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AudioPedia 104 - Recording Media, DAW and Computer.
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1
A computer's CPU is
a device that allows multiple peripherals to connect through a single USB port
the computer's built-in RAM storage
the computer's primary long-term storage device
the main processor-the "brain" of the computer
2
A RAID Array consists of
multiple hard drives linked for speed or backup
malware that infects computers used for DAW systems
a string of RAM buffers that optimize audio data transfer
multiple computers linked for speed or backup
3
USB stands for
Unbalanced Serial Bus
Ultimate Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Stereo Bus
4
The recommended minimum spec for a hard drive for a DAW is
3600 rpm
3.1416 RPM
7200 rpm
72,000 rpm
5
The professional stereo digital audio transmission standard is
MIDI
Lightpipe
AES/EBU
AAC/ALAC
6
Word Clock connections carry
digital audio processing for mixing applications
audio data
session timing in hours/minutes/seconds/frames
a master clock signal for digital audio streams
7
In a computer-based DAW, a RAM buffer
retains its contents even when the computer is turned off
passes audio data to/from the hard disk
prevents digital overloads during audio recording
prevents analog overloads during audio recording
8
Analog tape records audio signals via
electrical capacitance
a digital process
brickwall limiting
electromagnetic induction
9
Flash drives
are too expensive
are good for storage & transfer but not recommended for audio streaming
are larger than regular hard drives and preferred for audio storage
are faster than regular hard drives and preferred for audio recording
10
The main function of an audio interface is
to allow MIDI devices to communicate with each other
digital audio storage
analog effects processing
A-to-D & D-to-A conversion
11
A mirror-image backup is
an audiofile processed to play backwards
an exact duplicate of the entire content of a hard drive
a backup of your most important files
a backup consisting only of files with multiple versions
12
DAW stands for
Digital Audio Workstation
Dynamic Audio Workstation
Dockable Audio Workstation
Digital Analog Workstation
13
The Thunderbolt 2 standard has speeds of
50 Gigabits/second
20 Gigabits/second
100 Gigabits/second
200 Gigabits/second
14
The RAM requirement for a modern DAW is
128 KB & up
approximately 8 TeraBytes & up
approximately 8 GigaBytes & up
approximately 8 MegaBytes & up
15
The two versions of FireWire used for audio devices are
FireWire X & FireWire Y
FireWire A & FireWire B
FireWire 1.1 & FireWire 2.0
FireWire 400 & FireWire 800
16
In a DAW, Latency is
an effect used for creating doubling effects
a lag (delay) in monitored audio from RAM buffering
non existent
the length of time a user should wait before upgrading to a new OS
17
An SSD is
a solid-state (RAM-based) hard drive
a supersonic digital timing signal
a multitap delay for audio processing
solid-state driver
AudioPedia 104
Recording Media, DAW and Computer
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