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1Cable 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


2The 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection Act gave telephone companies the right to enter the cable business (and vice versa).
A)True
B)False


3A 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


4Politicians, 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


5Which 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


7The 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


9The ownership trend in cable has been toward consolidation.
A)True
B)False


10Starting an Internet TV channel is relatively easy compared to starting a broadcast TV station.
A)True
B)False


11What 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


12ESPN is an example of what type of content dissemination?
A)broadcasting
B)narrowcasting
C)microcasting
D)macrocasting


13The ABC network is an example of what type of content dissemination?
A)broadcasting
B)narrowcasting
C)microcasting
D)macrocasting


14Subscribers 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


15People 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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