JR 101 EXAMS SCRIPT UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔concept album - ✔✔an album by a solo artist or group that contains related songs
on a common theme or even a story, rather than a collection of unrelated hits or covers
✔✔producer - ✔✔the person who puts together the right mix of songs, songwriters,
technicians and performers to create an album; some observers argue that this person
is the key catalyst for a hit album
✔✔disco - ✔✔the name of the heavily produced techno club dance music of the 70s,
which grew out of the urban gay male subculture with significant black and Latino
influences. in many ways, this type of music defined the look and feel of the 1970s pop
culture, fashion and film
✔✔hip-hop - ✔✔a cultural movement that originated in the 70s and 80s that features
four main elements: MCing (rapping over music), DJing - playing recorded music from
many sources, B--boying - a style of dancing, and graffiti art
✔✔rap music - ✔✔this genre arose out of the hip-hop culture in NYC in the 70s and
80s. it emerged from clubs where DJs played and remixed different records and sounds
and then spoke over the top
✔✔country music - ✔✔originally referred to as hillbilly or "old-timey" music, this genre
evolved out of Irish and Scottish folk music, Mississippi blues and Christian gospel
music and grew in the 50s and 60s with the so called Nashville sound
✔✔long-playing record (LP) - ✔✔a record format introduced by Colombia records in
1948. the more durable ___ could reproduce 23 minutes of high quality music on each
of the 2 sides and was a technological improvement over the 78-rpm
✔✔45-rpm disc - ✔✔this record format was developed in the late 40s by RCA. it had a
high-quality sound, but held only about 4 minutes of music per side. it was the ideal
format for marketing popular hit songs to teens.
✔✔compact disc (CD) - ✔✔a digital recording medium that came into common use in
the early 80s. they can hold approximately 70 minutes of digitally recorded music.
✔✔digital recording - ✔✔a method of recording sound that involves storing music in a
computer readable format known as binary information (series of numbers)
✔✔analog recording - ✔✔an electromechanical method of recording in which a sounds
is translated into ----electrical signals that are then applied to a recording medium
, ✔✔MP3 - ✔✔short for moving picture experts group audio layer 3, its a standard for
compressing music from CDs or other digital recordings into computer filed that can be
easily exchanged on the internet
✔✔format radio - ✔✔a style of radio programming designed to appeal to a narrow,
specific audience. popular formats include country, contemporary hits, all talk, all sports
and oldies
✔✔shock jocks - ✔✔radio personalities, such as Howard stern, who attract listeners by
making outrageous and offensive comments on the air
✔✔Federal Communications Commission - ✔✔the federal agency charged with
regulating telecommunications, including radio and TV broadcasting
✔✔terrestrial radio - ✔✔AM and FM broadcast radio stations
✔✔HD radio - ✔✔this type of radio technology provides listeners with CD quality sound
and the choice of multiple channels of programming, but it is not yet commonly available
in mass market outlets nor as standard equipment in cars.
✔✔satellite radio - ✔✔***the radio service provided by digital signal broadcast from a
communications satellite. supported by subscribers***, this service covers a wider area
than terrestrial radio and offers programming that is different from corporate-owned
terrestrial stations. however, it is costly and doesn't provide local coverage such as
traffic and weather reports.
✔✔streaming audio - ✔✔audio programming transmitted over the internet
✔✔podcast - ✔✔an audio program produced as an MP3 compressed music file that can
be listened to online at the listeners convenience or downloaded to a computer or an
MP3 player. These sometimes contain video content as well.
✔✔B - ✔✔Which of the following developments occurred during World War I?
A) David Sarnoff translated radio signals for codes.
B) The military took over radio broadcasting.
C) Amateurs helped decipher German radio signals.
D) KDKA broadcast the results of the 1916 elections.
✔✔A - ✔✔What is Akio Morita famous for?
A) Inventing the Walkman
B) inventing the iPod
C) inventing the compact disc
D) Inventing the MP3 process
✔✔C - ✔✔What is Barry Gordy Jr. best known for?
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔concept album - ✔✔an album by a solo artist or group that contains related songs
on a common theme or even a story, rather than a collection of unrelated hits or covers
✔✔producer - ✔✔the person who puts together the right mix of songs, songwriters,
technicians and performers to create an album; some observers argue that this person
is the key catalyst for a hit album
✔✔disco - ✔✔the name of the heavily produced techno club dance music of the 70s,
which grew out of the urban gay male subculture with significant black and Latino
influences. in many ways, this type of music defined the look and feel of the 1970s pop
culture, fashion and film
✔✔hip-hop - ✔✔a cultural movement that originated in the 70s and 80s that features
four main elements: MCing (rapping over music), DJing - playing recorded music from
many sources, B--boying - a style of dancing, and graffiti art
✔✔rap music - ✔✔this genre arose out of the hip-hop culture in NYC in the 70s and
80s. it emerged from clubs where DJs played and remixed different records and sounds
and then spoke over the top
✔✔country music - ✔✔originally referred to as hillbilly or "old-timey" music, this genre
evolved out of Irish and Scottish folk music, Mississippi blues and Christian gospel
music and grew in the 50s and 60s with the so called Nashville sound
✔✔long-playing record (LP) - ✔✔a record format introduced by Colombia records in
1948. the more durable ___ could reproduce 23 minutes of high quality music on each
of the 2 sides and was a technological improvement over the 78-rpm
✔✔45-rpm disc - ✔✔this record format was developed in the late 40s by RCA. it had a
high-quality sound, but held only about 4 minutes of music per side. it was the ideal
format for marketing popular hit songs to teens.
✔✔compact disc (CD) - ✔✔a digital recording medium that came into common use in
the early 80s. they can hold approximately 70 minutes of digitally recorded music.
✔✔digital recording - ✔✔a method of recording sound that involves storing music in a
computer readable format known as binary information (series of numbers)
✔✔analog recording - ✔✔an electromechanical method of recording in which a sounds
is translated into ----electrical signals that are then applied to a recording medium
, ✔✔MP3 - ✔✔short for moving picture experts group audio layer 3, its a standard for
compressing music from CDs or other digital recordings into computer filed that can be
easily exchanged on the internet
✔✔format radio - ✔✔a style of radio programming designed to appeal to a narrow,
specific audience. popular formats include country, contemporary hits, all talk, all sports
and oldies
✔✔shock jocks - ✔✔radio personalities, such as Howard stern, who attract listeners by
making outrageous and offensive comments on the air
✔✔Federal Communications Commission - ✔✔the federal agency charged with
regulating telecommunications, including radio and TV broadcasting
✔✔terrestrial radio - ✔✔AM and FM broadcast radio stations
✔✔HD radio - ✔✔this type of radio technology provides listeners with CD quality sound
and the choice of multiple channels of programming, but it is not yet commonly available
in mass market outlets nor as standard equipment in cars.
✔✔satellite radio - ✔✔***the radio service provided by digital signal broadcast from a
communications satellite. supported by subscribers***, this service covers a wider area
than terrestrial radio and offers programming that is different from corporate-owned
terrestrial stations. however, it is costly and doesn't provide local coverage such as
traffic and weather reports.
✔✔streaming audio - ✔✔audio programming transmitted over the internet
✔✔podcast - ✔✔an audio program produced as an MP3 compressed music file that can
be listened to online at the listeners convenience or downloaded to a computer or an
MP3 player. These sometimes contain video content as well.
✔✔B - ✔✔Which of the following developments occurred during World War I?
A) David Sarnoff translated radio signals for codes.
B) The military took over radio broadcasting.
C) Amateurs helped decipher German radio signals.
D) KDKA broadcast the results of the 1916 elections.
✔✔A - ✔✔What is Akio Morita famous for?
A) Inventing the Walkman
B) inventing the iPod
C) inventing the compact disc
D) Inventing the MP3 process
✔✔C - ✔✔What is Barry Gordy Jr. best known for?
