Question

Sarah and Jane are working together on a project for 306M. Sarah thinks of a few topic ideas while in her Interpersonal Communication Theory class, which Jane is also in but is sitting further back in the class. Sarah texts Jane the ideas and Jane immediately responds with questions. The two text back and forth during their class until the professor dismisses class. According to Technology Mediated Communication, what term describes this type of communication?

Answer 1

The term which describes this type of communication is synchronous.

Step-by-step explanation:

Synchronous communication happens between two or more people in real-time. That means responses are given and received immediately. A good example is real-time texting and online chat rooms. Therefore, there is no need for people to be in the same place for synchronous communication to happen. On the other, communication that allows for some time lag, such as e-mails, is called asynchronous.