NCTI: QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following devices were used to capture TV signals in the early
days of television?
A) Microwave Antenna.
B) Antenna placed on the roof.
C) Satellite Dish.
D) Dowser Rod. Correct Ans - B) Antenna placed on the roof.
Why did cable companies implement microwave technology?
A) Because the equipment was inexpensive.
B) Largely because the microwave signal was not amplified to reach the cable
system.
C) To obtain a better signal quality than antenna-delivered signal could offer.
D) To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations. Correct Ans - D)
To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations.
Basic, Premium, and digital video channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming. Correct Ans - B) Tiers.
An example of possible product options available to customers in the future
could be?
A) Separating basic and expanded service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand and pay-per-view programming.
C) High Definition services.
D) Access to a particular sports game where the customer only pays for the
viewing of that game. Correct Ans - D) Access to a particular sports
game where the customer only pays for the viewing of that game.
Which of the following determine public right-of-ways and the purposes for
which they can be used?
A) Cable companies.
B) City or County government.
C) Utility companies.
,D) The federal government. Correct Ans - B) City or County
government.
Which act ruled that cities could not regulate basic fees unless the city
received fewer than three over-the-air channels?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - A) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
Which act adopted customer service standards for the industry and required
cable companies to document compliance?
A) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - D)
The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992.
Which act ceased all full-power analog broadcasting by 2009 and low power
analog broadcasting by 2012?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - B) The
Public Safety Act of 2005.
Which rule requires cable operators to black out a network show from a
distant station if the local affiliate plans to broadcast the same program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
B) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
C) Proof of Performance rules.
D) The "Black out" act. Correct Ans - A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
Which rule requires a cable company to either carry all local broadcast
channels or pay a fee for carrying specific broadcast channels?
A) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
C) The CLI Act.
, D) Syndicated exclusivity rules. Correct Ans - A)
Must-carry/retransmission rules.
Which of the following is the primary video service offered by a cable system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Expanded service.
D) Basic service. Correct Ans - D) Basic service.
Which of the following is referred to as a "movie" channel or "pay" channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic service.
D) Expanded service. Correct Ans - A) Premium service.
Which service represents the highest level of cable video services?
A) High-definition.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Digital.
D) Analog. Correct Ans - A) High-definition.
What allows the customer to view digital channels and access pay-per-view
(PPV) as well as video-on-demand (VOD) services?
A) Set-top box (STB).
B) Digital video recorder (DVR).
C) Digital terminal adaptor (DTA).
D) Digital-to-analog converter. Correct Ans - A) Set-top box (STB).
Which device simply converts the digital signal to analog for non-digital TVs?
A) Set-top box (STB).
B) Digital transport adapter (DTA).
C) Digital video recorder (DVR).
D) Internet protocol television (IPTV). Correct Ans - B) Digital
transport adapter (DTA).
Which device allows customers to record programming that can be watched
at a later time?
A) Digital video recorder (DVR).
B) Digital transport adapter (DTA).
Which of the following devices were used to capture TV signals in the early
days of television?
A) Microwave Antenna.
B) Antenna placed on the roof.
C) Satellite Dish.
D) Dowser Rod. Correct Ans - B) Antenna placed on the roof.
Why did cable companies implement microwave technology?
A) Because the equipment was inexpensive.
B) Largely because the microwave signal was not amplified to reach the cable
system.
C) To obtain a better signal quality than antenna-delivered signal could offer.
D) To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations. Correct Ans - D)
To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations.
Basic, Premium, and digital video channel groups are examples of?
A) Satellite services.
B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming. Correct Ans - B) Tiers.
An example of possible product options available to customers in the future
could be?
A) Separating basic and expanded service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand and pay-per-view programming.
C) High Definition services.
D) Access to a particular sports game where the customer only pays for the
viewing of that game. Correct Ans - D) Access to a particular sports
game where the customer only pays for the viewing of that game.
Which of the following determine public right-of-ways and the purposes for
which they can be used?
A) Cable companies.
B) City or County government.
C) Utility companies.
,D) The federal government. Correct Ans - B) City or County
government.
Which act ruled that cities could not regulate basic fees unless the city
received fewer than three over-the-air channels?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - A) The
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
Which act adopted customer service standards for the industry and required
cable companies to document compliance?
A) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - D)
The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992.
Which act ceased all full-power analog broadcasting by 2009 and low power
analog broadcasting by 2012?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. Correct Ans - B) The
Public Safety Act of 2005.
Which rule requires cable operators to black out a network show from a
distant station if the local affiliate plans to broadcast the same program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
B) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
C) Proof of Performance rules.
D) The "Black out" act. Correct Ans - A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
Which rule requires a cable company to either carry all local broadcast
channels or pay a fee for carrying specific broadcast channels?
A) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
C) The CLI Act.
, D) Syndicated exclusivity rules. Correct Ans - A)
Must-carry/retransmission rules.
Which of the following is the primary video service offered by a cable system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Expanded service.
D) Basic service. Correct Ans - D) Basic service.
Which of the following is referred to as a "movie" channel or "pay" channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic service.
D) Expanded service. Correct Ans - A) Premium service.
Which service represents the highest level of cable video services?
A) High-definition.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Digital.
D) Analog. Correct Ans - A) High-definition.
What allows the customer to view digital channels and access pay-per-view
(PPV) as well as video-on-demand (VOD) services?
A) Set-top box (STB).
B) Digital video recorder (DVR).
C) Digital terminal adaptor (DTA).
D) Digital-to-analog converter. Correct Ans - A) Set-top box (STB).
Which device simply converts the digital signal to analog for non-digital TVs?
A) Set-top box (STB).
B) Digital transport adapter (DTA).
C) Digital video recorder (DVR).
D) Internet protocol television (IPTV). Correct Ans - B) Digital
transport adapter (DTA).
Which device allows customers to record programming that can be watched
at a later time?
A) Digital video recorder (DVR).
B) Digital transport adapter (DTA).
