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AUDIO VISUAL AIDE OC 1,2,3

AUDIO VISUAL PRODUCTION SPECIALIST OC 2,4,5,6

MEDIA DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR PR 2,3,4,5,7

MEDIA DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST OC 2,3,4,5,7

SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS AIDE OC 1,2,3

1. AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT - These questions test for knowledge of audiovisual equipment commonly found in schools, libraries, or local government offices. Questions may cover such topics as equipment set up and operation, routine care and maintenance of equipment and supplies, and audiovisual terminology.

2. KEEPING SIMPLE INVENTORY RECORDS - These questions test for the ability to follow instructions in keeping simple inventory records of different materials received and distributed from a central location. The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide will be required. You may have to compute total costs from quantities (number of units) and cost or price per unit. Knowledge of specific record keeping systems and techniques will not be needed.

3. UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability to understand and interpret written material. You will be presented with brief reading passages and will be asked questions about the passages. You should base your answers to the questions only on what is presented in the passages and not on what you may happen to know about the topic.

4. ADVISING AND INTERACTING WITH OTHERS - These questions test for the ability to interact with other people, to gather and present information, and to provide assistance and advice in a courteous and professional manner.

5. FUNDAMENTALS OF VIDEO AND TELEVISION EQUIPMENT - These questions test for knowledge of basic operation and maintenance of equipment used to view, record, or receive video or television programs.

6. PRODUCING AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS - These questions will test familiarity with common principles, techniques, and equipment related to producing audiovisual materials. Questions may cover such aspects as determining backgrounds, sets and staging; using video cameras, lighting, and sound equipment; and post-production work, including editing audio and visual recordings, computer graphics, and digital video effects.

7. PREPARING WRITTEN MATERIAL - These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication "How to Take a Written Test" helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: www.cs.ny.gov/testing/localtestguides.cfm.

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