ECEA112 M3 Practice Quizzes

(Week 9)
1. In synchronous time-division multiplexing, if a source does not have data to send, the
corresponding slot in the output frame is
- Considered an error and has to call retransmission
- Used by another source that has data to send
- Left empty
- Removed and replaced with another slot
2. Each narrowband channel is converted to a different location in the total frequency
spectrum
- Frequency division multiplexing
- Wavelength division multiplexing
- Frequency distribution multiplexing
- None of the above
3. It is a level in an analog hierarchy where it has a bandwidth of 2.2MHz
- Jumbo group
- Group
- Master group
- None of the above
4. It is a dial-up service most often encountered when using a home telephone. It uses two-
wire (or four wire) twisted pair to connect the subscriber’s handset to the network via an
exchange. The connection is often called local loop.
- Analog switched service
5. Digital multiplexing is based on the principle of ___ from two or more digital signals
- Interdependent symbols
- Independent symbols
- Interleaving symbols
- Intermediate symbols
6. In statistical time division multiplexing, slots are dynamically allocated to
- For faster transmission time
- Prevent interference of signals
- Increase the rate of transmission
- Improve the bandwidth efficiency
7. Which of the following is not a common application of frequency division multiplexing?
- Television broadcasting
- Local area network
- AM and FM broadcasting
- Cellular telephone system
8. How many voice channels are multiplexed in a T2 line?
- 96
- 12
- 24
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9. Four 1kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit is 1 bit. Find the duration of a
frame.
- 1000sec
- 1ms
- 250usec
- 4ms
10. Four 1kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit I 1 bit. How many slots are there
in each frame?
- 4
- 2
- 3
- 1
11. Four 1kbps connections are multiplexed together. A unit I 1 bit. Find the duration of a
timeslot
- 1ms
- 4ms
- 1000sec
- 250usec
12. Which is not true about synchronous time division multiplexing?
- Synchronous TDM can be seen as two fast rotating switches…
- In synchronous TDM, the multiplexer combines light signals using a fiber channel…
- In synchronous TDM, the data rate is n time faster…
- In synchronous TDM, digital and analog data are combined in to one timeshared link.
13. It is the process of receiving single signal and produces output on multiple channels
simultaneously
- Demodulation
- Modulation
- Demultiplexing
- Multiplexing
14. An analog multiplexing technique where the optical fiber data rate is higher than the data
rate of metallic transmission cable. It is also used to combine optical signal.
- FDM
- WDM
- CDMA
- TDM
15. Which statement is correct?
- Multiplexing uses multiple channels and multiple paths
- Multiplexing uses multiple channels and a single path
- Multiplexing uses a single channel and multiple paths
- Multiplexing uses a single channel and single path
16. It is a 6.312 Mbps service where it can be used as a single service for 6.312 Mbps
transmission or can be used to multiplex 4 DS-1 channels, 96 DS-6 channels or a
combination of this type.
- DS-4
- DS-3
- DS-2
- DS-1
17. Offers customers the opportunity to lease a line that is permanently connected to another
customer. Although the connection still passes through switches in the telephone
network, subscribers experience it as a single line because the switch is always closed, no
dialing needed.
- Analog leased service
18. Compute for the guard band in between channels in a master group with 2.52MHz total
bandwidth.
- 200.33
19. A jumbo group is equivalent to how many master group
- 6
20. FDM uses ___modulation
- Single sideband suppressed carrier
- Double sideband full carrier
- Single sideband reduced carrier
- Double sideband suppressed carrier
(Week 10)
1. Which of the following is not an advantage of spreading the bandwidth?
- Immunity from noise and multipath distortion
- Several uses can share same higher bandwidth with little interference
- Can hide / encrypt signals
- Signals after spreading can travel a much farther distance
2. Using DSSS, determine the resulting binary code of the transmitted signal
Data input: 0 1 0 0 1
PN bit stream: 0110 1001 0110 1011 0101
- 0110 0110 0110 1011 1010
3. An alternative approach that is similar to ADSL, uses coaxial fiber-optic or twisted pair
cable for short distances (300 to 1800 meters)
- SDSL
- High bit rate DSL
- Very high bit rate DSL
- RADSL
4. Asymmetric digital subscriber line divides the bandwidth of a twisted pair cable (1 MHz)
into 3 bands. Which band is used for downstream communication?
- (250KHz – 1Mhz)
- 200KHz – 2MHz
- (25-200KHz)
- (0-25KHz)
5. High bit rate DSL uses what type of encoding
- HDB3
- B8ZS
- Manchester
- 2B1Q
6. In tis technique, each bit is represented by multiple bits using a spreading code
- Time division multiple access
- Code division multiple access
- Frequency hopping spread spectrum
- Direct sequence spread spectrum
7. A multiplexing technique used with spread spectrum
- CDMA
- WCDMA
- FDMA
- TDMA
8. Which is true about symmetric (single line) digital subscriber line (SDSL)
- Same as HDSL but uses one single pair twisted cable…
- Designed by Telcordia as an alternative to the T1 line
- A technology based on DSL, allows different data rates…
- A communication technology in which the downstream data rate is higher than…
9. A technology that uses existing telecommunication networks to accomplish high speed
delivery of data, voice, and multimedia
- Multiple access
- DSL
- Spread spectrum
- Multiplexing
10. Which is not true about FHSS?
- Eavesdropper hears unintelligible blips
- Signal is broadcast over seemingly random series of frequencies
- Receiver hops between frequencies in sync with transmitter
- Each bit is represented by multiple bits using a spreading code