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CTS 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the four teams that comprise the overall Project Team? | Owner, Design, Installation, and Management |
| who would make up the Management Team? | Developer, Construction Manager, and Building Management Agency |
| Which groups represent the generic roles that are important to the Project process? | Project Manager, Designers, and Installers |
| Which project characteristics must be considered in order to determine which method is best suited for a particular project? | Schedule, Size, Type, Complexity, and Procurement Requirements |
| which is an important aspect of funding that has a direct impact on the project process and design/installation? | Technical Support Funding |
| Whether a construction project is large or small, which milestones must be achieved in a typical schedule? | Programming, Building Design, AV Bid, and Move-In |
| What type of project is a typical Consultant-Led Design-Bid-Build contract structure good for? | Long term projects with extended project cycles |
| What is the risk in using an OFE/Integrator Installed contract structure? | System and infrastructure design and facility functionality may suffer |
| What are some of the important project scope and size considerations in selecting an AV provider? | Current Workload, Company Credentials, and Employee Experience |
| What type of document typically includes Project Size Requirements, Corporate Profile, Team Personnel, and Warranty Response Time? | RFQ |
| What is one of the disadvantages of contracting the AV integrator to the electrical subcontractor? | More layers of responsibility and communication |
| When conducting a complete project bid process, what milestone follows the issuing of the RFP? | Pre-Bid Meeting |
| Under what circumstances would you likely use an A305-1986 form? | Scoring responses to an RFQ |
| What is the ideal way to contract an AV integrator? | Directly to the Owner |
| The process of identifying the activities that end-users need to perform, and developing the functional descriptions of your systems is referred to as: | Needs Analysis |
| What is the main task of the third Step of the Program Phase of a Project? | Conducting program meetings |
| What should be included in the written Program Report? | A conceptual and functional system description |
| After writing the Program Report, what is the next step in the Program Phase? | Distributing the Report |
| The Program Report's executive summary should contain | An overview of the project, systems, and any special issues |
| During the Program Phase, what types of documentation should be reviewed during the Review of Existing Documentation and Facilities step? | Architectural, Organizational, and Technical |
| What is the correct order of the steps involved in the Design Phase of a project? | Kick-off meeting, establishing the infrastructure, developing the design package, and reviewing the package |
| Step Two of the Design Phase of a project is characterized by which of the following options? | Conceptual and Schematic Design |
| During the Design Phase of a project, during which step is the fabrication, installation, functional, and quality intent determined? | Step Three: Develop the Design Package |
| which team members best reflect the team of participants during the Review step of a project's Design Phase? | Architect, Program Manager, Owner, and End-User |
| Which part of the Construction Specifications Institute's three-part format covers Installation Standards, Adjustments, and User Training? | Execution |
| When including GUI Layouts into the Design Documents, which of the following should also be included for optimum usability? | Button-by-Button Functionality |
| During the Design Phase, what are three major coordination efforts that need to be addressed between the AV designer and the base building design team? | Space Planning, Data/Telecom, and Administrative Coordination |
| Which group comprises the principal participants in Construction Phase activities? | Architect, General Contractor, and AV Integrator |
| At what point of the Construction Phase does AV System Testing occur? | At the end |
| During the Construction Phase of a project, which step always follows AV System Testing? | Site Installation |
| What is the last step of the Construction Phase? | Finalizing Documentation |
| During the Construction Phase, what is likely to happen if a product is suddenly discontinued? | A Request for Change is triggered |
| During the Construction Phase, what is the last thing to do before site installation? | Conduct equipment and systems testing |
| Verification and Optimization are two concepts that are applied during System Commissioning to ensure that: | The design intent has been met |
| During which step in the System Commissioning and Training Phase is the final checklist for the complete installation generated? | Generate the Punch List |
| What are the primary functions of Step Four of the System Commissioning and Training Phase of a project? | Inspecting, Testing and Aligning |
| When is the best time to train users during the System Commissioning and Training Phase of a project? | After the punch list has been generated |
| Which type of warranty typically involves additional costs and adjustments? | Service |
| If a system meets the original design, fulfills the needs of the end-user, and remains in proper working order, what will be the result? | A successful project |
| Program Phase Steps | 1.Review existing documentation and facilities 2.Benchmark Comparable facilities 3.Conduct the program Meetings 4.Write the program report 5.Distribute the report 6.Approve the program report as a basic system design |
| Design Phase Steps | 1.Start design phase with a kick off meeting 2.Establish the infrastructure 3.developing the AV system design package 4.Making the most of the review |
| Construction Phase steps | 1.Construction Kick off meeting 2.Preparing for Submittals 3.Procuring the AV equipment 4.Preparing the site 5.Preassembling and testing the AV system 6.Site installation 7.Finalizing the documentation |
| System Commissioning and training | 1.Perform Preliminary test on the Completed system installation 2.Generate the punch list 3.Establish substantial completion 4.inspect test and align 5.Train users 6. Sign off and start warranty period |
| ICIA | Acronym for the International Communications Industries Association, IncĀ®; the trade association representing the professional audiovisual industry worldwide, also associated with its annual tradeshow, InfoComm |
| (FF&E): | Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
| BRI: | acronym for Basic Rate Interface; a single ISDN line that utilizes two 56 or 64Kbps channels plus one 16Kbps data channels. see also PRI and ISDN |
| describe the PAL video standard? | 625 lines, 25 frames per second, interlaced |
| Which is considered the better method of Y/C separation? | Comb filtering |
| Bandwidth limiting a video signal is achieved by | Encoding the video information. |
| The horizontal scan rate for PAL and SECAM is | 15,625 Hz. |
| What is the output of the chroma decoder when its input is the chrominance signal? | The component color difference signals, R-Y and B-Y |
| Bandwidth limiting of full bandwidth video is necessary for | Broadcast within the existing standards that permit black and white video |
| What is the output of the chroma decoder? | I and Q (or u and v) signals |
| In order to playback a video, what other signal MUST a videotape also have? | Control track |
| digital storage standards? | D-5 Digital8 DVD |
| The sampling ratio of 4:2:2 tells us that the | Luminance is sampled at full bandwidth and the R-Y, B-Y are sampled at half |
| Name three other items that can be recorded along with the video signal onto videotape." | Audio, control track, and timecode. |
| Another name for a fixed resolution display is | Fixed matrix. |
| Which imaging technology requires no external lamp? | Emissive |
| A VGA display is____ pixels. | 640 by 480 pixels. |