Dtd End Of Year Trivia Fun

24 Questions | By DTD2010 | Updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Attempts: 154

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1.

True or False: A reference to the 'Digital Cliff' means an instructional video on digital television retune (or rescan), developed by the UK Digital Switchover Taskforce, featuring Cliff Richards.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Those Canberra DTD people are always speaking in acronyms. What does CEP stand for?CEP: Coverage Program
3.

How many Radio LAPs are there?
- A.
  
  7
- B.
  
  75
- C.
  
  114
- D.
  
  239
4.

Which DTD staff participated in the ACMA's Movember Team 2010? (Caution: Clues are somewhat misleading)
- A.
  
  Lachlan Phillips
- B.
  
  Richard McDonald
- C.
  
  John May
- D.
  
  Matthew Archer
- E.
  
  Ray Treloar
- F.
  
  David Brumfield
5.

What is the most an Australian commercial radio licence has sold for?
- A.
  
  $95 million
- B.
  
  $105 million
- C.
  
  $155 million
6.

In what year was the first Australian commercial radio service licensed?
7.

How many TRIM documents have been created by DTD, year to date, 2010?
- A.
  
  6,000-7,000
- B.
  
  7,000-8,000
- C.
  
  8,000-9,000
- D.
  
  9,000-10,000
8.

True or False: TPEB created over 1000 more TRIM documents than ACPB in 2010.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

True or False: Senator Stephen Conroy has a large inflatable dalek in his office.
- A.
  
  Completely True
- B.
  
  Utterly False
10.

Those Melbourne DTD people have been keeping a close eye on Commercial TV broadcasters. What date does the Broadcasting and Datacasting Services (Parental Lock) Technical Standard 2010 commence operation?
- A.
  
  1 July 2011
- B.
  
  4 February 2011
- C.
  
  1 Jan 2011
11.

What does the term 'combinatorial clock' refer to?
- A.
  
  A type of auction design being examined by the ACMA for spectrum allocation
- B.
  
  A timepiece featuring both analog and digital displays
- C.
  
  An application embedded in Outlook that disrupts meeting bookings
12.

What is Giles demonstrating?
- A.
  
  Channel A and Channel B
- B.
  
  Tips for negotiating Authority Paper extensions with Marilyn Woolford
- C.
  
  Senate Estimates preparation
13.

When will analog television be switched off in Adelaide?
- A.
  
  Second Half 2012
- B.
  
  First Half 2013
- C.
  
  Second Half 2013
- D.
  
  First Half 2014
14.

True or False: Once upon a time, Chris Hose volunteered for the Rural Fire Service. His first heroic fire-fighting achievement was to deal with a lawn-mower incident.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Which of the following are the main restack planning approaches under consideration by the ACMA?
- A.
  
  6 channel block
- B.
  
  2 service stack
- C.
  
  Minimum moves
- D.
  
  Hybrid hoard
16.

True or False: The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy made the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Realising the Digital Dividend) Direction 2010 on 9 July 2010.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Where was David Brumfield born?
18.

What is the size of the digital dividend?
- A.
  
  How long is a piece of string?
- B.
  
  It depends on how much bidders are prepared to pay
- C.
  
  126 MHz
19.

Those Sydney people have been busy on all sorts of things. What does CAS stand for:Conditional Scheme
20.

What is this?
- A.
  
  Some kind of witchcraft
- B.
  
  DTD's first tweet
21.

How many LARs did DTRAS submit to LSD in 2010?
- A.
  
  10-30
- B.
  
  31-60
- C.
  
  61-90
22.

Which answer option best describes the following:
- A.
  
  2G technology
- B.
  
  The Gavins
- C.
  
  ACMA Career Pathing
23.

What is a mux?
- A.
  
  A draft discussion paper with conflicting tracked changes
- B.
  
  A dog trained to navigate geostationary satellites
- C.
  
  A multiplexer - a device that performs multiplexing
- D.
  
  A moustache that grows up instead of down
24.

DTD celebrated its first birthday on (answer as many as are correct)
- A.
  
  1 December 2010
- B.
  
  1/12/2010
- C.
  
  2010-12-1