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Question 51
Voltage is sometimes referred to as EMF, or Electromotive...?

A
Field
B
Factor
C
Flash
D
Force
Correct Answer: Option D

The term EMF, or Electromotive Force, its use now in decline, is attributed to Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827). Today we generally use the term "voltage" - can you guess why we call it that?

Question 52
What does AM mean?

A
Angelo marconi
B
Anno median
C
Amplitude modulation
D
Amperes
Correct Answer: Option C

Amplitude modulation was the first type to be used in radio. It works well with HF and morse code.

Question 53
'.BAT' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A
Compressed Archive file
B
System file
C
Audio file
D
Backup file
Correct Answer: Option B

No answer description available for this question.

Question 54
What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?

A
Crop
B
Report
C
Record
D
Sort
Correct Answer: Option D

No answer description available for this question.

Question 55
The input used by an antenna or cable to a TV set uses frequencies called...?

A
IF
B
RF
C
AF
D
SAP
Correct Answer: Option B

RF is radio frequency. IF is intermediate frequency used inside the TV for processing. AF is audio frequency. SAP is second audio program which may have another language or other soundtrack as an option to the main soundtrack.

Question 56
Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?

A
74 mins
B
56 mins
C
60 mins
D
90 mins
Correct Answer: Option A

According to many stories surrounding the origin of the compact disc, 74 minutes was settled on because it would comfortably contain all of Beethoven's 9th symphony on one disc. Although some stories reference a specific Sony higher-up who claimed this as his favorite piece of music, stories differ. All that's known for sure is that Sony insisted on this and won out over Phillips' original 60 minute proposal.

Question 57
Once the active medium is excited, the first photons of light are produced by which physical process?

A
Blackbody radiation
B
Spontaneous emission
C
Synchrotron radiation
D
Planck’s oscillation
Correct Answer: Option B

Spontaneous emission is what you see with most "glow in the dark" toys. You excite the toy by exposing it to bright light, then the toy glows in the dark by spontaneously emitting photons as the excited atoms relax back down to their normal state.

Question 58
'DTP' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A
Digital Transmission Protocol
B
DeskTop Publishing
C
Data Type Programming
D
Document Type Processing
Correct Answer: Option B

No answer description available for this question.

Question 59
The average power (in watts) used by a 20 to 25 inch home color television is...?

A
70-100
B
25-50
C
500-800
D
Over 1000
Correct Answer: Option A

About the same as as the most popular light bulb size.

Question 60
What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?

A
Alternating Current and Direct Current
B
A Rock Band from Australia
C
Average Current and Discharged Capacitor
D
Atlantic City and District of Columbia
Correct Answer: Option A

Electricity is voltage and current. Voltage is electrical pressure, and current is the flow of charged particles. The difference between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) is that the electrons in an AC circuit regularly reverse their direction. In a DC circuit electrons always flow in the same direction.