NCTI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following devices was used to record TV signals in the early days
of television?
A) Microwave antenna.
B) Antenna on the roof.
C) Satellite dish.
D) Dowser Rod. - ANSWER B) An antenna on the roof.
Why did cable companies choose microwave technology?
A) The equipment was inexpensive.
B) Mainly because the microwave signal was not boosted before reaching the
cable system.
C) To achieve a higher signal quality than the antenna-delivered signal could
provide.
D) Fill blank channel gaps with distant stations. - ANSWER D) To fill unused
channel space with distant stations.
Examples of video channel groupings include basic, premium, and digital.
A. Satellite services.
B. Tiers.
C) Over-the-air channels.
D) Specialized programming. - Answer B) Tiers.
,What are some examples of future product alternatives available to customers?
A) Creating distinct basic and enhanced service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand and pay-per-view content.
C) High definition services.
D) Access to a certain sports game for which the customer only pays for the
viewing rights. - ANSWER D) Access to a certain sports game that the client
only pays to watch.
Which of the following determines public rights of way and their permitted
uses?
A. Cable businesses.
B) City or county government.
C) Utility corporations.
D) The Federal Government. - ANSWER B: City or county government.
Which act determined that communities could not impose basic fees unless they
received less than three over-the-air channels?
A. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - ANSWER: The Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984.
,Which act established industry-wide customer service standards and required
cable providers to demonstrate their compliance?
A. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. ANSWER D) The Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1992.
Which statute ended all full-power analog transmission in 2009 and low-power
analog broadcasting in 2012?
A. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - B. The Public Safety Act
of 2005.
Which rule mandates cable providers to turn off a network show from a distant
station if the local affiliate intends to air the same program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity regulations.
B) Retransmission and must-carry rules.
C) Rules for Proof of Performance.
D) The "Blackout" Act. - ANSWER A) Syndicated exclusivity laws.
, Which rule compels a cable company to either carry all local broadcast channels
or pay a fee to carry some broadcast channels?
A) Retransmission and must-carry restrictions.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
C) The CLI Act.
D) Syndicated exclusivity regulations. - ANSWER A) Retransmission/must-
carry rules.
Which of the following is the main video service provided by a cable system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium, commercial-free services.
C) Increased service.
D) Basic services. - ANSWER D: Basic service.
Which of the following is classified as a "movie" or "pay" channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic services.
D) Increased service. - ANSWER A: Premium service.
Which service represents the pinnacle of cable television services?
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following devices was used to record TV signals in the early days
of television?
A) Microwave antenna.
B) Antenna on the roof.
C) Satellite dish.
D) Dowser Rod. - ANSWER B) An antenna on the roof.
Why did cable companies choose microwave technology?
A) The equipment was inexpensive.
B) Mainly because the microwave signal was not boosted before reaching the
cable system.
C) To achieve a higher signal quality than the antenna-delivered signal could
provide.
D) Fill blank channel gaps with distant stations. - ANSWER D) To fill unused
channel space with distant stations.
Examples of video channel groupings include basic, premium, and digital.
A. Satellite services.
B. Tiers.
C) Over-the-air channels.
D) Specialized programming. - Answer B) Tiers.
,What are some examples of future product alternatives available to customers?
A) Creating distinct basic and enhanced service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand and pay-per-view content.
C) High definition services.
D) Access to a certain sports game for which the customer only pays for the
viewing rights. - ANSWER D) Access to a certain sports game that the client
only pays to watch.
Which of the following determines public rights of way and their permitted
uses?
A. Cable businesses.
B) City or county government.
C) Utility corporations.
D) The Federal Government. - ANSWER B: City or county government.
Which act determined that communities could not impose basic fees unless they
received less than three over-the-air channels?
A. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - ANSWER: The Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984.
,Which act established industry-wide customer service standards and required
cable providers to demonstrate their compliance?
A. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. ANSWER D) The Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1992.
Which statute ended all full-power analog transmission in 2009 and low-power
analog broadcasting in 2012?
A. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B. The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C. The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
D. The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - B. The Public Safety Act
of 2005.
Which rule mandates cable providers to turn off a network show from a distant
station if the local affiliate intends to air the same program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity regulations.
B) Retransmission and must-carry rules.
C) Rules for Proof of Performance.
D) The "Blackout" Act. - ANSWER A) Syndicated exclusivity laws.
, Which rule compels a cable company to either carry all local broadcast channels
or pay a fee to carry some broadcast channels?
A) Retransmission and must-carry restrictions.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
C) The CLI Act.
D) Syndicated exclusivity regulations. - ANSWER A) Retransmission/must-
carry rules.
Which of the following is the main video service provided by a cable system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium, commercial-free services.
C) Increased service.
D) Basic services. - ANSWER D: Basic service.
Which of the following is classified as a "movie" or "pay" channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
C) Basic services.
D) Increased service. - ANSWER A: Premium service.
Which service represents the pinnacle of cable television services?
