Exam 2 Review

The first "talking machine", or sound-recording method, was developed in 1887 by Reginald Fessenden.

Over 90 percent of smartphone and tablet owners play video games at least once a week using these devices.

Atari was incorporated by Ralph Baer.

Paul Nipkow developed the first mechanical scanning system for television.

The Lumière brothers' main contribution to movies was their introduction of narrative, aided by editing.

Corporate indy studios are specialty divisions of major studios designed to produce sophisticated, but cheaper, films.

Lee DeForest developed an improved sound recording device in 1887 called the gramophone.

Software programs loaded onto users' computers and used to download and view Web files are known as browsers.

Broadcast radio's audience growth is increasing.

Facebook depression is not recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The primary collector and reporter of television ratings is a company known as Arbitron.

Images gathered by our eyes and retained by our brains for about 1/24th of a second is called rapid eye movement.

After the quiz show scandal, networks changed from single sponsorship to subscription sales.

The first film to utilize editing, intercutting of scenes, and a mobile camera to tell a story was Birth of a Nation.

Those who did not have cable television at any point are called cord-cutters.

The name of the first movie studio, built by Thomas Edison, was the Trust.

Marconi saw his wireless as a way to broadcast content to large audiences.

Unlike the movie industry, cross-promotion has yet to reach the game business.

Lucille Ball is primarily responsible for development of the off-network television syndication business.

Web "radio stations" that exist solely on the Web are referred to as pirate stations.

The Radio Act of 1927 provided spectrum space for noncommercial radio, developing into national public radio.