COMS 101 QUIZ CHAPTER 16 TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Symbol. Answer: An arbitrary sign used to represent a thing,
person, idea, event, or relationship in ways that make
communication possible.
◉ Linear Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as a one way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver.
◉ Sender. Answer: The originator of a message
◉ Encode. Answer: Put thoughts into symbols most commonly
words
◉ Message. Answer: A senders planned and unplanned words and
nonverbal behaviors.
◉ Receiver. Answer: One who notices and attends the message
◉ Decode. Answer: To attach meaning to a message
,◉ Channel. Answer: The medium through which a message passes
from sender to receiver.
◉ Mediated Communication. Answer: Communication sent via a
medium other than face to face interaction.
◉ Noise. Answer: External, physiological and psychological
distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and
reception of a message.
◉ Environment. Answer: Both the physical setting in which
communication occurs and the personal perspectives of the parties
involved.
◉ Transactional Communication Model. Answer: A characterization
of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of
messages in an ongoing irreversible process.
◉ Feedback. Answer: The discernible response of a receiver to a
sender's message.
◉ Intrapersonal Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs within a single person.
,◉ Dyad. Answer: A two person unit
◉ Dyadic Communication. Answer: Two person communication
◉ Interpersonal Communication. Answer: Communication in which
the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than
as objects. It is characterized by minimal use of stereotyped labels;
unique, idiosyncratic social rules; and a high degree of information
exchange.
◉ Small Group Communication. Answer: Communication within a
group of a size such that every member can participate actively with
the other members.
◉ Organizational Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs among a structured collection of people in order to meet a
need or pursue a goal.
◉ Public Communication. Answer: Communication that occurs when
a group becomes too large for all members to contribute. It is
characterized by an unequal amount of speaking and by limited
verbal feedback.
◉ Mass Communication. Answer: The transmission of messages to
large, usually wide spread audiences via broadcast, print,
, multimedia,and other forms of of media, such as recordings and
movies.
◉ Web 2.0. Answer: The Internet's evolution from a one way
medium into a "masspersonal" phenomenon
◉ Social Media. Answer: Digital communication channels used
primarily for personal reasons, often to reach small groups of
receivers.
◉ Richness. Answer: A term used to describe the abundance of
nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message.
◉ Synchronous Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs in real time.
◉ Asynchronous Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs when there's a lag between receiving and responding to
messages
◉ Communication Competence. Answer: The ability to maintain a
relationship on terms acceptable to all parties.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Symbol. Answer: An arbitrary sign used to represent a thing,
person, idea, event, or relationship in ways that make
communication possible.
◉ Linear Communication Model. Answer: A characterization of
communication as a one way event in which a message flows from
sender to receiver.
◉ Sender. Answer: The originator of a message
◉ Encode. Answer: Put thoughts into symbols most commonly
words
◉ Message. Answer: A senders planned and unplanned words and
nonverbal behaviors.
◉ Receiver. Answer: One who notices and attends the message
◉ Decode. Answer: To attach meaning to a message
,◉ Channel. Answer: The medium through which a message passes
from sender to receiver.
◉ Mediated Communication. Answer: Communication sent via a
medium other than face to face interaction.
◉ Noise. Answer: External, physiological and psychological
distractions that interfere with the accurate transmission and
reception of a message.
◉ Environment. Answer: Both the physical setting in which
communication occurs and the personal perspectives of the parties
involved.
◉ Transactional Communication Model. Answer: A characterization
of communication as the simultaneous sending and receiving of
messages in an ongoing irreversible process.
◉ Feedback. Answer: The discernible response of a receiver to a
sender's message.
◉ Intrapersonal Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs within a single person.
,◉ Dyad. Answer: A two person unit
◉ Dyadic Communication. Answer: Two person communication
◉ Interpersonal Communication. Answer: Communication in which
the parties consider one another as unique individuals rather than
as objects. It is characterized by minimal use of stereotyped labels;
unique, idiosyncratic social rules; and a high degree of information
exchange.
◉ Small Group Communication. Answer: Communication within a
group of a size such that every member can participate actively with
the other members.
◉ Organizational Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs among a structured collection of people in order to meet a
need or pursue a goal.
◉ Public Communication. Answer: Communication that occurs when
a group becomes too large for all members to contribute. It is
characterized by an unequal amount of speaking and by limited
verbal feedback.
◉ Mass Communication. Answer: The transmission of messages to
large, usually wide spread audiences via broadcast, print,
, multimedia,and other forms of of media, such as recordings and
movies.
◉ Web 2.0. Answer: The Internet's evolution from a one way
medium into a "masspersonal" phenomenon
◉ Social Media. Answer: Digital communication channels used
primarily for personal reasons, often to reach small groups of
receivers.
◉ Richness. Answer: A term used to describe the abundance of
nonverbal cues that add clarity to a verbal message.
◉ Synchronous Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs in real time.
◉ Asynchronous Communication. Answer: Communication that
occurs when there's a lag between receiving and responding to
messages
◉ Communication Competence. Answer: The ability to maintain a
relationship on terms acceptable to all parties.
