DITAL AND DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK PART

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251. If the active time of the binary pulse is less

than 100% of the bit time
A. Non return to zero
B. Bipolar
C. Unipolar
D. Return to zero
252. It is a popular type of line encoding that
produces a strong timing component for clock
recovery and does not cause wandering
A. Digital biphase
B. diphase
C. Manchester code
D. Any of these
253. Statistical TDMs are also called
A. Intelligent TDMs
B. Asynchronous TDM
C. Stat mux
D. Any of these
254. A chip that combines the codec and filter
functions in the same LSI chip
A. Monolithic
B. Combo chip
C. Film IC
D. Hybrid chip
255. It is the basic building block of FDM hierarchy
A. Character channel
B. Broadband channel
C. Message channel
D. Information capacity
256. It is the next higher level in the FDM hierarchy
above the basic message channel and consequently
is the first multiplexing step for combining message
channels
A. Supergroup
B. Group
C. Mastergroup
D. Jumbogroup
257. It is the modulating signal in a
communications system
A. Broadband
B. Baseband
C. Carrier
D. Any of these
258. What type of mastergroup that can be further
multiplexed and used for higher-capacity
microwave radio systems?
A. A600
B. U600
C. L600
D. L400

259. It is essentially the same with FDM, where

several signals are transmitted using different
carriers, occupying non-overlapping bands of
frequency and wavelengths.
A. Time division multiplexing
B. Wave division multiplexing
C. Space division multiplexing
D. Frequency division multiplexing
260. In order to separate channels in the TDM
receiver, it is necessary to use
A. AND gates
B. bandpass filters
C. differentiation
D. integration
261. To separate channels in an FDM receiver, it is
necessary to use
A. AND gates
B. bandpass filters
C. differentiation
D. integration
262. In FDM, multiple signals
A. transmit at different times
B. share a common bandwidth
C. use multiple channels
D. modulate one another
263. Frequency modulation in FDM usually
accomplished with a
A. reactance modulator
B. varactor
C. VCO
D. PLL
264. Which of the following is not a common LAN
medium?
A. twin lead
B. twisted pair
C. fiber-optic cable
D. coax
265. A mainframe computer connected to multiple
terminals and PCs usually uses which
configuration?
A. bus
B. ring
C. star
D. tree
266. How many voice channels are there in
supermaster group?
A. 300
B. 900
C. 3600
D. 10800

267. In a PAM/TDM system, keeping the

multiplexer and DEMUX channels step with one
another is done by a
A. clock recovery circuit
B. sync pulse
C. sampling
D. sequencer
268. It is the process of volume compression before
transmission and expansion after detection.
A. pre-emphasis
B. de-emphasis
C. coding
D. companding
269. Which of the following is correct?
A. The bit rate may be greater than the baud
rate
B. The baud rate may be greater than the bit
rate
C. The bit and baud rate are always the same
D. The bit and baud rates are not related
270. Function of data link protocol that coordinates
the rate at which data are transported over a link and
generally provides an acknowledgement mechanism
that ensures that data are received in the destination.
A. Flow control
B. Line discipline
C. Polling
D. Selection
271. A classification of protocol, which is a
discipline for a serial-by-bit information transfer
over data communications channel.
A. Message oriented
B. Bit-oriented protocol
C. Clock oriented protocol
D. Asynchronous protocol
272. A LAN device that interconnects two or more
device running identical internetwork protocols.
A. Bridges
B. Gateways
C. Switches
D. Routers
273. The magnitude of a quantum in quantization of
PCM codes.
A. Maximum decodable voltage
B. Dynamic range
C. Resolution
D. Coding level
274. It comprises of either a single L600
mastergroup or up to three U600 mastergroups
A. Message channel
B. Radio channel
C. Baseband channel

D. Wide channel
275. It is a multiplexing system similar to
conventional time-division multiplexing except that
it was developed to be used with optical fibers
A. SONET
B. Frame relay
C. ATM
D. X.25
276. Higher order TDM levels are obtained by
A. dividing pulse widths
B. using the a-law
C. using u-law
D. forming supermastergroups
277. Results when the sample exceeds the highest
quantization interval
A. Overload distortion
B. Quantization error
C. Quantization noise
D. Granular noise
278. The event which marked the start of the
modern computer age was
A. design of the ENIAC computer
B. development of Hollerith code
C. development of the transistor
D. development of disk drives for data
storage
279. A forward error correcting code corrects errors
by
A. requiring partial transmission of the
entire signal
B. requiring retransmission of the entire
signal
C. requiring no part of the signal to be
transmitted
D. using parity to correct the errors in all
cases
280. The carrier used with a BPSK demodulator is
A. Generated by an oscillator
B. The BPSK signal itself
C. Twice the frequency of the transmitted
carrier
D. Recovered from the BPSK signal
281. Digital signals
A. do not provide a continuous set of values
B. represent values as discrete steps
C. can utilize decimal or binary systems
D. all of these
282. Each signal in an FDM signal
A. modulates the main carrier
B. modulates the final carrier
C. is mixed with all the others before
modulation

D. serves as a subcarrier
283. In digital modulation, if the information signal
is digital and the amplitude of the carrier is varied
proportional to the information signal.
A. Quaternary Shift Keying (QAM)
B. Phase Shift Keying (PSK)
C. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
D. Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
284. Slow speed modems
A. FSK
B. BPSK
C. QPSK
D. QAM
285. The data rate for IEEE 802.11b is _____.
A. 10 Mbps
B. 1.544 Mbps
C. 2.048 Mbps
D. 11 Mbps
286. Type of analog companding used in the United
States and Japan
A. log-PCM companding
B. A-law companding
C. u-law companding
D. any of these
287. A rule of procedure that defines how data is to
be transmitted is called
A. handshake
B. error-detection
C. data specifications
D. protocol
288. A longitudinal redundancy check produces
A. block check character
B. parity bit
C. CRC
D. error correction
289. Multiplexing is the process of
A. Several signal sources transmitting
simultaneously to a receiver on common
frequency
B. Sending the same signal over multiple
channels to multiple destinations
C. Transmitting multiple signals over
multiple channels
D. Sending multiple signals simultaneously
over a single channel
290. What is the relationship of bit rate and baud in
QPSK and 8-PSK?
A. bit rate is greater than baud
B. bit rate is always less than the baud
C. bit rate is never greater than the baud
D. bit rate is slightly less than the baud

291. A common method of achieving carrier

recovery for BPSK
A. Trellis code
B. Bandwidth efficiency
C. Squaring loop
D. Carrier recovery
292. What is the relationship of bit rate and baud in
FSK and PSK?
A. greater than
B. slightly greater than
C. less than
D. equal
293. The modulation used in FDM telephone
system is
A. AM
B. FM
C. SSB
D. PSK
294. In digital modulation, a diagram which is
similar to phasor diagram except that the entire
phasor is not drawn and only the peaks of the
phasor are shown
A. constellation diagram
B. Venn diagram
C. phasor diagram
D. schematic diagram
295. Digital signals may be transmitted over the
telephone network if
A. their speed is low enough
B. they are converted to analog first
C. they are ac instead of dc
D. they are digital only
296. Most FDM telemetry system use
A. AM
B. FM
C. SSB
D. PSK
297. In TDM, multiple signals
A. share a common bandwidth
B. modulate subcarriers
C. are sampled at high speeds
D. take turns transmitting
298. It is highly theoretical study of efficient use of
bandwidth to propagate information through
electronic communications system
A. information capacity
B. data communications
C. information theory
D. information technology
299. Another name for parity is
A. Vertical redundancy check
B. Block check character

C. Longitudinal redundancy check

D. Cyclic redundancy check
300. It is the process of gathering data on some
particular phenomenon without the presence of
human monitors
A. Telemetry
B. Telecommand
C. Telecommunications
D. Remote control
ANSWERS

251. Return to zero

252. Any of these
253. Any of these
254. Combo chip
255. Message channel
256. Group
257. Baseband
258. U600
259. Wave division multiplexing
260. AND gates
261. bandpass filters
262. share a common bandwidth
263. VCO
264. twin lead
265. star
266. 900
267. sync pulse
268. companding
269. The bit rate may be greater than the baud rate
270. Flow control
271. Bit-oriented protocol
272. Routers
273. Resolution
274. Radio channel
275. SONET
276. dividing pulse widths
277. Overload distortion
278. development of the transistor
279. requiring no part of the signal to be transmitted
280. The BPSK signal itself
281. all of these
282. modulates the main carrier
283. Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
284. FSK
285. 11 Mbps
286. u-law companding
287. protocol
288. block check character
289. Sending multiple signals simultaneously over a
single channel
290. bit rate is greater than baud

291. Squaring loop

292. equal
293. SSB
294. constellation diagram
295. they are converted to analog first
296. FM
297. take turns transmitting
298. information theory
299. Vertical redundancy check
300. Telemetry