The Teleconference Primer 
A Guide to Teleconferencing
The Technology for Electronic Communications 

 

by Lorne Parker, PhD and Alice Parker

 

Course Content 

Posttest -- Teleconference Primer 

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Complete the following statements by typing the correct answer in the box provided. (5 points per question)

1. Teleconferencing can be defined as .
2. The simplist form of teleconferencing, as defined, is . 
3. A is a portable cabinet used to store and move video and/or audio teleconferencing equipment from room to room or with in a conference area. 

Click the box beside the appropriate answers. Select all that apply. (5 points per question)

4. Identify the three major forms of teleconferencing.

audio
audio graphic
bridging
compressed video
internet
video
5. The three core technical components of any teleconferencing system are

codec
coaxial cable
equipment
network configuration
transmission channel
video bridge
6. Key features of compressed video include

one-way audio
one-way video
full motion video
near full motion video
two-way audio
two-way video

Click the down arrow to reveal the possible answers. Scroll down and click the correct answer. (5 points each)

7. teleconferencing require(s) broadband telecommunications channels.
8. Computer video is considered teleconferencing. 

Click the box labeled True beside those statements that are true and the box labeled false beside the statements that are false. (2 points each)

9. True 
False 		 A full-duplex communication channel does not permit simultaneous transmission and reception. 
10. True 
False 		 Full motion video requires narrowband analog channels. 
11. True 
False 		 Meet-me conferences require a bridge. 
12. True 
False 		 An omnidirectional microphone is acceptable as the only microphone in a small conference room. 

Compose one or more paragraphs (a paragraph consists of four to six sentences) in the text area below items 13 and 14 that completely answers each item.

13. Explain at least three major benefits of teleconferencing for business purposes. You may use your business or institution as a backdrop to your response. (15 points)

 
14. You are the training director for a firm employing 350 people in 30 offices across 2 states. You are planning to deliver technical training several times a week all sites. Select, detail, and defend the teleconferencing format you wish to employ. List the components you will need at both the sending and receiving sites. (25 points) 

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