Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. A speaker that isn't working properly at a fast-food drive-through is an example of a communication barrier. 
2. Neha did not receive an important e-mail from a client because, unbeknownst to her, her company's e-mail server was down. This is an example of a receiver barrier. 
3. Time-zone differences can be a physical barrier to communication. 
4. When a supervisor tells you, "We need to get this done right away," the supervisor has created a semantic barrier to the communication process. 

Answer 1

1. TRUE
Fast-food customers complain, "Those of us at the other end of the speaker often cannot understand a word being said, either because the speaker isn't working properly, because the order-taker has a thick accent, or the person is speaking too fast." All these are examples of communication barriers, or anything interfering with accurate communication between two people.
2. FALSE
a medium barrier is one in which the communication channel is blocked. Example: When someone's phone always has a busy signal or a computer network is down, these are instances of the communication medium being blocked.
3. TRUE
Physical communication barriers include time-zone differences, telephone-line static, and crashed computers.
4. TRUE
When a supervisor tells you, "We need to get this done right away," the supervisor has created a semantic barrier as the words right away are vague.