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Understanding Information Theory
Information has always been with us but with the advent of electrical and digital communication systems, and in particular the Internet, the quantity of information being generated has increased exponentially. This course is an introduction to information theory and where our ideas about information first started. It reviews ancient forms of information from cave art up to clay writing tables. It also reviews how the development of electrical communication systems revolutionised the transmission of information. This course will be of great interest to all IT and communication professionals who are involved in the area of digital communications, and to all students who would like to increase their knowledge and understanding of how the science of information theory.
Learning outcomes:
- Describe the origins of written language and the alphabet
- Explain how Morse code works
- Define symbol rate and channel capacity
- Indicate the Markov chains
- Describe how information is measured
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| Contributed by: | Digital Academy |
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| Licence: | More information on licences |
| Last updated: | 05 July 2024 |
| First contributed: | 01 July 2022 |
| Audience access level: | Full user |
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