W3 | FINALS Flashcards
defined as anything connected to sound, specifically when received, recorded, transferred, or duplicated (HarperCollins, n.d.).
AUDIO
refers to the media communication that uses audio
equipment to report, document, and deliver information through the
means of sound
AUDIO MEDIA
is the file or
sound created and transferred by using high fidelity waves that are
heard through certain audio tools.
AUDIO INFORMATION
the act of sending a live or recorded audio through radio
waves meant for a large group of listeners
RADIO BROADCAST
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating
instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
MUSIC
the encoding of any sound from the surroundings; the
act or procedure of making a record of a certain sound (Merriam-Webster,
n.d.)
SOUND RECORDING
the sound, aside from dialogue and music,
artificially made to create an effect in a movie, play, or other broadcast
production (Oxford University, n.d.)
SOUND CLIP/SOUND EFFECT
an episodic series of digital audio or video file or recording
that can be downloaded by a user from a website to a media player or
computer to listen
AUDIO PODCAST
a magnetic tape sound recording format on which sound can be
documented
TAPE
a plastic-fabricated, circular tool on which audio, video,
and other digital information is recorded, stored, and played back
COMPACT DISC
an external hard disk drive, small enough to fit on a
keychain, that can be plugged into the computer’s USB port
USB FLASH DRIVE
a small, flat flash drive used to save data such as audio
files, pictures, texts, and videos for use on small, portable, or remote
computing devices
MEMORY CARD
a secondary data storage device for saving digital
data
COMPUTER HARD DRIVE
– a wide network of remote servers in the internet meant to
operate as storage and retrieval of audio files and other computer data
INTERNET/CLOUD
a coding format for consumer audio, as well
as a mean of sound sequence compression for the transmission and
playback of music on most digital audio players
MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)