Question 1

DAB refers to ______.&#10;A) a digital television standard&#10;B) a digital radio standard&#10;C) a digital cart machine&#10;D) Digital Audio Beaming

Accepted Answer

DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting, which is a digital radio standard used for broadcasting radio stations.

Question 2

HDTV was pioneered in ______.&#10;A) US&#10;B) Japan&#10;C) Russia&#10;D) Scranton

Accepted Answer

HDTV was pioneered in Japan, where research and development into high-definition television started in the 1960s and led to the first HDTV broadcasts in the 1980s.

Question 3

In the early 1990s, the FCC opted for the development of a ______ HDTV system.&#10;A) digital&#10;B) analog&#10;C) cable-only&#10;D) satellite-only

Accepted Answer

In the early 1990s, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to support the development of a digital High Definition Television (HDTV) system, recognizing the superior quality and potential for innovation that digital technology offered over the existing analog systems.

Question 4

HDTV stands for ______.&#10;A) higher definition television&#10;B) highly defined television&#10;C) highly developed television&#10;D) high definition television

Accepted Answer

HDTV stands for High Definition Television, which offers higher resolution and better quality images than standard definition television.

Question 5

The FCC supported and approved a ______ system for HDTV terrestrial relays.&#10;A) augmentation&#10;B) simulcasting&#10;C) analog-based&#10;D) international

Accepted Answer

The FCC supported and approved a simulcasting system for HDTV terrestrial relays, allowing broadcasters to transmit both analog and digital television signals simultaneously during the transition period to digital broadcasting.

Question 6

The U.S. digital broadcasting standard was readily adopted without controversy among the different industries.

Accepted Answer

The adoption of the U.S. digital broadcasting standard involved significant controversy and negotiation among different industries, including broadcasters, electronics manufacturers, and policymakers, due to issues like spectrum allocation, technology standards, and the impact on consumers and existing analog systems.

Question 7

Briefly describe two of the advantages of an HDTV system.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Broadcasters are limited to only relaying a single, HDTV relay, on a channel allocation.

Accepted Answer

Broadcasters can multicast, meaning they can transmit multiple standard definition (SD) and/or high definition (HD) programs simultaneously on the same channel allocation.

Question 9

DAB can deliver a CD-quality audio relay.

Accepted Answer

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is designed to provide listeners with higher quality audio compared to FM radio, and it can deliver CD-quality sound, depending on the bit rate and compression methods used.

Question 10

In-band on-channel (IBOC) systems make it possible to use an existing allocation to relay HDTV programming.

Accepted Answer

In-band on-channel (IBOC) systems are designed for digital audio broadcasting, particularly for radio, not for relaying High Definition Television (HDTV) programming.

Question 11

A ______ uses satellites to deliver its programming.&#10;A) SARs&#10;B) SRADS&#10;C) SDARS&#10;D) ACTS ground station

Accepted Answer

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Deck 13: Digital Television and Digital Audio Broadcasting