COMM 1500 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
Guidelines for using the internet as an information source (making sure the site
is credible) - ANSWERS-1. Who wrote the material
2. who publishes or sponsors the site
3. how current the site is
4. why is the information on the web
Expert opinion - ANSWERS-Ideas, testimony, conclusions, or judgements of
witnesses or recognized authorities
Testimony - ANSWERS-Opinions or conclusions of witnesses
,Examples - ANSWERS-a simple, representative incident or model that clarifies a
point
Brief example - ANSWERS-a specific instance that is used to introduce a topic,
drive home a point, or create a desired response
Illustration - ANSWERS-an extended example, narrative, case history, or
anecdote that is striking and memorable
Factual illustration - ANSWERS-a report of something that exists or actually
happened
Ethics - ANSWERS-An individual's system of moral principles
Plagiarism - ANSWERS-The use of another person's information, language, or
ideas without citing the originator and making it appear that the user is the
originator
Global village - ANSWERS-The distinctions that make each culture unique as well
as the interconnectedness shared by all
Process - ANSWERS-Series of actions that has no beginning or end and is
constantly changing. Communication is a process
, System - ANSWERS-Combination of parts interdependently acting to form a
whole. Communication is a system.
Transaction - ANSWERS-Exchange of communication in which the
communicators act simultaneously; that is, encoding and decoding occur at the
same time
Intentional communication - ANSWERS-A message that is purposely sent to a
specific receiver
Unintentional communication - ANSWERS-A message that is not intended to be
sent or is not intended for the person who receives it
Essential components of communication - ANSWERS-Source or sender, message,
interference/noise channel, receiver, feedback, environment, context
Source/sender - ANSWERS-The creator of a message
Determining the meaning - ANSWERS-The meaning behind the message
determines how you'll create the message (tone of voice, word choices, etc.)
Encoding - ANSWERS-Process by which the source translates thoughts or
feelings into words, sounds and physical expressions, which together make up
the actual message that is being sent
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
Guidelines for using the internet as an information source (making sure the site
is credible) - ANSWERS-1. Who wrote the material
2. who publishes or sponsors the site
3. how current the site is
4. why is the information on the web
Expert opinion - ANSWERS-Ideas, testimony, conclusions, or judgements of
witnesses or recognized authorities
Testimony - ANSWERS-Opinions or conclusions of witnesses
,Examples - ANSWERS-a simple, representative incident or model that clarifies a
point
Brief example - ANSWERS-a specific instance that is used to introduce a topic,
drive home a point, or create a desired response
Illustration - ANSWERS-an extended example, narrative, case history, or
anecdote that is striking and memorable
Factual illustration - ANSWERS-a report of something that exists or actually
happened
Ethics - ANSWERS-An individual's system of moral principles
Plagiarism - ANSWERS-The use of another person's information, language, or
ideas without citing the originator and making it appear that the user is the
originator
Global village - ANSWERS-The distinctions that make each culture unique as well
as the interconnectedness shared by all
Process - ANSWERS-Series of actions that has no beginning or end and is
constantly changing. Communication is a process
, System - ANSWERS-Combination of parts interdependently acting to form a
whole. Communication is a system.
Transaction - ANSWERS-Exchange of communication in which the
communicators act simultaneously; that is, encoding and decoding occur at the
same time
Intentional communication - ANSWERS-A message that is purposely sent to a
specific receiver
Unintentional communication - ANSWERS-A message that is not intended to be
sent or is not intended for the person who receives it
Essential components of communication - ANSWERS-Source or sender, message,
interference/noise channel, receiver, feedback, environment, context
Source/sender - ANSWERS-The creator of a message
Determining the meaning - ANSWERS-The meaning behind the message
determines how you'll create the message (tone of voice, word choices, etc.)
Encoding - ANSWERS-Process by which the source translates thoughts or
feelings into words, sounds and physical expressions, which together make up
the actual message that is being sent
