CSUK:BrainQuest Sound

Task 1: Join the term with its definition. Task 4: Write down the binary contents of the sound file after the following sound
wave has been sampled.

Sampling Number of bits used to define each second of

audio.

Measuring the heights of sound waves at regular

Bit Rate
intervals.

A measurement of the height of a soundwave at a

Sample Rate
given moment.

Sample Number of bits used to define each sample.

The frequency that sampling is carried out on

Bit Depth
sound.

Task 2: Explain the effect that bit rate has on sound quality?

Task 3: Explain the effects of both bit rate and sampling rate on the quality and
size of a sound file.

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