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1. When was the first complete sentence ever transmitted by the a. Dial tone
telephone? b. Ringing tone
a. 1860 c. Busy tone
b. 1876 d. Congestion tone
c. 1892
d. 1905 12. The signal heard on the telephone line which indicates that the
called subscriber sets is in use
2. Who invented the first practical system for the electrical switching a. Dial tone
of calls installed in 1892? b. Ringing tone
a. Bell c. Busy tone
b. Watson d. Congestion tone
c. Edison
d. Strowger 13. Dial tone, busy tone and ring back tone are examples of _____
signal.
3. What part of the conventional telephone set the transmitter and a. Supervision
receiver unit are located? b. Address
a. Dial c. Musical
b. Base d. Digital
c. Keypad
d. Handset 14. Request for service from the telephone is detected at the Central
Office as
4. The type of transmitter widely used in the conventional telephone a. Dial pulses
set b. Ringing signal
a. Carbon c. Flow of loop current
b. Ceramic d. Battery reversal
c. Piezoelectric
d. Electromagnetic 15. The maximum length for 1300-ohm signaling or loop resistance
using AWG 26 wire with 133.9 ohms per kilometer
5. Who invented the first carbon type transmitter? a. 5.2 km
a. Bell b. 4.7 km
b. Watson c. 7.5 km
c. Gray d. 9.7 km
d. Edison
16. With attenuation loss limits at 6 dB, what it the length of cable
6. The type of receiver widely used in the conventional telephone set using gauge 26 with attenuation loss of 1.61 dB per kilometer?
a. Electromagnetic a. 1.3 km
b. Ceramic b. 2.5 km
c. Carbon c. 3.7 km
d. Piezoelectric d. 4.9 km

7. How many unique tones are used for the 12-key dial-tone multi 17. The attenuation loss limit of the subscriber loop is set at 6dB. What
frequency keypad? is the maximum length if a 26H88 loading coil with an attenuation
a. 2 of 0.80 dB per kilometer is added?
b. 4 a. 1.5 km
c. 7 b. 3.5 km
d. 12 c. 5.5 km
d. 7.5 km
8. In the telephone unit, what is produced when the balancing
network in a hybrid circuit is intentionally unbalanced slightly so 18. The first number of the loaded cable designation 19H44 indicates
that the small amount of transmitted signal is fed to the receiver of a. Spacing
the talking phone? b. Coil inductance
a. Dial tone c. Wire gauge
b. Side tone d. Attenuation
c. Echo
d. Singing 19. The letter of the loaded cable designation 24B88 indicates
a. Spacing
9. The type of dialing possible for telephone set with rotary dial. b. Coil inductance
a. Tone dialing c. Wire gauge
b. Pulse dialing d. Attenuation
c. Loop dialing
d. e&m dialing 20. The last two digit of the loaded cable designation 22E66 indicates
a. Spacing
10. DTMF stands for b. Coil inductance
a. Digital telephone multimode function c. Wire gauge
b. Dual tone multifrequency d. Attenuation
c. Dialing time made faster
d. Data transmission multiplex filter 21. The Strowger or step-by-step system falls under what type of
switching control system?
11. The signal heard on the telephone line that indicates readiness of a. Manual
the central office in receiving address or telephone number b. Progressive

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c. Common
d. Automatic 32. The three digits following the area code
a. Zip code
22. What type of control system Crossbar switches are operating? b. Bar code
a. Manual c. Exchange code
b. Progressive d. Country code
c. Common
d. Automatic 33. Generically refers to any switching system owner or leased by a
business or organization to provide both internal switching function
23. The kind of telephone system that require the incoming analog and access to the PSTN
signals to be converted to PCM words before being switched a. Private branch exchange
a. Analog system b. Public telephone carrier
b. Digital system c. Local exchange carrier
c. Step-by-step d. Inter-exchange carrier
d. Crossbar system
34. The point where signals are conveyed from one
24. A switching network capable of providing a path from every inlet telecommunication network of a telecom operator to another
link to every outlet link in the absence of traffic a. Point of interconnection
a. Concentration b. Signal transfer point
b. Blocking c. Originating point
c. Full availability switch d. Point-to-point
d. Crosspoint
35. A private line communications channel of the type provided by
25. The inability to interconnect two idle lines connected to a switching communication common carrier for linking two or more points
network due to all possible paths are in use together
a. Concentration a. Party line
b. Blocking b. Tie line
c. Full availability c. DID line
d. Crosspoint d. Trunk line

26. Line finder switches are found in what kind of telephone system? 36. The class of exchange with the primary function is to connect
a. Step-by-step between central offices when a direct trunk is not available
b. Crossbar a. Local
c. Digital exchange b. Gate way
d. Mobile telephone system c. Toll
d. Tandem
27. In the telephone industry, BORSCHT functions are performed by
a. Subscriber line interface 37. That part of central office or local exchange which refers to all
b. Crosspoint matrix cables and wires extending outward including supporting
c. Switching network structures and associated apparatus connected to the subscriber
d. Connector switch telephone
a. Outside plant
28. BORSCHT stands for b. Power plant
a. Battery, over-voltage protection, ringing, supervision, c. Inside plant
coding, hybrid and testing d. Tandem
b. Battery, on-hook, regulator, surge protect, circuit, hybrid and
test 38. Trunk signaling within the operative voice-band spectrum
c. Name of a leading manufacturer of telephone system a. In band
d. Acronym for the developers of computer b. Out of band
c. Channel associated
29. The location where all subscriber lines are terminated and d. Common channel
switching equipment facility is installed
a. Central office 39. Type of channel signaling where signal travels with the voice
b. Toll office channel
c. Gate way a. In band
d. Tandem b. Out of band
c. Channel associated
30. A series of numbers dialed from the telephone in order to use the d. Common channel
telecom service such as direct distance dialing
a. Zip code 40. Type of channel signaling where a completely independent
b. Access code channel carry signals of many traffic channels
c. Address a. In band
d. Exchange code b. Out band
c. Channel associated
31. The three-digit code used in long distance dialing that is assigned d. Common channel
to toll center
41. Transmission term corresponding to E & M signals
a. Zip code
a. 2 wire
b. Area code
b. 4 wire
c. Exchange code
c. 8 wire
d. Country code
d. 16 wire
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42. E & M stands for 52. Geographic area in which telephone services, numbering
a. Ear and mouth assignments and rates are the same
b. Encode and match a. Exchange area
c. Electricity and magnetism b. City block
d. Expander and multiplexer c. Regional area
d. Country
43. E & M is for interoffice trunk while _____ is for subscriber line
a. Loop 53. When a modulation signal is periodically sampled, a _____ wave is
b. 4 wire produced
c. Tone a. TDM
d. Data b. PCM
c. PAM
44. It is the means of transferring line or network related control d. PPM
information between telephone and central office or between
central office 54. What is the sampling rate used in PCM
a. Signaling a. 3.4 kHz
b. Dialing b. 4.0 kHz
c. Switching c. 8.0 kHz
d. Multiplexing d. 64 kHz

45. A common channel signaling system for use between stored 55. The process of assigning discrete value to a PAM signals in PCM
program controlled exchanges, designed for use in digital a. Sampling
environment b. Quantization
a. Signaling system no. 4 c. Equalization
b. Signaling system no. 5 d. Multiplexing
c. Signaling system no. 6
d. Signaling system no. 7 56. Continuous one hour period which has the maximum average
traffic intensity
46. To interconnect system of different characteristics by resolving a. Busy hour
their incompatibilities b. Traffic quantity
a. Boundary c. Grade of service
b. Interface d. Erlang
c. Converter
d. End office 57. The aggregate engagement time or occupancy time of one or
more traffic paths
47. Sampling theorem states that the rate of sampling must at least be a. Busy hour
_____ the highest frequency component b. Traffic quantity
a. Half c. Grade of service
b. Twice d. Erlang
c. Equal
d. Ten times 58. A measure of the probability that a call offered to a group of trunks
or circuits will fail to find idle circuit at the first attempt
48. Sampling theorem is also known as a. Busy hour
a. Shannon b. Traffic quantity
b. Nyquist c. Grade of service
c. Norton d. Erlang
d. Thevenin
59. The consultative body with the primary purpose of promoting
49. A process in which more than one signal at a time is translated compatibility between communications practices and performance
over a signal link, route or channel standards of various nations in the field of telephony and
a. Synchronization telegraphy
b. Multiplexing a. CCITT
c. Concentration b. CCIR
d. Encoding c. FCC
d. IEEE
50. The modulation technique where signals are sampled periodically
and each sample is quantized and transmitted as a digital binary 60. Using a cellular phone outside your home service area
code a. Long Distance Communications
a. TDM b. Roaming
b. PCM c. Global Communications
c. PAM d. Jamming
d. PPM
61. What is the meaning of AMPS which is the standard for analog
51. What multiplexing technique is used in PCM? cellular telephones?
a. TDM a. Advanced Mobile Phone Service
b. PCM b. Automatic Mobile Phone System
c. PAM c. Analog Mobile Passband System
d. PPM d. Amplitude Mixing Phone Standard

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62. The time spent on a cellular phone which is usually billed to the c. Personal Handy Phone
subscriber on a per minute system. d. Nationwide Communication Services
a. Time division system
b. Airtime 71. A special fee that local telephone companies are allowed to charge
c. Duration all telephone customers for the right to connect with the local
d. Interval phone network.
a. Airtime fee
63. Channel is known as the width of the spectrum band taken up by a b. Access fee
radio signal which is measured in kilohertz (kHz). What is the width c. Connection fee
of the channel used by most analog cellular phones? d. Mandatory fee
a. 50 kHz
b. 60 kHz 72. A means of increasing the capacity of a cellular system by
c. 40 kHz subdividing or splitting cells into two or more smaller cells.
d. 30 kHz a. Spectrum allocation
b. Cell allocation
64. A digital technology that uses a low power signal spread across a c. Channel splitting
wide bandwidth. With this technology, a phone call is assigned a d. Cell splitting
code instead of a certain frequency. Using the identifying code and
a low power signal, a large number of callers can use the same 73. A process that provides security for wireless information.
group of channels. Information is encoded so that it can be ready by a device with a
a. Time Division Multiple Access matching decoding procedure.
b. Pulse Code Division Multiplexing a. Wireless decoder
c. Pulse Multiple Access b. Cellular decoder
d. Code Division Multiple Access c. Encryption
d. Decoder
65. A central computer that connects a cellular phone call to the public
telephone network. It controls the entire system’s operation, 74. An important safety feature that’s included with most of today’s car
including monitoring calls, billing and handoffs. phones. It permits the driver to use his cellular car phone without
a. Personal Communications Services lifting or holding the handset to his ear.
b. Wide Area Network Computer a. Hands-free
c. Mobile Telephone Switching Office b. Hands-off
d. International Standards Organization c. Handy phone
d. Safety phone

66. What is the meaning of IS-54 which is the dual mode (analog and 75. A cellular phone feature that automatically blows the car’s horn if a
digital cellular standard in North America? In the analog mode, this call comes in, alerting the recipient standing nearby.
conforms to the Advanced Mobile Phone Service. a. Alert mode
a. Interim Standard Number 54 b. Warning horn
b. International Standard Number 54 c. Call horn
c. Integrated Systems Number 54 d. Alert mode
d. Industry Standard Number 54
76. An important feature of a cellular phone subscribing of a voice mail
67. A phone that operates on both analog and digital networks. which indicates a light or other indicator announcing that a phone
a. Dual system call came in.
b. Coupled system a. Alert mode
c. Paired-mode system b. Call alert
d. Dual-mode system c. Message alert
d. Voice mail alert
68. The geographic area by a single low-power transmitter/receiver. It
categorizes a cellular system’s service area. 77. A sophisticated service provided by a cellular carrier that
a. Channel automatically transfers an incoming cellular call to another phone
b. Service area number if the cellular subscriber is unable to answer.
c. Site a. Call forwarding
d. Cell b. Call transfer
c. Call waiting
69. Radio frequencies assigned in one channel in a cellular system are d. No-answer transfer
limited to boundaries of a signal cell because of their low power.
The carrier is free to use the frequencies again in other cells in the 78. The periods of time during which the carriers offer discounted
system without causing interference. What do you call this airtime charges, usually available after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m.,
method? on weekends and holidays.
a. Frequency assignment a. Night time
b. Channel utilization b. Lean time
c. Frequency reuse c. Off-peak
d. Optimum frequency assignment d. peak

70. A loosely defined future universal telecommunications service that 79. The standard cellular antenna for a car which prefers to the spring-
will allow “anytime, anywhere” voice and data communication with like section in the lower third of the antenna known as a phasing
personal communication devices. coil.
a. Personal Communications System a. Pigtail antenna
b. Universal Telephone Service b. Omnidirectional antenna

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c. Whip antenna 90. A special signal tone that is transmitted to the cell site to free the
d. Flexible antenna voice channel when the mobile terminates a cell.
a. 10 KHz
80. The type of cellular phone which is installed in a car or truck. This b. 20 KHz
unit is attached to the vehicle, draws its power from the vehicle’s c. 30 KHz
battery and has an external antenna. d. 25 KHz
a. Mobile or car phone 91. In the CDMA Cellular technology, the signal meant for a given user
b. Portable is tagged with a distinctive _____ pattern that only the user’s
c. Electronic phone receiver can recognize.
d. Enhanced cellular phone a. PIN Code
b. PN Code
81. A protected database that holds a copy of the secret key stored in c. SIM
each subscriber’s SIM card d. IMSI
a. HLR 92. In a Cellular network, if you split a cell originally containing a
b. VLR maximum of 20 channels into two cells, the theoretical total
c. AuC channel capacity is
d. EIR a. 10
82. The time which a cellular subscriber uses a carrier’s service b. 20
charged per unit time of call c. 30
a. Talk time d. 40
b. Air time 93. In wireless communications, a radio channel consists of _____
c. Stand-by time frequencies within the RF spectrum, which allow a cell site and a
d. Hand off time wireless phone to transmit and receive signals simultaneously.
a. 2
83. The Subscriber’s Identity Module (SIM) Card for GSM contains a/n b. 3
_____ number that identifies the user to the network along with c. 4
other user and security information. d. 5
a. IMEI 94. A GSM security measure which is designed to prevent
b. IMSI eavesdropping of user data on the radio path
c. ESN a. IMSI
d. MIN b. TMSI
c. IMEI
84. The modulation technique in cellular communications wherein d. MSRN
each message is assigned with a frequency, which is unique to a 95. The uplink frequency range for GSM900
particular cell. a. 935 – 960 MHZ
a. NBFM b. 890 – 915 MHz
b. NBDT c. 935 – 960 MHz
c. PCM d. 890 – 915 MHz
d. Modem 96. The geographic area served a single-power transmitter/receiver. It
categorizes a cellular system’s service area.
85. A channel used for the transmission of supervisory information a. Channel
from a cell site to a mobile station or vice versa. b. Service area
a. Speech c. Site
b. Control d. cell
c. Common 97. Best described as an amplifier used in radio telephony.
d. Voice a. Class A
b. Class B
86. The database for good and known IMEI’s c. Class C
a. White d. Magnifier
b. Black 98. This is the Nordic analog mobile radio telephone system originally
c. Grey used in Scandinavia.
d. red a. NMT
b. GSM
87. A means of increasing the capacity of a cellular system by c. PCN
subdividing cells into two or more smaller cells. d. PCS
a. Spectrum allocation 99. It is a one-way wireless messaging which allows continuous
b. Cell allocation accessibility to someone away from the wired communications
c. Channel splitting network.
d. Cell splitting a. Paging
88. A database used for management of mobile subscriber. b. Trunked Radio
a. HLR c. Cellular Telephony
b. VLR d. Text Messaging
c. MSC 100. The following are parts of the Trunked Radio System except
d. EIR a. Channels
89. The following are the supervisory audio tones used in cellular b. Central controller
phones except c. Antenna and tower
a. 5970 Hz d. 48 volts power supply
b. 6000 Hz
c. 6030 Hz
d. 3925 Hz