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 Part I

Core ECE
Questions
(Fundamentals)
 Circuits
 Analog & Digital Electronics
 Signals and Systems
 Computer Architecture & Organization

(15 Questions)
By: Biniam T. Gebru
1. In the circuit of Fig P1, the value of the voltage source E is:

(A) -16 V
(B) 4 V
(C) -6 V
(D)16 V

Fig. P1

2. Negative feedback in an amplifier:

(A) Reduces gain
(B) increases frequency and phase distortions
(C) reduces bandwidth
(D) Increases noise

3. Assume that the op-amp of Fig P3 is ideal. If Vi is a triangular wave, then Vo will be:
(A) Square wave
(B) Triangular wave
(C) Parabolic wave
(D)Sine wave

Fig. P3

4. (D)The equivalent of the block-diagram in Fig P4 is

Fig. P4
5. (D)If the input to the digital circuit (Fig. P5) consisting of a cascade of 20 XOR gates
is X, then the output Y is equal to:

Fig. P5

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) X
(D) X́

6. (B)Which of the following can be impulse response of a causal system?

7. The RC circuit shown below is:

(A) A low pass filter

(B) A high pass filter
(C) A band pass filter
(D)A band reject filter

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8. In a microprocessor, the service routine for a certain interrupt starts from a fixed
location of memory which cannot be externally set, but the interrupt can be
delayed or rejected. Such an interrupt is:
(A) non-maskable and non-vectored
(B) maskable and non-vectored
(C) non-maskable and vectored
(D) maskable and vectored

9. Two discrete time systems with impulse responses

h1 [ n ] =δ [ n−1 ] and
h2 [ n ] =δ [ n−2 ] are connected in cascade.
The overall impulse response of the cascaded system is:
(A) δ [ n−1 ] + δ [n−2]
(B) δ [n−4]
(C) δ [n−3 ]
(D) δ [n−1] δ [n−2]

10. In a microprocessor, the address of the next instruction to be executed, is stored

in:
(A) Stack pointer
(B) Address latch
(C) Program counter
(D)General purpose register

11. (C)Which of the following arrangements is the correct full wave rectifier circuit?
12. Let x(t) be the input and y(t) be the output of a continuous time system. Match the
system properties P1, P2 and P3 with system relations R1, R2, R3, and R4.

Properties
P 1−Linear but NOT time−invariant
P 2−Time−invariant but NOT linear
P 3−Linear∧time−invariant

Relations
R 1: y ( t )=t 2 x (t)
R 2: y ( t )=t | x(t )|
R 3 : y ( t )=|x (t )|
R 4 : y ( t )=x (t−5)
(A) ( P 1, R 1 ) , ( P 2 , R 3 ) ,( P 3 , R 4)
(B) ( P 1, R 2 ) , ( P 2 , R 3 ) ,(P 3 , R 4)
(C) ( P 1, R 3 ) , ( P 2 , R 1 ) ,(P 3 , R 2)
(D) ( P 1, R 1 ) , ( P 2 , R 2 ) ,(P 3 , R 3)

13. A customer is unhappy with the performance thus far on a project. The customer
states that, unless scope changes are made at the contractor’s expense, the
contractor would be removed from the customer’s preferred bidders list for future
contracts. The contractor should.
(A) Refuse to perform the scope changes.
(B) Perform the scope changes at the contractor’s expense.
(C) Perform the scope changes and then submit an invoice for payment to
the customer.
(D)Take no action and hope that the customer will forget about the scope
change request.
14. At project initiation:
(A) Few cost reduction opportunities exist and the cost of each change is
large
(B) Few cost reduction opportunities exist and the cost of each change is
low
(C) Many cost reduction opportunities exist and the cost of each change is
high
(D)Many cost reduction opportunities exist and the cost of each change is
low

15. Which of the following generally gets reduced during tradeoffs?

(A) Time
(B) Cost
(C) Performance
(D)Financial risks
 Part II
Communication
Systems
 Analog & Digital Communication Systems
 Telecom Networks
 Optical & Wireless Communications

(15 Questions)
By: Bethlehem Seifu
16. TV broadcast system is a simple example of
(A) Simplex Communication
(B) Half-Duplex Communication
(C) Full Duplex Communication
(D)Automatic
16. To transmit an AM radio signal with a bandwidth of 10 KHz with the highest-
frequency component at 705 KHz, what should be the frequency of the carrier
signal?
(A) 710 KHz
(B) 705 KHz
(C) 700 KHz
(D)Cannot be determined from given information.
16. Which of the following is not a digital-to-analog conversion?
(A) ASK
(B) PSK
(C) FSK
(D)AM
16. If the baud rate is 400 for a QPSK signal, then the bit rate is
(A) 100 bps
(B) 400 bps
(C) 800 bps
(D)1600 bps
16. The Nyquist theorem specifies the minimum sampling rate to be
(A) Equal to the lowest frequency of a signal
(B) Equal to the highest frequency of a signal
(C) Twice the bandwidth of a signal
(D)Twice the highest frequency of a signal
17. A speech signal, band limited to 4KHz and peak voltage varying between +5 and -5
Volts , is sampled in nyquist rate. Each sample is quantized and represented by 8
bits. If the Bits 0 and 1 are transmitted using bipolar pulses, the minimum
bandwidth required for distortion less transmission
(A) 64kHz
(B) 32KHz
(C) 8KHz
(D)4KHz
18. Four Message signals bandlimited to W, W, 2W and 3W respectively are to be
multiplexed using Time division multiplexing (TDM). The Minimum bandwidth
required for transmission of this TDM signal
(A) W
(B) 3W
(C) 6W
(D)7W
23. The largest portion of the bandwidth for ADSL carries
(A) Upstream data
(B) Downstream data
(C) Control data
(D)Voice communication
24. In Telephone network model, the PBX which is a switch to the customer's premises
is connected to the end office via a dedicated line referred as
(A) Loop
(B) Trunk
(C) NOC
(D)all
25. Which of the following is not a reason to use fiber-optic cables for point to point
data transmission?
(A) Need to assure data security.
(B) Avoidance of ground loops.
(C) Data-transfer rates too low to use metal cables.
(D)Elimination of spark hazards.
26. What method allows large number of independent, selectable channels to exist on a
single fiber communication?
(A) Frequency Division Multiplexing.
(B) Time Division Multiplexing.
(C) Analog Modulation.
(D)Phase Modulation.
27. Which of the following cellular system is characterized by very small cells & used in
densely populated areas
(A) 2 G
(B) 3 G
(C) 2.5 G
(D)3.5 G
28. When transmitting over a perfectly reflecting, smooth, plane earth, the path loss
tends to increase
(A) linearly with distance
(B) with the square of distance
(C) with distance cube
(D)with the fourth power of distance
29. What is the multiple access scheme used in GSM?
(A) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
(B) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
(C) Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
(D)A combination of TDMA and FDMA
(E) A combination of CDMA and FDMA
30. During international roaming of a subscriber, the cellular network has to update
(A) the Home Location Register (HLR)
(B) the Visitor Location Register (VLR)
(C) both the HLR and the VLR
(D)neither the HLR nor the VLR
 Part III

Data
Communication
Systems
+
RAN

(15 Questions)
By: Abi Abate
31. Which of the following is layer two device in TCP/IP model?
(A) Switch
(B) Router
(C) Hub
(D)Physical media
32. Which of the following refers to the set of rules that governs data communication?
(A) Protocol
(B) Standard
(C) Forum
(D)Topology
33. Which of the following  data communication system span states, countries, or
continent?
(A) MAN
(B) LAN
(C) WAN
(D)PAN
34. Which protocol suite base for the current Internet?
(A)  TCP/IP
(B)  Token-ring
(C) Ethernet
(D) Intranet
35. In which of the following transmission system, a station can both transmit and
receive at times?
(A) Half-duplex
(B) Full-duplex
(C) Simplex
(D)Broadcasting
36. For which of the following situations a straight-through cable would be used?
(A) PC to PC
(B) Switch to switch
(C) Router to switch or hub
(D)Hub to switch
37. Which of the following is a computer network within a building, plant, or campus, or
between nearby buildings?
(A) Internet
(B) MAN
(C) PAN
(D)LAN
38. When data is encapsulated, which is the correct order?
(A) Data, frame, packet, segment, bit
(B) Segment, data, packet, frame, bit
(C) Data, segment, packet, frame, bit
(D)Data, segment, frame, packet, bit

39. Which of the following is problems of radio access network?

 (A) Co-channel interference
(B) Channel coding
(C) Equalization
(D) Diversity
40. Which of the following terminology describe fading?
(A) Interference between multipath waves
(B) Adjacent channel interference
(C) Hand over
(D)Channel coding
41. Which of the following technology used to improve radio signal quality?
(A) Equalization
(B) Hand over
(C) Co-channel interference
(D)Fading

23. What destination addresses will be used by Host A to send data to the HTTPS server
as shown in the following network?

(A) The IP address of the switch and MAC address of the remote switch
(B) The MAC address of the HTTPS server
(C) The IP address of RouterA’s Fa0/0 interface
(D)The IP address of the HTTPS server and MAC address of RouterA’s
Fa0/0 interface
24. Given Ipv4 address 158.80.164.100 and subnet mask: 255.255.0.0, which of the
following is true?
(A) Network address is 158.80.164
(B) Host addresses is158.80.
(C) Network address is 158.80 and host address 164.100
(D)Network address is 164.100 and host address is 158.80
25. Which of the following is true?
(A) Hosts on the same logical network will have identical network
addresses
(B) A core function of IP is to provide physical addressing for hosts
(C) Logical addressing is a function of the Data link layer of the TCP/IP
protocol suit
(D)All ports on a switch belong to the same collision domain.

26. The physical standard for Ethernet is often labeled by transmission rate, signaling
type and media type. In the expression 10baseT, what the first term 10 stands for?
(A) Transmission rate, 100Mbps
(B) Transmission rate , 10Kbps
(C) Transmission rate, 10Mbps
(D)Transmission rate, 10Gbps
 Part IV
Math, Antennas &
Propagation

(15 Questions)
By: Dr. Murad Ridwan
46. The following plot shows a function y which varies linearly with x. The value of the
integral y
1
I =∫ ydxis:
−1 1

(A) 0
x
(B) 0.5 1
(C) 2
(D) 1
47. The sum of the series

S=1+ 2+ 3+⋯+100is:

(A) 1000
(B) 5050
(C) 2500
(D) 3500
sin ( x /2 )
48. lim is
x →0 x
(A) 0.5
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) Not defined
49. If x is an even integer and y is an odd integer, then which of the following is an even
integer?
(A) x 2+ y
(B) x 2− y
(C) x 2 y
(D) 2 x2 − y
50. In how many ways can a photographer at a wedding arrange six peoples ina row,
including the bridge and groom, if the bridge must be next to the groom?
(A) 240
(B) 480
(C) 360
(D) 720
51. A bag contains 3 black and 4 white balls. Two balls are drawn at randomone at time
without replacement. What is the probability that the second ball selected is white?
(A) 1/2
(B) 4 /7
(C) 2/7
(D) 1/6
52. The solution of the differential equation

y ' =2 xy , y ( x=0 ) =1is:

(A) e x +1
(B) e x +1
2
(C) e x
(D) 2 ln x
53. What are the effects of moving a closed wire loop through a magnetic field?
(A) A voltage is induced in the wire
(B) A current is induced in the wire
(C) The polarity across the wire depends on the direction of motion
(D) All of the above
54. The velocity of electromagnetic wave in a good conductor
(A) equals 3 ×108 m/s
(B) is more than 3 ×108 m/s
(C) increases as the conductivity increase
(D) decreases as the conductivity increase
55. Which of the following is true about electromagnetic waves in general
(A) High frequency waves penetrate material media more than low frequency
waves
(B) EM waves propagate in the direction of H × E
(C) An accelerating charge is the cause of EM waves
(D) Dielectric surfaces are good reflectors of EM waves.
56. For the currents and closed pathshown in the figure, calculate the value of
❑

∮ H ∙ dl
L

where H is the magnetic field strength.

(A) 20 A
(B) -20 A
(C) -10 A
(D) -30 A
57. Two thin parallel wires carry currents along the same direction. The force
experienced by one due to the other is
(A) Parallel to the lines
(B) Perpendicular to the lines and attractive
(C) Perpendicular to the lines and repulsive
(D) Zero
58. For a lossy transmission line, the characteristic impedance does not depend on
(A) The operating frequency of the line
(B) The load terminating the line
(C) The conductivity of the conductors
(D) The conductivity of the dielectric separating the conductors
59. At microwave frequencies, we prefer waveguides to transmission lines for
transporting EM energy because of all the following except that
(A) Losses in transmission lines are prohibitively large
(B) Waveguides have larger bandwidths and lower signal attenuation
(C) Transmission lines are larger in size than waveguides
(D) Transmission lines support only TEM mode.
60. An omni directional antenna
(A) Transmits power equally in all direction
(B) Receives power equally in all direction
(C) A and B
(D) The correct answer is not provided.