CBC Quality Assurance & Compliance 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FCC rules, what is the minimum caption accuracy rate required for pre-recorded programming?
- 90%
- 95% (Correct answer)
- 98%
- 100%
Correct answer: 95%
The FCC requires that pre-recorded programming achieve at least 95% caption accuracy.
Question 2: Which FCC quality standard specifically addresses whether captions appear at the same time as the corresponding audio?
- Accuracy
- Completeness
- Synchrony (Correct answer)
- Placement
Correct answer: Synchrony
Synchrony is the FCC quality standard that measures how well caption timing aligns with the corresponding spoken audio.
Question 3: A broadcaster discovers that a captioning vendor consistently omits speaker identification in dialogue-heavy programs. Which FCC quality standard is being violated?
- Synchrony
- Placement
- Completeness (Correct answer)
- Accuracy
Correct answer: Completeness
Completeness requires that all dialogue and other aurally presented information, including speaker identification, be included in captions.
Question 4: Under the CVAA, video programming distributors (VPDs) must ensure captions are available on which type of content delivered via IP?
- Only live news programming
- Only pre-recorded content
- All full-length video programming that aired on TV with captions (Correct answer)
- Only programming aired after 2015
Correct answer: All full-length video programming that aired on TV with captions
The CVAA requires that all full-length video programming that aired on television with captions must also be captioned when delivered via IP.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the FCC's 'safe harbor' provision in captioning compliance?
- It exempts small broadcasters from all captioning requirements
- It provides a grace period for new technology adoption
- It establishes procedures that, if followed, create a presumption of compliance (Correct answer)
- It limits viewer complaints to a 30-day window
Correct answer: It establishes procedures that, if followed, create a presumption of compliance
A safe harbor provision establishes specific procedures or standards that, if followed by a broadcaster, create a presumption that they are in compliance with FCC rules.
Question 6: Which technical caption standard is used for analog television broadcasts in the United States?
- CEA-708
- EIA-608 (Correct answer)
- SMPTE 2052
- W3C TTML
Correct answer: EIA-608
EIA-608 (also called Line 21 captioning) is the technical standard used for closed captions on analog television broadcasts.
Question 7: When a captioner notices that caption text is consistently blocking a lower-third graphic with essential information, which quality standard is compromised?
- Accuracy
- Completeness
- Synchrony
- Placement (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Placement
Placement refers to where captions appear on screen; captions should not block important visual information such as lower-third graphics.
CBC Quality Assurance & Compliance 2
Under FCC rules, what is the minimum caption accuracy rate required for pre-recorded programming?