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1. MSO stands for:
2. Which of the following is possible with DBS?
3. Voice-over-internet-protocol is an alternative to:
4. Which of the following is closely related to buffering?
5. Cable and satellite systems can provide video-on-demand, interactive program guides, HDTV and DVRs
thanks to:
6. Defining features of cable, satellite, and Internet TV include:
7. The _________ of a cable system consists of the actual cables that bring the signals to subscribers.
8. HBO and Showtime are examples of:
9. National cable networks may charge local cable systems a fee based on the number of subscribers to the local
system. This fee is called a:
10. Video-on-demand was slow to catch on because:
11. Satellite TV systems require:
12. Satellite and cable providers' biggest expenses are related to
13. Which of the following is NOT a source of professional video:
14. Which of the following has offered professionally produced, original video on their Web site?
15. More than ___________ percent of online videos are amateur productions.
16. Sharing home-made videos may be popular in part because:
17. Using the Internet to send a message to just a few people is called:
18. The Internet is evolving and being used:
19. Satellite and cable networks' ratings are measured by:
20. Cable/satellite networks _____________ than traditional broadcast networks.
21. Cable TV was developed to allow viewers access to movies and other programs that they couldn't receive
through regular broadcast TV.
22. As far as cable TV is concerned, in the past 30 years the most significant developments have been legal
ones.
24. Though traditional over-the-air broadcasters have embraced user-generated video, cable and satellite
networks have declined to accept user-generated video.
25. Unlike broadcasters, who try to reach a mass audience, cable and satellite systems carry many very
specialized channels.
26. In a cable system, the main cable is also called the trunk.
27. Pay-per-View (PPV) is one of the cable industry's primary revenue streams, generating more and more
money every year.
28. In recent years, cable and satellite providers have made video-on-demand (VOD) less of a priority.
29. Because satellite signals are encrypted, users need satellite receivers to decrypt the signal so it can be
displayed on TV sets.
30. Satellite networks and cable networks are both national in focus, with no local origination of programs.
31. Ownership in satellite TV has been consolidating, and only two companies dominate the U.S. satellite TV
market.
32. Unlike starting a cable or satellite TV channel, starting an Internet TV channel is easy.
33. One way to analyze Web video is called "pro or Joe."
34. Advertisers are a source of professionally produced original online video.
35. Women are more likely to watch online video than men.
36. Microcasting now allows people to attend a wedding or a funeral service via the web cam. Do you think this
will be the trend for future events? Explain your response.
37. The question has been raised as to how much of a crime in progress should be recorded by a cell phone
before the obligation to intervene and help the victim kicks in? What do you think?
