Ashley was giving an interview for a job opening when her interviewer was interrupted by her assistant with an urgent phone message. This is an example of:
A) miscommunication.
B) semantics.
C) decoding.
D) noise.
E) oversight.

Question

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The interruption by the secretary is an example of noise. Noise may disrupt communication anywhere along the way. Noise can be the sound of someone coughing, a loud truck driving by, or two people talking close at hand. It can also include disruptions such as a letter lost in the mail, a dropped cell phone call, an e-mail misrouted or infected with a virus, or one of the participants in a conversation being called away before the communication process is completed.

Ashley Was Giving an Interview for a Job Opening When