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1. AAC Short for Advanced Audio Coding.

2. AAC is an audio codec that has better audio quality and compression when

compared with MP3.

3. Dolby AC-1 was the original digital coding technology introduced in 1987.

4. Dolby AC-2 was introduced in 1989.

5. Dolby AC-3 was introduced to the public in 1991.

6. AC'97 Short for Audio Codec.

7. AC'97 is an Intel audio component that is integrated into Intel chipsets.

8. AC'97 is an Intel audio component that is integrated into Intel chipsets.

9. Analog signals and wavelengths that can be transmitted over

communications lines such as the sound of a voice over the phone line.

10.ATRAC Short for Acoustic TRansform Adaptive Coding,

11.ATRAC was developed by Sony.

12.ATRAC is a method of compressing all the data on a standard CD to a 64mm

MiniDisc with almost no loss in audio quality.

13.Audio Term used to describe any type of sound that can be heard.

14. AVR Short for Automatic Voltage Regulator

15. AVRis a hardware device used to maintain a specific voltage to electronic devices.

16. Automatic Voice Recognition, AVRis the ability of a computer or other electronic

device to detect and understand human voice.

17. Automatic Voice Response, AVRis a computer generated or pre-recorded response

activated on command.

18.Band The distance between the highs and lows on a frequency.

19.bitrate is a measurement of bits each second that audio distributes.

20.A decibel (dB) is a unit of of measurement of voltage or other type of

intensity. Decibels are one tenth of a bel.

21.Abbreviation for DeciBels Adjusted, dBA is the noise power calculated in dB.

22.0 dBA is equal to 3.16 picowatts (-85 dBm)23.DAC Short for Digital-to-Analog Converter,

24.DAC is a device that reconstructs analog voltage waveforms from an

incoming sequence of binary digits.

25.DAC is also short for Digital-to-Analog Converter and is the process of

converting a digital signal into an audio signal.


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26.DAE Short for Digital Audio Extraction,

27.DAE is the process of taking audio tracks from an audio CD and moving them

to a hard disk drive or other recordable media.

28.Dolby AC-1 was the original digital coding technology introduced in 1987.

29.Dolby AC-2 was introduced in 1989 and included better audio quality and

reduced bit-rate.

30.EQ Short for equals.

31.eq is an operator used in programming languages and in command line

commands as an abbreviation for equals.

32.EQ Short for equalizer.

33.equalizer is a software program or hardware device that increases or

decreases the volume of specific audio frequencies.

34.FLAC Short for Free Lossless Audio Codec,

35.FLAC is an open source audio codec that has little compression and has little

audio loss.

36.Frequency The number of oscillations in a current in alternating current each

second, usually expressed in hertz.

37.Headset Device connected to telephones or computers that allows a user to

talk and listen while keeping their hands free.

38.Headphones A hardware device that either plugs into your computer or

your speakers that enables you to privately listen to audio without disturbing

anyone else.

39.hertz equals one (0.00000000125) cycle per second

40.Hertz is commonly used to measure a computer monitor's refresh rate and

computer processors.

41.Insulator A material that resists or prevents the carrying of electricity, heat,

or sound.

42. Portable MP3 / Media player developed by Apple

43.The iPod is capable of holding up to 10,000 songs, is easy to use, and is very

portable.44. iTunes Music service and software program by Apple that enables computer

users

45. iTunes are used to download songs, videos, podcasts and other media from

the Internet.


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46.Jitter buster A device that is designed to stop flickering signals in audio

transmissions.

47. Kilohertz, is a measurement of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz.

48. Kilohertz is unit of measurement for alternating current, audio signals, and a

measurement of wireless signals.

49. Live!Ware is a software program with various added features for the Sound

Blaster and Sound Blaster Live! sound cards.

50.Lossless compression that loses no data during the compression or

decompression process.

51. Lossless compression is commonly used for compressing executables and/or

other files that requires all data within the file to function correctly.

52.Lossy compression method that sacrifices some information to achieve

greater compression.

53. Lossy compression methods are used most often for graphics and audio files.

54.An MP3 file is an example of a lossy compressed audio file.

55.Low frequency is commonly a quiet vibration or humming noise.

56.Low frequency is sound with frequencies between 30 kilohertz and 300

kilohertz.

57.LPS Short for Library Programs Service.

58. Landsat 7 Processing System is a system used to process Landsat 7 images.

59.LP, sometimes displayed as LPs, is short for Long-Playing records. LP is atype of audio record.

60.microphone is a hardware peripheral that allows computer users to input

audio into their computers.

61.MIDI Short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

62.MIDI is a standard for digitally representing and transmitting sounds,

allowing electronic devices such as keyboards and computer sound cards to

understand.

63.The MIDI sound is played back through the hardware device or computer

either through a synthesized audio sound or a waveform stored on the

hardware device or computer.

64.MPC Short for Multimedia PC.

65.MPC was developed in 1990.

66.MPC is any computer that is capable of running programs that combine video,

animation, audio, and graphics.


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67. The MPEG compression standard to reduce the size of a file.

68. MP3 files are commonly used to store a song or complete CD and require very little

hard disk drive.

69.Any type of organized sound Music.

70.On computers music can be listened to by placing an audio CD into the

computer and listening to the CD through a media player.

71.Mute is a software setting that will completely disable the sound.

72.Notator is a software application capable of converting music entered into

the computer using a MIDI device into a traditional musical notation.

73.Pitch is a measurement used to determine how many fixed-width characters

can fit into an inch of space.

74.When referring to sound, pitch refers to the subjective perception of

frequency.

75.RF Short for Radio Frequency.

76.RF is one method used to transmit a wireless signal.

77.When referring to a computer processor, registers refer to the location

within your processor used to store and process information.

78.Registers are 16, 32, or 64 bits wide.

79.When referring to sound, a register refers to the tone of the sound.

80.RIAA short for Recording Industry Association of America.

81.RIAA is a trade group setup to represent the U.S. recording industry.

82.Sound refers to a type of vibration that is picked up by the human ear.83.Computers generate sound using a Sound Card that is either connected to

headphones or speakers to output the sound.

84.Sound buffer is a portion of computer memory that temporarily holds sound

files on their way to audio speakers.

85.Sound Card is also known as a sound board or an audio card.

86.Sound Card is an expansion card or integrated circuit that provides a

computer with the ability to produce sound that can be heard by the user.

87.Sound Blaster is a type of sound card manufactured by Creative Labs.

88.Speaker is a hardware device connected to a computer's sound card that

outputs sounds generated by the card.

89.Speech synthesis is commonly accomplished by entering text into the

computer and having the computer read that text out loud.

90.Speech synthesis computerized replication of a human's voice.

91.Subwoofer also known as a Sub.


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92.Subwoofer is a type of speaker that is designed to only reproduce low

frequencies also known as the bass.

93.Synthesizer sometimes abbreviated as Synth.

94.Synthesizer is a hardware device that creates sound using digital

instructions.

95.THX is a system of standards developed and founded by George Lucas in

1983.

96.THX is a highest quality of sound in home theater systems and now computer

games.

97.THX site can be found at http://www.thx.com.

98.VBRshort for Variable Bit Rate.

99.When referring to audio, VBRis a method of encoding an MP3 file by how

much data is in the MP3 file.

100. When referring to a network, VBRis a type of network setup that is

capable of handling fixed timing and non-fixed timing traffic.

101. Voice Recognition computer software program, or hardware device

to decode the human voice into digitized speech that can be interpreted by

the computer or hardware device.

102. Voice Coil is a wire that is adjusted with a magnetic field to adjust the

intensity of the audio signal.

103. When referring to sound, Volume refers to the amplitude of the sound

being played.

104. When referring to storage, Volume refers to a location capable of

storing data.

105. Wave is a pattern of a signal, such as that generated by sound and

light, that changes at regular intervals.

106. Wave audio is a sound wave represented in a digital form that is

based upon periodic samplings of waveforms.

107. Waveform editor is a software program or utility that allows a user

to record and manipulate a wave audio file.108. Wavelength is the measurement for the distance between

corresponding highs and lows of a wave signal.

109. Wavetable Synthesis is a method of generating realistic sounds from

various digital signals.
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110. Zune is a Microsoft brand name used to describe a portable media

player and software program used to distribute media files.

111. The Zune portable media player was first released on November

14, 2006

112. The Zune portable media player is capable of storing up to 30GB of

media files such as .MP3 and .MP4 audio files, .JPG images, and Windows

Media Video files.

113. Microsoft Zune can be found at: http://www.zune.net/
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