CTS UPDATED 2026 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a
site inspection would be to? - ✔✔Count Ceiling Tiles in a drop tile instalation
✔✔A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are sent to the
premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this stage they should be
performing a _ - ✔✔Needs Analysis
✔✔Sightlines for audience viewing in a given presentation space can be improved by: -
✔✔Providing a sloped, or stepped, seating arrangement
✔✔After presenting a proposal, what is the correct plan of action for following up with
the client? - ✔✔Regularly, until a decision is made
✔✔AV professionals determine the end user's needs by examining three things: the
required applications, the tasks, and the: - ✔✔Functions to support the applications
✔✔When working with a client to design an AV solution for a new conference center,
the client requests a detailed budget for the equipment and installation. What phase is
the project in? - ✔✔Design phase
✔✔The HDTV aspect ratio is equal to which of the following? - ✔✔1.78:1
✔✔Please select the appropriate resolution for SXGA. - ✔✔1280 x 1024
✔✔The Brightness control adjusts which level? - ✔✔Black Level
✔✔For what purpose would the AV technician designate a loopback internet protocol
address in the 127.0.0.1 to 127.255.255.254 range in a network configuration? - ✔✔To
test the local device to see if TCP/IP is working on your system
✔✔It is important to consider Polar Patterns when____ - ✔✔Selecting Microphones for
use at live events
✔✔When training a new user how to operate the solution that has been provided, which
of the following is a best practice? - ✔✔Provide complete user documentation prior to
training
✔✔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
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔The more accurate means to estimate dimensions of a commercial space during a
site inspection would be to? - ✔✔Count Ceiling Tiles in a drop tile instalation
✔✔A client requires a new boardroom. The sales person and engineer are sent to the
premises to measure the facility and talk to the client. At this stage they should be
performing a _ - ✔✔Needs Analysis
✔✔Sightlines for audience viewing in a given presentation space can be improved by: -
✔✔Providing a sloped, or stepped, seating arrangement
✔✔After presenting a proposal, what is the correct plan of action for following up with
the client? - ✔✔Regularly, until a decision is made
✔✔AV professionals determine the end user's needs by examining three things: the
required applications, the tasks, and the: - ✔✔Functions to support the applications
✔✔When working with a client to design an AV solution for a new conference center,
the client requests a detailed budget for the equipment and installation. What phase is
the project in? - ✔✔Design phase
✔✔The HDTV aspect ratio is equal to which of the following? - ✔✔1.78:1
✔✔Please select the appropriate resolution for SXGA. - ✔✔1280 x 1024
✔✔The Brightness control adjusts which level? - ✔✔Black Level
✔✔For what purpose would the AV technician designate a loopback internet protocol
address in the 127.0.0.1 to 127.255.255.254 range in a network configuration? - ✔✔To
test the local device to see if TCP/IP is working on your system
✔✔It is important to consider Polar Patterns when____ - ✔✔Selecting Microphones for
use at live events
✔✔When training a new user how to operate the solution that has been provided, which
of the following is a best practice? - ✔✔Provide complete user documentation prior to
training
✔✔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
