What is the correct meaning of decoding in the communication process?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Understanding the meaning of the received message
Decoding is the receiver’s process of interpreting the words, signs, symbols, or other form in which a message has been presented and assigning meaning to it. Hence, option A is correct. Converting an idea into a communicable form is encoding, choosing a channel is part of transmitting the message, and ignoring it does not constitute decoding.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Understanding the meaning of the received message
Why is this the correct answer?
Decoding is the receiver’s process of interpreting the words, signs, symbols, or other form in which a message has been presented and assigning meaning to it. Hence, option A is correct. Converting an idea into a communicable form is encoding, choosing a channel is part of transmitting the message, and ignoring it does not constitute decoding.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 English question. Chapter: Father to Son. Topic: Communication Problems.
