(i) E-mail and voice mail
Comparison :
Both e-mail and voice-mail are used for communication.
Contrast :
| E-mail |
Voice mail |
| Written, may be read quickly or slowly, as the receiver desire |
Oral, must be listened to at the speed it was delivered |
| May be stored on disk for future reference. Easy to access specific stored messages. |
May be stored on tape for future reference. Hard to locate specific stored messages. |
| Preferred by visual learners |
Preferred by auditory learners |
(ii) E-mail and chatting.
Comparison :
Both e-mail and chatting are used for communication.
Contrast :
Chat occurs in near real-time while Email doesn’t
Chat is a type of software while Email is a protocol
Chat requires the permission of both parties while Email does not
Chat is typically software dependent while Email is not
Chat needs accounts on the same provider while Email does not
