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Photosites are devices that are unable to record light color; however, they
convert the intensity of light into an electrical signal.
Using a digital brightness value scale of 0 to 255, what is the color value of 255?
White.
A color filter array enables an image sensor to record a color balance in approximately the same way the human eye does by using two
green sensors added to one blue sensor and one red sensor.
Why are charged coupled device (CCD) sensors used in cameras designed to produce high quality images, while complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors are not?
CMOS sensors have lower resolution and lower light sensitivity.
Which camera file formats read directly from the charged coupled device (CCD) with no in-camera processing?
NEF.
When photographing a scene of snow covered ground, how will the snow appear in the image when the auto exposure mode tries to create an exposure of 18 percent gray?
Underexposed.
The purpose of a digital camera’s monitor screen is to
review images and accessing camera menus.
What error code seen in the digital camera viewfinder warns of possible overexposure with the current settings?
HI.
What error code seen in the viewfinder of a digital camera warns of an incorrectly formatted compact flash card?
CHA blinks.
Which shutter speed is used when checking for dust on the mirror inside your camera?
Bulb.
When embedding International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) metadata which is not a required field?
Caption Authorization.
Lossy data compression techniques
may lose data.
The creating or discarding of existing pixels in raster-based images is known as
interpolation.
Which camera mode allows data to flow between the camera and a computer?
Personal computer (PC).
Which of these stops the camera from functioning as a camera and turns it into an external device?
FireWire.
The purpose of the Photoshop hand tool is to
scroll the window so you can see another part of the image.
Which Photoshop filter would you use to remove noise from an image?
Despeckle.
When Photoshop gives an “out of gamut” warning on certain areas of an image, what tool is used to bring those areas back into gamut?
Sponge.
Which of these is not a design principle?
Theme
What type of color model includes every color in the visible spectrum?
Commission International de l’éclairge (CIE).
When a red green blue (RGB) image is saved, each pixel is stored as
three bytes of data, one byte for each primary color.
The Department of Defense (DOD) issued a memorandum on the alteration of official photographic imagery because
mission success and lives depend upon image accuracy.
The Department of Defense (DOD) memorandum on official photographic image alteration allows enhancement for dramatic effects for
education, recruiting, safety, training illustrations, publications, or productions.
What type of calibration requires adjusting the software parameters that affect the image when you’re converting a red-green-blue (RGB) image to a cyan-magenta-yellow-black (CMYK) image?
System.
When calibrating a monitor, what is the minimum time it should be left on to make sure the display has stabilized?
30 minutes.
What aspect of story development starts by narrowing down the story topic from broad to specific?

Focus.


What must you be certain to do when researching information to develop a story?


Adhere to copyright laws. ?

Which of these is not a vital contact to establish on your base?


Wing commander’s spouse.

Which preparation step should occur after you have written questions to ask your subject-matter expert?


Make an appointment.

Why should you make an appointment in advance for an interview?


People are busy in their jobs.

Asking a woman who just saw her husband killed in a plane crash, "How do you feel?" is


insensitive and inappropriate.

What should you do if you do not understand information provided during an interview?


Ask your subject to clarify it.

Capturing the speaker’s mood is


an advantage of using a recording device.

Information that is not common knowledge or easily verified requires


attribution.

"An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind," said Mahatma Gandhi, anti-war activist and primary leader of India’s independence movement, is an example of


a direct quote.

Which of these is not an element of mass appeal?


Rumor.

The categories in which the elements of mass appeal fall include prominence, immediacy, proximity, and


conflict.

Inverted pyramid writing style places story elements in


logical and descending order of importance.

The following sentence is what kind of lead? "An Air Force fighter pilot died today when his jet crashed into the Mediterranean Sea during a routine training exercise."


Impersonal who.

Types of bridges include attribution, why and how, secondary facts, tie-back, and


identification.

What style should you use when writing a print news media release?


Inverted pyramid.

Which story type is less concerned with timeliness and more concerned with the subject matter and how the writer treats it?


Features

The most common types of commentaries are from


commanders.

What is not appropriate in a commentary?


Special interest groups outside the Department of Defense (DOD).

What types of written material are definitive statements of policy and can be used as research reference material?


Senior leadership speeches.

What does the Air Force use to keep military members, their families, civilian employees, and the public informed about the Air Force and its leaders?


The Air Force biography program.

When are Air Force fact sheets updated?


When substantial changes in the subject matter occur.

In addition to editing for accuracy, brevity, clarity, spelling, grammar and punctuation, all of the following also apply except


messages.

The greatest problem editors struggle with is


inaccuracy.

Host nation sensitivities fall under what aspect of editing?


Policy.

Even after a story, brief, or cutline has gone through an editing chain of several Public Affairs (PA) members, what problem is most likely to still exist?


Inconsistency.


The following sentence needs which of the grammar edits listed below? The missile site was bombed by the F–16 squadron.


Active voice.

The following sentence needs which of the grammar edits listed below? Each of the girls brought their dolls.


Incorrect antecedent.

The following sentence needs which of the grammar edits listed below? Despite his inexperience, the sergeant said Airman Jenkins would fill the vacancy.


Misplaced modifier.

Cohesive refers to


flow.