Deck 11: Sound and Video Recording

Question 1

Now that we live in a digital age, old audio and videotape formats can no longer be used or viewed.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

An analog copy of a recording is never as good as the original it was dubbed from.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A digital recording stores information as a continual uninterrupted electronic signal.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Digital recording made it possible for a copy of a copy of a copy to be identical to the master recording every time.

Question 5

The technologies of file-based recording increased the industry's dependency on videotape as a storage medium.

Question 6

An audio sample rate of 48 kHz has long been the industry-standard for recorded music.

Question 7

____________ is the process of converting a digital file from one format (or codec) to another.

A) compression
B) decoding
C) encoding
D) transcoding

Question 8

A(n) ____________ is a publically released specification or set of specifications used in the design of a product, process, or protocol.

A) container format
B) open standard
C) proprietary standard
D) working group

Question 9

_________ was the first compression codec designed specifically for storing music on a portable audio player.

A) AIFF
B) MP3
C) MPEG-2
D) WAV

Question 10

The ___________ initiative concerned itself primarily with developing a method for encoding and distributing full-bandwidth HD video to the home video consumer.

A) Advanced Video Coding (AVC)
B) AIFF
C) MP3
D) MPEG-2

Question 11

___________ is a solid-state memory card format introduced by Panasonic in 2004.

A) AVCHD
B) MiniDV
C) SxS
D) P2

Question 12

The techniques of sampling was pioneered by British engineer Alec Reeves in 1937, who conceived of the process of ___________ for the transmission of speech over long-distance telephone lines.

A) compression
B) file-based recording
C) pulse-code modulation
D) transcoding

Question 13

A(n) ___________ is a unique kind of digital file format used for bundling and storing the raw digital bitstreams that codecs encode.

A) compression algorithm
B) container format
C) open standard
D) sample

Question 14

The term ___________ refers to the transmission speed of a compressed audio stream during playback expressed in kilobits per second (Kbps).

A) bit depth
B) bit rate
C) codec
D) sample rate

Question 15

Which of the following is a multimedia container format released by Apple Computer in 1991?

A) AIFF
B) AVCHD
C) MP4
D) QuickTime

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of WAV and AIFF file formats?

A) AIFF (developed by Apple) is vastly superior in quality to WAV (developed by Microsoft)
B) either one can be used for storing digital audio as a compressed data file
C) either one can be used for storing digital audio as an uncompressed data file
D) they are two of the most popular formats for encoding HD video

Question 17

A ___________ is a computer program or algorithm designed for encoding and decoding audio and/or video into raw digital bitstreams.

A) container format
B) codec
C) sample
D) wrapper file

Question 18

Which of the following file formats is currently one of the most popular for encoding full-bandwidth HD video for distribution through video sharing sites such as YouTube or Vimeo?

A) AIFF
B) AVCHD
C) MP4
D) WAV

Question 19

A(n) ___________ is an internal or external camera lens component used to reduce the intensity of light striking the image sensor without altering its color temperature.

A) exposure meter
B) flag
C) image sensor
D) neutral density filter

Question 20

___________ is a term used to describe the method a device or software application uses to numerically represent a multimedia asset in binary form.

A) compression
B) encoding
C) quantization
D) sampling

Question 21

The main purpose of a compression codec is to do which of the following?

A) encode a data file using fewer bits
B) improve the presentation quality of an audio or video file
C) make a digital file compatible with all devices
D) transcode a data file to a different format

Question 22

Which of the following device settings is not represented by the acronym FWIGSS?

A) focus
B) ISO
C) shutter speed
D) white balance

Question 23

The process of recording a digital audio and video signal directly to disk is broadly referred to as ___________.

A) encoding
B) file-based recording
C) transcoding
D) sampling

Question 24

The Red Book Standard, released by Sony and Phillips in 1980, is associated with which of the following content distribution platforms?

A) audio compact disc
B) DVD
C) magnetic tape
D) MP3

Question 25

The first RED Digital Cinema Camera was designed for the motion picture industry to digitally record video at a standard resolution of ___________.

A) 1080i
B) 24p
C) 2K
D) 4K