11-06-2017, 08:24 PM
ENG301 Business Communication
Assignment 1
Solution:
Q1. Read each description carefully and identify the most appropriate source of communication for each description.
1. It connects millions of computers. All the countries are linked for the exchange of data, news and opinions. It is a global collection of computers linked to each other. One can use a simple PC and telephone connection and one can reach anywhere in the world through it. It links thousands of computers at universities, government sector, research agencies and business centers. One can send and receive messages through it.
2. It is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication. One can send text and non-text
files, images, sound files and other attachments through a network to a specified person or group of persons. It is still the most popular use of internet. It can also be exchanged between the users of the online service provider and in networks. It is the modern form of postal mail.
conversation. The voice message is stored on the service provider's server in a space reserved for the user. Most systems use phone networks for these functions. Some systems may use multiple telecommunications methods, permitting recipients and callers to retrieve or leave messages through multiple methods such as PCs, PDA, or Smartphones.
4. It is the transmission of scanned printed material to a telephone number connected to a printer.
The original document is scanned by a fax machine which processes the contents as a single
fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy.
and receives and announces voice messages. One-way devices can receive messages, while two-way devices can acknowledge, reply, and originate messages using an internal transmitter. These systems can range from a restaurant system with a single low-power transmitter, to a nationwide system with thousands of high-power base stations.
description from the given choices.
1. A single word may have hundreds of meanings and each word, sign and symbol’s meaning may differ from person to person. So, when a message is sent by a sender to a receiver, it might be interpreted wrongly in a communication process causing misunderstandings between them.
2. This is the type of barrier in which environmental and natural conditions act as a hindrance in
communication between a sender and receiver. Organizational environment and interior
workspace design problems, technological problems and noise are parts of these barriers.
communication. Communication is highly influenced by the mental condition of the
communicators and is disturbed by mental disturbance. If the people involved in communication
are not emotionally well, they won’t be able to communicate properly.
thoughts and feelings to others. They prevent you from being true to yourself and living your life to the fullest. Individuals with such barriers tend to be extremely reserved, cautious, and insecure.
differences that may exist while trying to communicate. If one does not know much about a
person’s society with whom one is trying to communicate, it will create a barrier because s/he
would not know how to start or end a conversation.
Assignment 1
Solution:
Q1. Read each description carefully and identify the most appropriate source of communication for each description.
1. It connects millions of computers. All the countries are linked for the exchange of data, news and opinions. It is a global collection of computers linked to each other. One can use a simple PC and telephone connection and one can reach anywhere in the world through it. It links thousands of computers at universities, government sector, research agencies and business centers. One can send and receive messages through it.
- Internet
- E-mail
- Voicemail
- Fax
2. It is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication. One can send text and non-text
files, images, sound files and other attachments through a network to a specified person or group of persons. It is still the most popular use of internet. It can also be exchanged between the users of the online service provider and in networks. It is the modern form of postal mail.
- E-mail
- Voicemail
- Fax
- Pager
conversation. The voice message is stored on the service provider's server in a space reserved for the user. Most systems use phone networks for these functions. Some systems may use multiple telecommunications methods, permitting recipients and callers to retrieve or leave messages through multiple methods such as PCs, PDA, or Smartphones.
- Voicemail
- E-mail
- Fax
- Pager
4. It is the transmission of scanned printed material to a telephone number connected to a printer.
The original document is scanned by a fax machine which processes the contents as a single
fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy.
- Fax
- E-mail
- Internet
- Pager
and receives and announces voice messages. One-way devices can receive messages, while two-way devices can acknowledge, reply, and originate messages using an internal transmitter. These systems can range from a restaurant system with a single low-power transmitter, to a nationwide system with thousands of high-power base stations.
- Pager
- Fax
- E-mail
- Internet
description from the given choices.
1. A single word may have hundreds of meanings and each word, sign and symbol’s meaning may differ from person to person. So, when a message is sent by a sender to a receiver, it might be interpreted wrongly in a communication process causing misunderstandings between them.
- Semantic barrier
- Psychological barrier
- Emotional barrier
- Perception barrier
2. This is the type of barrier in which environmental and natural conditions act as a hindrance in
communication between a sender and receiver. Organizational environment and interior
workspace design problems, technological problems and noise are parts of these barriers.
- Physical barrier
- Attitude barrier
- Emotional barrier
- Perception barrier
communication. Communication is highly influenced by the mental condition of the
communicators and is disturbed by mental disturbance. If the people involved in communication
are not emotionally well, they won’t be able to communicate properly.
- Psychological barrier
- Emotional barrier
- Attitude barrier
- Perception barrier
thoughts and feelings to others. They prevent you from being true to yourself and living your life to the fullest. Individuals with such barriers tend to be extremely reserved, cautious, and insecure.
- Emotional barrier
- Psychological barrier
- Attitude barrier
- Perception barrier
differences that may exist while trying to communicate. If one does not know much about a
person’s society with whom one is trying to communicate, it will create a barrier because s/he
would not know how to start or end a conversation.
- Perception barrier
- Cultural Barrier
- Attitude barrier
- Experiential barrier