Explain the following term/concept.

1) Transport
Solution:
Transportation is the movement of people, animals, and goods from one location to another location or it can be defined as a means of carrying goods and people from one place to another place.

2) Communication
Solution:
Communication is an art of exchanging ideas, facts, information, etc. from one person or entity to another. The process of passing any information from one person to another with the help of some medium is termed as communication. Communication is a very simple process where the message is being transferred from a sender to the receiver. The receiver after receiving the message understands it in the desired form and then acts accordingly.

3) Banking
Solution:
The term Bank comes from the French word ‘Banco’ which means a ‘bench’. In earlier days, money-lenders used to display coins of different currencies in big heaps or benches or tables for the purpose of lending or exchanging. A bank is a financial institution which deals with deposits and advances and other related services. Bank provides various services related to money or financial requirements of consumers.

4) Insurance
Solution:
Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. Insurance is a contract between the insurer and the insured, whereby the insurer agrees to compensate the insured against loss. The insured has to pay a certain fixed sum of money on timely basis to the insurer.

5) Warehousing
Solution:
Warehousing refers to the storage of goods and consists of all those activities which are connected with the storage and preservation of goods. It is a means of storing goods. Warehousing can be defined as a group of activities connected with the storing and preserving of stored goods from the time of production until the time of consumption.