This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 8 of the Series in Broadcasting and Cable TV System as one of the Communications Engineering topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in Electronic System and Technologies, Communications Books, Journals and other Communications References.
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- MCQs in Radio Transmitter
- MCQs in AM and FM
- MCQs in Television
- MCQs in Studio (Microphone, Amplifiers, Cameras, Lighting, etc.)
- MCQs in Cable Television
MCQs in Broadcasting and Cable TV System Series
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:
Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part VIII of the Series
351. What is the horizontal scanning time for 20 pixels?
- A. 2.5 microsec
- B. 0.25 microsec
- C. 1.25 microsec
- D. 125 microsec
352. In basic radio transmitter, the main advantage of a single-tube transmitter is
- A. Frequency instability
- B. Non-portable
- C. Heating effect
- D. Bulky
353. The carrier transmitted 1.25 MHz above the bottom frequency in a Philippine TV channel is the
- A. Sound carrier
- B. Chroma carrier
- C. Intercarrier
- D. Picture carrier
354. In camera tubes, it means that the old image remains too long after the picture information on the target plate has changed.
- A. Light lag
- B. Switch lag
- C. Image lag
- D. Camera lag
355. What is the maximum color TV bandwidth?
- A. 1.6 MHz
- B. 0.5 MHz
- C. 1.0 MHz
- D. 1.3 MHz
356. Class of FM station where its authorized power should not exceed 15 kW.
- A. Class A
- B. Class B
- C. Class C
- D. Class D
357. What is the name of the solid state imaging device used in TV cameras that converts the light in a scene into an electrical signal?
- A. CCD
- B. Phototube matrix
- C. Vidicon
- D. MOSFET array
358. The signals sent by the transmitter to ensure correct scanning in the receiver is called
- A. Sync
- B. Chroma
- C. Luminance
- D. Video
359. What signals are transmitted by a SSBSC transmitter when no modulating signal is present?
- A. The upper sideband only
- B. Both the upper and lower sideband
- C. The lower sideband
- D. No signal transmitted
360. The second IF value for color in receivers, for any station, is
- A. 0.5 MHz
- B. 1.3 MHz
- C. 3.58 MHz
- D. 4.5 MHz
361. In the frame for which interfaced scanning is used, alternate lines are skipped during vertical scanning because
- A. The trace is slower than retrace
- B. The vertical scanning frequency is doubled from 30 to 60 Hz
- C. The horizontal scanning is slower than vertical scanning
- D. The frame has a 4:3 aspect ratio
362. A typical value of vidicon dark current is
- A. 0.2 microampere
- B. About 200 microampere
- C. 8 milliampere
- D. 800 milliampere
363. The smallest are of light or shade in the image is a picture element called
- A. Chroma
- B. Hue
- C. Contrast
- D. Pixel
364. An entry of the time the station begins to supply power to the antenna and the time it stops.
- A. Operating log entries
- B. Program log entries
- C. Operating schedule
- D. Any of these
365. What type of circuit is used to modulate and demodulate the color signals?
- A. Phase-locked loop
- B. Differential peak detector
- C. Quadrature detector
- D. Balanced modulator
366. This is referred to as a fixed radio station that broadcast program material from audio to transmitter by radio link.
- A. Aural BC intercity relay
- B. Aural broadcast STL
- C. Short wave station
- D. Remove pick-up
367. Indicate which of the following frequencies will not be found in the output of a normal TV receiver tuner.
- A. 4.5 MHz
- B. 41.25 MHz
- C. 45.75 MHz
- D. 42.17 MHz
368. In all standard television broadcast channels , the difference between the picture and sound carrier frequencies is
- A. 0.25 MHz
- B. 1.25 MHz
- C. 4.5 MHz
- D. 6 MHz
369. It is caused by phase distortion for video frequencies of about 100 kHz and lower.
- A. Streaking
- B. Snowing
- C. Ringing
- D. Fading
370. Special effects and production switching are done by the
- A. CCU
- B. ENG camera
- C. SEG
- D. Sync generator
371. A picture has 400 horizontal and 300 vertical picture elements. What is the total number of details in the picture?
- A. 120,000
- B. 700
- C. 0.75
- D. 100
372. After the IF stages have been aligned, the next stage to align in FM receiver is
- A. Local oscillator
- B. Limiter stage
- C. RF amplifier
- D. Mixer stage
373. What ensures proper color synchronization at the receiver?
- A. Sync pulses
- B. Quadrature modulation
- C. 4.5-MHz intercarrier sound
- D. 3.58-MHz color burst
374. The interfering beat frequency of 920 kHz is between the 3.58-MHz color subcarrier and the
- A. 4.5-MHz intercarrier sound
- B. Picture carrier
- C. Lower adjacent sound
- D. Upper adjacent picture
375. Light is converted to video signal by the _____ tube.
- A. Camera tube
- B. Picture tube
- C. Anode tube
- D. Cathode tube
376. The frequency spectrum of the stereophonic FM signal.
- A. 67 kHz
- B. 59.5 to 74.5 kHz
- C. 19 to 38 kHz
- D. 30 to 53 kHz
377. Equalizing pulses in TV are sent during
- A. Horizontal blanking
- B. Vertical blanking
- C. The serrations
- D. The horizontal retrace
378. Which signal has color information for 1.3 MHz bandwidth?
- A. I
- B. Y
- C. R-Y
- D. B-Y
379. It is the distance from the center of the lens of the camera to the point at which parallel rays from a distant object come to a common focal point.
- A. Focal length
- B. Latus rectum
- C. Major axis
- D. Minor axis
380. The method of generating FM used by broadcast station is
- A. Direct
- B. Indirect
- C. Insertion
- D. All of these
381. The picture and sound carrier frequencies in a TV receiver IF are respectively.
- A. 41.25 and 45.75 MHz
- B. 45.75 and 41.25 MHz
- C. 41.75 and 45.25 MHz
- D. 45.25 and 41.75 MHz
382. The channel width in the Philippine TV system, in MHz, is
- A. 41.25
- B. 6
- C. 4.5
- D. 3.58
383. The cable converter output or the TV receiver is usually on channel
- A. 3
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. 9
384. One-half line spacing between the start positions for scanning even and odd fields produces
- A. Linear scanning
- B. Line pairing
- C. Fishtailing
- D. Exact interlacing
385. Precise scanning size and linearity are most important in
- A. A black-and-white camera
- B. Plumbicon
- C. A single-tube color pickup
- D. A saticon
386. A signal in which the sum of all signals which frequency-modulates the main carrier.
- A. Composite baseband signal
- B. FM baseband
- C. Main channel signal
- D. Stereophonic signal
387. What is the total number of interlaced scan lines in one complete frame of a NTSC Philippine TV signal?
- A. 262 ½
- B. 525
- C. 480
- D. 625
388. The video voltage applied to the picture tube of a television receiver is fed in
- A. Between grid and ground
- B. To the yoke
- C. To the anode
- D. Between the grid and cathode
389. How many dBmV units correspond to a 1-mV signal level?
- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 6
390. In color television, it is made to maintain neutral white from low to high levels of brightness.
- A. Internal color adjustment
- B. Color-temperature adjustments
- C. Shadow masking
- D. Convergence adjustment
391. Average power of a radio transmitter supplied to the antenna transmission line by a transmitter during one radio frequency cycle taken under the condition or no modulation.
- A. Peak envelope power
- B. Rated power
- C. Carrier power
- D. Mean power
392. The number of scanning lines is ____ per second.
- A. 525
- B. 262 ½
- C. 15,750
- D. 30
393. The ratio of the actual frequency swing to the frequency swing defined as 100 percent modulation, expressed in percentage.
- A. Modulation index
- B. Deviation ration
- C. Maximum deviation
- D. Percentage modulation
394. In a TV receiver, the color killer
- A. Cuts off the chroma stages during monochrome reception
- B. Ensures that no color is transmitted to monochrome receivers
- C. Prevents color coding
- D. Make sure that the color burst is not mistaken for sync pulses, by cutting off reception during the back porch.
395. How many TV fields are recorded on one slant track of tape?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. 60
396. A communication circuit using class C amplifier is considered a narrow band amplifier if the bandwidth is less than _____ % of its resonant frequency.
- A. 15
- B. 13
- C. 10
- D. 20
397. The width of a vertical sync pulse with its serrations includes the time of
- A. Six half-lines, or three lines
- B. Five lines
- C. Three half-lines
- D. Five half-lines
398. A low-contrast picture in which white seems flat and lacking in detail suggests
- A. Low beam current
- B. High gain in the pre-amplifier
- C. Excessive gamma
- D. Insufficient scanning width
399. The product of the transmitter power multiplied by the antenna power gain of the antenna field gain squared.
- A. Field intensity
- B. Field gain
- C. ERP
- D. Electric field strength
400. What keeps the scanning process at the receiver in step with the scanning in the picture tube at the receiver?
- A. Nothing
- B. Sync pulses
- C. Color burst
- D. Deflection oscillators
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