Which statement describes the measurement of information as defined by

QUESTION

Which statement describes the measurement of information as defined by the Shannon and Weaver model?

a. The amount of information is measured by the amount of data in the message.
b. The amount of information is measured by the number of meanings that can be assigned to a message.
c. The amount of information is measured by the extent the message decreases entropy.
d. The amount of information is measured by the number of characters used to create the message.

ANSWER:

ANS: C
By decreasing entropy one decreases uncertainty. If a coin is thrown into the air, it may land on either of two possible sides, heads up or tails up. Once it lands, the other side of the coin can be determined. The options are coded zero (0) and one (1) and are the basis for building computer code.