Question

A basic communication system consists of:
A. Transmitter, B. Information source, C. User of information, D. Channel, E. receiver
Choose the correct sequence in which these are arranged in a basic communication system.
a.) A,B,C,D,E
b.) B,A,D,E,C
c.) B,D,A,C,E
d.) B,E,A,D,C

Answer 1

Hint: A communication system is a sequence of the components that make up and are essential to the process of the transfer of information between a source and user. The source sends the information through a channel via a transmitter. This information is received by a user with the help of a receiver.

Complete step by step answer:
A basic communication system consists of all the machinery and the whole process of sending and receiving information.

In a communication system, information from an information source is converted into a form that can be easily transmitted and transferred, by a device known as the transmitter.

The medium through or by which the information travels is known as the channel. For example, a telephone wire can be considered the channel during information communication during a telephonic call.

On the receiver’s end the information is converted back to a form which can be understood and interpreted by a user, with the help of a device known as the receiver. The user then gets the information as sent by the source.

Hence, essentially the correct arrangement in a basic communication system is
Information source, transmitter, channel, receiver and user lastly user of information.

Hence, the correct option is B) B,A,D,E,C.

Note: Students might get confused between the receiver and the user of information, thinking both of them to be the same. However, this is not true as the receiver is a device which converts the information (which was converted by the receiver to a form suitable for transmission) back to its original form. Then the user can use this information.
This can be understood by the example of a telephone. The telephone acts as the receiver for the listener which converts the information from the telephone wire into sound so that the listener can probably use it. Here the telephone held by the listener is the receiver while he is the user of information.