What's in my MP3 player?

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What does MP3 mean? Nothing in particular, just MP3 Media Player 3 MPEG Audio Layer 3 Microsoft Player 3

2. My MP3 player runs on rechargeable batteries, as do most. Which of these is NOT a rechargeable battery? Nickel Metal Hydride Nickel-Cadmium Carbon-Zinc Lithium Ion

3. How do the songs get onto most MP3 players? a cable connected to the computer's audio jack a cable connected to the computer's USB port a cable connected to the stereo's earphone jack MP3 players take songs from the radio

4. My MP3 player uses memory chips to store its music. What is this kind of memory called? bubble memory speedy memory flash memory write-only memory

5. My MP3 player, and many others, has a small LCD display on which it shows me the song title and the artist who is performing. Where does it get this information? From the song file From a satellite The listener enters this information by hand From the CD label

6. Many MP3 players have a way to play their songs in a random order. What is this called? crazy favorite shuffle mixed up

7. Before I can hear the music that my MP3 player's playing, the music must be manipulated by several processes. Which of these is NOT one of them? Amplifying the sound Uncompressing the song Reading the song with a laser Converting the song from digital to analog

8. MP3 is the only form of audio compression used in portable music players. True False

9. Was Apple's iPod the first commercial MP3 player? Yes No

10. MP3 files can be made with higher or lower "bitrates". Files with higher bitrates can be compressed more than those with lower bitrates. True False