COMS 108 Final Exam Questions and Answers
1. communication: the process of using messages to generate
meaning
2. channel: pathway over which the message flows
3. feedback: changing the communication
4. context: the situation in which the communication event may
happen
5. content: considers the audience as you choose a topic
6. structure: organizes thoughts and topics to help the audience
listen
7. interpersonal- communication: one-on-one communication
8. group process: at least 3 but no more than 20 all speaking
and listening
9. public speaking: 1 person speaking while others are listening
10. electronic media: involves a barrier because of technology,
preventing feed- back
11. 2 roles in communication: the (1) sources and the (2)
receivers of massages
12. message: a verbal and nonverbal expression of the idea,
thought, or feeling that one person wishes to communicate to
another person or group of people
, 13. feedbcak: the receivers verbal and nonverbal response to the
source's mes- sages; how you respond to another person's
message
14. code: messages a computer carries on cable, wire, or fiber
15. encoding: the process of translating an idea and thought into
words
16. decoding: the process of assigning meaning to an encoded
message
17. noise: any interference in encoding and decoding processes
that reduces the clarity of a message
18. auditory: loud sounds
19. visual: something you see
20. behaviorial: behaviors
21. perception: using the senses to acquire info about the
surrounding environ- ment/situation
22. 3 stages of perception: selection, organization, and
interpretation
23. selection: refers to decisions we make to focus on sights,
sounds, and other stimulations
24. organization: refers to grouping stimuli into meaningful units
25. interpretation: refers to the assignment of meaning to stimuli
26. active perception: the mind selects, organizes, and interprets
what one senses
1. communication: the process of using messages to generate
meaning
2. channel: pathway over which the message flows
3. feedback: changing the communication
4. context: the situation in which the communication event may
happen
5. content: considers the audience as you choose a topic
6. structure: organizes thoughts and topics to help the audience
listen
7. interpersonal- communication: one-on-one communication
8. group process: at least 3 but no more than 20 all speaking
and listening
9. public speaking: 1 person speaking while others are listening
10. electronic media: involves a barrier because of technology,
preventing feed- back
11. 2 roles in communication: the (1) sources and the (2)
receivers of massages
12. message: a verbal and nonverbal expression of the idea,
thought, or feeling that one person wishes to communicate to
another person or group of people
, 13. feedbcak: the receivers verbal and nonverbal response to the
source's mes- sages; how you respond to another person's
message
14. code: messages a computer carries on cable, wire, or fiber
15. encoding: the process of translating an idea and thought into
words
16. decoding: the process of assigning meaning to an encoded
message
17. noise: any interference in encoding and decoding processes
that reduces the clarity of a message
18. auditory: loud sounds
19. visual: something you see
20. behaviorial: behaviors
21. perception: using the senses to acquire info about the
surrounding environ- ment/situation
22. 3 stages of perception: selection, organization, and
interpretation
23. selection: refers to decisions we make to focus on sights,
sounds, and other stimulations
24. organization: refers to grouping stimuli into meaningful units
25. interpretation: refers to the assignment of meaning to stimuli
26. active perception: the mind selects, organizes, and interprets
what one senses
