Encoding translates the communicator's ideas into a systematic set of _______________ that the receiver can understand.
A) symbols
B) words
C) ideas
D) media

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Encoding involves using symbols, such as words or gestures, to convey meaning to the receiver. Therefore, choice A, symbols, is the best answer. While words are also a tool of encoding, they are just one type of symbol. Ideas cannot be directly communicated without translation into symbols or language. Media can be a tool for transmitting the encoded message, but it is not a part of the encoding process itself.

Encoding Translates the Communicator's Ideas into a Systematic Set of _______________