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TV Broadcasting Ch. 1-4

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 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
 

 3. 
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
 

 4. 
What are television lighting instruments that produce directional light called?
a.
studio lights
b.
film lights
c.
spotlights
d.
floodlights
e.
fluorescent lights
 

 5. 
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
 

 6. 
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
 

 7. 
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
 

 8. 
Which list of items must be included in a standard program proposal?
a.
program objective, basic facilities, and budget
b.
program objective, show treatment, and budget
c.
show treatment, budget, and facilities request
d.
facilities request, complete script, and time line
e.
time line, production schedule, and facilities request
 

 9. 
Which statement describes best the function of a production schedule?
a.
it shows a minute-by-minute list of a day's programming
b.
it shows a second-by-second list of a day's programming
c.
it tells everyone involved in a specific production who is doing what, when, and where throughout the three production phases
d.
it is specifically directed to the technical personnel during the preproduction phase
e.
it is specifically directed to the nontechnical personnel during the production phase
 

 10. 
Which of the following would require copyright clearance before you could include it in your coverage of the graduation ceremony?
a.
the school band playing the school song
b.
shots of students at the ceremony
c.
reading a passage from a book by Martin Luther King Jr.
d.
the valedictorian's speech
e.
the college president's closing remarks
 

 11. 
What is the column arrangement of a standard A/V script?
a.
video on the left and audio on the right
b.
audio on the left and video on the right
c.
dialogue and all essential action cues in the center
d.
spoken audio and major shot information on the right and music cues on the left
e.
dialogue in the center and video on the right
 

 12. 
What is the major characteristic of an analog signal?
a.
it must be amplified before it can be transported
b.
it must be coded
c.
it fluctuates exactly like the original signal
d.
it fluctuates similar to the original signal
e.
it consists of 0's and 1's
 

 13. 
What is the major characteristic of a digital signal?
a.
it consists of on/off pulses represented by 0's and 1's
b.
it fluctuates opposite the original signal
c.
it is interlaced
d.
it is progressive
e.
it is lossless
 

 14. 
Which system scans all lines in successive order?
a.
interlaced
b.
digital
c.
compression
d.
lossy
e.
progressive
 

 15. 
Which pair of STV and wide-screen HDTV aspect ratios is correctly listed below?
a.
4 × 3 (1.78:1) and 16 × 9 (1.89:1)
b.
4 × 3 (1.33:1) and 16 × 9 (1.78:1)
c.
4 × 3 (1.16:1) and 16 × 9 (1.90:1)
d.
4 × 3 (4.3:1) and 16 × 9 (6.9:1)
e.
4 × 3 (3.4:1) and 16 × 9 (1.6:1)
 



 
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