June 2021
Beginner
384 pages
10h 9m
English
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Chapter 5
Basic Information Theory
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and completing the review questions, you will be able to do the following:
Understand basic information theory
Calculate information entropy
Recognize information diversity
Information theory is central to computer science, and it is important in quantum computing. The topic of information theory was introduced by Claude Shannon in his 1948 paper, “A Mathematical Theory of Communication.” Shannon was primarily concerned with signal processing, data compression, and related topics. However, the field of information theory has grown since then. The focus of information theory is quantifying and communicating information. The field of information theory is closely ...