week 7

Cards (16)

  • Audio
    Anything related to sound in terms of receiving, transmitting or reproducing or its specific frequency
  • Audio
    • Stereo
  • Types of audio information

    • Dialog or conversation
    • Lecture or talk
    • News
    • Podcast
    • Audio book
    • Music
  • Dialog or conversation
    • Exchange of ideas takes place between the people who are talking
  • Lecture or talk

    • Participants are able to acquire information from the speaker, who can be a teacher or an expert in the field of the subject
  • News
    • The public learns information about current events that happen locally and internationally
  • Podcast
    • A digital audio file, which can be downloaded on the computer with internet access
  • Audio book

    • A talking book, as there is a complete recording of the entire text, which is read
  • Music
    • Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) which expresses the melody, harmony, and rhythm of a specific tune
  • People who make audio information

    • Commentator
    • Emcee
    • Disk jockey (DJ) or Radio announcer
    • Narrator
    • Voice-over
    • Music artist
    • Musician
  • Radio
    An electronic device that produces sound. The FM stations usually broadcast music, while the AM stations usually broadcast news. It has a built-in speaker and a jack for the headset
  • Walkman
    A portable version of the audio cassette player, which also has radio features. Walkman is Sony's brand name, which become a household name in the late 1970's
  • Discman
    A more modern version of the Walkman from Sony. This Discman is the first portable CD player
  • MP3 player

    An electronic device that can play digital audio files. It is an older version of an iPod but an improved version of a Discman
  • iPod
    A portable media player from Apple, Inc., the iPod released in 2001. It is the improved version of the MP3 player and it can carry more music
  • iTunes
    A mobile device management application that Apple, Inc. developed. It is a media library that allows subscribers to play, download, and organize digital audio and videos, as well as other types of media available in the iTunes store