GROUP STUDY CELLULAR TELEPHONY

1. A term used for increasing the capacity of a cellular phone system.

a. Cell sharing b. frequency re-usec. cell splitting d.
regeneration
2. What is the transmission rate of a GSM cellular system?
a. 64 kbps b. 128 kbps c. 240 kbps d. 270 kbps
3. The uplink frequency allocation of the earliest GSM network.
a. 935 960 MHz b. 890 915 MHz c. 700 890 MHz d. 900 980 MHz
4. Provides interface between the mobile telephone switching office and the
mobile units.
a. Cell site b. database c. terrestrial link d. radio transmitter
5. Which of the following is not part of the GSM network?
a. OSS b. ESS c. BSS d. MSC
6. Part of the switching system that performs the telephony switching functions
of the system. It also controls calls to and from other telephone and data
systems.
a. HLR b. VLR c. AuC d. MSC
7. A multiple access technique used in GSM cellular system.
a. TACS b. TDMA c. FDMA d. CDMA
8. Part of the base station system that provides all the control functions and
physical links between the MSC and the BTS.
a. OSS b. BSC c. AuC d. BSS
9. Referred to as the reverse link channel of the cellular duplex system.
a. Cell to cell b. mobile unit to cell c. cell to mobile unit
d. mobile to mobile unit
10.An analog mobile telephone system which was designed for United Kingdom
using 900 MHz frequency band.
a. GSM b. TACS c. IMTS d.
CDMA
11.A special tone frequency, which is transmitted by the mobile unit to cell site
signaling call termination.
a. 1 MHz b. 10 kHz c. 50 kHz d. 100 Hz
12.The old US standard for cellular services
a. AMPS b. ADC c. TACS d.
NMT
13.Part of the cellular switching system which acts as a database used for
storage and management of subscriptions.
a. AuC b. VLR c. HLR d. MSC
14.In GSM, duplex distance is defined as the distance between the uplink and
the downlick frequencies. The duplex distance is
a. 80 MHz b. 50 MHz c. 30 MHz d. 100 Mhz
15.It is the transfer of a call from one cell site to another as the cellular phone
moves thru the service coverage area.
a. Hand-over b. handshaking c. hand-of d.
hand-on
16.A service ofered by some cellular service providers that allows subscribers to
use their cellular phones while traveling outside their home service areas.
 a. Frequency re-use b. roaming c. hand-of d. cell
transfer
17.The amount of time a subscriber uses the cellular phone.
a. Block time b. stand-by time c. talk time d. air time
18.It is a process when a single cell is subdivided into smaller cells..
a. Cell splitting b. frequency re-usec. cell sharing d. cell
division
19.Which of the following is not an analog cellular standard?
a. AMPS b. NADC c. ETACS d. CNET
20.A spread spectrum cellular transmission method that allows multiple users to
share the same radio frequency spectrum by assigning each active user a
unique code.
a. CDMA b. FDMA c. TDMA d. QMSK
21.The physical size of a cell in cellular system is dependent on
a. Frequency allocation b. location c. power d. user density
22.The interference found between two cells using the same frequency.
a. Adjacent channel b. intermodulation c. subcarrier frequency d. co-
channel
23.Which of the following is not an analog tone of Supervisory Audio Tone?
a. 6000 Hz b. 5500 Hz c. 5970 Hz d. 6030 Hz
24.The modulation technique used by GSM cellular system.
a. QAM b. PSK c. FSK d. GMSK
25.Refers to the first generation of local loop system in telecommunications
technology.
a. TACS b. DECT c. Analog Cellular d. GSM

26.In a cellular telephone system, each cell site contains a ____.

a. touch tone processors c. repeater
b. control computer d. direct link to a branch exchange

27.When the signal from a mobile cellular unit drops below a certain level, what
action occurs?
a. the cell site switches antennas c. the unit is handed of to a closer
cell
b. the call is terminated d. the MTSO increases power level

28.In a cellular telephone system, group of cells is called ___.

a. sector b. cluster c. site d. cell segment

29.In Celluar Telephone Systems, these are transmissions from base stations to
mobile units (Downlink)
a. forward links b. reverse links c. TRX d. TRA

30.In Celluar Telephone Systems, these are transmissions from mobile units to
base stations (Uplink)
a. forward links b. reverse links c. TRX d. TRA

31.In Cellular Radio, AMPS stand for:

a. American Mobile Phone System c. Advanced Mobile Phone System
 b. Analog Mobile Phone Service d. Advanced Mobile Phone Service

32.In Cellular Radio, BSC stands for:

a. Base Station Controller c. Basic Service Contract
b. Base Signal Controller d. Basic Service Code

33.In Cellular Radio, MSC stands for:

a. Mobile Switching Center c. Maximum Signal Carrier
b. Mobile Service Cellular d. Minimum Signal Carrier

34.In GSM, voice channels are called:

a. traffic channels b. bearer channels c. voice channels d. talking
channels

35.In Mobile Communications, GSM uses:

a. frequency hopping b. CDMA c. direct-sequence modulation
d. all of the above

36.In Mobile Communications, IMSI stands for:

a. Integrated Mobile Subscriber Identification b. International Mobile Subscriber
Identification
c. Interim Mobile Subscriber Identification d. Intermodulation System
Interference

37. A feature that permits a subscriber to dial a number by calling the number
out to the cellular
phone, instead of punching the numbers in the phone. This technology has been
ofered to
several models of mobile phones which contribute to convenience as well as
driving safety.
a. automatic dialing system b. voice-activated dialing
c. automatic call system d. voice-controlled system

38. It is the commonly used cellular network that transmits voice and data over
cellular channels
using analog technology.
a. A system b. B system c. Circuit-switched d. Amplitude Modulated
System

39. The amount of time the subscriber can leave the fully charges cellular
portable or transportable
phone turned on before the phone will completely discharge the batteries.
a. battery time b. standby time c. battery life d. cellular time

40. A process that provides security for wireless information. Information is

encoded so that it can
be read by a device with a matching decoding procedure.
 a. wireless decoder b. cellular decoder c. encryptiond. decoder

41. PCS stands for:

a. Personal Communications Service c. Personal Cell phone Service
b. Personal Communications Systems d. Portable Communications Systems

42. MTSO stands for:

a. Minimum Transmitted Signal Output c. Mobile Telephone Switching Office
b. Maximum Transmitted Signal Output d. Mobile Transmission Time-Out

43. MIN stands for:

a. Manual Identification Number
b. Mobile Identification Number
44. ESN stands for:
a. Electronic Serial Number
b. Emitted Signal Number
c. Maximum In-band Noise
d. Minimum In-band Noise
c. Emission Strength Number
d. none of the above

45. The combination of the mobile cell phone and the cell site radio equipment is
called the:
a. BSC b. RF interface c. MTSO d. air interface

46. The optimum cell-site radius is:

a. 2 km b. as small as possible c. 0.5 km d. none of the above

47. One way to increase the capacity of a cell phone system is:
a. increase the number of cells c. increase the ERP
b. decrease the number of cells d. decrease the ERP

48. ____________________ was the most common cellular phone system in North
America.
a. AMPS b. TACS c. CDMA d. NMT

49. Frequency ____________________ is what makes cellular phone systems

complex.
a. Hopping b. Re-use c. assignment d. control

50. A ____________________ occurs when an in-use cell-phone moves from one cell
site to another.
a. roaming b. hand of c. hands-free d. capture
efect

51. A cell phone moving into a site with no available frequencies will have a
____________________ call.
a. lost b. blocked c. dropped d. all of these

52. The reduction in cell size to increase traffic is called cell ____________________.
a. reduction b. minimization c. control d. splitting

53. A ____________________ site is a very small unit that can mount on a streetlight
pole.
 a. macrocell b. microcell c. picocell d. nanocell

54. Very small cells called ____________________ are used for reliable indoor
reception.
a. macrocells b. microcells c. picocells d. nanocells

55. GSM is used in:

a. Asia b. North America c. Europe d. all of the above

56. AMPS uses:

a. CDMA b. spread-spectrum c. TDMA d. none of the above

57. GSM uses:

a. frequency hopping b. CDMA c. direct-sequence modulation d. all of the
above

58. In GSM, SIM stands for:

a. Short Inbound Message c. Subscriber ID Module
b. Subscriber-Initiated Message d. Subscriber ID Method

59. IMSI stands for:

a. Integrated Mobile Subscriber Identification b. International Mobile Subscriber
Identification
c. Interim Mobile Subscriber Identification d. Intermodulation System
Interference

60. IS-95 uses:

a. frequency hopping b. CDMA c. TDMA d. all of the above

61. IS-136 uses:

a. frequency hopping b. CDMA c. TDMA d. all of the above

62. In CDMA:
a. all frequencies are used in all cells b. each cell uses half the
available frequencies
c. each cell is assigned a frequency by the base d. the frequency is selected
by the mobile phone

63. PCS stands for ____________________ Communications System.

a. Public b. Private c. Personal d. any of these

64. PCS systems are called ____________________-generation systems.

a. first b. second c. third d. 2.5

65. Besides TDMA and CDMA, ____________________ is also used in North America
for PCS.
a. AMPS b. TACS c. GSM d. none of these
 66. The spread-spectrum technique used in IS-95 PCS is ____________________.
a. FHSS b. DSSS c. OFDM d. none of these

67. The spread-spectrum technique used in GSM is _________________________.

a. FHSS b. DSSS c. OFDM d. none of these

68. Unlike AMPS, CDMA allows for a ____________________ handof.

a. hard b. soft c. both a and b d. none of these

69. Unlike other systems, in CDMA ____________________ frequencies are used in

all cells.
a. any b. not all c. all d. only a few

70. GPRS stands for General ____________________ Radio Service.

a. Private b. Public c. Personal d. Packet

71. W-CDMA stands for ____________________ CDMA.

a. Wireless b. Wideband c. Wired d. Wide Area

72. The sharing of a medium and its link by two more devices is called ______.
a. Modulation b. Encoding c. Line Encoding d. Multiplexing

73. Which multiplexing technique transmits analog signals?

a. FDM b. TDM c. WDM d. (a) and (c)

74. Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals?

a. FDM b. TDM c. WDM d. None of
the above

75. Which multiplexing technique shifts each signal to a diferent carrier

frequency?
a. FDM b. TDM c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of the
above

76. In TDM, for n signal sources of the same data rate, each frame contains
__________ slots.
a. n b. n + 1 c. n 1 d. 0 to
n

77. In TDM. The transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the
sum of the transmission rate of the signal sources.
a. Greater than b. Less than c. Equal to d. 1 less than

78. A ________ is computerized center that is responsible for connecting calls,

recording
call information, and billing.
a. base station b. mobile switching center c. cell d. mobile station

79. In _______, a mobile station always communicates with just one base station.
 a. roaming b. a hard handof c. a soft handof d. a roaming
handof

80. ________ is a first generation cellular phone system.

a. AMPS b. D-AMPS c. GSM d. IS-95

81. ________ is a second generation cellular phone system

a. D-AMPS b. GSM c. IS-95 d. All
of the above

82. AMPS uses _________ for modulation.

a. FM b. FSK c. PM d. a and b

83. ________ separates AMPS voice channels

a. CDMA b. TDMA c. FDMA d. b and c

84. ________ is a cellular telephone systems popular in Europe.

a. AMPS b. D-AMPS c. GSM d. IS-95

85. D-AMPS used ________ for multiplexing.

a. CDMA b. TDMA c. FDMA d. b and c

86. GSM uses _________ for multiplexing.

a. CDMA b. TDMA c. FDMA d. b and c

87. DSSS is used by the _______ cellular phone systems.

a. AMPS b. D-Amps c. GSM d. IS-95

88. ________ base stations uses GPS for synchronization.

a. AMPS b. D-Amps c. GSM d. IS-95

89. IS-95 has a frequency reuse factor of _________.

a. 1 b. 5 c. 7 d. 95

90. The master control center for a cellular telephone system is the
a. Cell site b. Mobile telephone switching office c. Center office d.
Branch office

91. Each cell site contains a

a. Repeater b. Control computer c. Direct link to a branch exchange d. Touch
- tone processor

92. Multiple cells within an area may use the same channel frequencies
a. True b. False c. either d. neither

93. Cellular telephones use which type of operation?

a. Simplex b. Half - duplex c. Full-duplex d.
Triplex
 94. The maximum frequency deviation of an FM cellular transmitter is
a. 6 kHz b. 12 kHz c. 30 kHz d. 45 kHz

95. The maximum output power of a cellular transmitter is

a. 4.75 W b. 1.5 W c. 3 W d. 5 W

96. The output power of a cellular radio is controlled by the

a. User or Caller b. Cell site c. Caller party d. MTSO

97. When the signal from a mobile cellular unit drops below a certain level, what
action occurs?
a. The unit is handed of to a closer cell. b. The call is terminated.
c. The MTSO increases power level. d. The cell site switches
antennas.

98. In a cellular radio, the duplexer is a

a. Ferrite isolator b. Wavegiude assembly
c. Pair of TR/ ATR tubes d. Pair of sharp bandpass filter

99. The frequency band designated for PCS in North America is:
a. 800 MHz b. 1.9 GHz b. 900 MHz d. 12 GHz

100. Compared to AMPS, PCS cell sites are:

a. bigger b. distributed c. smaller d. higher-power