode means to
ATranslate ideas into a code ✓ Correct
BInterpret a code
CBlock a pathway between the sender and receiver of a message
DSpeak to large groups of people
Correct answer: (A) Translate ideas into a code — To encode means to translate ideas into a code, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★To encode means to translate ideas into a code, so that is the answer.
★Encoding turns the sender's thoughts into symbols or words.
★This coded form is what is then sent as the message.
★So encoding is translating ideas into a code.
★Interpreting a code is decoding, the opposite act.
★Blocking a pathway is noise, so encoding is translating ideas into a code.
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