The data transfer rate through the modem connection is 4096 bps. It took 10s to transfer the text file over this connection

The data transfer rate through the modem connection is 4096 bps. It took 10s to transfer the text file over this connection. Determine how many characters the transmitted text contained if you know that it was represented in 16-bit Unicode encoding.

In 10 seconds at a given data transfer rate, 4096 × 10 = 40960 data bits will be transmitted.
Therefore, this text contains 40960: 16 = 2560 characters.



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