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Audio files

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In order for sound to be stored in a computer it must be converted to...

a)

Analogue

b)

Digital

c)

Buddhism

d)

JPEG

2.

When recording sound, the number of samples recorded per second is called the:

a)

sample rate

b)

sample resolution

c)

colour depth

d)

File size

3.

Increasing the sample rate of a recording will result in...

a)

Higher-quality sound recording

b)

Increased file size

c)

Better compression

d)

Higher colour depth

e)

Increased amplitude

4.

Modern computers convert the sound wave into digital code using ________.

a)

samples

b)

analog recording methods

c)

binary

d)

continuous sound waves

5.

With both audio and video files, higher quality results in ________ file sizes.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

digital

d)

analog

6.
What is compression?
a)
To convert one file to another
b)
To reduce the size of data to save space
c)
To minimise the time taken for a file to be download
d)
To compress something by pressing it hard
7.
What does Lossy Compression do to files?
a)
Increases the file size and keeps the same quality
b)
Eliminates no information at all
c)
Decreases the file size and keeps the same quality
d)
Eliminates unnecessary information in a file to reduce file size
8.
What type of compression would you use to compress a text file?
a)
Lossy
b)
Lossless
9.

Why do we compress files?

a)

For faster download and uploads

b)

To reduce the storage space required for files

c)

To get smaller file attachments for email

d)

To cope with slow links when streaming

e)

To get a higher resolution image and sound files

10.

Using lossy compression, we can compress ........

a)

Audio files

b)

Video files

c)

Text files

d)

Image files

11.
The process of recording a sound, stored in the form of thousands of individual measurements, each at a discrete point in time, is called 
a)
sizing
b)
synthesizing
c)
quantizing
d)
sampling
12.

True or False:

The higher the bitrate the better the audio.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is BPS?

a)

Bits Per Second

b)

Bites per second

c)

Beans per second

d)

Bits per sequence

14.

What are the advantages of audio compression?

a)

Fewer bits are needed.

b)

It sound better.

c)

When fewer bits are needed to convey the original info.

d)

Essential for storage on mobile devices.

e)

It looks nicer.

15.

What is a lossless audio file?

Choose 2 answers:

a)

It looses data.

b)

It is very low quality.

c)

Lossless audio file contains 100% of the audio data.

d)

You can never lose it.

e)

Has highest quality without any loss of data.