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Basics and Networking-$200Question: The analog waveform has a

constantly changing _____.

Basics and Networking - $200Answer: Amplitude

Basics and Networking - $400Question: What server type allows a user to

connect to a server by a name instead of an assigned number?

Basics and Networking - $400Answer: DNS

Basics and Networking - $600Question: In order to meet the Nyquist Rate

criteria, the sampling rate needs to be at least twice the _____.

Basics and Networking - $600Answer: frequency of the signal being

sampled

Basics and Networking - $800Question: Approximately how many unique

devices can exist on an IPv6 network?

Basics and Networking - $800Answer: 3.4 x 1038

Basics and Networking - $1000Question: Bit depth is defined as the number

of _____ you have in which to describe the value.

Basics and Networking - $1000Answer: States

Light and Video Signals -$200Question: How are light waves categorized?

Light and Video Signals - $200Answer: By wavelength

Light and Video Signals - $400Question: What regulates the amount of light

going into a camera?

Light and Video Signals - $400Answer: The lens

Light and Video Signals - $600Question: The aperture of a lens is measured

in _____.

Light and Video Signals - $600Answer: f/stops

Light and Video Signals - $800Question: What is the U.S. customary unit of

measurement for luminance ?

Light and Video Signals - $800Answer: Footlambert

Light and Video Signals - $1000Question: The B-Y signal, compacted to 0.6

MHz of bandwidth, is referred to as what?

Light and Video Signals - $1000Answer: Q

Display Systems -$200Question: What are the colors used in LED

pixels?

Display Systems - $200Answer: Red, blue and green

Display Systems - $400Question: The closest position for the

projector to the screen is the

Display Systems - $400Answer: Minimum projection distance

Display Systems - $600Question: What does CMOS stand for ?

Display Systems - $600Answer: Complementary Metal Oxide

Semiconductor

Display Systems - $800Question: Angularly reflective screen

surfaces provide performance similar to that of a ______.

Display Systems - $800Answer: Mirror

Display Systems - $1000Question: L = SH * SW * AF is the equation

for what?

Display Systems - $1000Answer: ANSI lumen rating

Audio Systems -$200Question: The distance in meters between 2

corresponding points of 2 consecutive cycles is the _______.

Audio Systems - $200Answer: Wavelength

Audio Systems - $400Question: Sound waves that move directly

from the source to the listener, with relatively no interference is referred to as _________.

Audio Systems - $400Answer: Direct Sound

Audio Systems - $600Question: The unit of measure for loudness is _______.

Audio Systems - $600Answer: dB SPL

Audio Systems - $800Question: A _____ microphone transduces

sound into signals using electromagnetic principles

Audio Systems - $800Answer: Dynamic

Audio Systems - $1000Question: These three words are types of

what?MicLineLoudspeaker

Audio Systems - $1000Answer: Signal Levels

Infrastructure -$200Question: In videoconferencing, the ______

compresses video and audio signals for transmission, and converts back the signals received.

Infrastructure - $200Answer: Codec

Infrastructure - $400Question: Symbolized by an “I,” _____ is the flow of electrons through a

conductor.

Infrastructure - $400Answer: Current

Infrastructure - $600Question: 1 ¾ inch of vertical rack space is

a(n) ______.

Infrastructure - $600Answer: rack unit (RU)

Infrastructure - $800Question: _____ is the most common and

most professional coaxial cable connector, typically used for RGBHV signal transmission

Infrastructure - $800Answer: BNC

Infrastructure - $1000Question: ____ is a network topology where

all network devices are connected to a central network hub.

Infrastructure - $1000Answer: A star