Chapter 9-TV Flashcards
Lines of Resolution
Rows of pixels, or lighted dots, that make up a television picture image.
Pixels
Lighted dots that create a television picture image.
Channel Allocation
The placement of assigned spots on the electromagnetic spectrum to individual broadcast stations.
Affiliates
Local stations that have a contractual relationship with the network but are not owned by the network.
Kinetoscopes
Poor-quality films taken directly from television monitors in the network studios; they were forerunners of videotapes.
Community Antenna Television (CATV)
The first cable television systems, designed to give viewers in hard-to-reach areas satisfactory reception from their nearest broadcast television stations.
Importation
In cable television, the bringing in of additional signals from distant stations.
Must-Carry Rules
FCC regulations that require cable systems to carry all local television stations within the system’s area of coverage.
Time Shifting
Recording of a television program for playback at some later time.
Videotape Recorder (VTR)
A device for recording sounds and images on reels of magnetic tape.
Videocassette Recorder (VCR)
An improvement on the videotape recorder (VTR) that uses cassette tapes instead of reels.
Digital Video Recorders (DVR’s)
Specialized computers with oversized hard drives on which video signals are saved.
High-Definition Television (HDTV)
Digital technology for transmitting television programs using more than double the standard number of scanning lines, creating a clearer, larger picture.
Video On Demand (VOD)
Services that allow subscribers to order recent feature films, sporting events, concerts, news items, and special events at any time; television clips that users can access whenever they want.
Multiple System Operators (MSO’s)
Companies that own several local cable service providers, usually in different areas of the country.
