Description : What are the four basic parts of a magnetic tape recorder's tape transport system?
Last Answer : a. Tape reeling system. b. Tape speed control system. c. Electronic subsystem. d. Basic enclosure.
Description : Magnetic tape recorders can have up to three different heads installed. What are the three functions performed by a recorder's heads?
Last Answer : Record, reproduce, and erase.
Description : If magnetic tape is stored in areas with temperature and humidity extremes, what are three types of tape damage that may occur?
Last Answer : Oxide shedding, layer-to-layer sticking, and tape deformation.
Description : Digital magnetic tape recorders used to store and retrieve digital data fall into what three categories?
Last Answer : a. Computer-compatible digital tape recorders. b. Telemetry digital tape recorders. c. Instrumentation digital tape recorders
Description : What three formats are used for digital magnetic tape recording?
Last Answer : 1) Serial, (2) parallel, and (3) serial-parallel.
Description : In digital magnetic tape recording, the series of recorded digital pulses can represent what three types of data?
Last Answer : a. Data used by digital computers. b. Pulsed squarewave signals. c. Digitized analog waveforms.
Description : What equipment should you use to de-magnetize a magnetic tape transport?
Last Answer : A hand-held degausser.
Description : Sometimes it's necessary, but why should you avoid using cotton swabs when cleaning a magnetic tape transport?
Last Answer : Cotton swabs are not lint free.
Description : . How do tape transports with differential velocity capstans maintain a constant tape tension in the area around the magnetic heads?
Last Answer : The supply capstan is slightly larger than the take-up capstan. This causes the take-up capstan to pull the tape slightly faster than the supply capstan feeds the tape.
Description : Why is it important to minimize TBE jitter in magnetic tape recordings where precise timing relationships exist between two or more signals?
Last Answer : The jitter could cause noise and a loss of accuracy.
Description : What number harmonic is the primary harmonic distortion in magnetic tape recorders?
Last Answer : Third-order harmonic.
Description : List four factors that can degrade the frequency response of magnetic tape recorders.
Last Answer : a. A too-high or too-low bias signal level setting for the record head. b. An improper reproduce head gap. c. An improper tape transport speed. d. Poor tape-to-head contact.
Description : What two types of record and reproduce electronics are used by magnetic tape recorders?
Last Answer : . a. Direct record (AM). b. Frequency modulation (FM).
Description : What two preventive maintenance actions must you do regularly to increase magnetic head life and to ensure good tape recording and playback?
Last Answer : a. Keep the heads clean. b. Keep the heads demagnetized.
Description : What is the correct way to hold a magnetic tape reel?
Last Answer : Always hold reel by the hub, never by the flanges. Never touch the working tape surface.
Description : What method for erasing magnetic tape is much more effective and reliable than using a recorder’s erase head?
Last Answer : Using a magnetic tape degausser
Description : What are two disadvantages of using a recorder’s erase head to erase data recorded on a magnetic tape?
Last Answer : Using an erase head is slow, and it may not completely erase the tape.
Description : You notice steps in the tape pack such as those in figure 2-3. What causes this and how does it damage the magnetic tape?
Last Answer : Pack slip. It's caused by loosely wound tape on a reel that is exposed to excessive vibration or heat. The vibration or heat causes the tape to shift, causing steps in the tape pack. The uneven tape will then rub against the reel's sides and the recorder's tape guides.
Description : When the relative humidity is below 10%, what happens to magnetic tape and parts of a tape recorder that could cause environmental damage?
Last Answer : Dirt build-up caused by static electricity.
Description : Your activity stores its magnetic tape in an area where the temperature is 100º F. What two types of environmental damage could occur that would make these tapes unusable?
Last Answer : Head-to-tape sticking and layer-to-layer adhesion
Description : After using a tape that was stored in an area where temperatures exceeded 130º F you notice pieces of oxide sticking to the recorder's tape-transport mechanism, to its magnetic heads, and onto the tape. What is the probable cause of these symptoms?
Last Answer : Oxide shedding. At temperatures above 130º F, oxide coating becomes soft and sheds.
Description : Environmental damage to magnetic tape can occur when the tape is stored in an area that exceeds what ideal temperature and humidity ranges?
Last Answer : Ideally, use and store tape at 60 to 80º F and at 40 to 60% relative humidity.
Description : List four rules you should follow when storing magnetic tape to protect it from damage.
Last Answer : a. Make sure the tape is wound properly on the reel hub, b. store tapes vertically, c. keep storage area at right temperature and humidity, d. store away from equipment that generates stray magnetic fields.
Description : What are four types of tape errors that can degrade a magnetic recording system’s performance?
Last Answer : Signal dropout, noise, skew, and level. Dropout is the most common.
Description : What type of magnetic tape is used to record computer programs and data, and what are the additional thickness and quality standards for this type of tape?
Last Answer : digital magnetic tape is for computer programs and data. Its base material is about 50% thicker. The tape’s surface must not have blemishes or coating flaws because losing even one digital data bit could ruin the recorded computer program or data.
Description : Which of the two types of magnetic tape is used to record audio and instrumentation type signals in the VLF to 2.5MHz frequency range?
Last Answer : Analog magnetic tape.
Description : Why is plastic magnetic tape used more than metal tape?
Last Answer : Plastic tape is used more than metal because it’s more flexible, resists mildew and fungus, and is very stable at high temperatures and humidity.
Description : What are the major differences between magnetic tape units?
Last Answer : The speed at which the tape is moved past the read/write head and the density of the recorded information.
Description : What is the purpose of any magnetic tape unit?
Last Answer : To write data on or read data from a magnetic tape.
Description : Which digital data tape encoding method presets the magnetic tape to all zeros and then records digital ones onto the tape?
Last Answer : Return-to-bias (RB) encoding.
Description : Which of the eight methods for encoding digital data onto magnetic tape is most widely used because it’s accurate, simple, and reliable?
Last Answer : Non-return-to-zero (NRZ) encoding.
Description : Punched cards, paper tape, and magnetic tape use what storage access method?
Last Answer : Sequential-access.
Description : What are the two basic types of tape buffering reeling systems?
Last Answer : a. Spring-tension buffering systems. b. Vacuum-column buffering systems.
Description : What the three basic components make up the typical magnetic amplifier?
Last Answer : Two saturable reactors and a transformer.
Description : What are magnetic materials?
Last Answer : Those materials that are attracted by magnets and have the ability to become magnetized.
Description : What is the basic principle of a magnetic amplifier?
Last Answer : change in inductance in a series LR circuit causes a change in true power.
Description : What two basic types of magnetic devices are used as error detectors?
Last Answer : E-transformer and control transformers.
Description : What are the three most commonly used tape reeling systems?
Last Answer : a. Take-up control. b. Two-motor reeling. c. Tape buffering.
Description : Technical manuals for tape recorders can state the SNR in what three different ways?
Last Answer : a. Root-mean-square (RMS) signal-to-RMS noise. b. Peak-to-peak signal-to-RMS noise. c. Peak signal-to-RMS noise.
Description : A tape pack is buckled and deformed as shown in figure 2- 4. What are three possible causes for this condition?
Last Answer : a. Reel has a distorted hub, b. tape wound over small particle deposited on hub, and c. tape wound on reel with tension increasing toward end of winding.
Last Answer : Magnetic recording tape is most commonly made from ferric oxide.
Description : Consider a system with twelve magnetic tape drives and three processes P1, P2 and P3. Process P1 requires maximum ten tape drives, process P2 may need as many as four tape drives and P3 may need upto nine ... , system is in: (A) safe state (B) unsafe state (C) deadlocked state (D) starvation state
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : What amount of flat tape or round cord is required to single lace a group of conductors?
Last Answer : Two and one-half times the length of the longest conductor in the group.
Description : Why is flat tape preferred instead of round cord when wire bundles are laced?
Last Answer : Round cord has a tendency to cut into the wire insulation.
Description : Why is friction tape used in splicing?
Last Answer : As a protective covering over the rubber tape.
Description : When cleaning the parts of a tape transport, why should you switch lint-free cloths and swabs often?
Last Answer : You may transfer dirt or oxide particles from one part of the tape transport to another
Description : How do dual-motor dual capstan drives maintain a constant tape tension while operating in either a forward or reverse direction?
Last Answer : Each capstan is driven by its own motor. It maintains tape tension by slowing down one of the motors. When the tape motion is reversed, the opposite motor is slowed down.
Description : How do closed-loop capstan drive tape transports overcome the disadvantages of the open-loop drive design?
Last Answer : Closed loop capstan drive transports use more than one capstan to clamp the tape in the area around the magnetic head.
Description : There are two types of tape transport configurations, open loop capstan drive and closed-loop capstan drive. What are two major disadvantages of open-loop capstan drive tape transports?
Last Answer : a. Only operates in one direction. b. The tape tension and head-to-tape contact can vary.