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4. Basics and Networking-$200 Question: The analog waveform has a constantly changing _____.

5. Basics and Networking - $200 Answer: Amplitude

6. Basics and Networking - $400 Question: What server type allows a user to connect to a server by a name instead of an assigned number?

7. Basics and Networking - $400 Answer: DNS

8. Basics and Networking - $600 Question: In order to meet the Nyquist Rate criteria, the sampling rate needs to be at least twice the _____.

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

10. Basics and Networking - $800 Question: Approximately how many unique devices can exist on an IPv6 network?

11. Basics and Networking - $800 Answer: 3.4 x 1038

12. Basics and Networking - $1000 Question: Bit depth is defined as the number of _____ you have in which to describe the value.

13. Basics and Networking - $1000 Answer: States

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

15. Light and Video Signals - $200 Answer: By wavelength

16. Light and Video Signals - $400 Question: What regulates the amount of light going into a camera?

17. Light and Video Signals - $400 Answer: The lens

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

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

20. Light and Video Signals - $800 Question: What is the U.S. customary unit of measurement for luminance ?

21. Light and Video Signals - $800 Answer: Footlambert

22. Light and Video Signals - $1000 Question: The B-Y signal, compacted to 0.6 MHz of bandwidth, is referred to as what?

23. Light and Video Signals - $1000 Answer: Q

24. Display Systems -$200 Question: What are the colors used in LED pixels?

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

26. Display Systems - $400 Question: The closest position for the projector to the screen is the

27. Display Systems - $400 Answer: Minimum projection distance

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

29. Display Systems - $600 Answer: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

30. Display Systems - $800 Question: Angularly reflective screen surfaces provide performance similar to that of a ______.

31. Display Systems - $800 Answer: Mirror

32. Display Systems - $1000 Question: L = SH * SW * AF is the equation for what?

33. Display Systems - $1000 Answer: ANSI lumen rating

34. Audio Systems -$200 Question: The distance in meters between 2 corresponding points of 2 consecutive cycles is the _______.

35. Audio Systems - $200 Answer: Wavelength

36. Audio Systems - $400 Question: Sound waves that move directly from the source to the listener, with relatively no interference is referred to as _________.

37. Audio Systems - $400 Answer: Direct Sound

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

39. Audio Systems - $600 Answer: dB SPL

40. Audio Systems - $800 Question: A _____ microphone transduces sound into signals using electromagnetic principles

41. Audio Systems - $800 Answer: Dynamic

42. Audio Systems - $1000 Question: These three words are types of what? Mic Line Loudspeaker

43. Audio Systems - $1000 Answer: Signal Levels

44. Infrastructure -$200 Question: In videoconferencing, the ______ compresses video and audio signals for transmission, and converts back the signals received.

45. Infrastructure - $200 Answer: Codec

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

47. Infrastructure - $400 Answer: Current

48. Infrastructure - $600 Question: 1 ¾ inch of vertical rack space is a(n) ______.

49. Infrastructure - $600 Answer: rack unit (RU)

50. Infrastructure - $800 Question: _____ is the most common and most professional coaxial cable connector, typically used for RGBHV signal transmission

51. Infrastructure - $800 Answer: BNC

52. Infrastructure - $1000 Question: ____ is a network topology where all network devices are connected to a central network hub.

53. Infrastructure - $1000 Answer: A star