Title: HIS 240 Quiz 1.3
Course: 14SU-HIS-240-GH101-COMP & DIGITAL FEATURES OF HI > Section: Dropbox

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">What was the first phase of the five phases of hearing instrument development?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The acoustic resonator phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The carbon microphone phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The vacuum tube phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The transistor phase</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The acoustic resonator phase</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which phase would not allow the hearing instrument to be worn on the head?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The integrated chip phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The carbon microphone phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The transistor phase</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The digital phase</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The carbon microphone phase</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The integrated chip phase was used exclusively in which style of hearing instrument?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Eyeglass</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In-the-ear</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Body</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Behind-the-ear</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In-the-ear</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The carbon phase of hearing instrument development allowed the hearing instrument to be worn at ear level on the head.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Only one transistor may be used in a hearing instrument amplifier.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which component is not found in a hearing instrument amplifier?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A diode</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A capacitor</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A transistor</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A transducer</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A transducer</span></span>

Q: Since the 1980s hearing aids have used only one type of microphone which is the?
- Electret
- Magnetic
- Carbon
- Ceramic
A: Electret

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Electronically, a user operated tone control for a hearing instrument circuit is termed a:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Variable resistor</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Switched capacitor</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Automatic volume control</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Automatic gain control</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Switched capacitor</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">An output transducer also known as a:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Receiver</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Microphone</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Amplifier</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Battery</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Receiver</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A class A receiver has a higher peak frequency response than a Class D.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Capacity of button cell batteries are rated by their:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Milliamps</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Voltage</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Color</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Size</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Milliamps</span></span>

Q: _______ color tab is always used for the largest hearing instrument button cell battery.
- Red tape
- Yellow tape
- Orange tape
- Blue tape
A: Blue tape

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Which one of the following is not a transducer?</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A receiver</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A microphone</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A telecoil</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A volume control</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A volume control</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">American National Standards Institute creates measurement criteria to:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Standardize the sale of hearing instruments</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Standardize the development of hearing instruments</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Standardize consistent measurement of hearing instrument performance.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Standardize consistent measurement of hearing instrument batteries.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Standardize consistent measurement of hearing instrument performance.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">A 2cc coupler is always used for ANSI measurement purposes:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">High frequency average gain is a reference used to determine:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument output.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument distortion.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument battery size.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument frequency response.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">The hearing instrument frequency response.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In ANSI test box analysis, the standard input decibel level to determine the hearing instrument gain is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Forty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ninety decibels.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty decibels.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">In ANSI test box analysis, the standard input decibel level to determine the hearing instrument output is:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Twenty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Forty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Sixty decibels.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ninety decibels.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Ninety decibels.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gain is the electroacoustic function of a hearing instrument which is necessary to know when attempting to provide:</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Counseling for the patient/client.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Testing for the patient/client.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Distortion for the patient/client.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility for the patient/client.</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Audibility for the patient/client.</span></span>

Q: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">Equivalent input noise measurements require a stimulus signal.</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">True</span></span>
- <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>
A: <span style="font-family:'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size:12pt">False</span></span>