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Which of the following devices were used to capture TV signals in
the early days of television?
A) Microwave Antenna.
B) Antenna placed on the roof.
C) Satellite Dish.
D) Dowser Rod. - Correct Answer - B) Antenna placed on the
roof.
Why did cable companies implement microwave technology?
A) Because the equipment was inexpensive.
B) Largely because the microwave signal was not amplified to
reach the cable system.
C) To obtain a better signal quality than antenna-delivered signal
could offer.
D) To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations. - Correct
Answer - D) To fill vacant channel spaces with distant stations.
Basic, Premium, and digital video channel groups are examples
of?
A) Satellite services.
,B) Tiers.
C) Over-the-Air channels.
D) Specialty programming. - Correct Answer - B) Tiers.
An example of possible product options available to customers in
the future could be?
A) Separating basic and expanded service tiers.
B) Access to video-on-demand and pay-per-view programming.
C) High Definition services.
D) Access to a particular sports game where the customer only
pays for the viewing of that game. - Correct Answer - D) Access
to a particular sports game where the customer only pays for the
viewing of that game.
Which of the following determine public right-of-ways and the
purposes for which they can be used?
A) Cable companies.
B) City or County government.
C) Utility companies.
D) The federal government. - Correct Answer - B) City or
County government.
Which act ruled that cities could not regulate basic fees unless the
city received fewer than three over-the-air channels?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
,B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - Correct
Answer - A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
Which act adopted customer service standards for the industry
and required cable companies to document compliance?
A) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
B) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
C) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - Correct
Answer - D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992.
Which act ceased all full-power analog broadcasting by 2009 and
low power analog broadcasting by 2012?
A) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984.
B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
C) The Telecommunications Act of 1996.
D) The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1992. - Correct
Answer - B) The Public Safety Act of 2005.
Which rule requires cable operators to black out a network show
from a distant station if the local affiliate plans to broadcast the
same program?
A) Syndicated exclusivity rules.
, B) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
C) Proof of Performance rules.
D) The "Black out" act. - Correct Answer - A) Syndicated
exclusivity rules.
Which rule requires a cable company to either carry all local
broadcast channels or pay a fee for carrying specific broadcast
channels?
A) Must-carry/retransmission rules.
B) Proof of Performance Rules.
C) The CLI Act.
D) Syndicated exclusivity rules. - Correct Answer - A) Must-
carry/retransmission rules.
Which of the following is the primary video service offered by a
cable system?
A) Premium service.
B) Premium commercial-free services.
C) Expanded service.
D) Basic service. - Correct Answer - D) Basic service.
Which of the following is referred to as a "movie" channel or "pay"
channel?
A) Premium service.
B) Tier service.
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