Communication Today

Question 1

Communication:

Answer 1

the study of the transfer of meaning

Question 2

Communications:

Answer 2

the study of the transfer of data

Question 3

Technological mediated communications:

Answer 3

human communication that uses mechanical or electronic means to transfer meaning

Question 4

Meta-communication:

Answer 4

communication about communication and communications

Question 5

Priestly’s paradox:

Answer 5

the more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we actually communicate

Question 6

Dataholic:

Answer 6

a person who is emotionally dependent on communications systems such as mobile phones and the internet

Question 7

Sender-Message-Receiver (SMR) model:

Answer 7

a model showing a one-way path or pattern of communication

Question 8

Communication breakdown:

Answer 8

a misunderstanding or failure to communicate

Question 9

Communication success:

Answer 9

achievement of understanding between interacting individuals and groups

Question 10

Message:

Answer 10

information conveyed by any means from one person or group to another person or group

Question 11

Encoding:

Answer 11

qualitatively transforming or masking a message in some way

Question 12

Decoding:

Answer 12

qualitatively transforming or converting a message from a coded form into a plain form

Question 13

Pre-editing:

Answer 13

consciously or unconsciously choosing to qualitatively transforming or limit the content of a message before it is sent

Question 14

Editing:

Answer 14

consciously or unconsciously choosing to qualitatively transforming or limit the content of a message after it is received

Question 15

Noise:

Answer 15

anything that interferes with or distorts a message, or creates barriers to communication

Question 16

Feedback:

Answer 16

response from a message recipient, turning one-way into two-way communication

Question 17

Channel:

Answer 17

the medium or means of sending a message

Question 18

Mediated communication:

Answer 18

communication that takes place by means of a technological channel

Question 19

Synchronous communication:

Answer 19

communication that is sent and received at virtually the same time

Question 20

Asynchronous communication:

Answer 20

communication that is sent at one time and received at another time

Question 21

Lean medium:

Answer 21

a medium that conveys little detailed information beyond the main message

Question 22

Rich medium:

Answer 22

a medium that conveys a range of verbal and nonverbal information, including colour, auditory and visual elements

Question 23

Reinforcement:

Answer 23

sending the same message through different channels

Question 24

Channel suitability:

Answer 24

matching the channel to the message and the receiver, audience or target

Question 25

Variation:

Answer 25

the possible tendency of media or message processes to vary or transform or change the content of a message

Question 26

Preferences:

Answer 26

the inclination or bias towards one particular communication channel rather than another

Question 27

Message termination and failure:

Answer 27

when messages are terminal and when there is no reciprocal response from the message receiver switching into the role of a message sender