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1
Cable TV began in the 1950s as a device to bring conventional TV signals to isolated areas that could not otherwise receive signals.
A)True
B)False
2
The 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection Act gave telephone companies the right to enter the cable business (and vice versa).
A)True
B)False
3
A program downloaded from a web site and played back at the user's convenience on a computer or MP3 player is a:
A)podcast
B)webcasting
C)voice-over-internet protocol (VOIP)
D)ringtones
4
Politicians, advertisers, and aspiring entertainers are using this site because of its popularity in disseminating user-generated content.
A)MySpace
B)Facebook
C)Wikipedia
D)YouTube
5
Which of the following is not a component in the structure of cable television?
A)house drop
B)distribution
C)transport
D)head end
6
_____________ are local stations whose signals are carried by many cable systems nationwide.
A)special cable networks
B)superstations
C)satellite stations
D)syndicated stations
7
The three major sources of programming for national cable operators include all of the following except:
A)original productions
B)user generated content
C)movies
D)syndicated programs
8
___________ have orbit patterns which keep them in the same spot over the earth.
A)geosynchronous satellites
B)satellite receivers
C)GLONASS space orbiting satellites
D)NAVSTAR space orbiting satellites
9
The ownership trend in cable has been toward consolidation.
A)True
B)False
10
Starting an Internet TV channel is relatively easy compared to starting a broadcast TV station.
A)True
B)False
11
What source of Internet content is mostly original with subject matter that is usually so original it defies categorization?
A)virtuoso
B)professional
C)amateur
D)neophyte
12
ESPN is an example of what type of content dissemination?
A)broadcasting
B)narrowcasting
C)microcasting
D)macrocasting
13
The ABC network is an example of what type of content dissemination?
A)broadcasting
B)narrowcasting
C)microcasting
D)macrocasting
14
Subscribers of cable and satellite television tend to have the following qualities except:
A)they are younger
B)have more children
C)are less active
D)are more affluent
15
People who share videos online tend to be:
A)female/under 20 years of age
B)female/over 20
C)males/under 20 years of age
D)male/over 20





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