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1.2.4 Data Storage - Representation of Sound

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify a false statement:
a)
Higher bit rates usually improve the sound quality and result in smaller file size.
b)
Higher bit rates usually improve the sound quality but result in larger file size.
c)
To record a sound into binary format, ADC will be applied rather than DAC.
2.

What is the sample rate?

a)

The number of times a sound wave is sampled per second

b)

The number of bits used to store each sample

c)

How loud a sound is

d)

The size of the sound wave

3.

What is sample rate measure in?

a)

Bits

b)

Hertz

c)

GB

d)

amps

4.

What is used to convert a sound wave in to a digital format?

a)

A sound wave converter

b)

A router

c)

An amplitude to digital converter

d)

Analogue to digital converter

5.

What is the formula for finding a sound files size?

a)

size = rate * resolution * seconds

b)

size = rate * resolution * minutes

c)

size = amplitude * bits * seconds

d)

size = sample * frequency * bits

6.

What is amplitude?

a)

Number of samples taken

b)

The number of bits per sample

c)

The height of the sound wave

d)

The pitch

7.
How is sound caused?
a)
By playing it through a hi-fi with speakers
b)
Vibrations travelling through air, water or metal.
8.

What is the file size (in bits) of a sound with the following properties:


Sampling rate = 1,000Hz

Sample resolution = 16 bits

Length = 300 seconds

a)

480 bits

b)

4,800 bits

c)

408,000 bits

d)

4,800,000 bits

9.

A sound has a file size of 17, 640 kilobytes. How much would this be in megabytes?

a)

1.76 Mb

b)

17.64 Mb

c)

176.4 Mb

d)

1764 Mb

10.

What is the name of the process of capturing sound and converting it into digital form?

(a)