Chapter 2 Communication Protocols, Bandwidth and Mode of Transmission Question Bank

Chapter 2 Communication Protocols, Bandwidth and

Multiple Choice Questions

(U05C02L01Q001)
Which of the following devices are required in a connection by “dialing up” the
computer?
(1) a regular phone line
(2) a microwave antenna
(3) a modem
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
Answer
B

(U05C02L01Q002)
What is the meaning of modulation?
A. a process to convert analog signals to analog signals
B. a process to convert analog signals to digital signals
C. a process to convert digital signals to analog signals
D. a process to convert digital signals to digital signals
Answer
C

(U05C02L01Q003)
When all the bits in a message are transmitted sequentially, one after the other, along a
single path. This is called
A. single data transmission
B. serial data transmission
C. parallel data transmission
D. pair data transmission
Answer
B

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Chapter 2 Communication Protocols, Bandwidth and Mode of Transmission Question Bank

(U05C02L01Q004)
Two persons both speaking over a telephone line is an example of
A. simplex transmission
B. half-duplex transmission
C. duplex transmission
D. full-duplex transmission
Answer
D

(U05C02L01Q005)
Which of the followings is NOT a communication protocol?
A. TIP
B. HTTP
C. FTP
D. DHCP
Answer
A

(U05C02L01Q006)
What is Baud rate?
A. bits per second
B. bytes per second
C. number of information unit that can be transferred in one second
D. phase per second
Answer
C

(U05C02L01Q007)
What is the advantage of parallel data transmission?
A. simple to establish
B. simple to maintain
C. not easily affected by interference
D. it is fast
Answer
D

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Chapter 2 Communication Protocols, Bandwidth and Mode of Transmission Question Bank

(U05C02L01Q008)
Which mode of transmission is used by a walkie-talkie?
A. simplex
B. complex
C. half-duplex
D. full-duplex
Answer
C

(U05C02L01Q009)
Which device can aggregate multiple streams of data onto a common transmission
medium?
A. multiplexer
B. router
C. hub
D. repeater
Answer
A

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Conventional Questions

(U05C02L02Q001)
(a) What is the use of a communications protocol? (2 marks)
(b) Transmission can be classified as simplex transmission, half-duplex transmission
and full-duplex transmission.
(i) Describe briefly their meanings. (3 marks)
(ii) Give ONE example for each of them. (3 marks)
(c) A phone line transmits analog signals, a computer operates on digital signals.
How can a signal be sent from one computer to another? (2 marks)
Answers
(a) A communications protocol is a collection of rules to establish, maintain and
terminate transmission between devices on a network. (1)
Transmitting data between two devices needs to be based on the same protocol.
(1)
(b) (i) In simplex transmission, data can travel in one direction only. (1)
Half-duplex transmission allows transmissions in both directions, but only
one way at a time. (1)
Full-duplex transmission allows transmissions in both directions at the same
time. (1)
(ii) Simplex transmission example: in television and radio broadcasting, data go
from TV/radio station (sender) to our television/radio (receiver) but not in
reverse direction. (1)
Half-duplex transmission example: walkie-talkie allows you to talk to the
person on another side and vice versa, but do not allow both of you to talk
at the same time. (1)
Full-duplex transmission example: two persons both talking and listening at
the same time during a phone conversation. (1)
(c) A modem is used to convert digital signals into analog form (modulation) for
transmission over phone lines, (1)
then another modem receives these signals and converts them back to digital
signals for the receiving computer (demodulation). (1)

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Chapter 2 Communication Protocols, Bandwidth and Mode of Transmission Question Bank

(U05C02L02Q002)
(a) (i) What are the TWO modes of transmission? (2 marks)
(ii) Briefly describe the TWO modes of transmission. (6 marks)
(b) Briefly describe the synchronous and asynchronous mode of parallel data
transmission. (4 marks)
(c) Briefly describe the two network switching technologies. (4 marks)
Answers
(a) (i) Data transmission can be categorized as serial and parallel based on the
number of transmission lines and the distance between two devices. (2)
(ii) Serial data transmission is suitable for communication between devices in
long distance. (1)
The advantages of serial data transmission are that it is cheap, simple to
maintain and establish. (1)
However, the data transmission is slow. (1)
Parallel data transmission is suitable for communication between devices in
long distance. (1)
The advantage of parallel data transmission is that it is faster, (1)
but it is expensive and easily affected by interference. (1)
(b) Asynchronous mode:
During transmission, only one character is sent each time. (1)
For each character to be sent, a start bit will be added to the front to the character
and a stop bit will be added to the end of the character to form a data packet for
transmission. (1)
Synchronous mode:
The basic unit of data transmission for synchronous mode is a data block. (1)
The start bit and the stop bit are not required in this transmission mode. The first
portion of the data block is the sync character, followed by the data units and the
data block ending code is at the end. (1)
(c) Circuit-switched Network:
It is a type of network in which a line is dedicated to a single connection between
two end-points in the network for the duration of the connection. (1)
For the duration of the connection, all resources on that circuit are unavailable
for other users. (1)
Packet-switched Network:
It describes the type of network in which relatively small units of data called
packets are routed through a network based on the destination address contained
within each packet. (1)
Therefore, the same path can be shared between many users in the network. (1)
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