AV TECHNOLOGIST CORE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the purpose of a wall wash in a three-point lighting system? - ✔✔It lights the
background and adds depth
✔✔A string's vibration or loudspeaker cone's movement pushing air molecules forward
demonstrates how sound waves are _____. - ✔✔generated
✔✔A signal transmitted at the proper level will _____ over distance. - ✔✔Decrease in
signal strength or amplitude
✔✔Which video connectors can be found on digital computer monitors? - ✔✔HDMI,
Displayport, DVI
✔✔When designers use dark materials to darken a room, they are using light's quality
of _____. - ✔✔Absorption
✔✔What is the definition of "frequency?" - ✔✔The number of times a complete cycle
occurs per second
✔✔What type of environment is most likely to produce acoustic reverberations? -
✔✔Large rooms with many hard surfaces
✔✔What type of circuit is illustrated in the graphic below? - ✔✔Parallel
✔✔What is bit rate? - ✔✔The quantity of information over time in a digital signal.
✔✔The measurement of color temperature is expressed in _____. - ✔✔Kelvin
✔✔What type of cable is pictured below? - ✔✔Twisted pair
✔✔Which local area network topology is represented by the image below? - ✔✔star
✔✔Light entering the eye first passes through the _____. - ✔✔Cornea
✔✔Controlling equipment through an Ethernet port - ✔✔Extends the control
environment.
✔✔What negative visual effect is caused by curvature of field? - ✔✔Blurry edges
✔✔RF wireless microphones typically allow the user to change _____ in order to avoid
interference from outside sources or other wireless microphones. - ✔✔Frequency
, ✔✔Which of these is not an end goal of an exceptional AV experience? - ✔✔Revenue
✔✔Video Streaming is designed for use over what transport method? - ✔✔IP networks
✔✔It requires a _____ dB change for people to perceive a change in sound that is
either twice or half as loud. - ✔✔10
✔✔What can most affect the success of a projection system in a room? - ✔✔Room
lighting, ambient light, projector brightness
✔✔Which type of loudspeaker is typically used to reproduce mid to high frequency
sounds? - ✔✔Horn
✔✔What color is perceived when bright red, blue, and green light are mixed together? -
✔✔White
✔✔Frequencies in the spectrum of human hearing can be divided into ten bands, each
representing - ✔✔1 octave
✔✔If the color temperature is low, the light will appear to be more _____. - ✔✔Red
✔✔When does spherical aberration occur? - ✔✔When light rays pass through the
edges of a lens
✔✔A cable's bend radius is best defined as the _____. - ✔✔Amount a cable can be
bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is damaged
✔✔If the display creates an image by passing light through a medium, what display
technology is it using? - ✔✔Transmissive
✔✔Which of these are attributes of USB ports for control? - ✔✔Replaces serial and
parallel ports
✔✔What is an advantage for using IPv6 over IPv4? - ✔✔IPv6 has more available
addresses than IPv4
✔✔A light source's color temperature is related to the _____. - ✔✔type of light source
used to produce the light
✔✔An audio system's power amplifier should be turned on _____. - ✔✔after checking
the audio signal level at every gain stage of the system
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the purpose of a wall wash in a three-point lighting system? - ✔✔It lights the
background and adds depth
✔✔A string's vibration or loudspeaker cone's movement pushing air molecules forward
demonstrates how sound waves are _____. - ✔✔generated
✔✔A signal transmitted at the proper level will _____ over distance. - ✔✔Decrease in
signal strength or amplitude
✔✔Which video connectors can be found on digital computer monitors? - ✔✔HDMI,
Displayport, DVI
✔✔When designers use dark materials to darken a room, they are using light's quality
of _____. - ✔✔Absorption
✔✔What is the definition of "frequency?" - ✔✔The number of times a complete cycle
occurs per second
✔✔What type of environment is most likely to produce acoustic reverberations? -
✔✔Large rooms with many hard surfaces
✔✔What type of circuit is illustrated in the graphic below? - ✔✔Parallel
✔✔What is bit rate? - ✔✔The quantity of information over time in a digital signal.
✔✔The measurement of color temperature is expressed in _____. - ✔✔Kelvin
✔✔What type of cable is pictured below? - ✔✔Twisted pair
✔✔Which local area network topology is represented by the image below? - ✔✔star
✔✔Light entering the eye first passes through the _____. - ✔✔Cornea
✔✔Controlling equipment through an Ethernet port - ✔✔Extends the control
environment.
✔✔What negative visual effect is caused by curvature of field? - ✔✔Blurry edges
✔✔RF wireless microphones typically allow the user to change _____ in order to avoid
interference from outside sources or other wireless microphones. - ✔✔Frequency
, ✔✔Which of these is not an end goal of an exceptional AV experience? - ✔✔Revenue
✔✔Video Streaming is designed for use over what transport method? - ✔✔IP networks
✔✔It requires a _____ dB change for people to perceive a change in sound that is
either twice or half as loud. - ✔✔10
✔✔What can most affect the success of a projection system in a room? - ✔✔Room
lighting, ambient light, projector brightness
✔✔Which type of loudspeaker is typically used to reproduce mid to high frequency
sounds? - ✔✔Horn
✔✔What color is perceived when bright red, blue, and green light are mixed together? -
✔✔White
✔✔Frequencies in the spectrum of human hearing can be divided into ten bands, each
representing - ✔✔1 octave
✔✔If the color temperature is low, the light will appear to be more _____. - ✔✔Red
✔✔When does spherical aberration occur? - ✔✔When light rays pass through the
edges of a lens
✔✔A cable's bend radius is best defined as the _____. - ✔✔Amount a cable can be
bent before the signal is compromised or the conductor is damaged
✔✔If the display creates an image by passing light through a medium, what display
technology is it using? - ✔✔Transmissive
✔✔Which of these are attributes of USB ports for control? - ✔✔Replaces serial and
parallel ports
✔✔What is an advantage for using IPv6 over IPv4? - ✔✔IPv6 has more available
addresses than IPv4
✔✔A light source's color temperature is related to the _____. - ✔✔type of light source
used to produce the light
✔✔An audio system's power amplifier should be turned on _____. - ✔✔after checking
the audio signal level at every gain stage of the system
