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What is multiplexing in telecommunications and computer networks?

  1. It is a method by which multiple analog/digital signals/messages or digital data streams are selected according to the time slot, so that the signals or streams can be moved in a single medium. The signals/streams share a common path at different time intervals.

  2. It is a technique to transmit single signal using a physical channel.

  3. It is a technique to transmit one signal using multiple physical channels.

  4. It is a technique to transmit one signal without a medium.

  5. None of these
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Explanation

In telecommunications and computer networks, multiplexing (sometimes abbreviated to muxing) is a method by which multiple analog message signals or digital data streams are combined into one signal over a shared medium. The aim is to share an expensive resource.

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