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IMA Midterm
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11/06/2005

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Who introduced the 33 1/3 rpm (1931)
Definition
RCA
Term
Who introduced and event better-selling product: the 45 rpm single?
Definition
RCA 1948
Term
When and who invented the condencer microphone ?
Definition
Bell Labs 1920
Term
In 1928 which German engineer made the first workable tape recorded?
Definition
Frite Pflumer
Term
Who demonstrated the magnetophon to the U.S. industry executives (1946)?
Definition
John Mullin
Term
Who develops multi-track recording in his basement?
Definition
Les Paul, New Jersey. produced later by Amphex
Term
What led to the explosion of low-cost, high-fidelity consumer audio and video products?
Definition
the invention of the transistor
Term
when and who patented the Calotype process?
Definition
William Talbot In 1841
Term
What kind of film stock was used in George Eastman's box camera?In 1841
Definition
Celluloid
Term
Who shot the first film narrative "Life of an American Fireman" in 1902?
Definition
Edwin Porter
Term
Who increased storytelling abilities of film by releasing feature length films?
Definition
D.W. Griffith
Term
What film ushered in the modern film age? by who?
Definition
Citizen Kane by Orson Welles . Best movie of all times
Term
What was considered ancient history of computing(1000 to 500 BC)?
Definition
The Abacus
Term
What did Joseph Marie-Jacquard use to program weaving loops?
Definition
Punch Cards
Term
What did IBM create known as the first "digital" computer (1939)?
Definition
Harvard I
Term
What was the first stored program computer(560 bits, 1949)?
Definition
EDSAC
Term
What was the first commercially available computer (1951)?
Definition
UNIVAC I
Term
What was created in 1947 that led to miniaturization of electronic devices?
Definition
The Transistor
Term
What led to the first microprocessor in 1970 Intel 4004?
Definition
Intergrated Circuits
Term
1975, first personal computer that did calculations, arithmetic, accounting?
Definition
Altair
Term
Who created the first Personal Computer (1981)?
Definition
IBM
Term
Mainframe
Definition
Supports thousands of users
Term
Supercomputer
Definition
For single application
Term
Minicomputer
Definition
Smaller version of mainframe
Term
Microcomputer
Definition
Started as dummy terminals
Term
What is known as the speed at which the CPU executed? what's it measured in?
Definition
Clock speed measured in Hz
Term
a Bus
Definition
a collection of wires that data travels on
Term
What controls motherboards' functions?
Definition
chip sets
Term
ROM
Definition
holds data when power is off
Term
RAM
Definition
holds data when power is on
Term
How many ones and zeros are stored in one Byte?
Definition
8 bits
Term
What is a code used by computers which represents English characters as numbers?
Definition
Ascii - Binary Language
Term
What is considered to have been the first "killer application"?
Definition
Visicalc
Term
How fast does sound travel trough air? Does it need a medium?
Definition
1130 ft/s yes
Term
Change is frequency is change in
Definition
pitch
Term
What measures frequency?
Definition
RTA, Real Time Analyzer
20 to 20.000 (spectrum analyzer) Hz
Term
What measures amplitude?
Definition
an SPL meter. ---
SPL= Sound Pressure Level
decibels
Term
What are the two types of waveforms
Definition
simple and complex
Term
phase
Definition
Timing difference between two copies of the same waveform
Term
When does a node occur (destructive interference)?
Definition
When 2 identical waves are 180 degrees out of phase
Term
When does an anti node occur (constructive interference)?
Definition
When 2 identical waves are in phase
Term
What is transmission?
Definition
Energy of sound wave strikes as a barrier and puts that barrier in motion
Term
What is reverberation?
Definition
Multiple reflections of or multiple boundaries.
Sound bouncing on the wall
Term
What are the two types of magnets?
Definition
a. Natural Magnets.
b. Artificial Magnets.
Term
flux field
Definition
Field around particles that cause attraction and repulsion
Term
electrical circuit
Definition
an unbroken path current travels to produce work
Term
P I E R Z - W A V O O
Definition
P=Power, I=Current, E=Electro magnetic force, R=Resistance, Z=Impotance, W=watts, A=amps, V=volts, O=ohms
Term
Resistor
Definition
Adds Resistance, can be fixed or variable. Slows molecules down
Term
Capacitor
Definition
Stored Electricity, it has 2 plates
Term
Transformer
Definition
Steps AC voltage up or down. They are more than meets the eye.can convert AC to DC
Term
Transistor
Definition
Device used as an amplifier detector or switch
Term
LED
Definition
Light Emitting Diode
Term
Ground
Definition
Connection to earth
Term
What is hue?
Definition
Dominant wavelength (color) perceiver
Term
What is saturation?
Definition
Amount of light concentrated at a particular wavelength
Term
Radio Waves
Definition
transmit music, pictures and date
Term
Microwaves
Definition
used in pagers, cell phones, and microwaves ovens
Term
Infrared
Definition
thermal radiation
Term
UV Rays
Definition
emitted by suns rays
Term
X Rays
Definition
very intense short waves that can move around molecules
Term
Gamma Rays
Definition
generated by radioactive atoms and exploding stars
Term
What reflected light is most common in film/video?
Definition
Foot candle, Lux
Term
What measures wavelength?
Definition
Spectrum Analyzer
Term
where is NTSC used?
Definition
North America and Japan
Term
What kind of image is drawn on phosphors using electron beam?
Definition
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
Term
What is interlaced scanning?
Definition
When the TV scans odd numbered lines first and then goes back and scans the even numbered lines
Term
How many total line, and frames per second are in NTSC?
Definition
30 frames p/s and 525 total lines
60Hz only 480 visible
Term
How many total line, and frames per second are in PAL and SECAM?
Definition
25 frames p/s and 625 total lines
50Hz only 580 visible
Term
What are the 4 parts of a TV signal
Definition
a. Luminance.
b. Chrominance.
c. Timing and Blanking pulses.
d. Audio.
Term
What is the imaging device in a camera body?
Definition
CCD chip
Term
CDD chip Layers
Definition
layer 1- is photo sensitive.
layer 2- stores energy.
layer 3- amplifies it to recordable signal.
Term
What is progressive scanning? what type of scanning does HDTV use?
Definition
fills in by line. HDTV uses both
Term
What's the process used to convert films to video aspect ratios?
Definition
Pan+Scan
Term
Plasma
Definition
-Phosphor display
-Sub pixels (R, G, B) are gas filled cavities
-Address and displays electrons fire. electrons into pixels
Term
LCD
Definition
Backlit LCD (laptops, watched, Cellphones, etc).
Diffuse florescent light source
Passes through colored sub pixels
Liquid crystals controls the amount of light passing
Term
DLP
Definition
Digital Light Technologies
Uses a digital micro mirror device (DMD)
1.3 million hinge mounted microscopic mirrors
Term
Name the connectors
Definition
RCA,
BNC,
Coaxial,
S-Video,
DVI,
HDMI
Term
What is the purpose of demonstration recording?
Definition
Used to "sell" the music or artist to a recording company or publisher.
Today is a demo is expected to be studio quality
Term
What 3 components make up Act 1 introduction?
Definition
a. Hook
b. Exposition
c. Plot point one
Term
What 2 components make up Act 2 complication?
Definition
a. Midpoint- no return
b. Climax- highest dramatic tension
Term
Story Boards
Definition
the main images of film set up shot by shot in a comic book fashion
Term
What are animatics?
Definition
Moving story boards
Term
What 4 things does a storyboard help determine?
Definition
a. Camera Angles
b. Lighting
c. What to construct
d. Special Effects
Term
Flow Charts
Definition
maps of the paths a user can take in an interactive experience
Term
The Wall of sound
Definition
Phil Spectors
Term
Executive Producer
Definition
Handles all the business arrangements for a recording session
Term
Producer
Definition
responsible for the creative process
Term
2 types of wiring
Definition
Blanced (3 wires).
Unbalanced (2 wires).
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