3N0X2 Cdcs - Unit Review Exercises Volume 4

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(601) The On-Air Audio Studio provides daily radio programming for a station’s primary service.
The main function of this equipment is to put out live, local radio, and live or pre-recorded
Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) radio programming on the

a. outlet’s radio station.
b. outlet’s entire list of services provided.
c. secondary radio service in an emergency.
d. contingency channel service provided by the outlet.

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a. outlet’s radio station.

Front 2

(601) Outlets have the choice of feeding the station’s transmitter with other individual pieces of equipment, satellite sources, or the output of the audio production studio. This choice would happen when

a. the host base commander must transmit vital emergency information to the audience.
b. scheduled remote broadcast cannot go on as planned.
c. the station must go live with its programming.
d. On-Air Studio must be taken off-line.

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d. On-Air Studio must be taken off-line.

Front 3

(602) Some audio control console modules have a variable knob allowing you to increase weak or decrease strong audio signals coming into the module. What is a variable knob called?

a. Fader.
b. Slider.
c. Volume unit.
d. Potentiometer

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d. Potentiometer

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4. (602) What happens if an audio console fader is pulled below zero?

a. It causes a polarity reversal of the audio signal, which results in a damaging feedback loop in the system.
b. A hidden click-stop switch at the bottom of the fader movement engages the console cue system.
c. The microphone automatically engages.
d. The fader does not go below zero.

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b. A hidden click-stop switch at the bottom of the fader movement engages the console cue system.

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5. (602) What is the difference between analog and light emitting diode (LED) volume unit (VU) meters?

a. Analog VU meters are mechanical and show an average reading while the LED VU meter is digital and instantaneous, measuring actual peaks instead of an average.
b. Analog VU meters are instantaneous and react as a peak VU meter reading while the LED VU
meter is slower and react as an average VU meter.
c. Both, analog and LED VU meters, measure an average reading.
d. Both, analog and LED VU meters, measure actual peaks.

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a. Analog VU meters are mechanical and show an average reading while the LED VU meter is digital and instantaneous, measuring actual peaks instead of an average.

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6. (603) When working on an audio console, what is affected when adjusting the monitor’s audio knob?

a. Headphone audio levels.
b. Console program channel output.
c. Speaker loudness and console program channel output.
d. Speaker loudness, but not the console program channel output.

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d. Speaker loudness, but not the console program channel output.

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7. (603) Why should you listen to your material on large monitor speakers as you build your on-air product?

a. You get the best fidelity and richest sound.
b. To properly balance your material.
c. Your brain operates at a lower audio level.
d. To hear what the audience will hear.

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a. You get the best fidelity and richest sound.

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8. (604) Which microphone polar pattern is shaped like a large sphere and accepts sound from all directions equally without discriminating or favoring sound from any particular angle?

a. Omni-directional.
b. Hypercardioid.
c. Bi-directional.
d. Cardioid.

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a. Omni-directional.

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9. (604) Which of the following statements is true regarding electrical impedance?

a. Impedance refers to the amount of electrical resistance found in a circuit and is expressed inwatts.
b. Low impedance means there is relatively large signal resistance and a relatively low currentflow.
c. High impedance means there is a greater resistance and a smaller current flow.
d. Impedance does not affect microphone performance.

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c. High impedance means there is a greater resistance and a smaller current flow.

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10. (604) Which of the following is not one of the basic internal designs for a microphone?

a. Condenser.
b. Parabolic.
c. Dynamic.
d. Ribbon.

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b. Parabolic.

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11. (604) Which microphone requires a power supply to charge the capacitor and to amplify the small output current?

a. Condenser.
b. Parabolic.
c. Dynamic.
d. Ribbon.

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a. Condenser.

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12. (604) Which microphone has the highest potential of occurrence to radio-magnetic interference?

a. Desk.
b. Boom.
c. Camera.
d. Wireless.

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d. Wireless.

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13. (604) Which microphone excels at natural sound and best used for the purpose to add to the reality of video production?

a. Lavalier.
b. Camera.
c. Ribbon.
d. Wired.

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b. Camera.

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14. (605) Multiple events such as spots and music in a radio automation system can be sequenced to play

a. sequentially.
b. either automatically or manually.
c. as an entertainment program at a radio remote event.
d. prior to being aired on the primary radio service.

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b. either automatically or manually.

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15. (606) In a radio on-air automation system, how is recording a product and importing a product different?

a. When importing a product, it still has to be converted to analog format; a recorded product is already in digital format.
b. When recording a product, it still has to be digitized; an imported product is already in a digital format.
c. When importing a product, it still has to be digitized; a recorded product is already in digital format.
d. There is no difference; they are the same using analog and digital synonyms.

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b. When recording a product, it still has to be digitized; an imported product is already in a digital format.

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16. (606) What is the purpose of the automation daily program log?

a. One long playlist making up the program day.
b. Two long playlists, one for AM and one for PM.
c. 24 one-hour playlists making up the program day.
d. A simple sheet of paper with programs written in to enter into the computer.

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c. 24 one-hour playlists making up the program day.

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17. (606) A spot set airs at exactly 11:59:30 while another airs during a baseball game sometime between 12:20:00 and 12:30:00. What were the likely causes for them to start?

a. Time trigger and a tone trigger, respectively.
b. Tone trigger and a time trigger, respectively.
c. Time trigger fired both.
d. Tone trigger fired both.

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a. Time trigger and a tone trigger, respectively.

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18. (607) An audio management document can identify many products at one time with little control over the output while a management document allows you to limit and configure the results. Which types of document(s) provides this capability?

a. Reports respectively.
b. Lists and reports, respectively.
c. Playlists and categories, respectively.
d. Lists and reports that are the same product with different names.

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b. Lists and reports, respectively.

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19. (607) If the clock parameters are set up by the station management team for an item to air at an exact time, the computer program ensures the previous items add up to the

a. specified length to meet the clock requirement.
b. minimum amount of music per hour.
c. maximum amount of music per hour.
d. total program music length and falls within minimum and maximum values.

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a. specified length to meet the clock requirement.

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20. (607) Which document is considered an official document used in radio scheduling?

a. Clock sheet.
b. Category report.
c. Spot announcement.
d. Daily program log.

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d. Daily program log.

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21. (608) Radio remote broadcasts are designed to give station staff the ability to do broadcasts from locations on or off base at

a. the direction of the station chief.
b. command sponsored community events.
c. openings of off-base establishments frequented by military personnel.
d. minimum quarterly requirement established by the Defense Media Agency.

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b. command sponsored community events.

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22. (608) The first radio remote capability is designed to allow one field producer the ability to

a. be a self contained producer at the scene.
b. provide the entertainment portion at the remote location.
c. cross over and cover the television news remote, when needed.
d. conduct two-way voice communication with the on-air broadcaster in the radio studio.

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d. conduct two-way voice communication with the on-air broadcaster in the radio studio.

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23. (608) The third radio remote capability is for large events such as “State Fair” type celebrations and includes the use of wireless remote microphones with extended range capability. What is this capability designed to do?

a. Put the station at an event in an effort to give the event maximum publicity, coverage and to market the communication effectiveness of the radio station to the local community.
b. Give the station the capability to conduct radiothons for local organizations.
c. Let the detachment personnel interact with the people attending the event.
d. Allow the station to provide the entertainment portion of the celebration.

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a. Put the station at an event in an effort to give the event maximum publicity, coverage and to market the communication effectiveness of the radio station to the local community.

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24. (609) Microphones and amplifiers cannot discern between sounds as your sense of hearing can.
Which type(s) of sounds can the equipment not discern between?

a. Signal and clean audio.
b. Noise and dirty audio.
c. Signal and noise.
d. Noise only.

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c. Signal and noise.

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25. (609) Which of the following audio terms refer to the quality or characteristic of a room, studio, or auditorium that contributes to the quality of sound?

a. Acoustics.
b. Distortion.
c. Compression.
d. Dynamic Range.

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a. Acoustics.

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26. (609) When reporting news at-the-scene that includes a newsmaker’s actuality segment, a radio reporter’s voice reports, and usually concludes with a lockout or outro, which is called a/an

a. actuality.
b. wrapper.
c. voicer.
d. tag.

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b. wrapper.

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27. (610) Sounds contributing to your storyline and not found naturally around you, but tend to be generated electronically are called

a. reverb.
b. sound effects.
c. natural sound.
d. special effects.

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d. special effects.

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28. (610) What is the best prevention against on-air mistakes during production?

a. Choose music with which you are familiar.
b. Minimize your reader material.
c. Good production habits.
d. Only perform live.

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c. Good production habits.

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29. (610) Which audio production method is the most frequently used to open a radio spot production or a live music program?

a. Voice wrap.
b. Music wrap.
c. Voice out, music up.
d. Establish music, music under, voice up.

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d. Establish music, music under, voice up.

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30. (610) When conducting your audio production, how do you perform the cross-fade?

a. Move the audio from the left channel to the right channel or vice versa while on-air.
b. Drop one source to zero before bringing in the next audio source.
c. Gradually replace one audio signal with another.
d. You cannot cross-fade in radio, only in TV.

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c. Gradually replace one audio signal with another.

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31. (610) During your audio production, which production option describes a music wrap?

a. Speaking over the music bed while gradually replacing the current musical selection with the next musical selection underneath your voice to wrap the music together.
b. Allowing a particular broadcast element to end on the last note of the music before starting the next element.
c. Fading from one music source to the next with no live interruption.
d. A loop of music edited together to extend the music bed length.

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b. Allowing a particular broadcast element to end on the last note of the music before starting the next element.

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32. (611) Talent has an important role in the production process. How can talent ensure the production’s efficient to include that you are helping other team members in their responsibilities?

a. Being on time for interviews and being in uniform.
b. Communicating a message, idea, or emotion to the viewer or listener of an aired program.
c. Varying the pitch and tone of your voice to make it seem like there are more members on the detachment staff.
d. Knowing and understanding the copy, understanding the part you play in the overall project, and how the material you’re working on will be assembled into the final project.

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d. Knowing and understanding the copy, understanding the part you play in the overall project, and how the material you’re working on will be assembled into the final project.

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33. (611) Word grouping is a large part of your communication. What action do you perform to ensure your copy is divided into phrases?

a. Make sure you included commas, semicolons, and periods.
b. Read the copy aloud to ensure each sentence is an incomplete thought.
c. Run your station’s spell checker software without using the grammar checker.
d. Read the copy aloud and see whether each phrase makes sense.

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d. Read the copy aloud and see whether each phrase makes sense.

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34. (611) Which announcing skill, which deals in large part to proper breathing, provides you the ability to control the energy that gives impact, precision, and intelligibility to your words?

a. Energy.
b. Projection.
c. Articulation.
d. Pronunciation.

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b. Projection.

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35. (611) Which announcing skill technique creates a false sense of authority, but can be a very effective voice technique when displaying authority in your delivery?

a. Feeling in charge of the moment.
b. Using a different deeper pitch.
c. Adding volume to your voice.
d. Using a pure announcer voice like commercial broadcasters.

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c. Adding volume to your voice.

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36. (612) Who must you know before you can successfully broadcast at your local station?

a. Audience.
b. Station manager.
c. Wing commander.
d. Defense Media Agency Director.

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a. Audience.

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37. (612) What must you do once your station management selects a format?

a. Ask the wing commander if they like it.
b. Change it every week.
c. Keep it consistent and predictable.
d. Take an audience survey.

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c. Keep it consistent and predictable.

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38. (613) The afternoon drive show is based on music mainly with very high information content providing local information between songs. Which option references the correct amount of breaks recommended during the afternoon drive?

a. No breaks if there is no considerable drive time at the detachment location.
b. A minimum number of breaks per hour.
c. Three lengthy breaks per hour.
d. Breaks only as needed.

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c. Three lengthy breaks per hour.

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39. (613) The specifics of a morning show are actually quite simple. The key is to set up show clocks (formats) that are

a. open and free of distractions for air talent.
b. well balanced between music and talk.
c. repetitive and consistent.
d. rigid and inflexible.

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c. repetitive and consistent.

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40. (613) What is the cornerstone of the morning drive show?

a. Flexibility.
b. Dependability.
c. Stability.
d. Predictability.

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d. Predictability.

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41. (613) When preparing radio show content and determining any material’s suitability by relating to the listeners’ common needs, experiences, interests or emotions, what must you also take into consideration?

a. Availabilities for having host base leaders as guests.
b. Number of potential callers to prize contests.
c. Command information objectives.
d. Audience size.

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c. Command information objectives.

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42. (613) Detachments with manning levels that enable them to air mid-day shows can choose any format and usually have call-in request shows. What is the reason for this choice?

a. The show can be formatted like a morning show or can be easily replaced with an Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) service.
b. They are popular and provide a good way for the station to have audience interaction.
c. It makes it easier for the non commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) to program music for the show.
d. Anyone assigned to the detachment can host a show of this type.

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b. They are popular and provide a good way for the station to have audience interaction.

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43. (614) What programming tool graphically identifies windows of time when the disc jockey should hit certain types of program elements?

a. The Production Priority Planning document.
b. Program wheels or hot clocks.
c. The spot production list.
d. Public service readers.

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b. Program wheels or hot clocks.

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44. (614) Which programming technique is appropriate if you know your listeners care about specific types of music format during certain times of the day?

a. Random programming.
b. Shotgunning.
c. Dayparting.
d. Scattering.

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c. Dayparting.

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45. (615) What must stations do in order to better serve customer command information (CI) objectives, reduce spot announcement burnout, and adequately satisfy local spot opportunities in the satellite programming stream?

a. Use the spot announcements only during specific dayparts because the audience is mainly military members.
b. Maintain a healthy on-air inventory of a minimum of 65 permanent and 8 quick kill spot announcements.
c. Assign all broadcasters in the detachment with a production goal of 3 radio spots per month.
d. Reduce the number of times popular spots are used during the program day.

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b. Maintain a healthy on-air inventory of a minimum of 65 permanent and 8 quick kill spot announcements

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46. (615) When writing radio spots all good spots and stories must have

a. stylized video and active audio to enhance the message.
b. a series, one building on the other.
c. a beginning, middle, and end.
d. highly produced graphics.

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c. a beginning, middle, and end.

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47. (615) Once your production agenda is set and it’s time to go about creating command information
(CI) products, what can help ensure your products deliver the intended message to the audience?

a. Provide as much information as possible.
b. Keep a clear objective in mind at all times.
c. Saturate the airwaves with persuasive spots.
d. Use entertainment spots to have the greatest impact.

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b. Keep a clear objective in mind at all times.

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48. (615) A liner is a voice-only drop-in, either live or recorded, which is used as a positioning statement for your radio station or part of its programming. How does a liner helps listeners?

a. Identify what they are listening to.
b. The times of the call in contests the station has.
c. Know when a song they don’t like comes on and should change radio stations.
d. Learn the focus of the show without really listening to it during their work day.

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a. Identify what they are listening to.

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49. (616) If you run a Department of Defense (DOD) or command level story, what must you find when selecting stories for your local audience?

a. Way to include quotes from local experts in previous stories aired by your detachment.
b. Contact at the DOD or service level who can relate to your local audience.
c. Local tie that makes the story relevant to your local audience.
d. Service wide news story to provide structure for your news script.

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c. Local tie that makes the story relevant to your local audience.

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50. (616) Which element used for radio newscasts provides an unusual and generally humorous feature story at the end of a newscast?

a. Closer.
b. Kicker.
c. Lock-out.
d. Sound-bite

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b. Kicker.

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51. (616) Which communicative qualities will help improve your radio news stories?

a. Constant rate of delivery, fewer acronyms for civilian audiences, and a tight story focus.
b. Properly identified local subject matter experts, a beginning, middle, and end to the newscast.
c. Clean edits, proper audio levels and mixing, and use of natural sound to convey the scene/mood.
d. Logical order and development, local information/tie, current information, voice quality.

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d. Logical order and development, local information/tie, current information, voice quality.

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52. (617) Within a remote radio broadcasts a radio remote is

a. a program recorded in an area where there is no easy access with the purpose of playing the
audio back later from the studio.
b. taking your radio receiver with you to see how far away you can pick up the audio signal.
c. simply doing a live radio show from a location other than the studio.
d. the remote possibility of a radio interview with a visiting dignitary.

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c. simply doing a live radio show from a location other than the studio.

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53. (617) A radio remote typically requires a/an

a. special audio board with a telephone interface.
b. microphone and a cassette recorder for field recording.
c. special radio receiver to test for remote signal strength in the field.
d. audio board, microphone, speakers, and digital recording equipment for field recording.

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a. special audio board with a telephone interface.

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54. (617) What are two purposes of a radio remote?

a. Visit a local event and record the activities for playback at a later date.
b. Determine signal strength and ensure the transmitter equipment is functioning properly.
c. Interview a visiting dignitary passing through your local area and inform your audience of their agenda.
d. Provide entertainment for people who cannot attend an event and tell those in the audience who can to come out and enjoy the festivities.

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d. Provide entertainment for people who cannot attend an event and tell those in the audience who can to come out and enjoy the festivities.

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55. (618) Stations will conduct a Product Quality Assessment (PQA) program to ensure broadcasters

a. are meeting the local information needs of commanders and training needs of its staff.
b. fulfill the monthly quota of regional and service level spots in support of a regional news center (RNC).
c. compile a complete inventory of annual media contest spots.
d. give feedback to every customer who request spot announcements.

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a. are meeting the local information needs of commanders and training needs of its staff.

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56. (618) Which overall sound quality for a live radio show tells listeners what to expect later in any hour of the show?

a. Forward promotion.
b. Cross promotion.
c. Teaser.
d. Spots.

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a. Forward promotion.

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57. (619) Which organization level develops combat training standards for combat camera personnel?

a. Air Combat Command.
b. Air Mobility Command.
c. Air Force Public Affairs Agency.
d. Air Force Specialized Operations Command.

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c. Air Force Public Affairs Agency.

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58. (619) The logistics detail (LOGDET) part of the unit type code (UTC) is the

a. manning requirement portion for a UTC.
b. equipment requirement portion for a UTC.
c. equipment requirement portion for a Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES).
d. equipment requirement portion for a Manpower Force Requirement (MANFOR).

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b. equipment requirement portion for a UTC.

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59. (620) Combat Camera (COMCAM) provides direct imagery capability in support of several missions. The mission of COMCAM is designed to support which office(s)?

a. President, Secretary of Defense, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, and military departments.
b. Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.
c. Military Departments.
d. President.

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a. President, Secretary of Defense, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, and military departments.

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60. (621) Why is good physical fitness especially important to the success of a combat photographer?

a. Prevent excessive weight gain.
b. Meet the Air Force’s safety guidelines.
c. Maintain high endurance to meet wartime mission requirements.
d. Prevent accidents or injuries from occurring and causing time from the job to be lost.

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c. Maintain high endurance to meet wartime mission requirements.

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61. (621) The optimal shooting conditions for night vision photography is a

a. partially cloudy sky with a half moon.
b. partially cloudy sky with a full moon.
c. clear sky with a half moon.
d. clear sky with a full moon.

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d. clear sky with a full moon.

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62. (622) Your combat documentation equipment needs depend upon the assignment you are tasked, but at a minimum, you will need to pack

a. two digital cameras and a cleaning kit.
b. two digital cameras, a lens, and a notebook.
c. one digital camera, a lens, and a cleaning kit.
d. you need at least one digital camera, a lens, batteries, a notebook, and a cleaning kit.

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d. you need at least one digital camera, a lens, batteries, a notebook, and a cleaning kit.

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63. (623) Which story would be an example of combat support services documentation?

a. Medical evacuation of wounded from the battlefield.
b. Search and rescue of military personnel.
c. Documentation of live-fire exercises.
d. Surrender of enemy personnel.

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a. Medical evacuation of wounded from the battlefield.

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64. (623) Which statement about investigative combat documentation is false?

a. The imagery might be used to counter enemy propaganda.
b. The imagery will be used for judicial evidence and operational planning.
c. You will depict scenes where war crimes or sabotage have taken place.
d. It does not use the same composition rules as crime scene documentation.

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d. It does not use the same composition rules as crime scene documentation.

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65. (623) Which type of documentation helps to put combat events and activities into historical perspective?

a. Pre-combat.
b. Post-combat.
c. Combat events.
d. Combat support services.

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b. Post-combat.

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66. (624) Which Air Force instruction governs visual information?
a. 35-113.
b. 35-109.
c. 35-107.
d. 35-101.

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b. 35-109.

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67. (624) Public Affairs visual information functions must accession selected camera original documentary materials. Which function would not fall in that category?

a. Other.
b. Routine.
c. General Interest.
d. Current Operations.

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c. General Interest.

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68. (624) What do the first six digits of the visual information identification number (VIRIN) represent?

a. Date the imagery was shot.
b. Digits of the photographers last name.
c. Location the imagery was taken.
d. Service of the image of the photographer.

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a. Date the imagery was shot.

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69. (625) When accomplishing as after action report, what is key to accomplishing a quick, painless, and successful report?

a. Keeping a trip log.
b. Reporting everything that went wrong.
c. Communications with your home station.
d. A good memory of everything that occurred.

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a. Keeping a trip log.

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70. (625) The purpose of a Damage Assessment Report is to

a. discover who is to blame when equipment or supplies are damaged.
b. inform command channels when equipment or supplies are damaged.
c. document evidence of poorly designed equipment.
d. assess ways deployed equipment can be improved.

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b. inform command channels when equipment or supplies are damaged.

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71. (626) Which product is not considered in the official Department of Defense (DOD) policy on alteration of imagery?

a. Photography of a new DOD facility by a contracted photographer.
b. Videotape of an Air Force aircraft accident scene taken by local news media.
c. Videotape of a Secretary of Defense interview taken by an Air Force public affairs specialist.
d. Photographs of a change of command ceremony taken by a Department of the Army photographer.

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b. Videotape of an Air Force aircraft accident scene taken by local news media.

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72. (627) What is this called when you enhance audio during the final editing stages of a story by adding sounds that may not have originally occurred during the primary recording?

a. Audio enhancement.
b. Audio highlighting.
c. Sweetening.
d. Tweaking.

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c. Sweetening.