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Ch. 1 Quiz - TB Broadcasting I

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Which piece of equipment contains most of a basic television system?
a.
studio camera
b.
a camcorder
c.
studio control room
d.
lighting setup
e.
effect-to-cause model
 

 2. 
What is one of the major production factors that distinguishes the ENG system from the EFP system?
a.
signal transport to station
b.
type of camcorders
c.
type of lighting
d.
audio capture
e.
video capture
 

 3. 
What are the three major parts of the camera?
a.
lens, intercom, and console
b.
camera control unit, viewfinder, and cable
c.
lens, viewfinder, and power supply
d.
lens, imaging device, and viewfinder
e.
sync generator, lens, and power supply
 

 4. 
What is the imaging, or pickup, device?
a.
a type of computer graphic
b.
a storyboard visualization device
c.
a very sensitive microphone
d.
a computer paint box that converts videotape images into pixels
e.
a sensor that translates light into electric energy
 

 5. 
What are television lighting instruments that produce directional light called?
a.
studio lights
b.
film lights
c.
spotlights
d.
floodlights
e.
fluorescent lights
 

 6. 
What is the basic function of a microphone?
a.
to change actual sounds into loudspeaker sounds
b.
to mix various sounds together
c.
to amplify actual sounds
d.
to convert actual sound waves into electric energy
e.
to control the volume of sounds entering the audio mixer
 

 7. 
Which of the statements most accurately describes the functions of the audio console?
a.
to select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of incoming microphone signals only
b.
to amply, mix, and control the volume, but not select the incoming sound signals, of mics
c.
to synthesize various sounds and sound combinations
d.
to select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of all incoming sound signals
e.
to select and mix all incoming audio and video signals
 

 8. 
What is the principal function of a switcher?
a.
to regulate the studio lights
b.
to assign power to a specific studio
c.
to assign videotape recorders in the editing bay
d.
to enable instantaneous editing
e.
to select various intercom channels
 

 9. 
What recording media permits the recording of digital or analog information?
a.
hard drive
b.
optical disc
c.
flash drive
d.
Blu-ray disc
e.
videotape
 

 10. 
Which editing system allows random frame access?
a.
multiple-source VTR system
b.
single-source VTR system
c.
control track system
d.
nonlinear system
e.
linear system
 



 
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