| Audio Media Music | ||
| #1 | What kind/type of record labels have the majority of music titles. |
Independent Labels |
| #2 | The basic business model in the recording industry can be divided into which three main parts? |
Creation, promotion, and distribution |
| #3 | The practice of a record label giving cash or gifts to a disc jockey to secure airtime is known as what? |
Payola |
| #4 | Recorded music serves what primary functions of mass communciation? |
Entertainment and Cultural transmission |
| #5 | What kind of software/program was Napster? |
An Internet file-sharing program |
| Audio Media Radio | ||
| #1 | Which genre of music is the most popular format for radio? |
Country |
| #2 | Who was established as the “father” of radio broadcasting? |
Lee de Forest |
| #3 | Radio stations are given call letters designating the station according to what? |
The geographic location in which they operate |
| #4 | Why is radio particularly important in developing nations? |
Radio is cheap to transmit and receive. |
| #5 | What was the first broadcasting network? |
The National Broadcasting Company |
| Visual Media Movies | ||
| #1 | The primary function of the American motion picture industry is what? |
To entertain |
| #2 | Released in 1927 and starring Al Jolson, the first commercially successful “talkie” was what? |
The Jazz Singer |
| #3 | The main channel for marketing movies is what? |
Television Advertising |
| #4 | One major obstacle to the movie industry's adoption of digital distribution has been what? |
Concerns over piracy through file-swapping services |
| #5 | Where did the motion picture industry begin, and for what reason? |
New York, because its entertainment center already had Broadway and vaudeville theaters |
| Visual Media TV | ||
| #1 | What is HBO's most-watched series to date? |
Game of Thrones |
| #2 | Reality television is profitable for networks because...? |
Production costs are much lower |
| #3 | Where did much of television's early programming come from? |
Radio |
| #4 | According to a recent study, what percent of American consumers binge-watch TV. |
70 Percent |
| #5 | Why is cable television able to produce more innovative and edgy content than network TV? |
Cable television is unfettered by FCC content restrictions |
| Internet & Video Games | ||
| #1 | Which browser has the biggest market share? |
Chrome |
| #2 | What allows us to receive vast amounts of verbal and visual information from a variety of global sources. |
Broadband Connections |
| #3 | What is the process in which multiple downloads of the same file are temporarily coordinated to accelerate the downloading process. |
Swarming |
| #4 | Because of their relative complexity, computers have more issues than traditional media with what? |
User interfaces |
| #5 | Common symptoms of video-game addiction include dry eyes, carpal tunnel syndrome, and what else? |
Lying to employers and family about gaming activities |
| Final Question | |