CMN 1160 MIDTERM 2025/2026 WITH 100% ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication-CORRECT ANSWERA process of making common or sharing ideas, both a social
construct (shared meanings) and a social action (shaping outcomes).
Communicare-CORRECT ANSWERLatin meaning 'to make common' or 'to share.'
Shrinking time through space-CORRECT ANSWERCommunication technologies like the telegraph and
telephone collapsed time/distance barriers, enabling faster exchange across space.
Media evolution-CORRECT ANSWERMedia change that is gradual
Media revolution-CORRECT ANSWERMedia change that is sudden or disruptive
Mass communication-CORRECT ANSWERCommunication aimed at large, anonymous audiences,
produced by professionals using technology
The three dimensions of Mass communication-CORRECT ANSWERAudience is large and anonymous,
Content is standardized, Communication flows one way (sender → receiver).
Prosumers-CORRECT ANSWERPeople who both produce and consume media (e.g., posting on TikTok
while watching
others).-CORRECT ANSWER
Cultural consciousness-CORRECT ANSWERShared awareness of values, beliefs, and ideas within a
society.
, Imagined community (Benedict Anderson)-CORRECT ANSWERThe sense of belonging to a community
(e.g., a nation)
formed through shared media and culture, even without direct personal contact.-CORRECT ANSWER
Models of Communication
-CORRECT ANSWER
Shannon-Weaver Model-CORRECT ANSWERA linear model of communication with 8 components
Channel/Medium, Receiver, Feedback, Environment, Context, Interference/Noise.-CORRECT ANSWER
Source-CORRECT ANSWERSender of the message.
Message-CORRECT ANSWERContent (symbols, text, sound, image) used to produce meaning.
Channel/Medium-CORRECT ANSWERThe way the message is transmitted.
Receiver-CORRECT ANSWERPerson or group interpreting the message.
Feedback-CORRECT ANSWERMessage returned to sender showing if meaning was understood.
Environment-CORRECT ANSWERPhysical and psychological atmosphere of communication.
Context-CORRECT ANSWERIdeology, culture, values, and outlooks shaping communication.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Communication-CORRECT ANSWERA process of making common or sharing ideas, both a social
construct (shared meanings) and a social action (shaping outcomes).
Communicare-CORRECT ANSWERLatin meaning 'to make common' or 'to share.'
Shrinking time through space-CORRECT ANSWERCommunication technologies like the telegraph and
telephone collapsed time/distance barriers, enabling faster exchange across space.
Media evolution-CORRECT ANSWERMedia change that is gradual
Media revolution-CORRECT ANSWERMedia change that is sudden or disruptive
Mass communication-CORRECT ANSWERCommunication aimed at large, anonymous audiences,
produced by professionals using technology
The three dimensions of Mass communication-CORRECT ANSWERAudience is large and anonymous,
Content is standardized, Communication flows one way (sender → receiver).
Prosumers-CORRECT ANSWERPeople who both produce and consume media (e.g., posting on TikTok
while watching
others).-CORRECT ANSWER
Cultural consciousness-CORRECT ANSWERShared awareness of values, beliefs, and ideas within a
society.
, Imagined community (Benedict Anderson)-CORRECT ANSWERThe sense of belonging to a community
(e.g., a nation)
formed through shared media and culture, even without direct personal contact.-CORRECT ANSWER
Models of Communication
-CORRECT ANSWER
Shannon-Weaver Model-CORRECT ANSWERA linear model of communication with 8 components
Channel/Medium, Receiver, Feedback, Environment, Context, Interference/Noise.-CORRECT ANSWER
Source-CORRECT ANSWERSender of the message.
Message-CORRECT ANSWERContent (symbols, text, sound, image) used to produce meaning.
Channel/Medium-CORRECT ANSWERThe way the message is transmitted.
Receiver-CORRECT ANSWERPerson or group interpreting the message.
Feedback-CORRECT ANSWERMessage returned to sender showing if meaning was understood.
Environment-CORRECT ANSWERPhysical and psychological atmosphere of communication.
Context-CORRECT ANSWERIdeology, culture, values, and outlooks shaping communication.
