AV TECHNOLOGIST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔They are used for speech applications, such as meetings. - ✔✔Which of the
following statements about automatic mixers in audio applications is true?
They are used for speech applications, such as meetings.
They only work for program audio applications, such as music.
They can only adjust one channel at a time.
They require live personnel for operation.
✔✔ultraviolet - ✔✔What type of wave has the highest frequency in the range of the
electromagnetic spectrum?
ultraviolet
infrared
microwaves
radio frequencies
✔✔carrier frequency - ✔✔The dimensions of antennas used for RF transmission are
directly related to the _____.
carrier frequency
retransmit location
program content
height of the antenna above the ground
✔✔kept separate in order to preserve the best quality - ✔✔The R, G, and B video
signals in an analog computer display output are typically ____.
combined into a composite video signal
kept separate in order to preserve the best quality
transmitted as radio waves
transmitted as IP packets
✔✔IPv6 has more available addresses than IPv4. - ✔✔What is an advantage for using
IPv6 over IPv4?
IPv6 addresses are easier to remember than IPv4 addresses.
IPv6 has more available addresses than IPv4.
IPv6 is more widely used than IPv4.
IPv6 uses a simpler numbering format than IPv4.
✔✔Amount a cable can be bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is
damaged - ✔✔A cable's bend radius is best defined as the _____.
Amount a cable can be bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is
damaged
Strength of the electromagnetic field surrounding the cable with 1 A of current running
through it
Number of times the cable can be bent before its central conductor breaks
, Thickness of the cable, as measured from the center to the outer jacket
✔✔transmissive - ✔✔If the display creates an image by passing light through a medium,
what display technology is it using?
emissive
transmissive
reflective
expressive
✔✔bidirectional - ✔✔What type of microphone polar pattern is pictured below?
hypercardioid
bidirectional
omnidirectional
cardioid
✔✔HDMI connector, used to carry high definition video, multi-channel digital audio, and
control signals - ✔✔What type of connector is pictured below?
Speakon connector, used to connect amplifiers to speakers in temporary audio system
setups
HDMI connector, used to carry high definition video, multi-channel digital audio, and
control signals
DVI-D connector, used to transport only digital video signals
F type connector, used to carry audio and composite video signals
✔✔at regularly spaced intervals throughout the listening area - ✔✔The loudspeakers in
a distributed system are located ____.
at regularly spaced intervals throughout the listening area
on portable stands to the left and right of the presentation area
in a vertical array hung in a slight curve
in a central cluster directly above the presentation area
✔✔protocol version - ✔✔What is a factor for determining the speed of a Wi-Fi
connection?
air temperature
protocol version
point-to-point access
the device's operating system
✔✔current in a DC circuit flows in one direction only - ✔✔Which of the following
statements describes a DC circuit?
current in a DC circuit flows in one direction only
DC works best in a series circuit
Cycles in a DC circuit are measured in Hertz (Hz).
the power in a DC circuit oscillates
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔They are used for speech applications, such as meetings. - ✔✔Which of the
following statements about automatic mixers in audio applications is true?
They are used for speech applications, such as meetings.
They only work for program audio applications, such as music.
They can only adjust one channel at a time.
They require live personnel for operation.
✔✔ultraviolet - ✔✔What type of wave has the highest frequency in the range of the
electromagnetic spectrum?
ultraviolet
infrared
microwaves
radio frequencies
✔✔carrier frequency - ✔✔The dimensions of antennas used for RF transmission are
directly related to the _____.
carrier frequency
retransmit location
program content
height of the antenna above the ground
✔✔kept separate in order to preserve the best quality - ✔✔The R, G, and B video
signals in an analog computer display output are typically ____.
combined into a composite video signal
kept separate in order to preserve the best quality
transmitted as radio waves
transmitted as IP packets
✔✔IPv6 has more available addresses than IPv4. - ✔✔What is an advantage for using
IPv6 over IPv4?
IPv6 addresses are easier to remember than IPv4 addresses.
IPv6 has more available addresses than IPv4.
IPv6 is more widely used than IPv4.
IPv6 uses a simpler numbering format than IPv4.
✔✔Amount a cable can be bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is
damaged - ✔✔A cable's bend radius is best defined as the _____.
Amount a cable can be bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is
damaged
Strength of the electromagnetic field surrounding the cable with 1 A of current running
through it
Number of times the cable can be bent before its central conductor breaks
, Thickness of the cable, as measured from the center to the outer jacket
✔✔transmissive - ✔✔If the display creates an image by passing light through a medium,
what display technology is it using?
emissive
transmissive
reflective
expressive
✔✔bidirectional - ✔✔What type of microphone polar pattern is pictured below?
hypercardioid
bidirectional
omnidirectional
cardioid
✔✔HDMI connector, used to carry high definition video, multi-channel digital audio, and
control signals - ✔✔What type of connector is pictured below?
Speakon connector, used to connect amplifiers to speakers in temporary audio system
setups
HDMI connector, used to carry high definition video, multi-channel digital audio, and
control signals
DVI-D connector, used to transport only digital video signals
F type connector, used to carry audio and composite video signals
✔✔at regularly spaced intervals throughout the listening area - ✔✔The loudspeakers in
a distributed system are located ____.
at regularly spaced intervals throughout the listening area
on portable stands to the left and right of the presentation area
in a vertical array hung in a slight curve
in a central cluster directly above the presentation area
✔✔protocol version - ✔✔What is a factor for determining the speed of a Wi-Fi
connection?
air temperature
protocol version
point-to-point access
the device's operating system
✔✔current in a DC circuit flows in one direction only - ✔✔Which of the following
statements describes a DC circuit?
current in a DC circuit flows in one direction only
DC works best in a series circuit
Cycles in a DC circuit are measured in Hertz (Hz).
the power in a DC circuit oscillates
