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

 

by Lorne Parker, PhD and Alice Parker

 

Course Content 

Pretest -- Teleconference Primer

Full Name:
Complete E-Mail Address: 

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
controller
equipment
network configuration
transmission channel
video bridge
6. Key features of compressed video include

one-way audio
one-way video
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. require(s) narrowband telecommunications channels.
8. Computer video is considered teleconferencing. 

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

9. True 
False 		 A communication channel that permits simultaneous transmission and reception is a half-duplex system. 
10. True 
False 		 Full motion video requires broadband analog channels. 
11. True 
False 		 Meet-me conferences do not require a bridge. 
12. True 
False 		 A directional microphone is acceptable as the only microphone in medium sized conference room. 

In the text area below items 13 and 14 compose one or more paragraphs (a paragraph consists of four to six sentences) that completely answers each item. You may write your answer in your word processor then copy and paste the response into the appropriate box.

13. Explain at least two 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 200 people in 18 offices across 4 states. You are planning to deliver both technical and nontechnical training several times a week to some or all of the 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) 

When you have finished the test and have proofread your work, press the SUBMIT button. If you wish to ERASE your answers and start again, press the RESET button.