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WorksheetsHistory of Television
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which year did Philo Farnsworth travel to England to raise money for his legal battle with the RCA?
a)
1823
b)
1932
c)
1992
d)
2021
2.
Who was the first person to make silhouette images at 30 scan lines?
a)
Vladimir K. Zworykin
b)
Paul Nipkow
c)
Philo Farnsworth
d)
John Baird
3.
What was the amount of scan lines that John Baird made with his device based on Nipkow's disk?
a)
120 Scan Lines
b)
100 Scan Lines
c)
30 Scan Lines
d)
10 Scan Lines
4.
How old was Philo Farnsworth when he conceived the idea of television?
a)
14
b)
15
c)
19
d)
27
5.
Who did Philo Farnworth first show his drawing to?
a)
His Science Teacher
b)
A Businessman
c)
His Mom
d)
His brother
6.
What year was the first TV remote controller introduced into American households?
a)
1926
b)
1956
c)
1906
d)
1986
7.
Who was the employee of Westinghouse that applied for a patent for the icono-scope, an electronic television system?
a)
Philo Farnswarth
b)
John Logie Baird
c)
Paul Nipkow
d)
Vladimir K. Zworykin
8.
What does CRT stand for?
a)
Computer ray tube
b)
Computer relay tool
c)
Cathode-ray tube
d)
Cathode tube
9.
Who is considered the "Father of Television?"
a)
Philo Farnsworth
b)
Paul Nipkow
c)
John Logie Baird
d)
Ms. Martin's husband
10.
In 1888, Paul Nipkow invented a method of transmitting images. What was the method?
a)
The transmission of the image of a dollar sign comprising 60 horizontal lines.
b)
An electronic television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes.
c)
The method used a disk with a series of holes set in a spiral.
d)
A mechanical system based on Nipkow's disk.
11.
A specialized vacuum tube in which images are produced when an electron beam strikes a phosphorescent surface is known as a(n)
a)
Cathode-Ray Tube
b)
Kinescope
c)
Zworykin Telescope
d)
Nipkow Disc
12.
What did Philo Farnsworth patent in 1927 that would later become an important component in the development of all-electronic television?
a)
Kinescope
b)
Nipkow Disc
c)
Dissector Tube
d)
Cathode-ray tube (CRT)
13.
What company tried to steal Philo Farnsworth's patent?
a)
IBM
b)
RAC
c)
Westinghouse
d)
RCA
14.
John Logie Baird's mechanical television relied on the Nipkow Disc to operate.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What is a Nipkow Disc?
a)
Data Storage Disk.
b)
Server Disk.
c)
Disk for transmitting images.
d)
Disk for a Music CD.
16.
What is a Cathode-Ray Tube used for?
a)
a part of a camera
b)
a beam
c)
a telescope
d)
a vacuum tube that produces images
17.
This photo shows an example of...
a)
Roto-Rooter
b)
Nipkow Disc System
c)
Cathode-Ray Tube
d)
Iconoscope
18.
Why did Zworykin meet with Farnsworth?
a)
Zworykin was stealing Farnsworth's ideas
b)
Farnsworth wanted to borrow money from Zworykin
c)
To collaborate on improving the Nipkow Disc
d)
They were good buddies
19.
Who did Philo Farnsworth visit in England in hopes of raising money for his legal battles against RCA?
a)
Paul Nipkow
b)
Vladimir Zworykin
c)
John Baird
d)
Westinghouse
20.
In 1929, the Kinescope was invented by....
a)
Kine Chesney
b)
Philo Farnsworth
c)
John Baird
d)
Vladimir Zworykin
21.
Whose Patent?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Paul Nipkow
c)
John Baird
d)
Vladimir Zworykin
22.
Who drew this
a)
Philo Farnsworth
b)
Kim Martin
c)
John Baird
d)
Thomas Edison
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