General model of communication

Input – it is an equipment used to provide data

and control signals to an information
processing system 
 The first step in sending a message is to
transmitter -
convert it into electronic form suitable for
transmission.

input
 communication channel - Is
the medium by which the electronic
signal is sent from one place to another.
transmitter

input
 Transmission channel

transmitter

Reciever -
Is a collection of electronic
components and circuits that accepts the
transmitted message from the channel and
converts it back to a form understandable by
input humans. 
 Transmission channel

transmitter
reciever

Output - are the signals or

data sent from input.
input
 noise
noise
noise

Transmission channel

Noise - Is
random, undesirable electronic
energy that enters the communication
transmitter
system via the communicating medium and
reciever
interferes with the transmitted message.

input

output
 noise
noise
noise
noise

Transmission channel

transmitter
reciever

input

output
 noise
noise
noise
noise

Transmission channel

noise

noise
transmitter
reciever

input

output