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1. ASK, PSK, FSK, and QAM are examples of _________ 27.

27. For a PCM system with a maximum decoded voltage at


encoding. the receiver of 2.55 V and minimum dynamic range of 46
b. Digital-to-analog dB, determine the maximum quantization error.
2. Unipolar, bipolar, and polar encoding are types of 0.005 V
___________ encoding. 28. Determine the bandwidth efficiency for QPSK
a. Digital-to-digital modulation scheme at a transmission rate of 10 Mbps.
3. PCM is an example of __________ encoding. 2 bits/cycle
d. Analog-to-digital 29. A modulator converts a (an) ______ signal to a (an)
4. AM and FM are examples of ________ encoding. __________ signal.
c. Analog-to analog Digital, analog
5. In QAM, both phase and ________ of a carrier 30. Which of the following modulation techniques are used
frequency are varied. by modems?
a. Amplitude All of the above
6. Which of the following is most affected by noise? 31. A broadcast TV channel has a bandwidth of 6 MHz.
b. ASK Ignoring noise, calculate the maximum data rate that could
7. If the frequency spectrum of a signal has a bandwidth of be carried in a TV channel using a 16-level code and
500 Hz with the highest frequency at 600 Hz, what should determine the minimum possible signal-to-noise ratio in dB
be the sampling rate according to the Nyquist theorem? for the calculated data rate.
d. 1200 samples/sec 48 Mbps, 24 dB
8. If the baud rate is 400 for a 4-PSK, the bit rate is ______ 32. Which of the following modems uses FSK modulation?
bps. Bell 103
c. 800 35. What is the bandwidth required to transmit at a rate of
9. Determine the channel capacity of a 4 kHz channel with 10Mbits/sec in the presence of a 28 dB S/N ratio?
S/N = 10 dB. 1.075 MHz
c. 13.74 kbps 38. A ______ is a device that is a source of or a destination
10. If the bit rate for an ASK signal is 1200 bps, the baud for binary digital data.
rate is Data terminal equipment
d. 1200 39. An asynchronous communications system uses ASCII
11. Which encoding method uses alternating positive and at 9600 bps with eight bits, one start bit, one stop bit and
negative values for 1s? no parity bit. Express the data rate in words per minute.
d. AMI (Assume a word has five characters and one space).
12. If the maximum value of a PCM signal is 31 and the 9600 wpm
minimum value is -31, how many bits were used for 40. A telephone line has a bandwidth of 3.2 kHz and a
coding? signal-to-noise ratio of 34 dB. A signal is transmitted down
c. 6 this line using a four-level code. What is the maximum
13. Deliberate violations of alternate mark inversion are theoretical data rate ?
used in which type of digital-to-digital encoding? 12.8 kbps
B8ZS 41. For a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulation with
14. RZ encoding involves _______ levels of signal a carrier frequency of 80 MHz and an input bit rate of 10
amplitude. Mbps. Determine the minimum Nyquist bandwidth.
3 10 MHz
15. If the transmission rate of a digital communication 43. For a quaternary phase shift keying (QPSK)
system of 10 Mbps modulation scheme used in 16-QAM, modulation, data with a carrier frequency of 70 MHz, and
determined the bandwidth efficiency. input bit rate of 10 Mbps, determine the minimum Nyquist
4 bits/cycle bandwidth.
16. In _________ transmission, bits are transmitted 5 MHz
simultaneously, each across its own channel . 44. 12 voice channels are sampled at 8000 sampling rate
Parallel and encoded into 8-bit PCM word. Determine the rate of
25. The signal between two modems is always the data stream.
Analog 768 kbps
26. For digital communications, determine the signal to 45. The encoding method specified in the EIA-232
noise ratio in dB which would be required for an ideal standard is _________.
channel with a bandwidth of 2500 Hz. NRZ-L
4.77 dB 46. A binary digital signal is to be transmitted at 10 Kbits/s ,
what absolute minimum bandwidth is required to pass the
fastest information change undistorted?
5 kHz 5
47. A coherent binary phase shift keyed (BPSK) transmitter 73. How many messages may be acknowledged on a
operates at a bit rate of Mbps with a carrier to noise ratio BiSync link?
C/N of 8.8 dB. Find Eb/No. 1
8.8 dB 74. Which code set is used to BiSync when using
50. For sample rate of 30 kHz in a PCM system, determine VRC/LRC but not operating in transparency mode
the maximum analog input frequency . ASCII
15 kHz 101. It is defined as knowledge or intelligence that is
51. Two-state (binary) communications systems are better communicated between two or more points.
because Information
The components are simpler, less costly, and more 102. What is the category of data transmission if the binary
reliable pulse is maintained for the entire bit time?
52. Codes are always Return to zero
Agreed upon in advance between sender receiver 104. These are used for transmission of PCM encoded
53. DCE and DTE time division multiplexed digital signal.
Refer to the modem and the computer or terminal, T carriers
respectively 105. Which of the following is not a typical FDM
54. The correctness and the accuracy of the transmitted application?
message content is Secure communications
Determined by the sender and receiver, not by the 107. A pulse modulation technique as the width of a
communications system constant amplitude pulse is varied proportional to the
58. Asynchronous transmission amplitude of the analog signal at the time the signal is
Is less efficient than synchronous, but simpler sampled.
59. The amount of uncertainty in a system of symbols is All of these
also called 108. The FDM telephone systems accommodate many
Entropy channels by
60. Redundancy measures Using multiple levels of multiplexing
How likely symbols are to be repeated 109. It is the transmittal of digitally modulated analog
61. Loading refers to the addition of signals (carrier) between two or more points in a
Inductance communications system.
62. Transmission of binary signals requires Digital modulation
More bandwidth than analog 110. Indicate which of the following systems is digital.
64. What is one principal difference between synchronous Pulse-code modulation
and asynchronous transmission? 111. Classification of protocol that interprets a frame of
The clocking is derived from the data in synchronous data as a group of successive bit combined into
transmission predetermined pattern of fixed length, usually 8 bits each.
65. Synchronous modems cost more than asynchronous Character and Byte-oriented protocols
modems because 112. Dividing the data block by a constant produces a
They must contain clock recovery circuits remainder that is used for error detection. It is called the
66. The scrambler in a synchronous modem is in the Cyclic redundancy check
Transmitter section 113. Which of the following is not a benefit of spread
67. Binary codes are sometimes transformed in modems spectrum?
into Noise proof
Gray code 114. Converting analog signals to digital is done by
68. The digital-to-analog converter in a synchronous sampling and ___________.
modem sends signals to the Quantizing
Equalizer 115. It is a process of converting an infinite number of
69. The transmission signal coding method for T1 carrier is possibilities to a finite number of conditions.
called Quantization
Bipolar 116. In T1, it is equal to the reciprocal of the sample rate
70. The receiver equalizer in a synchronous modem is Frame time
called 117. What is the final output of a multiplexer?
An adaptive equalizer Composite baseband
71. Communications protocols always have a 118. The baud rate
Set of symbols is equal to twice the bandwidth of an ideal channel
72. The Baudot code uses how many bits per symbol?
119. Bit errors in data transmission are usually caused by 141. A quantizing is _______.
noise A/D converter
120. A digital modulation technique which is a form of 142. Refers to the rate of change of a signal on a
constant amplitude angle modulation similar to standard transmission medium after encoding and modulation have
frequency modulation except the modulating signal is occurred
binary signal that varies between two discreet voltage baud rate
levels. 143. The magnitude difference between adjacent steps in
FSK quantization is called __________.
121. Start and stop bits, respectively, are Any of these
Space, mark 145. A signaling system in which each letter of the alphabet
122. It is the processing of analog signals using digital is represented by a different symbol is not used because
methods and includes band limiting and signals with filters, noise would introduce too many errors
amplitude equalization, and phase shifting 146. A modulation process that involves conversion of a
Digital Signal Processing waveform from analog to digital form by means of coding.
125. The most common method used for sampling voice PCM
signals in PCM systems 147. What is the bandwidth required to transmit at a rate of
flat top sampling 10 Mbps in the presence of a 28-bd S/N ratio?
126. In PCM, it converts the PAM sampled to parallel PCM 1.075 MHz
codes 148. The slope of the analog signal is greater than the
Analog-to-Digital converter delta modulator can maintain
128. In PAM demultiplexing, the receiver clock is derived slope overload
from 149. A scheme in which several channels are interleaved
the PAM signal itself and then transmitted together is known as
129. It is also known as digital modulation Time division multiplex
Digital radio 150. The best frequency demodulator is the
130. Time division multiplex PLL discriminator
interleaves pulses belonging to different transmissions 151. What property distinguishes digital radio systems from
131. It is a numerical indication of how efficiently a PCM conventional analog communications system?
code is utilized the nature of the modulating signal
Coding efficiency 153. A carrier recovery is needed with
132. Type of PCM which is designed to take advantage of DPSK
the sample-to-sample redundancies in the typical speech 154. The Hartley Shannon theorem sets a limit on the
waveform maximum capacity of a channel with a given noise
Differential PCM level
133. The Basic Rate Interface (BRI) of ISDN has a total bit 155. The phase relationship between signaling elements
rate of _____. for BPSK is the optimum signaling format and occurs only
192 kbps when two binary signal levels are allowed and when one
134. A form of angle modulated, constant amplitude signal is the exact negative of the other.
digital modulation similar to conventional phase modulation Antipodal signaling
except its input is binary digital signal and there are limited 156. Pulse amplitude modulation signals are multiplexed
numbers of output phase possible. by using
PSK FET switches
135. The main circuit in a PSN generator is ____. 157. It is the ratio of the transmission bit rate to the
Shift register minimum bandwidth required for a particular modulation
136. The circuit that performs demultiplexing in an FDM scheme.
system is _____. All of these
Discriminator 159. It is a system where the digital signals are placed
137. __________ defines how a user gets control of the directly on the coaxial cable.
channel so as to allow transmission. Baseband
channel access 160. A basic group B
139. It is a the symmetrical expectation of the bit error rate Occupies the frequency range from 60 to 108 kHz
in the system 161. Which of the following is not primarily type of data
probability of errors communications?
140. It is simply the data rate at which serial PCM bits are a telephone
clocked out of the PCM encoder onto the transmission line. 166. A modulation technique where data rates in excess of
line speed 56 kbps can be achieved over telephone circuits
168. It is the process of compressing and expanding and is XOR
a means of improving the dynamic range of 189. An IC that contains A/D and D/A converters,
communications system. companders, and parallel-to-serial converters is called a
Trellis Code Modulation Codec
169. The supergroup pilot is 191. The number of amplitude, frequency, or phase
fed in at a GTE changes that take place per second is known as the
170. The time it takes to transmit one TDM frame is called baud rate
_________. 192. The basic modulator and demodulator circuits in PSK
Frame time are
171. It is the thermal noise power normalized to 1-Hz Balanced modulators
bandwidth 193. What is the result if the input of ADC is changing while
noise power density performing conversion?
172. It is the procedure used to decide which device has Aperture distortion
the permission to transmit at any given time 194. Information capacity is convenient to express as
Line control bits per second or bps
173. Any rounded off errors in the transmitted signal are 199. Sampling technique that when the tops of the sample
reproduced when the code is converted back to analog in pulses retain their natural shape during the sample interval
the receiver. Natural sampling
Quantization error 200. A modem converts
174. The biggest disadvantage of PCM is Digital signals to analog and vice-versa
the large bandwidths that are required for it 201. It is a large scale integration chip designed for use in
175. T1 stands for telecommunication industry for private branch exchanges,
Transmission one central office switches, digital handsets and digital echo
176. Involves compression in the transmitter after the input suppressors.
sample has been converted to a linear PCM code and then Codec
expansion in the receiver prior to PCM coding. 202. What is the type of mastergroup used for low
Digital companding capacity microwave systems?
177. Mark and space refer respectively to L600
binary 1 and binary 0 203. An FDM hierarchy which is formed by frequency
178. Variation of biphase that is used for encoding SMPTE division multiplexing five groups containing 12 channels
time code data and for recording on video tapes each for a combined bandwidth of 240 kHz.
Biphase - M Supergroup
179. Pulse width modulation may be generated
with a monostable multivibrator 204. The result whenever the sampling rate is less than
181. A transmission of binary data which involves the twice the highest audio frequency
transmission of two non zero voltage level alias
Bipolar 205. The most critical and difficult part of receiving a direct
182. Switching systems sequence spread spectrum signal is
improve the efficiency of data transfer 205. Synchronism
183. It involves converting standard logic levels to a form 206. An FDM hierarchy which is formed by frequency
more suitable to telephone transmission lines division multiplexing 10 super groups together for a
Digital line encoding combined capacity of 600 voice band message channels
184. The primary advantage of digital transmission 206. Mastergroup
noise immunity 207. It is the transmittal of digital signals between to or
185. Part of the PCM system that prevents aliasing or more points in a communication system.
foldover distortion 207. Digital transmittal
Any of these 210. Full duplex operation
186. It is defined as the process of transforming messages all of these
or signals in accordance with a definite set of rules. 211. The most widely used data communications code is
Coding 211. ASCII
187. The PCM code for each channel occupies a fixed time 212. Ten bit error occurs in two million transmitted. The bit
slot called error rate is
Epoch 212. 5 x 10^-6
188. The building block of a parity or BCC generator is
_________.
213. It is a type of FSK where the mark and space pulses of transporting the pulses from the source to
frequencies are synchronized with the input binary rate destination over a physical transmission medium
213. CPFSK 231. Pulse modulation
214. A form of digital modulation similar to PSK except the 232. He is credited with inventing PCM in 1937
digital information is contained in both the amplitude and 232. A. H. Reeves
the phase of the transmitted carrier. 233. Data communications uses
214. QAM 233. Digital methods
215. For the 16-PSK and a transmission system with a 234. An integrated circuit that performs the PCM encoding
10kHz bandwidth, determine the maximum bit rate and decoding functions
215. 40,000 bps 234. Codec
216. It is an empirical record of a systems actual bit error 235. A synchronous transmission usually begins with which
performance. character?
216. bit error rate 235. SYN
217. It is a function of the carrier-to-noise power ratio and 236. A theory that establishes the minimum sampling rate
the number of possible encoding conditions used that can be used for a given PCM systems
217. probability of error 236. Nyquist sampling theorem
218. It is used to compare two or more digital modulation 237. Sixteen different levels (symbols) are used to encode
systems that use different transmission rates, modulation binary data. The channel bandwidth is 36 MHz. The
scheme or encoding techniques maximum channel capacity is
218. Energy per bit-to-noise power density ratio 237. 288 Mbps
219. Indicate which of the following is not a binary code 238. Assigning PCM codes to absolute magnitudes
219. Morse 238. Quantizing
220. To permit the selection of 1 out of 16 equiprobable 239. A popular PC protocol is
events, the number of bits required is 239. Xmodem
220. 4 240. It is the ratio of the largest possible magnitude to the
221. The type of modulation most often used with direct- smallest possible magnitude that can be decoded by the
sequence spread spectrum is digital-to-analog converter in the receiver
221. PSK 240. Dynamic range
222. Indicate the false statement. In order to combat noise, 241. Devices used for digitizing speech signals only
222. the channel bandwidth may be increased 241. vocoders
223. Which of the following is not commonly used method 242. What is the minimum bandwidth required to transmit a
of error detection? 56 kbps binary signal with no noise?
223. redundancy 242. 28 kHz
224. Quantizing noise occurs in 243. Type of PCM that uses single-bit PCM code to
224. pulse-code modulation achieve digital transmission of analog signals
225. In order to reduce quantizing noise, one must 243. Delta modulation
225. increase the number of standard amplitudes 244. It is a delta modulation system where the step size of
226. Companding is used 226. the digital-to-analog converter is automatically varied,
to protect small signals in PCM form quantizing depending on the analog input signal.
distortion 244. Adaptive Delta Modulation
227. Transmitting data as serial binary word is called 245. A QAM modulator does not use ____.
_______. 245. XNOR
227. PCM 246. It is a form of phase-division multiplexing where two
228. Emphasizing low-level signals and compressing data channels modulate the same carrier frequency that is
higher level signals is called shifted 90 degrees in phase.
228. companding 246. QAM
229. Which circuit is most common to both frequency- 247. One eight-bit PCM code is called
hopping and direct-sequence spread spectrum 247. TDM frame
transmitters? 248. It is communications system that uses digital pulse
229. PSN code generator rather than analog signals to encode information
230. One of the most important aspect of any 248. Digital carrier system
communication system because it is costly and limited 249. A special device that upgrades signals from one level
230. bandwidth to a higher level of the hierarchy in multiplexing
231. It consist essentially of sampling analog information 249. Muldem
signals and then converting those samples into discreet 250. A transmission of binary data which involves the
transmission of only a single non-zero voltage level.
250. Unipolar 270. Flow control
251. If the active time of the binary pulse is less than 100% 271. A classification of protocol, which is a discipline for a
of the bit time serial-by-bit information transfer over data communications
251. Return to zero channel.
252. It is a popular type of line encoding that produces a 271. Bit-oriented protocol
strong timing component for clock recovery and does not 273. The magnitude of a quantum in quantization of PCM
cause wandering codes.
252. Any of these 273. Resolution
253. Statistical TDMs are also called 274. It comprises of either a single L600 mastergroup or up
253. Any of these to three U600 mastergroups
254. A chip that combines the codec and filter functions in 274. Radio channel
the same LSI chip 275. It is a multiplexing system similar to conventional time-
254. Combo chip division multiplexing except that it was developed to be
255. It is the basic building block of FDM hierarchy used with optical fibers
255. Message channel 275. SONET
256. It is the next higher level in the FDM hierarchy above 276. Higher order TDM levels are obtained by
the basic message channel and consequently is the first 276. dividing pulse widths
multiplexing step for combining message channels 277. Results when the sample exceeds the highest
256. Group quantization interval
257. It is the modulating signal in a communications 277. Overload distortion
system 278. The event which marked the start of the modern
257. Baseband computer age was
258. What type of mastergroup that can be further 278. development of the transistor
multiplexed and used for higher-capacity microwave radio 279. A forward error correcting code corrects errors by
systems? 279. requiring no part of the signal to be transmitted
258. U600 280. The carrier used with a BPSK demodulator is
259. It is essentially the same with FDM, where several 280. The BPSK signal itself
signals are transmitted using different carriers, occupying 281. Digital signals
non-overlapping bands of frequency and wavelengths. 259. 281. all of these
Wave division multiplexing 282. Each signal in an FDM signal
260. In order to separate channels in the TDM receiver, it is 282. modulates the main carrier
necessary to use 283. In digital modulation, if the information signal is digital
260. AND gates and the amplitude of the carrier is varied proportional to the
261. To separate channels in an FDM receiver, it is information signal.
necessary to use 283. Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
261. bandpass filters 284. Slow speed modems
262. In FDM, multiple signals 284. FSK
262. share a common bandwidth 286. Type of analog companding used in the United States
263. Frequency modulation in FDM usually accomplished and Japan
with a 286. u-law companding
263. VCO 288. A longitudinal redundancy check produces
266. How many voice channels are there in supermaster 288. block check character
group? 289. Multiplexing is the process of
266. 900 289. Sending multiple signals simultaneously over a
267. In a PAM/TDM system, keeping the multiplexer and single channel
DEMUX channels step with one another is done by a 290. What is the relationship of bit rate and baud in QPSK
267. sync pulse and 8-PSK?
268. It is the process of volume compression before 290. bit rate is greater than baud
transmission and expansion after detection. 291. A common method of achieving carrier recovery for
268. companding BPSK
269. Which of the following is correct? 291. Squaring loop
269. The bit rate may be greater than the baud rate 292. What is the relationship of bit rate and baud in FSK
270. Function of data link protocol that coordinates the rate and PSK?
at which data are transported over a link and generally 292. equal
provides an acknowledgement mechanism that ensures 293. The modulation used in FDM telephone system is
that data are received in the destination. 293. SSB
294. In digital modulation, a diagram which is similar to 312. For an 8-PSK system, operating with an information
phasor diagram except that the entire phasor is not drawn bit rate of 24 kbps, determine the bandwidth efficiency
and only the peaks of the phasor are shown 312. 3 bits/cycle
294. constellation diagram 313. Element of a PCM system that periodically samples
295. Digital signals may be transmitted over the telephone the analog input signal and converts those samples to a
network if multilevel PAM signal
295. they are converted to analog first 313. Sample-and-hold circuit
296. Most FDM telemetry system use 314. It is the ratio of the average carrier power to the
296. FM 314. Carrier-to-noise ratio
297. In TDM, multiple signals 316. It can be used to categorize the type of transmission
297. take turns transmitting 316. Duty cycle
298. It is highly theoretical study of efficient use of 317. Type of multiplexing where multiple sources that
bandwidth to propagate information through electronic originally occupied the same frequency spectrum are each
communications system converted to a different frequency band and transmitted
298. information theory simultaneously over a single transmission medium.
299. Another name for parity is 317. FDM
299. Vertical redundancy check 319. Function of data link control that specifies the means
300. It is the process of gathering data on some particular of detecting and correcting transmission errors
phenomenon without the presence of human monitors 319. Error control
300. Telemetry 320. The Hartley law states that
301. A convenient technique for determining the effects of 320. the maximum rate of information transmission
the degradations introduced into the pulses as they travel depends on the channel bandwidth
to the regenerator 321. It represents the number of independent symbols that
301. Eye patterns can be carried through a system in a given unit of time.
302. Spread spectrum stations sharing a band are 321. information capacity
identified by and distinguished from one another 322. The Shannon-Hartley law
302. PSN code 322. refers to noise
303. The ASCII code has 323. The most basic digital symbol used to represent
303. 7 bits information
304. The first file transfer protocol designed to facilitate 323. bit
transferring data between two personal computers over the 324. Function of data link protocol that coordinates hop-to-
public switched telephone network hop data delivery where a hop maybe a computer, a
304. X modem protocol network controller or a network-connecting device such as
305. For a single-channel PCM system with a sample rate router.
of 6000 samples per second and a seven-bit compressed 324. Line discipline
PCM code, what is the line speed? 325. Quadrature amplitude modulation is
305. 42,000 bps 325. AM plus QPSK
306. It is often used to compare the performance of one 326. The most common modulation system used for
digital modulation technique to another telegraphy is
306. All of these 326. frequency-shift keying
307. It is the process of extracting a phase-coherent 327. It is used to encode the minimum amount of speech
reference carrier from a receiver signal information necessary to reproduce a perceptible message
307. Phase referencing with a fewer bits that those needed by a conventional
308. It is the measure of how much information can be encoder/decoder
propagated through a communication system and is a 327. vocoders
function of a bandwidth of the transmission line 328. It is the transmission of information in any form from
308. information capacity one source to one or more destination
309. In delta modulation, the modulator is sometimes 328. Multiplexing
called _____. 329. A form of switching which is stored and forward
309. tracking ADC 329. Message switching
310. The code which provides for parity checks is 330. In digital modulation, it is similar to standard amplitude
310. ASCII modulation except there is only two amplitudes possible
311. Form of multiplexing that constitutes propagating 330. amplitude shift keying
signals from different cables that sre contained within the 331. The technique of using modulation and FDM to
same trench transmit multiple data channels of a common medium is
311. Space division multiplexing known as
331. broadband
332. Which of the following is not a benefit of companding
332. minimizes signal bandwidth
333. Transmissions from multiple sources occur in the
same facility but not at the same time
333. Time Division Multiplexing
334. A 9600-baud rate signal can pass over the voice
grade telephone line if which kind of modulation is used?
334. QAM
335. Indicate which of the following pulse modulation
systems is analog
335. PWM
336. The modulation system inherently most noise-
resistant is
336. pulse-code modulation
337. It is simply the number of bits transmitted during one
second and expressed in bits per second
337. bit rate
338. It is the most prevalent encoding technique used for
TDM signals
338. PCM
339. The characters making up the message in a
synchronous transmission are collectively referred to as the
data
339. block
340. A virtual circuit which is logically equivalent to a two-
point dedicated private-line circuit except slower
340. Permanent Virtual Circuit
341. To a conventional narrowband receiver, a spread
spectrum signal appears to be like
341. Noise
342. It is a low-quality video transmission for use between
non-dedicated subscribers
342. Picturephone
343. Pulse code modulation is preferred to PAM because
of its
343. superior noise immunity
344. A CRC generator uses which component?
344. shift register
345. A signaling element is sometimes called
345. symbol
346. Which of the following words has the correct parity
bit? Assume odd parity. The last bit is the parity bit.
346. 1100110 1
347. It is a digital interface that provides the physical
connection to the digital carrier network
347. DSU/CSU
348. It is the only digitally encoded modulation technique
that is commonly used for digital transmission
348. PCM
349. The most common circuit used for demodulating
binary FSK signals
349. phase locked loop
350. A digital modulation technique also known as on-off
keying
350. OOK

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