A discrete zero memory information source has 40 symbols and each symbol is equally likely. The minimum number of bits required to code the source with uniform length code and the entropy of the source are respectively.
A. 5, 5.03
B. 6 , 5.83
C. 5, 6.64
D. 6, 5.32
Answer: Option D
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A. The same as FDM
B. The same as TDM
C. A combination of FDM and TDM
D. Quite different from FDM and TDM
A. C2 ≈ 2C1
B. C2 ≈ C1 + B
C. C2 ≈ C1 + 2B
D. C2 ≈ C1 + 0.3B
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. None of the above
Which decoding method involves the evaluation by means of Fano Algorithm?
A. Maximum Likelihood Decoding
B. Sequential Decoding
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

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