History Of Television Flashcards

1
Q

What previous technology was TV based on?

A

Radio

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2
Q

What system was and early rivals to electronic TV?

A

Mechanical YV

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3
Q

Who was the father of witless long distance radio l transmission?

A

Guglielmo Marconi

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4
Q

What was RCA formed?

A

To regulate the radio broadcast bands

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5
Q

Name the first 2 networks

A

NBC BLUE/NBC RED

CBS

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6
Q

Who was Vladimir Zworykin?

A

Russian scientist who helped developed television

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7
Q

How does the image appears on the screen?

A

Electronic scan like

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8
Q

How many scan lines on HD TV?

A

1080

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9
Q

Who was philo t Fransworth?

A

Inventor of television using scanning line

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10
Q

What government against Ik charge of setting of TV signal bandwidth?

A

RCA

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11
Q

Early TV signal were too weak, what problems did this cause?

A

Poor quality imag
Weak signal
Could not cover long distance

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12
Q

What event caused the disruption of TV brodcast durint the 1940?

A

WW2

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13
Q

What occurred during the golden age of TV?

A

The commercial expansion of television

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14
Q

During the 1960 television, became effective tool for?

A

Social awareness and change

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15
Q

What television system is in over 90% of homes today?

A

Cable

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16
Q

Name 2 films companies that also broadcasts TV

A

Warner Bros
Disney
Paramount

17
Q

How did David Sarnoff contribute to the advancement of TV?

A

Finances and marketing

18
Q

Was early television broadcast black and white or color?

A

Black and white

19
Q

Who were the 3 key contributors to the scientific and commercial expansion of television

A

Philip Fransworth
Vladimir Zworykin
David Sarnoff