COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING PART 12 7. When are bps and baud equivalent?

DATA COMMUNICATIONS
a. Never
Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your answer. b. when the transmission line changes state each time a bit changes
c. when a telephone modem feeds your PC
1. Asynchronous data transmission requires a clock d. always

a. at neither end 8. The Baudot code is a _____ bit code used in telegraphy.
b. at the receiver end
c. at the transmitter end a. 6
d. at both ends b. 2
c. 5
2. ______ is sending more than one set of data over the same bus. d. 7

a. coding 9. The exchanging of pre-determined signals between 2 devices for

b. demultiplexing purposes of control is
c. multiplexing
d. sampling a. protocol
b. handshaking
3. Simultaneous transmission and reception both ways means c. SOH
d. EOT
a. full duplex
b. simplex 10. To permit the correct selection of 1 out of 32 equiprobable events, the
c. half duplex number of bits required is
d. reflex
a. 2
4. The standard digital multiplex system in the US is b. 4
c. 5
a. 1.544 Mbps d. 16
b. 9.6 Kbps
c. 2.048 Mbps
d. 44.736 Mbps

5. The instantaneous frequency of the carrier signal is switched between

two or more values in response to PCM
11. _______ is a set of rules governing orderly exchange of data
a. PSK information.
b. FSK
c. ASK a. polling
d. QAM b. protocol
c. handshaking
d. code

6. Modems are required to connect computer to telephone lines because 12. A device that makes possible the communication between computers
over the standard voice grade channel.
a. the telephone network bandwidth is too high
b. the telephone network will not pass DC a. DCE
c. the telephone company requires them b. Modem
d. none of the above c. RS-232 C
d. X.21
 d. ASCII and CCITT Alphabet No. 5 are nearly identical
13. _________ switching provides direct switched connection between
components arranged in N x M array of lines at cross points. 20. An international organization concerned with devising and preparing /
proposing recommendations for International Telecommunications.
a. packet
b. circuit a. NTC
c. message b. CCITT
d. direct c. FCC
d. IECEP
14. A network topology wherein all nodes share a common line.
21. A fax transmission is usually at _______ mode.
a. star
b. bus a. Half Duplex
c. ring b. Full Duplex
d. mesh c. Simplex
d. Multiplex
15. EBCDIC stands for

a. Extended Bit Coded Decimal Interchange Code

b. Erasable Bit Coded Decimal Interface Code
c. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
d. Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interface Code
22. Which of the following is not commonly used modern modulation
16. Which is not an example of data communications? method?

a. a teletype printing news bulletin a. 8FSK

b. an ATM checking account balances with the bank’s computer b. BPSK
c. a computer transmitting files to another computer c. QPSK
d. a salesman telephoning orders to the office d. QAM

17. DCE and DTE 23. A byte is composed of

a. means Digital communications Equipment and Digital Termination a. 4 bits

Equipment b. 8 bits
b. are connected by either 2 or 4 wire c. 32 bits
c. refer to the modem and the computer d. 4 nibbles
d. NOTA
24. The standard ASCII has ____ channels.
18. Serial printers
a. 128
a. are used to transmit grain prices b. 32
b. are faster than CRT terminals and offer more flexibility c. 64
c. print one character at a time d. 256
d. print 8 bits at a time
25. RTS/CTS
19. Which of the following statements about ASCII codes is not true.
a. is the way the DTE indicates that it is ready to transmit data and the
a. ASCII is an ANSI standard way the DCE indicates it is ready to accept data.
b. ASCII is a BCD code b. Is the way the modem indicates ringing and the way the terminals
c. ASCII can be represented using 8 bits indicate that they are ready for the call to be answered.
 c. Are the pins that represent received transmission and carrier c. 1200 bauds
transmission d. 4800 bauds
d. Simply mean Return to Sender and Computer Terminal Suffocated
32. How many equiprobable events are there for 8 bits of information?
26. Synchronous Transmission is the transmission of data
a. 256
a. one character at a time, each of which is preceded by a start and b. 128
stop signals. c. 132
b. In a packet d. 512
c. At a constant timed rate 33. What is the number of pins in the RS-232C interface?
d. In different directions, one character each way alternately
a. 20
b. 25
c. 21
d. 15
27. In BPSK modulation, there are _____ bits per symbol.
34. The data transmission rate of a modem is measured in
a. 2
b. 3 a. bytes/sec
c. 4 b. baud rate
d. 1 c. bps
d. MHz
28. An example of bounded medium
35. Which of the following is not an Error Correction Method?
a. coaxial cable
b. waveguide a. symbol substitution
c. fiber optic cable b. FEC
d. all of the above c. ARQ
d. CRC
29. A communication network used by one organization over a limited
distance that allows users with PC’s to be linked together and share 36. An E-1 carrier is a communication line that carries ____ digitized voice
information and resources is called. channels.

a. WAN a. 12
b. LAN b. 24
c. VAN c. 30
d. MAN d. 32

30. An updated version of an RS-232 C interface is 37. A network topology that uses a central station, each peripheral station is
connected via the central station.
a. RS 422 A
b. RS 449 A a. bus
c. RS 423 A b. tree
d. RS 400 A c. star
d. ring
31. If a modem is transmitting at 1200 bits per second, and its signal unit is
a dibit, the baud rate of the modem is 38. ASK is otherwise known as _________ keying.

a. 600 bauds a. Up down

b. 2400 bauds b. front back
 c. on-off c. distributed
d. I/O d. centralized

39. A system that perform parallel to serial and serial to parallel conversion 46. Routers which use routing tables which must be manually updated
of a data link is called
a. dynamic
a. DCE b. static
b. DTE c. source
c. Modem d. directory
d. PC
47. Also referred to as adaptive routing.
40. The basic speed or ratio of transmission of a digital system is ______
kbps. a. dynamic
b. static
a. 256 c. source
b. 128 d. directory
c. 64
d. 512 48. The speed of the D channel in a Basic Rate Interface ISDN.

41. The type of TDM where each channel has a fixed number of timeslots. a. 64 kbps
b. 16 kbps
a. Synchronous c. 32 kbps
b. Statistical d. 48 kbps
c. Asynchronous
d. NOTA 49. An ISDN device, which is responsible for converting the 2-wire line from
42. A safety barrier that protects one network from packets generated by the local exchange into a 4-wire line configuration to couple with the
another network. ISDN equipment.

a. filter a. Network Termination Equipment

b. firewall b. Terminal Adaptor
c. bridge c. Hybrid
d. router d. Speech Transfromer

43. The following are routable protocols except 50. A hard disk containing information that can be shared by the various
workstations on the network.
a. DECNet
b. TCP/IP a. FAT
c. LAT b. disk server
d. OSI c. file server
d. DBMS
44. One means of providing LAN users with access to shared resources. 51. A software that creates a buffer where print jobs can be stored while
awaiting their turn to be printed.
a. hub
b. concentrator a. spooler
c. server b. FAT
d. router c. SQL
45. A microcomputer used exclusively as a file server d. DBMS

a. dedicated 52. An ATM cell consists of _____ bytes of information.

b. non-dedicated
 a. 53 a. Basic Input and Output System
b. 48 b. Basic Input and Output Standard
c. 5 c. Basic Input and Output Software
d. 28 d. Binary Input and Output System

53. A device that regenerates digital pulses, eliminating distortions on the 60. Cyclic redundancy check is a method of
pulse that occur on a digital circuit.
a. Error Detection
a. gateway b. Error Correction
b. bridge c. Syncronization
c. router d. Flow Control
d. repeater
61. _______ is used to connect separate Ethernets together.
54. X.25 is also known as
a. Gateway
a. Circuit Switching b. Repeater
b. Packet Switching c. Bridge
c. Frame Relay d. Router
d. Cell Relay
62. Its function is to find the best path from one network to another and
55. The first step in moving data between the PC’s memory and the NIC. forward packets between them.

a. Buffering a. Gateway
b. DMA b. Repeater
c. PISO c. Bridge
d. Encoding d. Router

56. The OSI layer which is responsible for framing and synchronization. 63. A LAN device which is used to interconnect networks that may have
entirely different architectures
a. Physical
b. Data Link a. Gateway
c. Network b. Repeater
d. Session c. Bridge
57. The OSI layer which provides end-to-end integrity and quality of service. d. Router

a. Network 64. A DEC proprietary network communication protocol which runs on point
b. Transport to point, X.25 and Ethernet networks.
c. Session
d. Data Link a. LAT
b. DECNetTM
58. The OSI layer which handles display functions, file formatting, code c. Unix
conversion and data compression. d. TCP/IP

a. Application 65. A server with a large hard disk drive where files or applications are
b. Presentation saved for the entire LAN.
c. Transport
d. Session a. File
b. Database
59. BIOS stands for c. Communication
d. Print
 b. Network Interface Cards
66. Transmission which provides a relatively higher capacity transmission c. OSI
technique in which one cable can simultaneously carry signals from d. Protocol
several devices.
72. The mechanism to ensure that the transmitter does not overwhelm the
a. Multiplex receiver.
b. Baseband
c. Broadband a. Link Control
d. TDM b. Flow Control
c. Error Control
67. A program that allows internet nodes to login and access program and d. Error Correction
data on another Internet node.
73. Maximum Ethernet segment length for Thick Wire
a. Netscape Communicator
b. Netscape Navigator a. 500 m
c. Tel Net b. 200 m
d. Gopher c. 185 m
d. 2 km

74. 10BaseT uses the _______ topology

a. Bus
68. A menu based search tool that enables users to access Internet b. Tree
resources worldwide by using link embedded documents. c. Star
d. Ring
a. Gopher
b. WWW 75. Thin Coax has a diameter of
c. Cyberspace
d. ARPANET a. 0.2 inch
b. 0.4 inch
69. The circuitry used in LAN to enable data terminal equipment to access c. 0.6 inch
the transmission medium d. 0.15 inch

a. Media Access Unit 76. A technology where the computer is replaced by a module and a TV set
b. Terminal Access unit for the sole purpose of going on-line to the Internet.
c. Modem
d. Gateway a. Web TV
b. VOIP
70. Rules of communication system operation, which must be followed if c. Satellite TV
communication is to be affected. d. Satellite Internet

a. OSI 77. A service requiring transmission channels capable of supporting rates

b. Handshaking greater than the primary rate.
c. Format
d. Protocol a. IN
b. BISDN
71. The software which provides the functions for data and equipment c. Web TV
sharing d. VOIP

a. Network Operating System

78. A flexible data communications system implemented as an extension to
or as an alternative for a wired local area network within a building or 84. PRI for US
campus.
a. 2B + D
a. IN b. 23 B + D
b. WIN c. 30B + D
c. Wireless LAN d. 2.048 Mbps
d. BISDN
85. Satellite Internet Access is a satellite delivered internet service which
can provide a cost effective, high speed _________ internet solution to
corporate users.

a. download
79. The mode of operation wherein neither end of the data link has b. upload
permanent control over the link. c. file transfer
d. mail transfer
a. polling
b. master-slave 86. A transceiver device used to connect the PC to a typical WLAN
c. contention
d. equal status a. MAU
b. access point
80. The device that allows a non-ISDN equipment to be connected to the c. access device
ISDN line. d. modem

a. NTE 87. Indicate which of the following is not a binary code.

b. TA
c. Hybrid a. Morse
d. Transformer b. Baudot
c. CCITT-2
81. ISDN channel used to carry signaling and supervisory information to the d. ARQ
network.
88. The most common modulation system used for telegraphy is
a. B
b. D a. Frequency-shift keying
c. H b. Two-tone modulation
d. BISDN c. Pulse-code modulation
d. Single-tone modulation
82. Speed of the D-channel for a PRI.
89. The first person to discover the Y2K problem
a. 16 kbps
b. 64 kbps a. Herman Hollerith
c. 128 kbps b. Grace Hopper
d. 32 kbps c. Robert Bemer
d. Peter de Jegger
83. Speed of the BRI
90. Fixing Y2K problems through recoding, upgrades or patches.
a. 64 kbps
b. 128 kbps a. reparation
c. 144 kbps b. replacement
d. 256 kbps c. encapsulation
 d. renovation c. bit rate
d. data rate
91. A network device that connects two or more networks that use the same
protocol 97. A system that directly connects two points, e.g., a remote location to a
host computer.
a. gateway
b. bridge a. Point-to-point system
c. router b. Multipoint system
d. hub c. Polling system
d. Network Management System
92. A device that connects two or more LAN’s and provides a selective data
packet transfer capability between them. 98. A dedicated system that provides communication services for users on
a network.
a. gateway
b. bridge a. file
c. router b. database
d. hub c. print
d. communication
93. The term used in data communications when referring to a computer
99. A device that performs routing functions and protocol translation from
a. DCE one network to another.
b. DTE
c. PC a. gateway
d. SERVER b. bridge
c. router
94. In a communications network, equipment that is either part of the d. repeater
network, a network node, or equipment at which a network circuit
terminates. 100. A commonly used transmission code for both telegraph and data
communications, especially in the United States.
a. DTE
b. DCE a. EBCDIC
c. SERVER b. BAUDOT
d. CPU c. ASCII
d. SYN
95. A conversion device installed in pairs at each end of an analog
communication line.

a. converter
b. multiplexer
c. modem
d. controller

96. The telephone-channel audio signaling rate in unit pulses per second

a. baud rate
b. transmission rate