Anne’s Quiz #45

Photography

I took this picture at UC Santa Barbara in January 2002.

1. Who first coined the word 'photography'?: a) Louis Daguerre; b) William Henry Fox Talbot; c) Sir John Herschel; d) Leonardo Da Vinci

2. How long is a typical daguerreotype exposure?: a) 1 second; b) 10 seconds; c) 30-40 seconds; d) 2-8 minutes

3. How is 'f-stop' defined?: a) ratio of focal length of lens to aperture diameter; b) shutter speed; c) ratio of effective distance of subject to real distance; d) ratio of size of film to aperture diameter

4. What does 'SLR' stand for when describing a camera?: a) Single Lens Reflex; b) Single Light Reading; c) Simple Level Release; d) Second Light Reflection

5. What is the 'normal' lens size (focal length) for 35mm film?: a) 35mm; b) 50mm; c) 80mm; d) 140mm

6. Which of these companies does NOT make color print film?: a) Agfa; b) Kodak; c) Olympus; d) Fuji

7. What is the Bayer Mosaic pattern in a digital camera?: a) the distortion due to a wide-angle lens; b) the arrangement of colored pixels on the CCD; c) the noise that shows up in blue sky images; d) the aspirin you have to take after a full day of photography

8. Why is digital zoom somewhat meaningless in a digital camera?: a) all zooms are digital in a digital camera; b) it requires a special lens that must be purchased separately; c) it merely interpolates between the information already recorded, something an image-editing program can also do.; d) it requires the photographer to step closer to the subject

9. What does CCD stand for in a digital camera?: a) Charge-Coupled Device; b) Color Capacity Developer; c) Computer-Capable Device; d) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (Catholic religious education)

10. What does ISO stand for in film speed?: a) Infrared Sensitive Operative; b) Incremental Sensor Objects; c) International Standards Organization; d) Infrared Space Observatory

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quiz 45 created 7-23-02