Mobile Computing McQ -2020

1. Mobile computing is defined as *

a. Internet access and billions of embedded processors that have to
communicate.
b. Many mechanisms in the network and inside the device have to make
sure that communication is still possible.
c. None of the above
d. A technology that allows transmission of data, via a computer,
without having to be connected to a fixed physical link.

2. Location dependent services are *

a. Follow-on services
b. All of the above
c. Privacy ,Information services
d. Location aware services, Support services

3. What is authentication centre (AuC)in GSM *

a. The mobile network which allows the carrier or network operator to
confirm the location
b. Process of exchanging information between a SIM
c. To protect user identity and data transmission
d. None of the above

4. Services provided by supplementary services *

a. User identification, Call redirection Call forwarding ,Closed user
groups
b. None of the above
c. Provision of password option
d. Management - exceptional procedures

5. DECT stands for *

a. Digital European Cellular Telephone
b. Digital European Cellular Telex
c. Digital European Cordless Telephone
d. Digitized Emergency Cellular Telephone
6. The process of transferring a mobile station from one base station to another
is *
a. MSC
b. Roamer
c. Forward channel
d. Hand off

7. The interference between the neighboring base stations is avoided by *

a. All of the above

b. Using different antennas
c. Using transmitters with different power level
d. Assigning different group of channels

8. Radio capacity may be increased in cellular concept by *

a. Increase in radio spectrum
b. Both a & b
c. None of the above
d. Increasing the number of base stations & reusing the channels

9. The shape of the cellular region for maximum radio coverage is *

a. Square
b. Oval
c. Hexagon
d. Circular

10. One of the following is benefit of Code division multiplex is *

a. Throughput high even for many users
b. Dynamic coordination is necessary
c. Protection against tapping
d. Protection against interference and tapping

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11. Outcome of mobility in Wireless Transmission *
a. Signal paths change
b. Different delay variations of different signal parts
c. Different phases of signal parts
d. All of the above

12. Signal separation in TDMA consist of *

a. Filtering in the frequency domain
b. Code plus special receivers
c. Synchronization in time domain
d. Cell structure, directed antennas

13. Switching is the used for signals moving from one line to another. *
a. circuit switching
b. line switching
c. Path switching
d. None of these

14. GPRS is defined as *

a. Receives information about a location from satellites, but it can't
communicate with a central unit
b. Used for the satellite based navigation systems, mapping as well as
GIS
c. Used to send and collect data from a central unit through a data call.
d. The General Packet Radio Service provides packet mode transfer
for applications that exhibit traffic patterns

15. Infrastructure-based wireless networks defined as *

a. Group of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors for monitoring.
b. Communication takes place only between the wireless nodes and
the access point, but not directly between the wireless nodes
c. The network is connected by radio waves and/or microwaves to
maintain communications.
d. Use Ethernet cables to transfer data between connected PCs.

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16. Hexagon shape is used for radio coverage for a cell because *
a. It uses the maximum area for coverage
b. Fewer number of cells are required
c. It approximates circular radiation pattern
d. All of the above

17. The advantage of using frequency reuse is *

a. Limited spectrum is required
b. Same spectrum may be allocated to other network
c. All of the above
d. Increased capacity

18. Slow frequency hopping refers to *

a. Hopping rate greater than or equal to information symbol rate
b. More than one frequency hop during each symbol
c. One or more symbols transmitted in time interval between
frequency hops
d. None of the above

19. Guard band is *

a. The bandwidth allotted to the signal
b. The spectrum acquired by the noise between the signal
c. The small unused bandwidth between the frequency channels to
avoid interference
d. The channel spectrum

20. Pure ALOHA is a *

a. Hybrid access protocol
b. Demand access protocol
c. Scheduled access protocol
d. Random access protocol

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21. GSM perform handovers between cells controlled by different BSC *
a. Inter-cell, intra-BSC handover
b. Intra-cell handover
c. Inter MSC handover
d. Inter-BSC, intra-MSC handover

22. Categories of Mobile services are *

a. Tele services
b. Bearer services
c. Supplementary services
d. All of the above

23. Interference in cellular systems is caused by *

a. All of the above
b. Two calls in progress in nearby mobile stations
c. Two base stations operating in same frequency band
d. Leakage of energy signals by non cellular systems into cellular frequency
band

24. Which of the following does not come under the teleservices of GSM *
a. Mobile originated traffic
b. Standard mobile telephony
c. Base originated traffic
d. Packet switched traffic

25. The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called *
a. Duplexing
b. Micropleixng
c. Multiplexing
d. Fully duplexing

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26. Previously in 1980s, GSM stands for *
a. Groupe system mobile
b. Global special mobile
c. Global system for mobile
d. Groupe special mobile

27. Specifications for a wireless LAN are called *

a. IEEE 802.11
b. Standard 802.3u
c. Project 802.3
d. Standard 802.3z.

28. Ad-hoc wireless networks defined as *

a. Communication takes place directly with other nodes, so no access
point Controlling medium access is necessary
b. Central backing store can be provided in one place (the dedicated file
server) so all work is saved together
c. Computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area
such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus
d. A system which is connected to the network and is ready for
communication

29. Frequency hopping spread spectrum is defined as *

a. FHSS allows for the coexistence of multiple networks in the same
area by separating different networks using different hopping
sequences.
b. Multiplexing that facilitates various signals to occupy a single
transmission channel, optimizes the use of available bandwidth
c. The process of converting data into radio waves by adding information
to an electronic or optical carrier signal
d. Data signal at the sending station is combined with a high data rate bit
sequence

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30. The obstacles in mobile communications are
a. Interference, Low Bandwidth
b. Regulations and spectrum, Lower security, simpler to attack
c. High delays, large delay variation
d. All of the above

31. Control channel groups in GSM *

a. Common control channel (CCCH)
b. Dedicated control channel (DCCH)
c. All of the above
d. Broadcast control channel (BCCH)

32. Security services offered by GSM *

a. Access control and authentication
b. Confidentiality
c. All of the above
d. Anonymity.

33. Reasons for delays in GSM for packet data traffic *

a. The terminal itself is responsible for precise synchronisation within the
cell
b. Collisions only are possible in GSM with a connection establishment
c. Within each time-slot during transmission a mid ample further improves
synchronization
d. Terminals listen into the medium, receive signals over broadcast
channels

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34. List out the numbers needed to locate an MS and to address the MS *
a. Mobile station international ISDN number (MSISDN)
b. Temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI) ,Mobile station roaming
number (MSRN)
c. All of the above
d. International mobile subscriber identity (IMSI)

35. The features of radio transmission *

a. All of the above
b. Cover large areas, can penetrate walls, furniture’s.
c. Does not need a LOS
d. Higher transmission rates

36. Radio signal capacity may be increased in cellular concept by *

a. Increase in radio spectrum
b. Different delay variations of different signal parts
c. Increasing the number of base stations & reusing the channels
d. None of the above

37. The obstacles in mobile communications *

a. Interference, Low Bandwidth
b. High delays, large delay variation
c. All of the above
d. Regulations and spectrum, Lower security, simpler to attack

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38. The features of infrared transmission *
a. Licenses are not needed
b. Electrical devices do not interfere
c. Simple, Extremely cheap
d. All of the above

39. Subsystems in GSM system consist of *

a. Network & Switching subsystem (NSS)
b. Operation subsystem (OSS)
c. Radio subsystem (RSS)
d. All of the above

40. Reasons for delays in GSM for packet data traffic are *

a. The terminal itself is responsible for precise synchronization within the

cell
b. Collisions only are possible in GSM with a connection establishment
c. Within each time-slot during transmission a mid ample further improves
synchronization
d. Terminals listen into the medium, receive signals over broadcast
channels

41. ------------is a server problem of wireless networks using CDM. *

a. Hidden and Exposed Terminals.
b. Near and Far Terminals.
c. C. First and Last terminals.
d. D. Open and Close Terminals.

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42. -------------------is used for allocating a separated space to users in wireless
networks *
a. SDMA.
b. FDMA.
c. TDMA.
d. CDMA.

43. -----------------comprises all algorithms allocating frequencies to

transmission channels according to the FDM. *
a. SDMA.
b. FDMA.
c. TDMA.
d. CDMA

44. ------------------is a channel that allows for simultaneous transmission in both

directions. *
a. Full duplex.
b. Half duplex.
c. Duplex.
d. Simplex

45. The two directions, mobile station to base station and vice versa are
separated using different frequencies, called------------------ *
a. frequency division simplex.
b. frequency division duplex.
c. frequency division full duplex.
d. frequency division full simplex

46. TDMA stands for ____________. *

a. Time division multiple access.
b. Time divide multiple access.
c. Time division mode access.
d. Time division multiple account.

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47. Assigning different slots for uplink & downlink using the same frequency is
called _____. *
a. FDD.
b. CDD.
c. TDD.
d. EDD

48. . The first refinement of the classical Aloha scheme is provided by the
introduction of time slots is called ________. *
a. slotted aloha.
b. classical aloha.
c. reservation aloha.
d. aloha

49. CSMA means __________. *

a. Carrier sense mode access.
b. Carrier sense multiple access.
c. Carrier sense medium access.
d. Carrier sense multi access

50. In _____ stations sense the carrier & start sending immediately if the
medium is idle. *
a. non-persistentCSMA.
b. P-persistent CSMA.
c. Q-persistent CSMA.
d. R-persistent CSMA.

51. ______is one of the access schemes used in wireless LANs following the std
IEEE 802.11. *
a. CSMA/DA.
b. CSMA/EA.
c. CSMA/CA.
d. CSMA/FA

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52. ------------------is also called reservation Aloha. *
a. CAMA.
b. DAMA.
c. FAMA.
d. EAMA.

53. . ___________ is a scheme typical for satellite systems. *

a. Reservation Aloha
b. Aloha
c. Slotted Aloha.
d. Classical Aloha.

54. -----------is an explicit reservation scheme. *

a. BMA.
b. FMA
c. AMA.
d. DAMA.

55. An example for an implicit reservation scheme is ____________. *

a. RRMA.
b. QRMA.
c. SRMA.
d. PRMA.

56. An even more fixed pattern that still allows some random access is exhibited
by _________. *
a. classical TDMA.
b. TDMA.
c. slotted TDMA.
d. reservation TDMA.

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57. _ ---------------presents a simple scheme that solves the hidden terminal
problem, does not need a base station is still arandom access Aloha scheme-
but with dynamic reservation. *
a. PACA.
b. QACA.
c. NACA.
d. MACA.

58. ___ is very small compared to the data transmission, so the probability of a
collision is must lower . *
a. RTS.
b. CTS.
c. ETS.
d. PTS.

59. . RTS stands for __________. *

a. Request to simple.
b. Reply to single
c. Request to send.
d. Reply to send
60. _____ is a strictly centralized scheme with one master station & served slave
stations. *
a. Polling
b. Coding.
c. Correlation.
d. Controlling.

61. Combination of different schemes is represented by ___________. *

a. ISMA.
b. ITMA.
c. IMA.
d. TMA.

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62. _________ system use exactly these codes to separated different users in
code space and to enable access to ashared medium without interference. *
a. CDMA.
b. TDMA.
c. FDMA
d. EDMA.

63. _ is connected to transit networks. *

a. GSM PLMN.
b. GSM PL.
c. GSM PLNM.
d. GSM PLPN

64. A____________ is connected to the GSM public land mobile network. *

a. mobile station MS.
b. mode station MS.
c. mobile system MS.
d. mobile signal MS.

65. A GSM system that has been introduced in European countries for railroad
systems is _________. *
a. GSM-Mail.
b. GSM-Rail.
c. GSM-Signal.
d. GSM-System.

66. ________ services are application specific and may need all layers of ISO
/OSI model *
a. Telephone.
b. Tele.
c. Bearer.
d. Supplementary.

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67. __ is the primary goal of GSM. *
a. Analogy service.
b. Telephone service.
c. Radiology service.
d. Digital service.

68. A useful service for very simple message transfer is the ___________. *
a. short message service. service.
b. short mail service.
c. short medium
d. short mode service.

69. The successor of SMS is ___________. *

a. NMS.
b. FMS.
c. PMS.
d. EMS.

70. . An non-voice tele service is __________. *

a. group 2 fax.
b. group 1 fax.
c. group 3 fax.
d. group 4 fax

71. A GSM system consists of __________ subsystems. *

a. 2.
b. 3.
c. 4.
d. 5.

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72. ________ comprises all radio specific entities *
a. NSS.
b. OSS.
c. RSS.
d. BSS

73. BTS stands for ____________.

a. Base transceiver station.
b. Base transport systems.
c. Base term station.
d. Base task system.

74. A_________ has additional connections to other fixed networks such as

PSTN & ISDN. . *
a. gateway NSS.
b. gateway MSC
c. gateway PSS.
d. gateway MSS

75. Data is transmitted in to small portions called ______. *

a. slots
b. burst
c. frame
d. interface

76. _______ is a database for all IMEIs. .

a. FIR.
b. PIR.
c. SIR.
d. EIR

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77. . Data is transmitted in small portions called ____________. *
a. slots.
b. burst.
c. frame.
d. interface

78. The symbol for radio interface is ____________. *

a. Um.
b. Vm.
c. Dm.
d. Pm

79. GSM uses a TCH to transmit _________. *

a. data.
b. number.
c. user data.
d. channel.

80. The main tasks of the ______ comprise channel coding & error detection /
correction. *
a. physical layer.
b. datalink layer.
c. transport layer.
d. application layer.

81. The only important number for a user of GSM is the ___________. *
a. phone number.
b. location number.
c. identify number.
d. security number.

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82. _____________ algorithm is used for authentication. *
a. A1.
b. A2.
c. A3.
d. A4.

83. _________ algorithm is used for encryption *

a. A2.
b. A3.
c. A5.
d. A8.

84. MS could use all _________ slots within a TDMA frame to achieve an
AIUR. *
a. 5.
b. 4.
c. 2.
d. 8

85. _________ architecture introduces two new network elements *

a. GPRS.
b. GSM.
c. SGSN.
d. CKSN.

86. What are the important multiplexing schemes in wireless channel? *

a. Space Division Multiplexing
b. Time Division Multiplexing
c. Frequency Division Multiplexing ,Code Division Multiplexing
d. All of the above

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87. The term wireless is defined as *
a. Wireless telecommunications refers to the transfer of information
between two or more points that are not physically connected.
b. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote
control, or thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space
radio communications.
c. It encompasses various types of fixed, mobile, and portable
applications, including two-way radios, cellular telephones, (PDAs),
and wireless networking.
d. All of the above

88. A communication device can exhibit the following characteristics *

a. Fixed and wired
b. Mobile and wired
c. Fixed and wireless and Mobile and wireless
d. All of the above

89. Important application of sensor is *

a. A very simple wireless device is represented by a sensor
transmitting state information
b. To reduce access delay and traffic within the fixed network
c. Caching of data on the mobile device (standard for all desktop
systems)
d. Cache contents could ‘follow’ the mobile node through the fixed
network.
90. What are the categories of wireless device *

a. Capacity, low transmission power

b. Copper wire media
c. Refection,refraction,scattering
d. Mobile Phones, Sensor, pager,PDA,

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91. Performance personality of GSM include *

a. wireless communication, access control, authentication via chip-card

and PIN
b. chip-card enables use of access points of different providers
c. high audio quality and reliability for wireless
d. All of the above

92. Define Digital cellular networks *

a. This protocol comprises mechanisms of high-level data link control
(HDLC).
b. The mechanism of taking a packet consisting of packet header and
data putting it into the data part of a new packet.
c. Digital cellular networks are the segment of the market for mobile
and wireless devices which are growing most rapidly.
d. Stores the current position of satellites and a mapping of each user to
the current satellite .

93. What are the two kinds of Mobility *

a. Local Interface
b. Space propagation
c. User Mobility and Device portability
d. Robustness

94. Definition of Signal is *

a. Signals are the physical representation of data.
b. Signals are functions of time and location.
c. Users of a communication system can only exchange data through the
transmission of signals.
d. All of the above

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95. What is meant by line-of-sight? *

a. Signal pattern repeats over a time period systematically.

b. Straight line exists between a sender and a receiver it is called
line-of-sight.
c. It is a regular sequence of voltage pulses.
d. Many inputs are combined as one link or one output from a MUX unit

96. Define wavelength *

a. Users of a communication system can only exchange data through the
transmission of signals
b. Many inputs are combined as one link
c. The wavelength of a signal represents its distance or range it takes
for one cycle.
d. Users can share the medium with minimum of no interference.

97. What is Communication? *

a. A software mobile agent is a process capable of migrating from one
computer node to another.
b. It is unused frequency inserted with actual spectrum to reduce
adjacent channel interference
c. Communication is a two-way transmission and reception and
reception of data streams.
d. Enhances computer use by making many computers available
throughout the physical environment.

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98. What is a bandwidth? *

a. The smallest geographical area covered by wireless communication.

b. Bandwidth is the range of frequencies and represented as BW = f2
– f1, where f1 – f2 are the first and last frequencies of the signal
graph.
c. Access to the same or similar telecommunication services at different
place.
d. Reduction in signal strength mainly at higher frequency ranges, and at
receiving end this attenuated signal has reduced voltage levels.

99. List out the Network and switching subsystem *

a. Mobile services switching center (MSC).

b. Home location registers (HLR).
c. Visitor location registers (VLR)
d. All of the above

100. What are the basic schemes of analog modulation? *

a. Amplitude modulation.
b. Frequency modulation.
c. Phase modulation.
d. All of the above.

101. What is hopping sequence? *

a. Transmitter and receiver stay on one of these channels FDM and

TDM, usage is called as a sequence.
b. Establishes a virtual pipe for data packets between a tunnel entry and
a tunnel endpoint.
c. An agent buffers the packets from the fixed connection layer for
transmission.
d. Logical channels exist for signaling network control, user data
transmission.
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102. List some applications of Satellite. *
a. Weather Forecasting.
b. Military purposes.
c. Radio and TV Broad casting For navigation.
d. All of the above.

103. What is MAC? *

a. Message authentication codes (MAC) are also used to authenticate
messages during transmission.
b. Enhancements of the second generation and sport data rates up to 100
kpbs.
c. It provides decentralized computations on diversified devices,
systems, and networks.
d. Mobile devices communicate at even higher data rates and support
voice, data , and multimedia streams.

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