Speech Service

The video tutorial covers Microsoft's speech service, detailing its capabilities in speech recognition, synthesis, and translation. It explains real-time and batch transcription, customization options, and how to connect and authenticate the service. Practical applications and questions are addressed, highlighting the integration with Azure and cognitive services.

What are the two main functions of the speech service?

• Speech recognition and speech synthesis

• Speech analysis and speech recording

• Speech encryption and speech decryption

• Speech editing and speech enhancement

Which feature allows you to adjust the pitch and pronunciation in speech synthesis?

• Speech Recognition API

• Synthesis Markup Language

• Batch Processing

• Speech Translation Interface

What is required for authenticating the speech service?

• Key and Endpoint

• Username and Password

• Email and Password

• Key and Location

What is the purpose of installing the 'lay sound' package?

• To improve speech synthesis

• To support audio playback

• To enable speech recognition

• To enhance audio quality

How can you manage access and billing for multiple application services in Azure?

• By using a third-party billing service

• By using manual tracking

• By using a single Azure resource

• By using separate resources for each service

Which service is used to extract key phrases from transcribed text?

• Language Understanding

• Speech Service

• Text Analytics

• Cognitive Service

Is it necessary to build a custom speech model to use the speech service?

• Only for batch processing

• No, prebuilt models are available

• Yes, always

• Only for specific languages