Homework: 1.

0 Intro Comm Tech/Pioneer of Digital Communication

Answer the following questions:

Responde las siguientes preguntas:

1. Why is Claude Shannon considered the father of the digital age?

1. ¿Por qué se considera a Claude Shannon el padre de la era digital?

Claude Shannon was known as the father of the digital age because he was best known
for his landmark work in information theory, which laid the foundation for modern digital
communications.

2. Explain Claude Shannon’s Information Theory.

2. Explique la teoría de la información de Claude Shannon.

The seminal 1984 paper of Shannon, known as A Mathematical Theory of

Communication, established information theory as a new field of study. With this,
Shannon shed light on entropy, which is a concept that measures the amount of
information in a message and develops methods for compressing and transmitting data.

3. Review the video and explain in your own words your understanding of
entropy.
(You may choose to draw a picture or insert one to assist your explanation)
3. Revisa el video y explica con tus propias palabras tu comprensión de la entropía.
(Puede optar por hacer un dibujo o insertar uno para ayudar en su explicación)

In my understanding, entropy measures the predictability of an outcome. The greater the

entropy is, the greater would be its unpredictability. A good example would be coins.