Deck 5: Analog and Digital Television

Question 1

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

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What three colors are used in televisions?

A) black, white, and yellow
B) magenta, yellow, and cyan
C) red, green, and blue
D) yellow, red, and blue
E) white, gray, and black

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What is the correct order of digitization steps?

A) sampling, quantizing, anti-aliasing, coding
B) quantizing, sampling, anti-aliasing, coding
C) coding, quantizing, sampling, anti-aliasing
D) anti-aliasing, sampling, quantizing, coding
E) coding, anti-aliasing, sampling, quantizing

Question 5

Which system scans all lines in successive order?

A) interlaced
B) digital
C) compression
D) lossy
E) progressive

Question 6

Which of the following ATSC systems is similar to the old analog TV system?

A) 480p
B) 720i
C) 720p
D) 1080i
E) 1080p