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What is the difference between synchronous communication and asynchronous communication?
 
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Why must data be timely in order to make information useful? Explain with an example.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Synchronous communication occurs when all team members meet at the same time, such as with conference calls or face-to-face meetings. Asynchronous communication occurs when team members do not meet at the same time. Employees who work different shifts at the same location or team members who work in different time zones around the world typically meet asynchronously.

Answer to Question 2

Good information requires that data be timelyavailable in time for its intended use. A monthly report that arrives six weeks late is most likely useless. An information system that tells the user about the poor credit of a customer to which he/she has already shipped goods is unhelpful and frustrating. In some cases, developing systems that provide data in near real time is much more difficult and expensive than producing data a few hours later.



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