CMN279 TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION
Communication theory - ANSWER a system of ideas for explaining
communication
Rhetoric - ANSWER the use of language to persuade an audience
Semantics - ANSWER the study of the words and symbols we choose
Semiotics - ANSWER the study of how meaning is assigned and understood
Cybernetics - ANSWER the study of how information is processed and how
communication systems function
message - ANSWER any type of oral, written, or non-verbal communication
that is transmitted by a sender to an audiance
sender - ANSWER the participant in a communication transaction who has an
idea and communicates it by encoding it in a message.
encoding - ANSWER the act of converting ideas into code in order to convert
a written, an oral, or a non-verbal message
channel - ANSWER a communication pathway or medium over which a
, message travels.
receiver - ANSWER the participant in a communication transaction for whom
a message is intended and who decodes the message by extracting meaning
from it.
decoding - ANSWER the act of extracting meaning from spoken, written, and
non-verbal communication
feedback - ANSWER the receivers response to a message that confirms if the
original message was received and understood.
noise - ANSWER any form or psychological interference that distorts the
meaning of a message.
communication barriers - ANSWER problems that can affect the
communication transaction, leading to confusion or misunderstanding
channel overload - ANSWER the inability of a channel to carry all transmitted
messages
information overload - ANSWER a condition whereby a receiver cannot
SOLUTION
Communication theory - ANSWER a system of ideas for explaining
communication
Rhetoric - ANSWER the use of language to persuade an audience
Semantics - ANSWER the study of the words and symbols we choose
Semiotics - ANSWER the study of how meaning is assigned and understood
Cybernetics - ANSWER the study of how information is processed and how
communication systems function
message - ANSWER any type of oral, written, or non-verbal communication
that is transmitted by a sender to an audiance
sender - ANSWER the participant in a communication transaction who has an
idea and communicates it by encoding it in a message.
encoding - ANSWER the act of converting ideas into code in order to convert
a written, an oral, or a non-verbal message
channel - ANSWER a communication pathway or medium over which a
, message travels.
receiver - ANSWER the participant in a communication transaction for whom
a message is intended and who decodes the message by extracting meaning
from it.
decoding - ANSWER the act of extracting meaning from spoken, written, and
non-verbal communication
feedback - ANSWER the receivers response to a message that confirms if the
original message was received and understood.
noise - ANSWER any form or psychological interference that distorts the
meaning of a message.
communication barriers - ANSWER problems that can affect the
communication transaction, leading to confusion or misunderstanding
channel overload - ANSWER the inability of a channel to carry all transmitted
messages
information overload - ANSWER a condition whereby a receiver cannot
