8/22/25, 3:11 PM WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALR…
WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The word communication b. "to make common"
comes from the Latin
"communicare" which
means:
a. "to speak with
understanding"
b. "to make common"
c. "to form a community of
believers"
d. "to care for others"
Which of the following did d. static
NOT relate to the term
"process?"
a. continuous
b. ongoing
c. dynamic
d. static
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,8/22/25, 3:11 PM WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALR…
The accumulation of d. media convergence
various types of mass
communications (radio,
television, newspapers,
internet, etc.) into one
medium is called:
a. technological
convergence
b. organizational
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence
Public communication is c. public speaking
commonly referred to as:
a. small group
communication
b. interpersonal
communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal
communication
e. mass communication
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, 8/22/25, 3:11 PM WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALR…
Nonverbal codes: c. are all symbols that are not words, including bodily
movements, the use of space and time, and sounds
a. consist of symbols and other than words.
their grammatical
arrangement.
b. are a systematic
arrangement of symbols
used to create meanings
in the mind of another
person or persons.
c. are all symbols that are
not words, including
bodily movements, the
use of space and time,
and sounds other than
words.
d. are any interference in
the encoding and
decoding processes that
reduces the clarity of a
message.
e. are the location where
communication takes
place.
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WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The word communication b. "to make common"
comes from the Latin
"communicare" which
means:
a. "to speak with
understanding"
b. "to make common"
c. "to form a community of
believers"
d. "to care for others"
Which of the following did d. static
NOT relate to the term
"process?"
a. continuous
b. ongoing
c. dynamic
d. static
1/26
,8/22/25, 3:11 PM WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALR…
The accumulation of d. media convergence
various types of mass
communications (radio,
television, newspapers,
internet, etc.) into one
medium is called:
a. technological
convergence
b. organizational
c. inherent convergence
d. media convergence
Public communication is c. public speaking
commonly referred to as:
a. small group
communication
b. interpersonal
communication
c. public speaking
d. interpersonal
communication
e. mass communication
2/26
, 8/22/25, 3:11 PM WGU COM 101 Exam 1 EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALR…
Nonverbal codes: c. are all symbols that are not words, including bodily
movements, the use of space and time, and sounds
a. consist of symbols and other than words.
their grammatical
arrangement.
b. are a systematic
arrangement of symbols
used to create meanings
in the mind of another
person or persons.
c. are all symbols that are
not words, including
bodily movements, the
use of space and time,
and sounds other than
words.
d. are any interference in
the encoding and
decoding processes that
reduces the clarity of a
message.
e. are the location where
communication takes
place.
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