CTS LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a benefit of offering a free training session for a client with new equipment?
- ✔✔It is a positive approach for a long-term partnership
✔✔Which phase comes first in a project? - ✔✔The Program Phase
✔✔A dimmer rack with a constant load capability is powering twenty four incandescent
lights during a stage production. The dimmer rack is running on a steady 230VAC
supply and averaging approximately 98 amps draw. Suddenly the line voltage drops to
211VAC. Calculate the expected amperage draw. - ✔✔90 amps
✔✔When terminating a Category 5e cable with an 8P8C (RJ-45) connector, it is best
practice to untwist each wire pair: - ✔✔As little as possible to get each wire to enter the
proper channel in the connector
✔✔A camera was installed about 180' (55m) from its 1.5A 12v power supply, the power
supply is dead, and needs replacing. Assuming that the camera can operate normally
within +/- 10% of the power supply voltage, if 18 gauge wire was run initially and an
almost 3v drop is present, what is the correct action? - ✔✔Re-locate the power supply
near the camera
✔✔There is concern about the noise level in an AV rack room. What weight setting on
the SPL meter should be used to demonstrate that the noise level doesn't require
hearing protection at all times? - ✔✔A Weighted
✔✔On a new construction project, there is a need to verify that power has been
installed in the correct place. Who should be contacted to verify this information? -
✔✔Project Manager
✔✔An audio signal is an _____ representation of a sound - ✔✔Electrical
✔✔Any sound reinforcement system consists of two equal parts: the electronic system
used to manipulate the audio signal and - ✔✔The acoustical environment
✔✔What type of loudspeaker system is typically made up of speakers strategically
suspended overhead or placed in the ceiling and may use center-to-center overlap? -
✔✔Cluster
✔✔The study of sound-wave motion and sound behavior is the science of - ✔✔The
Study of Acoustics
,✔✔Which type of sound is most intelligible? - ✔✔Direct sound
✔✔Sound that bounces off of many surfaces before reaching the listener is called
______ sound - ✔✔Reverberant
✔✔Sound waves have a time relationship to each other known as - ✔✔Phase
✔✔When sound waves are 180 degrees out of phase what happens? - ✔✔Phase
cancellation
✔✔Decibels are always expressed as a(n) ______ of two quantities. - ✔✔Ratio
✔✔A dB may be used to express or describe - ✔✔SPL
✔✔All sounds start with physical motion, such as vibrating string. This causes adjacent
air molecules to push together, or _______ - ✔✔Rarefy.
✔✔A wavelength is measured at the starting points of two consecutive - ✔✔Cycles
✔✔Sound level decreases _______dB every time the source to listener distance is
doubled. - ✔✔6
✔✔Hertz is the unit of measure for - ✔✔Frequency.
✔✔One Hertz is equivalent to - ✔✔One cycle per second
✔✔The distance between the optical center of a lens and the image plane is called the -
✔✔Focal length
✔✔The amount of light passed through the lens to the imager on a video camera is
controlled by the - ✔✔Iris.
✔✔An R-Y, B-Y, Y video signal is also known as a(n) ______video signal -
✔✔Component
✔✔During video production, removing all of one color from the main image and
replacing it with a second image is called a(n) ______ - ✔✔Chroma key.
✔✔Which of the following incorporates color difference signals? - ✔✔Y, R-Y, B-Y
✔✔n a video system, using a single electronic reference for timing of all the connected
equipment is called ________ - ✔✔Genlock
, ✔✔Which device corrects for jitter in an analog video signal? - ✔✔Time base Corrector
✔✔. In a composite video signal, what determines the brightness? - ✔✔Amplitude
✔✔Specialized devices that display the color hue information in the video signal are
called - ✔✔Vectorscopes
✔✔Which display technology uses light passing through a medium to create an image?
- ✔✔Transmissive
✔✔The aspect ratio for a 1024 x 768 computer display is - ✔✔4:3
✔✔The ratio of image width to image height is defined as the - ✔✔Aspect ratio
✔✔The broadcast video standard used in North America and parts of South America
and Asia is - ✔✔PAL
✔✔Which projector element is covered with tiny mirrors to produce a video or data
image? - ✔✔DMD
✔✔What is the fundamental unit of measure on a fixed resolution display - ✔✔PIXEL
✔✔In a fixed resolution display, the greater the resolution capability the - ✔✔Greater
the number of pixels.
✔✔A common technique for reducing the depth requirements of a rear projection space
is - ✔✔Folding the light path
✔✔The changing of direction of a light or sound ray is called - ✔✔Refraction
✔✔Light passing through the edges of a lens at different focal lengths results in a
blurred image. This is called__ - ✔✔Spherical aberration
✔✔Which type of front screen has a smooth non-gloss surface similar to a white sheet,
provides good color rendition, and evenly disperses light? - ✔✔Matte
✔✔The higher the color temperature of a light source, the _____ white ligh - ✔✔Bluer
✔✔The maximum viewing distance for viewing a displayed image is based on the -
✔✔Amount of detail in the image
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What is a benefit of offering a free training session for a client with new equipment?
- ✔✔It is a positive approach for a long-term partnership
✔✔Which phase comes first in a project? - ✔✔The Program Phase
✔✔A dimmer rack with a constant load capability is powering twenty four incandescent
lights during a stage production. The dimmer rack is running on a steady 230VAC
supply and averaging approximately 98 amps draw. Suddenly the line voltage drops to
211VAC. Calculate the expected amperage draw. - ✔✔90 amps
✔✔When terminating a Category 5e cable with an 8P8C (RJ-45) connector, it is best
practice to untwist each wire pair: - ✔✔As little as possible to get each wire to enter the
proper channel in the connector
✔✔A camera was installed about 180' (55m) from its 1.5A 12v power supply, the power
supply is dead, and needs replacing. Assuming that the camera can operate normally
within +/- 10% of the power supply voltage, if 18 gauge wire was run initially and an
almost 3v drop is present, what is the correct action? - ✔✔Re-locate the power supply
near the camera
✔✔There is concern about the noise level in an AV rack room. What weight setting on
the SPL meter should be used to demonstrate that the noise level doesn't require
hearing protection at all times? - ✔✔A Weighted
✔✔On a new construction project, there is a need to verify that power has been
installed in the correct place. Who should be contacted to verify this information? -
✔✔Project Manager
✔✔An audio signal is an _____ representation of a sound - ✔✔Electrical
✔✔Any sound reinforcement system consists of two equal parts: the electronic system
used to manipulate the audio signal and - ✔✔The acoustical environment
✔✔What type of loudspeaker system is typically made up of speakers strategically
suspended overhead or placed in the ceiling and may use center-to-center overlap? -
✔✔Cluster
✔✔The study of sound-wave motion and sound behavior is the science of - ✔✔The
Study of Acoustics
,✔✔Which type of sound is most intelligible? - ✔✔Direct sound
✔✔Sound that bounces off of many surfaces before reaching the listener is called
______ sound - ✔✔Reverberant
✔✔Sound waves have a time relationship to each other known as - ✔✔Phase
✔✔When sound waves are 180 degrees out of phase what happens? - ✔✔Phase
cancellation
✔✔Decibels are always expressed as a(n) ______ of two quantities. - ✔✔Ratio
✔✔A dB may be used to express or describe - ✔✔SPL
✔✔All sounds start with physical motion, such as vibrating string. This causes adjacent
air molecules to push together, or _______ - ✔✔Rarefy.
✔✔A wavelength is measured at the starting points of two consecutive - ✔✔Cycles
✔✔Sound level decreases _______dB every time the source to listener distance is
doubled. - ✔✔6
✔✔Hertz is the unit of measure for - ✔✔Frequency.
✔✔One Hertz is equivalent to - ✔✔One cycle per second
✔✔The distance between the optical center of a lens and the image plane is called the -
✔✔Focal length
✔✔The amount of light passed through the lens to the imager on a video camera is
controlled by the - ✔✔Iris.
✔✔An R-Y, B-Y, Y video signal is also known as a(n) ______video signal -
✔✔Component
✔✔During video production, removing all of one color from the main image and
replacing it with a second image is called a(n) ______ - ✔✔Chroma key.
✔✔Which of the following incorporates color difference signals? - ✔✔Y, R-Y, B-Y
✔✔n a video system, using a single electronic reference for timing of all the connected
equipment is called ________ - ✔✔Genlock
, ✔✔Which device corrects for jitter in an analog video signal? - ✔✔Time base Corrector
✔✔. In a composite video signal, what determines the brightness? - ✔✔Amplitude
✔✔Specialized devices that display the color hue information in the video signal are
called - ✔✔Vectorscopes
✔✔Which display technology uses light passing through a medium to create an image?
- ✔✔Transmissive
✔✔The aspect ratio for a 1024 x 768 computer display is - ✔✔4:3
✔✔The ratio of image width to image height is defined as the - ✔✔Aspect ratio
✔✔The broadcast video standard used in North America and parts of South America
and Asia is - ✔✔PAL
✔✔Which projector element is covered with tiny mirrors to produce a video or data
image? - ✔✔DMD
✔✔What is the fundamental unit of measure on a fixed resolution display - ✔✔PIXEL
✔✔In a fixed resolution display, the greater the resolution capability the - ✔✔Greater
the number of pixels.
✔✔A common technique for reducing the depth requirements of a rear projection space
is - ✔✔Folding the light path
✔✔The changing of direction of a light or sound ray is called - ✔✔Refraction
✔✔Light passing through the edges of a lens at different focal lengths results in a
blurred image. This is called__ - ✔✔Spherical aberration
✔✔Which type of front screen has a smooth non-gloss surface similar to a white sheet,
provides good color rendition, and evenly disperses light? - ✔✔Matte
✔✔The higher the color temperature of a light source, the _____ white ligh - ✔✔Bluer
✔✔The maximum viewing distance for viewing a displayed image is based on the -
✔✔Amount of detail in the image
