Multiple choice

In Digital data transmission, Baud rate is

  1. equal to bit rate.

  2. always smaller than bit rate.

  3. always greater than bit rate.

  4. None of the above.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Baud rate refers to the number of signal changes per second, while bit rate refers to the number of bits transmitted per second. They are only equal if each signal change represents exactly one bit.