3/19/23, 4:16 PM 100 Telecommunication and Switching Systems MCQs with Answers

1). The switching systems are categorized into ____________

One
Two
Three
Four

2). The switching methods are of ____________

One
Two
Three
Four

3). The blocking cannot occur in ______ switching

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

4). The telecommunication network consists of ________

Switching
Transmission
Stations
All of the above

5). What is the standard form of PSTN?

Public Switched Telecommunication Network
Public Switched Telecommunication Network
Public Switched Telecommunication Network
None of the above

6). The electromechanical switching systems categorized into ____________

One
Two
Three
Four

7). The automatic switching systems categorized into ____________

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One
Two
Three
Four

8). The PSTN consists of ___________ network

Local
Junction
Toll or trunk
All of the above

9). What are the elements of a telecommunication network?

Transmission system
Switching system
Signaling system
All of the above

10). What is the standard form of PDN?

Private Data Network
Public Data Network
Private Service Data Network
None of the above

11). __________ are the components of private branch exchange

Common control, switching matrix
Trunks, terminals
Both a and b
None of the above

12). The electronic switching system categorized into ____________

One
Two
Three
Four

13). The time switching systems are categorized into ________

One
Two

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Three
Four

14). What is the standard form of SPC?

Stored Program Control
Simple Program Control
Switching Program Control
None of the above

15). What are the advantages of stored program control?

Easy to control
Easy to maintain
Flexible
All of the above

16). __________ are the transmission systems

Radio
Coaxial cable
Optical
All of the above

17). _______ are the routing methods

Right through routing
Computer-controlled routing
Own exchange routing
All of the above

18). __________ are the basic functional elements of stored program control switching
systems
Switching matrix
Call store, program store
Central processor
All of the above

19). The digital switching systems are categorized into ________

One
Two
Three

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Four

20). The call processing system basic functions are _________

Call identification and call routing, call status
Path setup between subscribers
Billing, digital translation
All of the above

21). What is the standard form of SVC?

Switched Virtual Circuit
Simple Virtual Circuit
Switched Virtual Control
None of the above

22). What is the standard form of PVC?

Permanent Virtual Circuit
Packet Virtual Circuit
Private Virtual Circuit
None of the above

23). What is the standard form of ISDN?

Internet Services Digital Network
Integrated Services Digital Network
Internet Digital Network
None of the above

24). The switching system provides __________ signaling

Subscriber loop
Interexchange
Both a and b
None of the above

25). The switchboards are of __________

One
Two
Three
Four

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26). How many types of selectors are there in the stowger system?
One
Two
Three
Four

27). The ratio of switching capacity divided by the theoretical maximum load is known as
________
Traffic handling capability
Switching capacity
Equipment utilization factor
None of the above

28). The ratio of switching capacity divided by cost per subscriber line is known as
_____________
Traffic handling capability
Switching capacity
Equipment utilization factor
Cost capacity index

29). The switching system application software divided into ______ classes
One
Two
Three
Four

30). Due to _______, the optical power loss occurs in the fiber optic system
Connector loss, splice loss
Fiber attenuation
Source to fiber coupling losses
All of the above

31). The fiber attenuation caused by __________

Absorption
Scattering
Radiation
All of the above

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32). The ratio of the reflected signal divided in incident signal is known as ____________
Reflection coefficient
Incident coefficient
Cost capacity index
None of the above

33). __________ are the main aspects in a local area network

Medium of transmission
Topology
Access method
All of the above

34). The routing strategies are divided into ________

One
Two
Three
Four

35). The bandwidth of telephone is between _____________

300-3400Hz
30-3400Hz
3-3400Hz
300-340Hz

36). The bandwidth of music is between _____________

500-3400Hz
50Hz-16KHz
6-3400Hz
200-340Hz

37). The bandwidth of facsimile is _____________

40KHz
50Hz-16KHz
6-3400Hz
200-340Hz

38). The ratio of uptime divided by SVM of uptime and downtime is known as __________
Availability

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Incident coefficient
Deflection coefficient
None of the above

39). The bit rate of personal communication is __________

300 to 9600 bits/sec
30 to 9600 bits/sec
500 to 9600 bits/sec
900 to 9600 bits/sec

40). The bit rate of personal communication is __________

2400 to 9600 bits/sec
300 to 9600 bits/sec
500 to 9600 bits/sec
900 to 9600 bits/sec

41). ________ are the important features of TST switches

Low blocking probability
Stage independence
Both a and b
None of the above

42). What is the standard form of ESS?

Electrical Switching System
Electronic Switching System
Embedded Switching System
None of the above

43). The electronic switching system consists of __________

Programming capability
Memory
An external rapid switching component
All of the above

44). The bit rate of the digital voice phone call is ______
24 to 96 bits/sec
30 to 96 bits/sec
50 to 96 bits/sec

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6400 bits/sec

45). The bit rate of the digital audio is ______

24 to 96 bits/sec
30 to 96 bits/sec
50 to 96 bits/sec
1 to 2M bits/sec

46). What is the standard form of DSS?

Digital Switching System
Data Switching System
Digital Subscriber System
None of the above

47). What is the standard form of DSSS?

Digital Switching System
Data Switching System
Digital Subscriber Switching System
None of the above

48). The ratio of blocked busy hour calls divided by offered busy hour calls is known as
_____________
Grade of service
Incident coefficient
Deflection coefficient
None of the above

49). How many ways are there to create a virtual private network connection?
One
Two
Three
Four

50). What is the standard form of IPsec?

Internet Protocol System
Internet Protocol Security
Internet Protocol Service

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None of the above

51). The bit rate of compressed video is ____________

2 to 10M bits/sec
12 to 10M bits/sec
1 to 10M bits/sec

52). The bit rate of document imaging is ____________

10 to 100M bits/sec
12 to 10M bits/sec
1 to 10M bits/sec
9 to 10M bits/sec

53). ________ network protocols used within virtual private network tunnels
IPsec
PPTP
L2TP
All of the above

54). The advantages of outband signaling are ____________

Simple
Cheap
Costly
Both a and b

55). The voice frequency signaling are of ___________

One
Two
Three
Four

56). The in-channel signaling categorized into _______

One
Two
Three
Four

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57). The networks are of __________

One
Two
Three
Four

58). The bit rate of the full-motion video is _______

10 to 100M bits/sec
12 to 10M bits/sec
1 to 2G bits/sec
9 to 10M bits/sec

59). ____________ are the models of loss systems

Lost calls held
Lost calls returned
Lost calls cleared
All of the above

60). The transmission of data is continuous in ________ switching

Circuit
Datagram packet
Virtual circuit packet
None of the above

61). The call setup required in _______ switching

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

62). In message switching the information type is _______

Baudot
Morse
ASCII
All of the above

63). In packet switching the information type is _______

Baudot

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Morse
ASCII
Bianary

64). ________ switching is suitable for bulk data transfer

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

65). The charge in circuit switching is based on _______

Data
Time
Distance
None of the above

66). The charge in packet switching is based on _______

Data
Time
Distance
Both b and c

67). The end terminal in message switching is ___________

Teletype
Telegraph
Both a and b
None of the above

68). The end terminal in circuit switching is ___________

Modem
Telephone
Both a and b
None of the above

69). The end terminal in packet switching is ___________

Modem
Telephone
Computer

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None of the above

70). In-circuit switching the congestion occurs _________

At setup time
On every packet
Both a and b
None of the above

71). In which switching each packet follows the same route?

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

72). The bandwidth is fixed in ________ switching

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

73). In _________ switching the quality of service is difficult

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

74). The resource reservation is difficult in __________ switching

Circuit
Packet
Both a and b
None of the above

75). In-circuit switching ________ switches are used

Space division
Time division
Both a and b
None of the above

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76). An electromechanical switching system, ________ switches are operated electrically

Mechanical
Electrical
Both a and b
None of the above

77). For switching purposes ___________ are used in electronic switching systems
Diodes
ICs
Transistors
All of the above

78). The switching systems are categorized into _________

One
Two
Three
Four

79). How many types of selectors are there in the strowger switching system?
One
Two
Three
Four

80). What is the standard form of DTMF?

Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
Dual Time Multi-Frequency
Direct Tone Multi-Frequency
None of the above

81). The numbering plans are of ___________

One
Two
Three
Four

82). The out channel signaling is categorized into __________

One

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Two
Three
Four

83). How many nodes does common channel signaling consist of?
One
Two
Three
Four

84). What is the standard form of STP?

Switching Transfer Protocol
Signaling Transfer Points
Signaling Transfer Protocol
None of the above

85). What is the standard form of SP?

Switching Protocol
Signaling Points
Signaling Protocol
None of the above

86). The ISDN supports ________

Database access
Audio and video conferencing
Electronic fund transfer
All of the above

87). The ISDN is categorized into ___________

One
Two
Three
Four

88). What is the standard form of BRI?

Bit Rate Interface
Basic Rate Interface
Basic Rate Internet

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None of the above

89). What is the standard form of PRI?

Permanent Rate Interface
Primary Rate Interface
Privacy Rate Internet
None of the above

90). What are the advantages of ISDN?

Chances for errors is less
Connection is faster
Higher bandwidth
All of the above

91). The signal may be a function of ____________

Time, temperature
Position, pressure
Distance
All of the above

92). How many types of channels are there?

One
Two
Three
Four

93). _______ are the examples of wired channels

Twisted pair
Coaxial
All of the above

94). _______ are the examples of the wireless channel

AM music
FM music
TV broadcast
All of the above

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95). The bandwidth of speech is around _______

1000Hz
2000Hz
3100Hz
4000Hz

96). The typical spectrum of human speech is of _________

300Hz to 3400Hz
100Hz to 3400Hz
200Hz to 3400Hz
23000Hz to 3400Hz

97). _____________ are the desirable characteristics of the communication system

Fast, accurate, secure
Scalable
Routable/switchable
All of the above

98). ________ are the examples of telecommunication

Telephone system
Mobile cellular system
Microwave radio systems
All of the above

99). The communication is of __________ types

One
Two
Three
Four

100). Which one is a type of telecom network?

PSTN
Enterprise networks
Both a and b
None of the above

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