Question 1

Broadband Internet is a high-speed Internet service that comes in four different forms: DSL, fiber-optic, dial up, and satellite.

Accepted Answer

Broadband Internet is indeed high-speed Internet service, but it comes in forms such as DSL, fiber-optic, cable, and satellite. Dial-up is not considered broadband due to its much slower speeds.

Question 2

Spotify has impacted the world of audio streaming by making an ethical appeal to young people to abandon piracy and pay for their music.

Accepted Answer

Spotify's business model is based on the principle that people should have access to music legally and this ethical appeal has been a key factor in its success. By offering a convenient way to access music legally at an affordable price, Spotify has attracted millions of young people to its platform and helped to reduce piracy rates.

Question 3

Media streams can either be live or on demand.

Accepted Answer

This statement is true. Media streams can either be streamed in real time (live) or on-demand.

Question 4

Unfortunately, content deliverers are unable to collect data on what visitors are watching and how long they are watching a stream.

Accepted Answer

Content deliverers are able to collect data on what visitors are watching and how long they are watching a stream through various analytics tools and technologies such as tracking pixels, session replay, and user behavior analytics.

Question 5

Streaming allows uncompressed media files to be delivered in real time to the user.

Accepted Answer

Streaming typically involves compressing the media files in order to reduce file size and enable real-time delivery over the internet.

Question 6

Television services are delivered or streamed over broadband IP networks to&#10;A) DTV&#10;B) IEEE&#10;C) IPTV&#10;D) WEBTV

Accepted Answer

IPTV stands for Internet Protocol Television, which is the delivery of television content over IP networks. DTV (Digital Television) refers to the transmission of TV signals using digital rather than analog technology, but it does not necessarily involve delivery over IP networks. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is a professional organization and does not relate directly to television services. WEBTV was a service introduced by Microsoft in the late 1990s, but it no longer exists as a standalone service.

Question 7

In 1920, an Army General perfected technology for streaming continuous music to commercial customers using wires instead of radio. This led to what&#10;A) music on demand&#10;B) payola&#10;C) music cues&#10;D) elevator music

Accepted Answer

The technology allowed for continuous music to be transmitted through wires to commercial customers, which is the basis of what we now know as "elevator music."

Question 8

was the first streaming service that learned the listener's preferences and then filtered the music catalog lists toward those preferences.&#10;A) Pandora&#10;B) iTunes&#10;C) Napster&#10;D) Spotify

Accepted Answer

Pandora was the first streaming service that used the Music Genome Project to analyze users' listening habits and preferences, then generated personalized radio stations based on that data. The other options mentioned did not have this feature.

Question 9

As of October, 2014, has been accepted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as the core language of the Internet because it provides a consistent user experience across any device.&#10;A) C++&#10;B) HTML5&#10;C) Flash&#10;D) Silverlight

Accepted Answer

HTML5 has been accepted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as the core language of the Internet in October 2014 because it provides a consistent user experience across any device. C++ is a programming language, while Flash and Silverlight are technologies for creating multimedia content and have been largely replaced by HTML5.

Question 10

In July, 2000, a court order forced this free music sharing company to cease operations because of copyright infringement.&#10;A) Real Audio&#10;B) iTunes&#10;C) Rhapsody&#10;D) Napster

Accepted Answer

Napster was a free music sharing company that allowed users to download and share music files for free, which led to copyright infringement. As a result, in July 2000, a court order forced Napster to shut down its operations.

Deck 21: Streaming Media