Discussion Question

Suppose you have an important message to send to a friend in another city, and you can use the telephone, email, real-time teleconference, fax, or overnight mail service. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. See if you can think of a situation for each of the five options in which that particular option is the most appropriate choice.

A situation that would require me to use the telephone, would be calling someone over-seas. The reason why a phone would be the best choice is because there may not be an accessible computer at the time or there might not be internet connection. Because of the fact that there may not be a computer, email, teleconference, and fax are not reasonable choices. A situation that would require email would be talking to a teacher or even simply sending something to a friend. Fax and real-time teleconference would best be used in businesses situations. Co-workers would be able to discuss important issues together without having to actually be in the same location at the same time. This also makes it easier to get work done quicker. Through fax people would be able to send important information to each other without having to go through the trouble of getting it there at that moment. Another option for sending something would be through overnight mail service. but that may not be the most practical considering how expensive it may get at times. Overall, all these choices have there own situations in which they would best be used.

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