True/False

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

 
1. For radio signals, longer wavelength means higher frequency.
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2. Heinrich Rudolph Hertz constructed the theoretical framework of radio communications.
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3. TV and FM broadcast uses the VHF band.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
4.The theory of radio waves was originated by:
. a. Marconi c. Maxwell
b. Bell d. Hertz
 
5. A complete communication system must include:
. a. a transmitter and receiver
b. a transmitter, a receiver, and a channel
c. a transmitter, a receiver, and a spectrum analyzer
d. a multiplexer, a demultiplexer, and a channel
 
6. TDM stands for:
. a. Time-Division Multiplexing c. Time Domain Measurement
b. Two-level Digital Modulation d. none of the above
 
7. FDM stands for:
. a. Fast Digital Modulation c. Frequency-Division Multiplexing
b. Frequency Domain Measurement d. none of the above
 
8. The wavelength of a radio signal is:
. a. equal to f x c
b. equal to c x l
c. the distance a wave travels in one period
d. how far the signal can travel without distortion
 
9. A 1 MHZ AM radio broadcast band has a wavelength in free space:
.  a. 300 m c. 11.1 m
b. 7.5 cm d. 400 m

10. Altering the peak voltage of the carrier signal is called;

0.  a. peak modulation c. phase modulation
b. amplitude modulation d. frequency modulation

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1. What is a carrier signal?

2. What is an information signal?
3. What is modulation?
4. Explain FDM.
5. Explain TDM.

QUIZ 1

ECE 421

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