PROGRAM SOURCES QUIZ 2 C11

1. It is the first optical disc used for storing digital data.

*- Compact Disc

2. ______ is a single line, starting from the center of the disc and spiraling out.
*-Track

3. A bump or a pit of a CD is represented by what number?

*- 0

4. The unburned part of a CD called land is represented by what number?

*-1

5. One of the most important part of the optical recording system

*-laser diode

6. Track contains a series of ____ and _____ put into the aluminum surface of the C-
*- pit and land

7. It is the standard proposed by Sony and Philips, which contains the technical
specifications for all CD and CD-ROM formats.
*- Red Book

8. ______ is a single line, starting from the center of the disc and spiraling out.
*-Track

9. How much bigger in storage capacity has digital video disk (DVD have over the
conventional compact disk (CD?
*- Around 15 times

10. It is a type of laser used by the Blu-Ray disc in order to read and write data.
*- Blue-violet laser

11. Which of the following has the largest storage capacity?

*-Blu-Ray Disc

12. ______ is much like the CD-RW, wherein the data stored in the disc can be erased or
rewritten over and over again.
*- DVD-RW

13. It is the term used to indicate the act of creation of C-

*- Burn

14. A Type of CD designed by Kodak which is used as a storage for pictures which can be
played in some DVD players and computers.
 *-Photo CD

15. Vinyl discs are:

*- Susceptible to physical damage.

16. Long plays are usually in what format of vinyl?

*- 33rpm

17. Inventor of phonograph

*- Thomas Edison

18. Inventor of gramophone

*- Emile Berliner

19. An analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated
spiral groove.
*- Vinyl

20. RCA Victor introduced what format of vinyl in the market?

*- 45rpm

21. Long plays were developed by Columbia Records in

*-1948

22. Speakers are electroacoustic ________.

*- Transducers

23. It triggers the voice coil, causing a chain reaction of vibrations towards the diaphragm,
pushing air to create sound waves.
*- The Electrical Current

24. The biggest factor determining the frequency response and overall sound of the
loudspeaker.
*- Cone

25. It has very significant effects in distortion mechanisms and voice coil temperature
*- Yoke

26. A speaker driver that produces the treble sounds from 2kHz to 20kHz..
*-Tweeters

27. The most common type of speaker.

*- Electrodyynamic/Dynamic Loudspeaker
28. It aims to make three dimensional sounds with the use a Stereophonic set-up.
*- Binaural

29. The reproduction of previously recorded sounds or moving images is called _______.
*- Playback

30. It was the earliest known audio tape recorder of 1886.

*- Wax Strip Recorder

31. Blattnerphone was purchased by _______ in 1993.

*- Marconi Company

32. The first practical tape recorder was the______, developed by AEG.
*- Magnetophon K1

33. It was the earliest known audio tape recorder of 1886.

*- Wax Strip Recorder

34. This is the original ferric-oxide tape. It is very rarely seen these days.
*- Type 0

35. This is "chrome" or CrO2 tape. The ferric-oxide particles are mixed with chromium
dioxide.
*- Type 2

36. This is referred to as the “normal bias" type.

*- Type 1
37. Type of tape that uses metallic particles rather than metal-oxide
*- Type 4

38. A magnetic tape recording technology popular in the US from the mid 1960s to early ‘80s
*- 8-track type

39.The smallest type of cassette

*- Microcassette

40. The mechanical operation of the tape recorder uses _________

*- 3-motor scheme

41. A limitation of tape recording which adds high-frequency noise

*- Tape hiss

42. Also known as the “large cassette"

*- Elcaset

43. The first microphone was invented by _______________ in _______.This microphone

was used as a telephone transmitter by the Bell company.
* - Emile Berliner; 1876

44. It is a type of microphones which has simple and sturdy construction. It requires no
power supply and known for being relatively inexpensive.
* - Dynamic Microphone
 45. It is a type of microphones which has good sensitivity at all frequencies. It requires
power supply and known for being vulnerable to structural vibration and humidity.
*- Condenser Microphone

46. When the diaphragm vibrates, it causes other components in the microphone to vibrate.
These vibrations are converted into an electrical current which becomes the audio signal.
*- True

47. This is a thin piece of material (such as paper, plastic or aluminium which vibrates when
it is struck by sound waves.
*- Diaphragm

48. This microphone standard describes the pattern in which the microphone's sensitivity
changes when the sound source changes position in space.
*- Directionality

49. The primary source of microphone standards for normal audio engineering applications is
the IE- IEC stands for?
*- International Electrotechnical Commission

50. What is the most important specification of loudspeakers and microphone?

*- Frequency Response

PROGRAM SOURCES QUIZ 2 C12

1. It converts acoustical energy (sound waves) into electrical energy (the audio signal).

- Microphone transducer *

2. What type of microphone does not need power supply?

- Dynamic Microphones*
3. Who invented the first microphone?

- Emile Berliner *

4. It describes the pattern in which the microphone's sensitivity changes when the sound source
changes position in space.

- Directionality*

5. What is the maximum acoustic input of microphones?

- 120 dB*

6. What is the typical range of impedance for condenser microphones?

- 50 to 200 ohms *

7. It is a thin piece of material which vibrates when it is struck by sound waves.

- Diaphragm *

8. It is a digital optical disc data storage co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982.

- CD *

9. Who invented the first system to record digital information on an optical transparent foil using
a high-power halogen lamp?

- James Russell *

10. It specifies the physical parameters and properties of the C-

- Red Book *
11. CD-type lasers with a wavelength of ________ are used.

- 780nm *

12. It improved technical capabilities and higher picture quality and video resolution

- SVCD *

13. It has advanced output resolution than any Disc.

- BD *

14. Most of a CD is made from a tough, brittle plastic called ___________.

- Polycarbonate *

15. What is the most popular type of karaoke disc?

- CD+G *

16. A type of tape that uses a standard ferric-oxide tape

- Type 1 *

17. Which tape type can hold the most signals?

- Type 4 *

18. Who patented the Telegraphon?

- Valdemar Poulsen *
19. Why did the company Philps first introduced a compact cassette?

- For dictating machine purposes *

20. Which transport head is responsible for erasing previously recorded signal?

- Erase Head *

21. A type of tape that uses a mixture of chromium dioxide and ferric-oxide

- Type 2 *

22. It is a sound recording that uses magnetic tapes for storage.

- Tape recording *

23. A speaker driver that produces treble sounds from 2kHz to 20kHz.

- Tweeters *

24. Who invented the Schottky Diode?

- Walter H. Schottky *

25. It is a part of a speaker wherein it moves back and forth and allows the air in the surrounding
to move thus creates the sound.

- Diaphragm *

26. A speaker driver that produces low frequency sounds ranging from 40Hz to 500 Hz.

- Woofers *
27. The most common type of speaker that uses electromagnetic coil and diaphragm to create
sound.

- Electrodynamic loudspeakers *

28. ____ is a way of listening to speakers wherein the speaker system is fixed in one place.

- Mono *

29. In what year did Chester W. Rice and Edward W. Kellogg invent the moving-coil principle?

- 1945 *

30. It is the measured or specified output over a specified range of frequencies for a constant
input level.

- Frequency Response *

31. What is shellac?

- A resin *

32. Once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out
moisture.

- Shellac *

33. Where does shellac comes from?

- Lac bug *

34. It is an analog storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral
groove.

- Vinyl record *
35. It is commonly made from shellac before 1950s.

- Vinyl records *

36. Sound is a _____ wave.

- Continuous *

37. It is believed to be the true representation of the sound at the moment it was recorded.

- Analog sound *

38. A kind of sound that is a combination of binary codes, representing the sound’s intensity and
pitch at precise intervals with relative accuracy.

- Digital sound *

39. Who recorded the first album in the history of the world?

- Emile Berliner *

40. This association was mostly composed of foreign licensees.

- RIAP*

41. What does RIAP stands for?

- Record Industry Association of the Philippines *

42. In 1971, Independent record companies decided to bond together and formed ____.

- PRIA*
43. What does PRIA stands for?

- Philippine Recording Industry Association *

44. PARI was established in ____?

- February 10, 1972 *

45. The association that combined both major and independent record companies in the
Philippines is?

- P.A.R.I *

46. What was the first ever album to be certified in the Philippines?

- Constant Change by Jose Mari Chan *

47. The first ever single certified by PARI was?

- I’ll Be There by Julie Anne San Jose *

48. A vinyl record is___ storage medium.

- An analog sound *

49. Which of the following is an advantage of Vinyl records

- Physical Format *

50. One disadvantage of Vinyl records is?

- Expensive *