Question 1

The FCC allows telephone companies to provide video services over their networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Legally, cable is recognized as a broadcast facility with no common carrier characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What are the advantages of broadcast stations converting to digital transmission?

Accepted Answer

Broadcast stations converting to digital transmission have several advantages over traditional analog transmission. Here are some of the key benefits:

1. Improved Quality: Digital transmission offers significantly better audio and video quality compared to analog. Digital signals are less susceptible to interference, noise, and distortion, resulting in a clearer and sharper picture and higher fidelity sound for viewers and listeners.

2. Increased Efficiency: Digital broadcasting is more efficient in terms of spectrum usage. It allows for the transmission of multiple channels in the same bandwidth that would have been occupied by a single analog channel. This is known as multicasting and enables broadcasters to offer more content options.

3. Enhanced Features: Digital broadcasting supports additional features such as electronic program guides, closed captioning, multiple audio tracks (for different languages or commentary), and interactive services, which are not possible with analog transmission.

4. High-Definition (HD) and Ultra High-Definition (UHD) Broadcasting: Digital transmission makes it possible to broadcast in HD and UHD, providing viewers with a much higher resolution picture than standard definition analog signals.

5. Better Use of the Radio Spectrum: By compressing digital signals, broadcasters can use less spectrum space, freeing up bandwidth for other services such as mobile data and emergency services.

6. Improved Reception: Digital signals can be processed to correct errors that may occur during transmission, which means that viewers can enjoy a consistent quality of service even at the edge of the broadcast range or in challenging reception conditions.

7. Potential for Data Services: Digital broadcasting can include additional data services, such as traffic updates, weather information, and other datacasting services, which can be integrated with the audio and video content.

8. Transition to Mobile TV: Digital broadcasting technologies enable the possibility of mobile TV services, allowing viewers to watch television on mobile devices without the need for a separate data connection.

9. Energy Efficiency: Digital transmitters can be more energy-efficient than their analog counterparts, leading to cost savings for broadcasters and a reduced environmental impact.

10. Future-Proofing: Digital broadcasting is a more modern technology that can be updated and improved over time with software updates and new standards, ensuring that the broadcasting infrastructure is more adaptable to future developments.

Overall, the conversion to digital transmission allows broadcast stations to provide a better experience for the audience, offer more services, and operate more efficiently, all while preparing for future technological advancements.

Question 4

The coming together of and blurring of lines between, discrete communications forms such as broadcast, cable, telephone, computers, and mail is known as

Accepted Answer

A) transparency. 
B) seamlessness. 
C) convergence. 
D) technophobia. 
E) divergence.

Question 5

One limitation of direct-to-home satellite service is providing subscribers with

Accepted Answer

A) high-speed two-way internet access. 
B) exceptional picture quality. 
C) diverse programming options. 
D) programs in areas not served by cable. 
E) digital channels.

Question 6

Two concepts on which broadcasting was founded and under which it has long operated are localism and

Accepted Answer

A) convergence. 
B) universal access. 
C) multiplexing. 
D) interactivity. 
E) divergence.

Question 7

"To send out sound and pictures by means of radio waves through space for reception by the general public" is the legal definition of

Accepted Answer

A) common carriers. 
B) cable. 
C) POTS. 
D) multimedia. 
E) broadcasting.

Question 8

Differentiate among broadcast, cable, and common carrier services.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Differentiate among broadcast, cable, and common carrier...

Question 9

Common carriers supply communication facilities without assuming responsibility for what is normally transmitted on their facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

When it comes to television programming, most people have an interest in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the variety of programs and services they can receive. 
B) the quality of programs and services they can receive. 
C) how easy it is for them to receive programming. 
D) how much they will have to pay for program services. 
E) how they will receive programming, either over the air or via wire.

Question 11

Even though cable has made inroads into program delivery, more people today receive television programs over the air than by cable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Personal computers are at the heart of media convergence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introducing Electronic Media

The FCC allows telephone companies to provide video services over their networks.

Legally, cable is recognized as a broadcast facility with no common carrier characteristics.

What are the advantages of broadcast stations converting to digital transmission?

The coming together of and blurring of lines between, discrete communications forms such as broadcast, cable, telephone, computers, and mail is known as

One limitation of direct-to-home satellite service is providing subscribers with

Two concepts on which broadcasting was founded and under which it has long operated are localism and

"To send out sound and pictures by means of radio waves through space for reception by the general public" is the legal definition of

Differentiate among broadcast, cable, and common carrier services.

Common carriers supply communication facilities without assuming responsibility for what is normally transmitted on their facilities.

When it comes to television programming, most people have an interest in all of the following EXCEPT

Even though cable has made inroads into program delivery, more people today receive television programs over the air than by cable.

Personal computers are at the heart of media convergence.