The Sound of 1s and 0s

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music? 90 mins 60 mins 74 mins 56 mins

2. The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is: 22,050 Hz 48.4 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz

3. The theory that to adequately reproduce a recorded sound, the sample rate of the recording must be twice the maximum frequency in the sound is called: Bell's Theorem Dolby's Law The Nyquist Theorem The Sample Principle

4. CD Audio is stored in a format that is uncompressed, and very similar to a PC wav file, or a MAC aiff file. This particular format is known as: DRM MP3 PCM MPEG

5. What does DAT stand for? Digital Asynchronous Transport Digital Audio Tape Digital Adaptive Transformation Direct Audio Transcode

6. What is the sampling rate of a DAT? 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 48.4 kHz 24 kHz

7. What compression format does MiniDisc use? ATRAC MP3 8 Track Dolby Pro Logic

8. What does ATRAC stand for? Audio Transcribing Asynchronous Coding Asynchronous Transmission Acoustic Conversion Audio Transformation and Conversion Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding

9. What is the name of the copy protection implemented on recordable digital audio consumer formats? (CDs by spec are NOT recordable formats.) CSS Saguaro Data Shield Macrovision SCMS

10. How many bits are in one sample in CD Audio? (Redbook Audio) 8 16 2 25