Specifications 2025/2026 Exam
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Farthest Viewer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Viewer positioned at the farthest distance from
the screen as defined by the viewing area.
Closest Viewer - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Viewer positioned at the shortest distance from
the screen as defined by the viewing area.
Element - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔is a group of pixels conveying an item of information.
It is a small component of the entire image, and, for our purposes, an element is the
smallest discrete unit that a viewer must be able to discern and comprehend
Percent Element Height (%EH) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The height of an element in
relation to the overall Image Height (IH). The BDM factor represents the ratio of
element height to screen height expressed as a percentage (e.g., 1% represents 1
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, unit relative to 100 units screen height). DISCAS provides a range of percentages;
users of the Standard should vary this percentage according to the content.
What are the viewing categories? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1. Passive Viewing
2. Basic Decision Making
3. Analytical Decision Making
4. Full Motion Video
What is passive viewing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Does not require the assimilation and
retention of detail. Examples of spaces where Passive Viewing might apply are in
retail stores, or in family rooms.
What is Basic Decision Making (BDM) viewing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a viewer can
make decisions from the displayed image, but that comprehending the
informational content is not dependent upon being able to resolve every element
detail. Examples of spaces where Basic Decision Making might apply are on
information displays, in classrooms, boardrooms, or multi-purpose rooms.
What is analytical decision making viewing (ADM)? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When
pixel-level detail matters. Examples of when you would want to use Analytical
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