AAERT CDR Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+.

AAERT CDR Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+ cardioid - Answer: -pick up pattern heart shaped (kardioeides) -reaches out from diaphragm -single voice in front -super/ hyper more narrow areas of sensitivity omnidirectional - Answer: -all directions -equal from all directions -Multiple voices , one microphone -more speakers than available recording channels -switches allow for pu pattern change condenser -capsules can also be changed to switch Pu pattern Dynamic Microphone - Answer: -moving coil -diaphragm, coil, magnet- -diaphragm = flat plate @ The front of The Microphone -Bulky -energy-> diaphragm - > coil moves back & forth over magnet- electrical signal travels through wires w/ in mic - > digital mixer Condenser Microphone - Answer: -front Plate(diaphragm) , back plate & 48 v Power Source -front & back plate = capacitor -Assisted by electrical source -wider assortment of shapes & sizes - gooseneck Mic -Low-profile boundary mic -Lavalier Mic -energy hits the front plate of the capacitor- > distance between plates changes - > gap is electronically charged by phantom power Low-profile boundary microphone - Answer: -lay flat -inch or two thick -lots of ambient noise & gets covered easily Lavalier - Answer: -extremely small condenser mic &attaches directly to speaker - no opp to place Mic in front of Speaker - wired & wireless Away have spare batteries Gooseneck Microphone - Answer: -solid base & long flexible neck w/ a narrow condenser that extends towards the speaker -toggle on and off XLR connectors - Answer: -the most common microphone connectors -referred to as microphone cables -male (3 pins) and female end(3 holes) Digital Mixer - Answer: -device that take a signal through a cable to a computer -referred to as audio interfaces Mixer Input Types - Answer: -DR interested in Microphone Input -Usually XLR Connection but can also be a TSR input Mixer Output Types - Answer: -use either USB or FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394) endo- - Answer: root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE Epi- - Answer: root word meaning ON/ABOVE Erythro- - Answer: root word meaning RED Estro- - Answer: root word meaning FEMALE Exo- - Answer: Root word meaning OUTSIDE Gen- - Answer: Root word meaning PRODUCE Gram- - Answer: Root word meaning WRITTEN Raph- - Answer: Root word meaning WRITTING Hydro - Answer: Root word meaning WATER Hyper- - Answer: Root word meaning ABOVE Hypo- - Answer: Root word meaning BELOW Intra- - Answer: Root word meaning WITHIN/INSIDE Leuko- - Answer: Root word meaning WHITE -logy - Answer: Root word meaning STUDY OF -Lysis - Answer: Root word meaning LOOSENING/CUTTING Melano- - Answer: Root word meaning DARK/BLACK Meso- - Answer: Root word meaning MIDDLE Meta- - Answer: Root word meaning CHANGING Micro- - Answer: Root word meaning SMALL Mono- - Answer: Root word meaning ONE Morph- - Answer: Root word meaning SHAPE Neuro- - Answer: Root word meaning Nerve Nucleo- - Answer: Root word meaning CENTER -oma, onco- - Answer: Root word meaning TUMOR orth- - Answer: Root word meaning STRAIGHT -osis - Answer: Root word meaning CONDITION osteo- - Answer: Root word meaning BONE -ostomy - Answer: Root word meaning OPENING -otomy - Answer: Root word meaning CUTTING path- - Answer: Root word meaning FEELING peri- - Answer: Root word meaning AROUND philia- - Answer: Root word meaning TENDENCY phobe- - Answer: Root word meaning FEAR photo- - Answer: Root word meaning LIGHT pneumo- - Answer: Root word meaning AIR poly- - Answer: Root word meaning MANY retro- - Answer: Root word meaning BACKWARDS sarco- - Answer: Root word meaning FLESH -scopy - Answer: Root word meaning SEEING spondylo- - Answer: Root word meaning THE SPINE -stasis - Answer: Root word meaning STABLE/BALANCED sym- - Answer: Root word meaning TOGETHER thoraco- - Answer: Root word meaning CHEST -tome,-tomy - Answer: Root word meaning CUTTING vaso- - Answer: Root word meaning VESSEL Fair market value - Answer: price which most willing sellers and buyers would agree upon during sale negotiation American common law legal Terminology originated from - Answer: Agnlo-Saxon & Norman-Latin Law gradually woven together Common law - Answer: customary, old, judge-made law Court Proceedings 1 - Answer: ned a docket number-places it on the courts calendar of scheduled matters Court Proceedings 2 - Answer: side may file initial motion in limine -meaning on the threshold of the case -can relate to anything affecting a party's cause -divulging of important records possessed by the other side -Experts, witnesses, -suppression of evidenced -protective orders to seal certain evidence Court Proceedings 3 - Answer: 3. Discovery motion to compel - Answer: A request by one party to the court for an order requiring the other side to comply with a discovery request. Deponent - Answer: the person testifying Written Interrogatories - Answer: One party submits written questions about the case to another party or witness. Deposition - Answer: Out of court testimony sworn to under the penalties of perjury -religious or philosophical individuals may solemnly affirm to tell the truth -recorded before a notary public -deponents may later read their transcript -authoritative evidentiary document Errata - Answer: a list of errors in the transcript Sworn affidavit - Answer: Warrants are only granted upon preparation of an affidavit, which must be sworn to under oath (i.e., penalty of perjury), and which must contain the basis upon which probable cause can be established Declarations - Answer: statements made by individuals who have some personal interest in the outcome of the case typically unsworn documents Opinion Testimony - Answer: testimony as to what the witness infers with respect to facts in dispute, as distinguished from personal knowledge of the facts themselves. Generally, only expert witnesses may offer opinions. Voir Dire - Answer: a preliminary examination where a witnesses qualifications are disclosed Curriculum Vitae - Answer: list of professional accomplishments and credentials lay witness - Answer: strictly reciting the facts, not permitted to express their opinions aka Percipient witness hearsay - Answer: what a third party has told the witness Surprise witness - Answer: limited to plaintiffs rebuttal or defendants surrebuttal evidence -attempt to impeach evidence already presented Official Record - Answer: the total body of evidence -oral, visual, documentary, phsycial Plaintiff - Answer: a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. -burden of proof differences between civil and criminal trials - Answer: 1.Presumption of innocence is only applied to criminal trials (civil-neither side's position is presumed in advance) 2.Civil matters are decided by preponderance of evidence where criminal matters are decided by evidence beyond a reasonable doubt Trier of fact - Answer: judge or jury Discovery - Answer: A phase in the litigation process(PRETRIAL)during which the opposing parties may obtain information from each other and from third parties prior to trial. -investigating, depositions, collecting evidence -each side discloses what evidence/witnesses it intends to present at trial Trial - Answer: minary procedural matters 2.Opening statements tiffs case in chief 3a. lay witness -direct, cross, redirect, recross 3b.Expert witness -direct, voir dire examination, judge rules, resume direct, cross, redirect, recross 4.Defendents case in chief -Follows a-b 5.Plaintiff rebuttal case -rebuttal witness dants surrebuttal -surrebuttal witness 7. closing arguments -plaintiff followed by defendant, plaintiff may briefly respond EUO - Answer: Examination Under Oath-formal proceeding used by insurance companies to obtain information about a claim -usually need: insurance company name, Date of loss, claim number, insured's name -no read and sign -scheduled by the law firm hired by the insurance company What is the purpose of an EUO - Answer: to secure all relevant facts, determine what additional information or cooperation is needed from the insured Insurance carriers most effective tool for discovering and combating fraudulent claims - Answer: EUO Who appears at an EUO - Answer: Insurer Insured (any person falling within the policy definition-spouses, residing family, business partners, managers, etc) Insured's Council(may not obj or ask q) Adverse Witness - Answer: testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party who called them affidavit - Answer: Written statement of facts made under oath mitigating circumstances - Answer: considerations which aggravate or decrease a sentence imposed in criminal cases Allocution - Answer: formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is any reason why judgment should not be rendered against them arbitration - Answer: dispute mediation by an impartial third party arraignment - Answer: bringing the accused person into court to plead in a CRIMINAL charge Bench Conference - Answer: discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of the jury. May or may not be on the record Bench warrant - Answer: authority to find and bring to court someone who fails to appear Beyond Reasonable doubt - Answer: the standard for conviction in a CRIMINAL trial (usually the plaintiff/prosecutor) Preponderance of Evidence - Answer: the standard for winning in a CIVIL matter bifurcation - Answer: trial of certain issues separately. 1st trial for not guilty/guilty 2nd trial for penalty Black's Law Dictionary - Answer: standard legal reference Brief's - Answer: papers submitted by attorneys, either pre, or post trial explaining clients positions Burden of Proof - Answer: Prosecution bears the_____ obligation to provide affirmative proof of an issue (If the prosecution fails to prove the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendant is not required to prove any aspect of their case.) Calendar - Answer: another name for the court schedule Case in chief - Answer: primary presentation of evidence by a party case law - Answer: printed decisions and opinions of APPELLATE jurisdictions writ of certiorari - Answer: an appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant. If granted, the lower court is ordered to provide a record of the case for the appellate judge to review charge to the jury - Answer: instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case chattel - Answer: an article of personal or movable property circuit court of appeal - Answer: federal appellate level immediately below the supreme court Cloud on title (quiet title) - Answer: claim of lien which impairs an owners right to use his property code of Federal Regulations - Answer: federal regulatory agency rules and regulations which implement federal law, once implemented, have the force of actual law Collateral estoppel - Answer: a bar to re-litigating an issue already been tried between the same two parties Colloquy - Answer: formal conversation between lawyers, judge, or other parties during a judicial proceeding Court minutes - Answer: summary records of events in a case, kept by court clerk Defendant - Answer: person whom a lawsuit is filed against Direct Testimony - Answer: answers given to questions posed by the attorney who calls the witness Dismissal with prejudice - Answer: case dismissal, cannot be brought again Dismissal without prejudice - Answer: case dismissal, can be brought again when appropriate equity - Answer: branch of law dealing with just results in specific cases Errata (Erratum) - Answer: substantive errors found in a deposition or other document estoppel - Answer: a bar on impediment to precent re-ligigating issues which have already been tried