The term for the means through which a message is conveyed in a communication system is:

• A. Receiver
• B. Sender
• C. Channel
• D. Feedback

Answer: (C)

The channel is the path that carries the message from the sender to the receiver. It’s the means by which the information travels—whether spoken words in air, a telephone line, a computer network, or any other medium. The channel can influence how clearly the message is received due to factors like noise or distortion, which is why choosing or understanding the channel matters in communication.

The sender is simply the source that encodes and transmits the message, while the receiver is the destination that decodes it. Feedback is the response that returns to the sender to indicate understanding or reaction, often traveling back through a channel as well.