People Who Write Computer Code Do So in a Way

Multiple Choice

People who write computer code do so in a way that other programmers and computers can read it, but the code is impossible for the average person to interpret. Writing computer code, however, is an example of __________, which is the process of translating a sender's ideas into a systematic set of symbols expressing the communicator's purpose.

A) decoding
B) transcribing
C) sending
D) encoding
E) receiving