CHAPTER 3
TEST ITEMS
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Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which statement best describes the attitude of broadcasters as cable began to expand in the mid 1960s
and early 1970s?
a. Cable was a nuisance.
2. Early FCC cable rules, such as the must-carry rule, were designed to protect
a. cable system operators.
b. cable subscribers.
3. An example of cable “augmentation” is carrying
a. local independent commercial station signals.
b. local public broadcasting signals.
4. All the following use domsats for program distribution to cable systems EXCEPT
a. Superstations
b. Pay cable
5. A TVRO is a
d. cable system.
e. satellite that carries numerous signals.
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6. All the following are examples of cable-specific programming EXCEPT
a. Cable News Network.
b. HBO.
7. The answer to cable piracy included the use of addressable decoders known as
a. CTAM.
b. TVRO.
8. After overcoming difficulties it faced in the 1980s, this delivery service has emerged as a serious
competitor to terrestrial cable systems.
d. SMATV
e. TVRO
9. All of the following apply to multichannel multipoint distribution services (MMDS) EXCEPT
d. Its spectrum location limits its coverage range to about 15 miles.
e. It transmits up to 20 program channels.
10. Which of the following is often called “wireless cable”?
a. TVRO
b. CATV
11. Which of the following operates on private property, such as apartment complexes, and services only
subscribers on that property?
a. TVRO
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12. This signal delivery system promises to render land-based delivery systems obsolete by delivering
programs directly to customers.
d. TURO
e. USSB
13. A late 1940s invention that transformed electronics was the
a. vacuum tube.
b. integrated circuit.
14. True miniaturization came with the invention of
a. the vacuum tube.
15. All forms of digital video delivered by wire or fiber optic cable are the result of advances in this
technology.
a. coaxial cable
16. The home video revolution began with the development of
a. compact discs.
17. What was Hollywood’s initial reaction to VCRs?
a. Hollywood took a “wait and see” attitude.
18. This technology offers all the advantages of analog audio cassettes plus superior sound quality.
a. WebTV
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19. The music industry is concerned about protecting its copyrights to music products because of this
d. DAT
e. DCC
190. The audio cassette and this technology introduced in 1983 practically killed the vinyl-based
analog recording business.
d. MP3
e. DCC
21. In the mid-1990s, ABC was purchased by
d. Rupert Murdoch.
e. Ted Turner.
22. Among the problems facing Rupert Murdoch in setting up the Fox Network in 1985 was
a. lack of programming.
23. The “Big-Three” networks’ role in television news over the last decade has been lessened by all of the
following EXCEPT
a. changes in ownership.
24. This industry is now in direct competition with cable to provide interactive television.
a. Broadcasting
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True/False Questions
1. New forms of entertainment and information-delivery systems grew chiefly out of public demand for
2. The community antenna television (CATV) systems of the 1940s and early 1950s were designed
6. In the 1990s, DBS began growing because of emphasis on programming and because digital
9. By 1988 the CD had become the most successful product introduced in consumer electronics history
11. In a 1980 report the FCC concluded that most network rules were still needed to restrict over-the-air
Essay Questions
1. Outline how cable has changed from an extension of home antennas to today’s expanded
programming services.
2. Describe the contributions Ted Turner has made to cable.
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