NTSC

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ntsc

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the original standard year?1941
2. What is the color standard year?1953
3. What does NTSC stand for?NTSC means National Television System Committee, the group that made TV standards in the United States.
4. Why did the NTSC create a TV standard?They wanted all TV sets and broadcasts to work together, so people could watch shows on any screen.

Analog Television: A system transmitting television signals using continuous, wave-like electrical signals.
Scan Lines: The horizontal lines that form an image on a cathode ray tube (CRT) display.
Frame Rate: The frequency at which consecutive images, or frames, are displayed per second.
Backward Compatibility: The ability of a new system or device to work with older systems or devices.