1D0-610 · Question #47
Roberto's company is releasing updates to a specific product. He needs to educate the company's sales managers, who are located in various international locations, about the new product updates. Which
The correct answer is C. Schedule a Webinar with the sales managers so that the updates can be demonstrated and any. A webinar satisfies both key constraints simultaneously: it's synchronous (everyone participates in real time) and economical (no travel costs for geographically dispersed participants), while also allowing live demonstration and Q&A. A is wrong because email is asynchronous - ma
Question
Roberto's company is releasing updates to a specific product. He needs to educate the company's sales managers, who are located in various international locations, about the new product updates. Which of the following methods would be the most economical and efficient solution for Roberto to discuss the required information with the sales managers synchronously?
Options
- ASend the product update blueprints via e-mail to each of the sales managers and ask them to contact
- BSchedule an in-person sales meeting with them at the company headquarters so that the updates can
- CSchedule a Webinar with the sales managers so that the updates can be demonstrated and any
- DPost the product update blueprints on the company's Web site and call each sales manager personally
How the community answered
(22 responses)- A9% (2)
- C86% (19)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
A webinar satisfies both key constraints simultaneously: it's synchronous (everyone participates in real time) and economical (no travel costs for geographically dispersed participants), while also allowing live demonstration and Q&A.
- A is wrong because email is asynchronous - managers read and respond on their own schedule, not simultaneously with Roberto.
- B is wrong because flying international sales managers to headquarters is the least economical option; travel and accommodation costs make it the most expensive choice.
- D is wrong because posting to a website is asynchronous (passive self-service), and calling each manager individually is neither efficient nor synchronous as a group - it's serial, not simultaneous.
Memory tip: When you see "synchronous + economical + geographically dispersed," think webinar - it's the virtual meeting room that removes distance without removing real-time interaction. If budget weren't a constraint, in-person (B) might win; if real-time didn't matter, email or a website (A/D) would suffice. Webinar hits all three targets at once.
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Community Discussion
4C is your answer here. A webinar lets Roberto reach all of those international managers at the same time, live, without anyone buying a plane ticket, and they can ask questions and see demonstrations in the moment, which is exactly what "synchronous" and "economical" together are pointing you toward.
Solid point, though worth flagging that "synchronous" alone does not lock you into a webinar since a plain conference call also fits, so the real differentiator the question is testing is the combination of synchronous plus the visual demonstration capability that a webinar adds over audio-only options.
C is right, webinars save travel costs and keep everyone in sync. I got tripped up on this one at first because D sounds tempting, but calling each manager separately is not synchronous communication at all. Saw almost this exact scenario on my 1D0-610 and C clicked once I remembered webinars are real-time group sessions.
The word "synchronously" is doing all the heavy lifting in this question. When you see that word, your brain should immediately filter out anything where people respond on their own time, which kills A and D right away. B would work great for synchronous discussion but flying sales managers in from international locations is neither economical nor efficient, and the exam loves to test whether you can hold two constraints in mind at once. C checks every box, the real-time interaction, the ability to demonstrate visuals, Q and A in the moment, and zero travel budget hit. Here is what I want to make sure people are solid on though: do you understand the difference between synchronous and asynchronous communication well enough to recognize it when the exam words a question differently? Like if they swapped "economical" for "flexible scheduling," would your answer change, and why?