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Ch. 1 Quiz - TB Broadcasting IB

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

 1. 
What is the imaging, or pickup, device?
a.
a very sensitive microphone
b.
a type of computer graphic
c.
a sensor that translates light into electric energy
d.
a storyboard visualization device
e.
a computer paint box that converts videotape images into pixels
 

 2. 
Which of the statements most accurately describes the functions of the audio console?
a.
to synthesize various sounds and sound combinations
b.
to select and mix all incoming audio and video signals
c.
to select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of all incoming sound signals
d.
to amply, mix, and control the volume, but not select the incoming sound signals, of mics
e.
to select, amplify, mix, and control the volume of incoming microphone signals only
 

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

 4. 
What recording media permits the recording of digital or analog information?
a.
Blu-ray disc
b.
hard drive
c.
videotape
d.
flash drive
e.
optical disc
 

 5. 
Which piece of equipment contains most of a basic television system?
a.
a camcorder
b.
studio camera
c.
effect-to-cause model
d.
lighting setup
e.
studio control room
 

 6. 
What is the principal function of a switcher?
a.
to select various intercom channels
b.
to enable instantaneous editing
c.
to regulate the studio lights
d.
to assign power to a specific studio
e.
to assign videotape recorders in the editing bay
 

 7. 
What are television lighting instruments that produce directional light called?
a.
film lights
b.
spotlights
c.
fluorescent lights
d.
studio lights
e.
floodlights
 

 8. 
What is the basic function of a microphone?
a.
to mix various sounds together
b.
to change actual sounds into loudspeaker sounds
c.
to amplify actual sounds
d.
to control the volume of sounds entering the audio mixer
e.
to convert actual sound waves into electric energy
 

 9. 
What is one of the major production factors that distinguishes the ENG system from the EFP system?
a.
type of camcorders
b.
type of lighting
c.
audio capture
d.
video capture
e.
signal transport to station
 

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



 
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