MILESTONE CERTIFIED INTEGRATION
TECHNICIAN (MCIT) - ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhichEisEolder,EcinemaEorEradio?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-CinemaEisEolderEthanEradio
BroadcastERadioEwasEinventedEinE1919/1920.EWhatEwasEtheEmainEtypeEofEcontent?E-
ECORRECTEANSWERS-ItEwasErecordedEmaterial,EplayedEonEaEpathéfoon.
WhatEisEtheEdominantEmodelEofEbroadcasting,EwhichEisEorganizedEaroundEtechnicalEpropertiesEofEt
heEradio,ElaterEtelevision?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS--EOne-to-
manyEcommunication:EOneEstationEcanEbroadcastEtoEmanyElisteners
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ESimultaneousEreception:EListenersEwillElistenEtoEtheEcontentEatEtheEsameEtime.EThisEbecomesEesse
ntialEinEdailyElife,EtalkingEaboutEwhatEwasEonEtheEradioElastEnight,EgivingEtheEideaEofEcollectiveEthrou
ghEmedia.
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EInstantaneousETransmission:ETheElistenersEhadEtheEsenseEthatEwhatEtheyEwereElisteningEto,EwasEh
appeningErightEatEthatEmomentEtheyEwereElisteningEtoEit.EIt'sEbeingEperformed/saidEatEtheEsameEti
meEweElistenEtoitEbutEit'sEnotEalwaysEtheEcase,EitEcanEalsoEbeEaErecording.
WhyEdidEradioEcultureEnudgeEtowardsEaEcultureEofEliveness?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
EarlyEradioEstationsEusedEmainlyErecordingsEbecauseEtheyEwereEaffordableEandEreliant.EThisEmetEwi
thEresistanceEfromEnetworksEwhoEwantedEradioEtoEreachEitsEtrueEtechnologicalEpotential.EIfEradioE
wantedEtoEbeEuniqueEtheyEneededEtoEembraceEliveness.
ReasonsEforEtheEpushEtowardsElivenessEaccordingEKompare?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
1.EAestheticEConsiderations:E'BringingEtheEworldEhome'EasEitEhappensEitEquicklyEbecomesEaEdomes
ticEmedium.EIt'sEexperiencedEinEhomes.EEthosEofEpresence,EsomethingEisEbeingEactedEoutEinEfrontEo
fEyou,EradioEgoesEfurther,EpeopleEcanElistenEtoEimportantEspeechesEfromEimportantEpeopleEfeelingE
likeEthey'reEpresentEinEtheirEhome.
, 2.EAssociationEofErecordingsEwithEamateurism:EPeopleEfeltElikeErecordingsEweren'tEprofessional,EitE
wasEseenEasEinferior.
3.EPoliticalERegulation:EObligationEtoEidentifyErecordings,EyouEhadEtoEspecifyEthatEpeopleEwereEliste
ningEtoEaErecordedEprogram,EwhichEwasEconsideredElame.
4.EEconomicEIncentive:EExpensiveEinfrastructureEwasEjustifiedEbyEmeansEofEtheEsuperiorityEofEliven
ess.EBroadcastEstationsEhadEtoEhaveEtheErightEtoEbroadcastEthroughEtelephoneElines.ETheyEhadEtheE
senseEthatElivenessEwasEmoreEspecial,EgeneratingEmoreEprofitEfromEit,EcausingEpeopleEtoEconsiderEi
tEsuperior.
WhatEwereEtheEvaluesEassociatedEwithElivenessEbroadcasting?E6EvaluesE-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
RarefiedEPresence:ETheEvoiceEofEthatEparticularEspeakerEonEtheEradio
Immediacy:EIt'sEhappeningErightEnow,EwhileEyou'reElisteningEtoEit
Intimacy:EInEtheEdomesticEspace,EtheEspeakerEisEinEyourEhome.EThisEwayEyouEareEbecomingEcloserEt
oEtheEvoiceEthatEyouEareEhearing.
Simultaneity:EEveryoneEisElisteningEatEtheEsameEtime,Eyou'reElisteningEtoEtheEsameEpersonEtogethe
r.
Spontaneity:EAnythingEcanEhappenElive,EpeopleEcanEmessEupEorEimprovise.
Eventfulness:EBigEstarsEplayingEconcertsEforEexample.
WhyEdidErecordingsEcomeEbackEtoEtheEworldEofEradio?E5EreasonsE-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
1.ETheyEwe'reEcheaper
2.ETheyEallowedEmoreEflexibilityEwhileEprogramming
3.ESyndication:EOneEbigEnetworkEproducesEaEbigEshow,EairsEitEonEtheirEmainEchainnelEandErentsEitEo
utEtoElocalEstations
4.EFlexibilityEforEsponsors:EyouEcanEleaveEaEspotEforEsponsors
5.EHigherEsoundEfidelityEorEquality:EitEdoesEsoundEbetterEthanElive
InEtheElateE1930'sErecordingsEwereEyetEagainEaccepted,EhowEdidEliveEandErecordingsEcoexist?E-
ECORRECTEANSWERS-
NetworksEpromotedEliveEcontentEforEideologicalEreasonsE(liveEcontentEbroadcastEonEtheEmostEvisib
TECHNICIAN (MCIT) - ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WhichEisEolder,EcinemaEorEradio?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-CinemaEisEolderEthanEradio
BroadcastERadioEwasEinventedEinE1919/1920.EWhatEwasEtheEmainEtypeEofEcontent?E-
ECORRECTEANSWERS-ItEwasErecordedEmaterial,EplayedEonEaEpathéfoon.
WhatEisEtheEdominantEmodelEofEbroadcasting,EwhichEisEorganizedEaroundEtechnicalEpropertiesEofEt
heEradio,ElaterEtelevision?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS--EOne-to-
manyEcommunication:EOneEstationEcanEbroadcastEtoEmanyElisteners
-
ESimultaneousEreception:EListenersEwillElistenEtoEtheEcontentEatEtheEsameEtime.EThisEbecomesEesse
ntialEinEdailyElife,EtalkingEaboutEwhatEwasEonEtheEradioElastEnight,EgivingEtheEideaEofEcollectiveEthrou
ghEmedia.
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EInstantaneousETransmission:ETheElistenersEhadEtheEsenseEthatEwhatEtheyEwereElisteningEto,EwasEh
appeningErightEatEthatEmomentEtheyEwereElisteningEtoEit.EIt'sEbeingEperformed/saidEatEtheEsameEti
meEweElistenEtoitEbutEit'sEnotEalwaysEtheEcase,EitEcanEalsoEbeEaErecording.
WhyEdidEradioEcultureEnudgeEtowardsEaEcultureEofEliveness?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
EarlyEradioEstationsEusedEmainlyErecordingsEbecauseEtheyEwereEaffordableEandEreliant.EThisEmetEwi
thEresistanceEfromEnetworksEwhoEwantedEradioEtoEreachEitsEtrueEtechnologicalEpotential.EIfEradioE
wantedEtoEbeEuniqueEtheyEneededEtoEembraceEliveness.
ReasonsEforEtheEpushEtowardsElivenessEaccordingEKompare?E-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
1.EAestheticEConsiderations:E'BringingEtheEworldEhome'EasEitEhappensEitEquicklyEbecomesEaEdomes
ticEmedium.EIt'sEexperiencedEinEhomes.EEthosEofEpresence,EsomethingEisEbeingEactedEoutEinEfrontEo
fEyou,EradioEgoesEfurther,EpeopleEcanElistenEtoEimportantEspeechesEfromEimportantEpeopleEfeelingE
likeEthey'reEpresentEinEtheirEhome.
, 2.EAssociationEofErecordingsEwithEamateurism:EPeopleEfeltElikeErecordingsEweren'tEprofessional,EitE
wasEseenEasEinferior.
3.EPoliticalERegulation:EObligationEtoEidentifyErecordings,EyouEhadEtoEspecifyEthatEpeopleEwereEliste
ningEtoEaErecordedEprogram,EwhichEwasEconsideredElame.
4.EEconomicEIncentive:EExpensiveEinfrastructureEwasEjustifiedEbyEmeansEofEtheEsuperiorityEofEliven
ess.EBroadcastEstationsEhadEtoEhaveEtheErightEtoEbroadcastEthroughEtelephoneElines.ETheyEhadEtheE
senseEthatElivenessEwasEmoreEspecial,EgeneratingEmoreEprofitEfromEit,EcausingEpeopleEtoEconsiderEi
tEsuperior.
WhatEwereEtheEvaluesEassociatedEwithElivenessEbroadcasting?E6EvaluesE-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
RarefiedEPresence:ETheEvoiceEofEthatEparticularEspeakerEonEtheEradio
Immediacy:EIt'sEhappeningErightEnow,EwhileEyou'reElisteningEtoEit
Intimacy:EInEtheEdomesticEspace,EtheEspeakerEisEinEyourEhome.EThisEwayEyouEareEbecomingEcloserEt
oEtheEvoiceEthatEyouEareEhearing.
Simultaneity:EEveryoneEisElisteningEatEtheEsameEtime,Eyou'reElisteningEtoEtheEsameEpersonEtogethe
r.
Spontaneity:EAnythingEcanEhappenElive,EpeopleEcanEmessEupEorEimprovise.
Eventfulness:EBigEstarsEplayingEconcertsEforEexample.
WhyEdidErecordingsEcomeEbackEtoEtheEworldEofEradio?E5EreasonsE-ECORRECTEANSWERS-
1.ETheyEwe'reEcheaper
2.ETheyEallowedEmoreEflexibilityEwhileEprogramming
3.ESyndication:EOneEbigEnetworkEproducesEaEbigEshow,EairsEitEonEtheirEmainEchainnelEandErentsEitEo
utEtoElocalEstations
4.EFlexibilityEforEsponsors:EyouEcanEleaveEaEspotEforEsponsors
5.EHigherEsoundEfidelityEorEquality:EitEdoesEsoundEbetterEthanElive
InEtheElateE1930'sErecordingsEwereEyetEagainEaccepted,EhowEdidEliveEandErecordingsEcoexist?E-
ECORRECTEANSWERS-
NetworksEpromotedEliveEcontentEforEideologicalEreasonsE(liveEcontentEbroadcastEonEtheEmostEvisib