Question

Question 4 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is true of the telephone as a communication medium? o It should not be used for discussing bad news. It makes it difficult to measure message impact. It should not be used for sending confidential

Answer 1

The correct answer is OPTION C i.e It should not be used for sending confidential information.

OR

Telephone as a communication medium should not be used for sending confidential information.

Explanation

Telephone communication is a type of communication which is not considered to be much secure as it involves transmission of speech by radio signals or electric signals.

In telephone communication, the conversation between two people takes place over a huge/long distance. While the message is sent to huge distance between the sender and reciever, it may get decoded/intercepted in between by the third person.

So, if confidential information is being sent by telephone communication such information can easily get leaked.

Hence, the only true of the telephone as a communication medium is that, it should not be used for sending confidential information.