Audio Information and Media

Question 1

Sound that is recorded, transmitted, or reproduced.

Answer 1

Audio

Question 2

Media communication that uses audio or recordings to deliver and transfer information through the means of sound.

Answer 2

Audio Media

Question 3

Types of Audio Information:

Answer 3

1. Radio Broadcast
2. Music
3. Sound Recording
4. Sound Clips/Effects
5. Audio Podcast

Question 4

Live or recorded audio is sent through radio waves to reach a wide audience.

Answer 4

Radio Broadcast

Question 5

Vocal or instrumental sounds
combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.

Answer 5

Music

Question 6

Recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from the environment.

Answer 6

Sound Recording

Question 7

Any sound artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation.

Answer 7

Sound Clips/Effects

Question 8

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 a computer.

Answer 8

Audio Podcast

Question 9

Ways to Store Audio Information:

Answer 9

1. Tape
2. CD (Compact Disc)
3. USB Drive
4. Memory Card
5. Computer Hard Drive
6. Internet/Cloud

Question 10

Magnetic tape on which sound can be recorded.

Answer 10

Tape

Question 11

A plastic-fabricated, circular medium for recording, storing, and playing back audio, video, and computer data.

Answer 11

CD (Compact Disc)

Question 12

An external flash drive, small enough to carry on a key ring, that can be used with any computer that has a USB port.

Answer 12

USB Drive

Question 13

A small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small,
portable, or remote computing
devices.

Answer 13

Memory Card/Storage Card

Question 14

Secondary storage devices for storing audio files.

Answer 14

Computer Hard Drive

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

Internet/Cloud

Question 16

Audio File Formats:

Answer 16

1. MP3
2. M4A/AAC
3. WAV
4. WMA

Question 17

A common format for consumer audio, as well as a standard of digital audio compression for the transfer and playback of music on most digital audio players.

Answer 17

MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)

Question 18

An audio coding standard for lossy
digital audio compression.

Answer 18

M4A/AAC (MPEG4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding)

Question 19

Is a Microsoft audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs? It has become a standard file format for game sounds, among others.

Answer 19

WAV

Question 20

Is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft and used with Windows Media Player.

Answer 20

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

Question 21

Units of Sound:

Answer 21

1. Decibel
2. Hertz
3. Phon

Question 22

Noise of sound measurement

Answer 22

Decibel (dB)

Question 23

Unit of sound frequency

Answer 23

Hertz (Hz)

Question 24

Unit of subjective loudness.

Answer 24

Phon

Question 25

Characteristics of Sound:

Answer 25

1. Volume 2. Tone 3. Pitch 4. Loudness

Question 26

Intensity of a sound

Answer 26

Volume

Question 27

The audible characteristic of a sound.

Answer 27

Tone

Question 28

How high or low a sound is

Answer 28

Pitch

Question 29

Refers to the magnitude of a sound heard.

Answer 29

Loudness

Question 30

Purpose of Sound:

Answer 30

1. Give instruction or information 2. Provide Feedback 3. To personalize or customize

Question 31

Elements of Sound Design:

Answer 31

1. Dialouge 2. Sound Effects 3. Music

Question 32

Speech, conversation, voice-over

Answer 32

Dialouge

Question 33

Any sound other than music or dialogue

Answer 33

Sound Effects

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Music

Question 35

Principles of Sound Design:

Answer 35

1. Mixing 2. Pace 3. Stereo Imaging 4. Transition

Question 36

The combination, balance, and control of multiple sound elements.

Answer 36

Mixing

Question 37

Time control, editing, order of events

Answer 37

Pace

Question 38

Types of Pacing:

Answer 38

Linear Non-linear Multi-linear

Question 39

Using left and right channel for depth.

Answer 39

Stereo Imaging

Question 40

How you get from one element to another.

Answer 40

Transition

Question 41

Types of Transition:

Answer 41

1. Segue 2. Cross-fade 3. V-fade 4. Fade to black

Question 42

One element stops, the next begins (cut).

Answer 42

Segue

Question 43

One element fades out, the next fades in, and the overlap on the way.

Answer 43

Cross-fade

Question 44

First element fades to inaudible before the second elements begin.

Answer 44

V-fade

Question 45

V-fade with some silence between elements or effects.

Answer 45

Fade to black

Question 46

The act of perceiving sound by the ear.

Answer 46

Hearing

Question 47

Requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences.

Answer 47

Listening