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Introduction to Broadcast Engineering

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which engineer may design a GPS for your vehicle?

a)

mechanical engineer

b)

computer engineer

c)

electrical engineer

d)

agricultural engineer

2.

Using technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems is call _______________.

a)

Math

b)

Invention

c)

Innovation

d)

Engineering

3.

_______________ are the improvements to an existing technological product, system, or method.

a)

Systems

b)

Processes

c)

Innovations

d)

Inventions

4.
All computer systems have input, processes, output and... 
a)
Feedback
b)
Data
c)
Information
d)
Storage
5.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
6.
What are the programs that run on a computer system called? 
a)
Algorithms
b)
Code
c)
Software
d)
Languages
7.
What is an Algorithm?
a)
A chart showing the flow of a series of events
b)
Step-by-step instructions used to solve a problem
c)
A decision arrived at by following instructions
d)
A computer program that follows a chart
8.

________ communication is sending one message to many different receivers.

a)

Mass

b)

Broadcast

c)

Point-to-point

d)

Spiritual

9.

Radio emerged as a ________ service during World War I.

a)

commercial

b)

amateur

c)

maritime

d)

military

10.

Early radio was simply a means of _________ communication.

™

a)

mass

b)

point-to-point

c)

broadcast

d)

voice

11.

The original term broadcast is referred to as the literal sowing of ______

a)

signals

b)

information

c)

news

d)

seeds

12.

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a _____ audience via radio, television, or other means

a)

far

b)

near

c)

dispersed

d)

wider

13.

Broadcasting is the act of _______speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television

a)

sowing

b)

spreading

c)

receiving

d)

transmitting

14.

Broadcasting was first adopted by early radio engineers from the ______ United States

a)

Eastern

b)

Central

c)

Northern

d)

Midwestern

15.

_____is the discipline, art and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize solutions to the needs of society.

a)

Electrical Engineering

b)

Electronics Engineering

c)

Computer Engineering

d)

none of the choics

16.

_____ engineers are specialists within the electrical engineering field. They work with devices that transmit or receive radio waves, including wireless equipment, radios, and cellular phones. A background in general electronics, physics, and math is needed to design and improve wireless networks

a)

Broadcast

b)

Audio

c)

Electronics

d)

RF

17.

_____ it refers to the sending, reception and processing of information by electrical means

a)

broadcast system

b)

Computer system

c)

EMS

d)

ECS

18.

It selects symbols (letters, numbers, words, sounds, etc) from an alphabet (or ensemble) of possible symbols

a)

information

b)

sending station

c)

information source

d)

data

19.

Audio, Picture/Graphic, video are different _____ of information

a)

examples

b)

kinds

c)

symbols

d)

types

20.

•Transmitter Is a collection of electronic components and circuits designed to convert the information into a ______ suitable for transmission over a given medium

a)

symbol

b)

value

c)

signal

d)

pulses

21.

Transmitter processes Involved are modulation, multiplexing, encoding, encryption, and _____.

a)

de-emphasis

b)

pre-emphasis

c)

detection

d)

amplyfying

22.

•Channel is the _____ by which the electronic signal is sent from one place to another

a)

means

b)

lines

c)

medium

d)

way

23.

_____is a collection of electronic components and circuits that accept the transmitted message from the channel and convert it back into a form understandable by humans

a)

transmitter

b)

information source

c)

receiver

d)

information destination

24.

Basic Requirements for ECS s to be ____ and fast

a)

efficient

b)

accurate

c)

exact

d)

effective

25.

____ services used codes were sent and relayed to different distant places using electrical pulses.

a)

wireless

b)

data

c)

telehone

d)

wired

26.

_____ is another name for radio amateur’s personal expression of the art of radio

a)

thinkers

b)

rogers

c)

radio buffs

d)

tikerers

27.

Radio was discovered in _____

a)

1894

b)

1895

c)

1896

d)

1897

28.

ARRL (American Relay Radio League) was cofounded in 1914 by its first president, ______

a)

Hirom Percy Maxim

b)

Hiram Pierce Maxim

c)

Hiram Percy Maxim

d)

Hiram Percy Maxis

29.

For _____ operation, require a code speed of 5 words per minute (WPM) or 25 characters per minute + 20 multiple choice/essay written exam (rules, regulations and operating procedures).

a)

General Class

b)

Novice

c)

Advanced class

d)

Extra class

30.

For ____operation, it require a higher code speed of 20 WPM with a written technical exam on advanced radio theory.

a)

Novice

b)

Genera; class

c)

Advanced class

d)

Extra class

31.

•Telephone broadcasting (1881–1932): the earliest form of electronic broadcasting, created by French inventor Clément Ader in _____.

a)

1880

b)

1881

c)

1882

d)

1883

32.

Webcasting of video/television and audio/radiostreams: offers a mix of traditional radio and television station broadcast programming with internet-dedicated webcast programming were started from circa ______.

a)

1991 t0 1992

b)

1992 to 1003

c)

1993 to 1994

d)

1994 to 1995