MAS 101 Exam 2 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Golden Age of TV - CORRECT ANSWER - Currently in this age
--Nearly 455 scripted series produced in 2016
--versus 182 in 2002
-More critics and network brass refer to as "peak tv"
--meaning it's more difficult to separate higher quality shows from merely good and steadfastly
mediocre
Broadcast TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Program Producers (studios, producers, writers,
and actors)
-Hits major networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, etc.)
-Also local TV stations (network affiliated stations, unaffiliated stations)
-Viewed by Consumers
Subscription TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Program Producers (studios, producers,
writers, and actors)
-Has major networks but also others including MTV, ESPN, Discovery, etc.
-Get through cable service providers (Comcast, Time Warner), satellite providers (DirecTV,
DISH), and or telecommunication companies (AT&T, Verizon FiOS)
-Viewed by Consumers
Telephonoscope - CORRECT ANSWER - idea that at one point in the future you will be
able to watch events (news, sports, etc.) live from the comfort of your own home
Mechanical TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Paul Nipkow creates 1st patent for a TV system
(January 15, 1885)
,--uses a light source that receives an electric signal from a transmitter to shine through a wheel
with holes poked in a spiral throughout as it spins to produce a image projected on a screen
--not clear image, blurry and in chunks
Iconoscope - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed by Vladimir Zworykin in 1923
--1st camera tube
Felix the Cat - CORRECT ANSWER - cartoon character toy that was rotated to calibrate
the first TV broadcast by the RCA in 1928
--Resolution of 60 lines per frame
--Black and White figure and the image was very choppy and blurred, but the movement was
visible
Aspect Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - represents the relationship between height and
weight
--Classic TV 4:3
--Widescreen 16:9
--Anamorphic Widescreen 2.39:1
Analog TV - CORRECT ANSWER - 1941 FCC analog TV standards so consumers don't
need a different TV for each network
--525 lines of resolution
--200,000+ pixels per frame
--4:3 aspect ratio
Digital TV - CORRECT ANSWER - 1996, FCC mandates a digital broadcast TV standard
--better picture and sound quality
--frees up some bandwidth on the spectrum for other needs
--inefficient to broadcast analog AND digital
, ---> conversion to analog completed in 2009
HDTV/4K - CORRECT ANSWER - High Definition:
-1080 lines per resolution
--1080 lines x 1920 pixels per line= 2.1 mill pixels
-720 lines per resolution
--720 lines x 1280 pixels per line = 921,600 pixels
4k:
-4k lines of resolution
--3840 lines x 2160 pixels per line = 8.3 mill pixels
much clearer, immersive images
FCC License Freeze - CORRECT ANSWER - FCC issues 108 station licenses across the
nation, 1948
--concerns about frequency interference and the small number of available channels
--FCC freezes the licenses from 1948 to 1952 to hammer out a master blueprint for future of TV
in the US
UHF - CORRECT ANSWER - Ultra High Frequency
--channels 14-69
--came from surplus military radio frequencies
--less powerful, more prone to interference
--Congress requires all TVs to be built with VHF and UHF
VHF - CORRECT ANSWER - Very High Frequency
--channels 2-13
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Golden Age of TV - CORRECT ANSWER - Currently in this age
--Nearly 455 scripted series produced in 2016
--versus 182 in 2002
-More critics and network brass refer to as "peak tv"
--meaning it's more difficult to separate higher quality shows from merely good and steadfastly
mediocre
Broadcast TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Program Producers (studios, producers, writers,
and actors)
-Hits major networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, etc.)
-Also local TV stations (network affiliated stations, unaffiliated stations)
-Viewed by Consumers
Subscription TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Program Producers (studios, producers,
writers, and actors)
-Has major networks but also others including MTV, ESPN, Discovery, etc.
-Get through cable service providers (Comcast, Time Warner), satellite providers (DirecTV,
DISH), and or telecommunication companies (AT&T, Verizon FiOS)
-Viewed by Consumers
Telephonoscope - CORRECT ANSWER - idea that at one point in the future you will be
able to watch events (news, sports, etc.) live from the comfort of your own home
Mechanical TV - CORRECT ANSWER - -Paul Nipkow creates 1st patent for a TV system
(January 15, 1885)
,--uses a light source that receives an electric signal from a transmitter to shine through a wheel
with holes poked in a spiral throughout as it spins to produce a image projected on a screen
--not clear image, blurry and in chunks
Iconoscope - CORRECT ANSWER - Developed by Vladimir Zworykin in 1923
--1st camera tube
Felix the Cat - CORRECT ANSWER - cartoon character toy that was rotated to calibrate
the first TV broadcast by the RCA in 1928
--Resolution of 60 lines per frame
--Black and White figure and the image was very choppy and blurred, but the movement was
visible
Aspect Ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - represents the relationship between height and
weight
--Classic TV 4:3
--Widescreen 16:9
--Anamorphic Widescreen 2.39:1
Analog TV - CORRECT ANSWER - 1941 FCC analog TV standards so consumers don't
need a different TV for each network
--525 lines of resolution
--200,000+ pixels per frame
--4:3 aspect ratio
Digital TV - CORRECT ANSWER - 1996, FCC mandates a digital broadcast TV standard
--better picture and sound quality
--frees up some bandwidth on the spectrum for other needs
--inefficient to broadcast analog AND digital
, ---> conversion to analog completed in 2009
HDTV/4K - CORRECT ANSWER - High Definition:
-1080 lines per resolution
--1080 lines x 1920 pixels per line= 2.1 mill pixels
-720 lines per resolution
--720 lines x 1280 pixels per line = 921,600 pixels
4k:
-4k lines of resolution
--3840 lines x 2160 pixels per line = 8.3 mill pixels
much clearer, immersive images
FCC License Freeze - CORRECT ANSWER - FCC issues 108 station licenses across the
nation, 1948
--concerns about frequency interference and the small number of available channels
--FCC freezes the licenses from 1948 to 1952 to hammer out a master blueprint for future of TV
in the US
UHF - CORRECT ANSWER - Ultra High Frequency
--channels 14-69
--came from surplus military radio frequencies
--less powerful, more prone to interference
--Congress requires all TVs to be built with VHF and UHF
VHF - CORRECT ANSWER - Very High Frequency
--channels 2-13
