Abstract
This paper explores the use, significance and validity of the well-known standardized tests, the CPA, GRE and DAT. Each test is examined individually with a discussion of how its results affect the student. The paper summarizes the findings of the research, stating that all three of these exams are for professional students seeking to enhance their careers and, as a result, will have stricter educational and test-center location requirements.

Outline:
Introduction
The CPA Exam
Background of the CPA Exam
The GRE Exam
Background of the GRE
The DAT Exam
Background of the DAT
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The Uniform CPA Examination is the examination that individuals must pass in order to get licensed as Certified Public Accountants in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam. In order to take the examination, individuals must meet the requirements for education, experience, and knowledge and most states require 150 credits at a university. One such educational requirement is that if the initial application for examination is made prior to February 15, 2000, the candidate must have obtained a baccalaureate or equivalent degree conferred by an accredited school with a concentration in accounting or its equivalent. Additionally, another requirement is that a qualified candidate shall submit an application on Board approved forms with the required documentation. An applicant for certification shall have fiscal integrity and no history of acts involving dishonesty or acts which would constitute a violation of the rule regarding good moral character."

Tags:GRE, CPA, DAT, professional, examinations, certification, standardized, tests

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"This paper will discuss the concept of digital recording, with a focus on digital audio tape (DAT) recorders. The methods of digital recording sharply contrast those of analog recording which preceded them. Analog recording is based on the concept of capturing the shapes of sound waves as they vibrate in the air. In an analog recording, sound is "stored as a physical representation of the original soundform". An example of this can be seen in the squiggly lines which form the grooves on a phonograph record. With digital recording, on the other hand, computer technology is used to convert analog waveforms into numerical, or digital, data. In a compact disc (CD) player, this data is read by means of a laser; in a DAT player, it is read by means of a rotary tape head. Because digital recording uses numerical data instead of physical ... '

Abstract
This paper provides a history of digital recording technology, from the advent of digital technologies in the late 1960s to the development of modern digital recording technologies like CDs, DVDs, MP3 files and others. The benefits of this transition from analog to digital technologies are provided.

From the Paper
"In 'Getting into Digital Recording' Paul D Lehrman asserts Digital recording had revolutionized the world of audio in the last decade and a half. Just about any recorded music you hear today has existed in a digital format somewhere along the way. Despite the ubiquitous nature of digital recording technologies their history is relatively recent. Until the sixties all recording technology relied on a physical analog. Formerly only motion picture studios or large recording studios could afford digital recording."

Tags:audio, music industry, downloads, transfers, DAW, DAT, sonic, physics, fidelity, computers, analog, digital