Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Media and Information Literacy > Audio Information and Media > Flashcards

Audio Information and Media Flashcards

1
Q

Sound, especially when recorded, transmitted or reproduced

A

AUDIO

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Media communication that uses audio or recording to deliver and transfer information through means of sounds

A

AUDIO MEDIA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Advantages

A
  • Inexpensive
  • Reproducible
  • Provide message to non-readers
  • Convey meaning, providing an extra channel of information
  • Can add a sense of realism
  • Add interest to a presentation or program
  • Ease of communication where users may respond better to the spoken word than other media
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Disadvantages or Limitations

A
  • Files can be large
  • It does not monitor attention
  • Audio is not as memorable as visual media
  • Good quality audio can be difficult to produce
  • Users must have appropriate hardware and software
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Sound Formats

A
  • MP3 (MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3)
  • MP4 A/AAC
  • WAV
  • WMA (WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO)
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Sound Format:
a standard of digital audio compression for the transfer and playback of music on most digital audio players

A

MP3 (MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Sound Format:
an audio coding standard for lossy digital audio compression

A

MP4 A/AAC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Sound Format:
is a Microsoft audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs. It has become a standard file format for game sounds

A

WAV

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Sound Format:
an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft and used with Windows Media Player

A

WMA (WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Type of Audio:
live or recorded audio sent through radio waves to reach a wide audience

A

RADIO BROADCAST

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Type of Audio:
vocal and/or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

A

MUSIC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Type of Audio:
recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from the environment

A

SOUND RECORDING

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Type of Audio:
any sound artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation

A

SOUND CLIPS/EFFECTS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Type of Audio:
a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer

A

AUDIO PODCAST

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded

A

TAPE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
a plastic-fabricated, circular medium for recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, and computer data

A

CD

17
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
small enough to carry on a key ring, that can be used with any computer that has a USB port

A

FLASHDRIVE

18
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
is a small storage medium used to store data such as test, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable, or remote computing devices

A

MEMORY CARD

19
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
secondary storage devices for storing audio files

A

COMPUTER HARD DRIVE

20
Q

Ways of Storing Media:
websites or file repositories for retrieving audio files, and more precisely the files are stored in some datacenter full of servers that is connected to the Internet

A

INTERNET/CLOUD

21
Q

Characteristic:
intensity of a sound

A

VOLUME

22
Q

Characteristic:
refers to the magnitude of the sound heard. Measured in decibel

A

LOUDNESS

23
Q

Characteristic:
the audible characteristic of a sound

A

TONE

24
Q

Characteristic:
is how high or low a sound is

A

PITCH

25
Q

Element:
speech, conversation, voice-over

A

DIALOGUE

26
Q

Element:
any sound other than music or dialogue

A

SOUND EFFECTS

27
Q

Element:
vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion

A

MUSIC

28
Q

Element:
absence of audio or sound

A

SILENCE

29
Q

Principles:
the combination, balance, and control of multiple sound elements

A

MIXING

30
Q

Principles:
time control, editing, order of events (linear, non-linear, multi-linear)

A

PACE

31
Q

Principles:
using left and right channel for depth. refers to the aspect of sound recording and reproduction

A

STEREO IMAGING

32
Q

Principles:
how you get from one segment or element to another

A

TRANSITION

33
Q

Type of Transition:
one element stops, the next begins (“cut” in film)

A

SEGUE

34
Q

Type of Transition:
one element fades out, the next fades in, and they overlap on the way

A

CROSS-FADE

35
Q

Type of Transition:
first element fades to inaudible before the second element begins

A

V-FADE

36
Q

Type of Transition:
as first element fades out, the second element begins at full volume

A

WATERFALL

Media and Information Literacy (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions