Deck 6: Digital Television and Video

Question 1

OTT refers to

A) Online Television Transmission
B) Online Telecommunication Trials
C) Over the Top Television
D) Office of Television Technology

Answer 1

Over the Top Television

Question 2

In the U.S. analog television broadcasting:

A) Ended in 1998
B) Ended June 27, 2009
C) Is scheduled to end in 2014
D) Will replace digital television before 2018

Answer 2

Ended June 27, 2009

Question 3

Which of the following is true about digital television broadcasting?

A) The International Telecommunication Union approved a unified, worldwide broadcasting standard in 1998.
B) Many different broadcasting formats are available, with countries picking individual formats.
C) All digital television formats display 1080 lines of information.
D) Digital television takes more bandwidth than analog television.

Answer 3

Many different broadcasting formats are available, with countries picking individual formats.

Question 4

In the U.S., the spectrum used for digital television is coveted by:

A) Cellular telephone companies
B) Radio stations
C) Online news services
D) Newspapers

Question 5

4K refers to

A) Four-dimensional TV (and advance over 3D)
B) A television standard with 4000 pixels of horizontal resolution
C) Television sound with four channels
D) 4000 channels of programming available digitally

Question 6

The number of over-the-air television stations in the U.S. will be reduced because:

A) Viewers are watching less TV than ever.
B) Some television broadcasters are returning their spectrum to the FCC in a "reverse auction."
C) Online television has become more popular than broadcast television.
D) The spectrum is needed for air traffic control.

Question 7

Considering the history of HDTV, discuss the future of 4K, with special attention to how long adoption will take and factors that will accelerate or slow down adoption.

Question 8

Discuss why the U.S. has 18 formats of digital television. If you could go back in time and change that decision, explain what changes you would make and why.

Question 9

At one point, digital television was seen as offering an opportunity for a unified world standard for video production and distribution. Discuss why you think that did not happen.