Communications Basics

What is the primary purpose of communication?

• To send messages between senders and receivers
• To establish contact between senders and receivers
• To use technology
• To sell your mixtape

Which of these was not a major change in the way humans communicated?

• The development of voice communication
• The development of written communication
• The development of specific languages
• The development of the printing press

Which of these was the most significant (greatest impact) technological change in the way humans communicated?

• Paper
• The Printing Press
• Mobile Communications
• Ink

The sender of a message is officially called:

• The sender
• The originator
• The inceptor
• The receiver

The message being sent is officially called:

• The message
• The sent
• The idea
• The package

The receiver of a message is officially called:

• The receiver
• The recptionist
• The terminus
• The terminator

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The method of transporting the message from sender to receiver is officially called:

• The method of transporting the message from sender to receiver
• The carrier
• The medium
• The media

Which of these properly represents the order of a message being sent from Sender to Receiver:

• Sender codes, Receiver decodes
• Sender decodes, Receiver codes
• Sender codes, Receiver codes
• Sender decodes, Receiver decodes

Which of these is the biggest hurdle to communications that exists before a message is even sent?

• Noise
• Feedback
• Coding
• Decoding

Which of these is most critical to learn as a Receiver?

• Decoding
• Feedback
• Analysis
• Channel