Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

In the 21^st century, with additional modes of delivery such as satellite, cable and the Internet, video has developed into the primary source of world communication.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The video signal started as digital and has developed into analog with different types of linear formats.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

File-based systems allow random or non-linear access to information without respect to the order in which it was produced or its placement within the storage medium.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Human beings do not process digital information.

Question 5

No matter how digital the equipment is that is used to capture an image, the eyes and ears see the final result as analog.

Question 6

Today a video image is conveyed using which digital components?

A) tubes
B) chips
C) resistors
D) flux capacitors

Question 7

When television was first created, cameras and television sets required a

A) dissipate heat from large CMOS sensors
B) fit the components of the recording devices
C) house the original tube technology of the analog world
D) baffle the noise caused by their intricate mechanical systems

Question 8

In the early days of television, the primary system for reproduction of video

A) motion picture film
B) wire recording
C) videotape
D) kinescopes

Question 9

Since videotape can only record or reproduce information in the order in

A) linear format
B) nonlinear format
C) logarithmic format
D) none of the above

Question 10

Some facilities still use video tape recorders for inclusion of "legacy" content.

A) nonlinear
B) analog
C) digital
D) binary