1. If the output of a circuit
Which of the following
should be a representation
of less than one-half of
the input signal, what
class of operation should
be used?
A. A
B. C
C. AB
D. AC
2. In a frequency-domain
plot, the vertical axis
measures the:
a. peak amplitude
b. frequency
c. phase
d. slope
3. Cosmic nose:
a. a constant radiation
from the sun
b. RF noise radiated by
distant stars
c. a constant radiation
from the sun and RF noise
radiated by distant stars
d. none of these
4. The Colpitts VFO uses:
a. a tapped inductor
b. a two-capacitor divider
c. an RC time constant
d. a piezoelectric crystal
5. If a periodic voltage
waveform is symmetric
about a line midway
between the vertical axis
and the negative
horizontal axis and passing
through the coordinate
origin, it is said to have
point, or skew, symmetry
is call a/n:
a. even function
b. odd function
c. half-wave symmetry
d. full-wave symmetry
6. Which of the following is
not a source of external
noise?
a. thermal agitation
b. auto ignitions
c. the sun
d. fluorescent lights
7. Radiowave spectrum is
from ____ to _____.
a. ELF, EHF
b. VF, EHF
c. VLF, EHF
d. VLF, Light Frequencies
8. Television broadcasting
occurs in which ranges?
a. HF
b. EHF
c. VHF
d. UHF
9. 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
10. Indicate the false
statement. Modulation is
used to:
a. reduce the bandwidth
used
b. separate differing
transmissions
c. ensure that intelligence
may be transmitted over
long distances
d. allow the use of
practicable antennas
11. A class B amplifier
conducts for how many
degrees of an input sine
wave?
a. 90 deg to 150 deg
b. 180 deg
c. 180 deg to 360 deg
d. 360 deg
12.
characterizes impulse
noise?
a. it is characterized by
low-amplitude peaks of
long duration in the total
noise spectrum
b. produced when
unwanted harmonics of a
signal are produced
through non-linear
amplification
c. it is the generation of
unwanted sum and
difference frequencies
when two or more signals
are amplified by a non-
linear device
d. consists of sudden
burst of irregularly
shaped pulses
13. What electrical
characteristic makes the
frequency stability of a
crystal better than that of
an LC tank circuit?
a. higher Q
b. higher inductance
c. higher resistance
d. higher capacitance
14. If the maximum amplitude
of a sine wave is 2V, the
minimum amplitude is
____V.
a. 2
b. 1
c. -2
d. between -2 and 2
15. Which of the following
describes shot noise?
a. noise that is produced
by random motion of
electrons in a conductor
due to heat
b. noise that is due to
random variations in
current flow in active
devices such as tubes,
 transistors, semiconductor
diodes, etc.
c. noise power that varies
inversely with frequency
d. any modification to a
stream of carrier as they
pass from input to output
of a device produces an
irregular, random variation
16. Electromagnetic waves
produced primarily by
heat are called:
a. infrared rays
b. microwaves
c. shortwaves
d. x-rays
17. Radians per second is
equal to
a. 2pi + f
b. f / 2pi
c. the phase angle
d. none of the above
18. What is true about noise
limiter?
a. suppressed low
frequency noise
components
b. prevents externally
generated noise from
exceeding certain
amplitude
c. it is inserted in series
wit the a-c power cord of
an electronic device
d. any of these
19. The most efficient RF
power amplifier is which
class amplifier?
a. Class B
b. Class A.
c. Class AB
d. Class C
20. A signal is composed of a
fundamental frequency of
2kHz and another of 4kHz.
This 4kHz signal is referred
to as:
a. a fundamental of the
2kHz signal
b. the DC component of
the main signal
c. a dielectric signal of the
main signal
d. a harmonic of the 2kHz
signal
21. If bandwidth is tripled, the
signal power is;:
a. not changed
b. quadrupled
c. tripled
d. doubled
22. Which of the following
advantages does the
Colpitts oscillator have
over the Armstrong and
Hartley oscillators?
a. easier to tune
b. wider frequency range
c. better frequency
stability
d. all of the above
23. A signal is measured at
two different points. The
power is P1 at the first
point and P2 at the second
point. The dB is 0. This
means:
a. P2 is zero
b. P2 equals P1
c. P2 is much larger than
P1
d. P2 is much smaller than
P1
24. What is correlated noise?
a. noise that is present
regardless of whether
there is signal present or
not
b. noise that cannot be
present in the circuit
unless there is an input
signal
c. noise that affects the
communication system
coming from the outside
environment
d. noise which is
generated internally or
within the communication
system or in the receiver
25. A micron is
a. one-millionth of a foot
b. one-millionth of a
meter
c. one-thousandth of a
meter
d. one ten-thousandth of
an inch
26. Solar noise:
a. a constant radiation
from the sun
b. RF noise radiated by
distant stars
c. a constant radiation
from the sun and RF noise
radiated by distant stars
d. none of the above
27. Continuous voice or video
signals are referred to as
being
a. baseband
b. analog
c. digital
d. continuous waves
28. The Clapp oscillator is:
a. a modified Hartley
oscillator
b. a modified Colpitts
oscillator
c. a type of crystal-
controlled oscillator
d. only built with FETs
29. What is attenuation?
a. the signal loses
strength due to the
resistance of the
transmission medium
b. the signal loses strength
due to the different
propagation speeds of
each frequency that
makes up the signal
c. an outside source such
as crosstalk corrupts a
signal
d. any of these
30. Noise can be reduced by:
 a. widening the bandwidth d. any modification to a the base ten of the power
b. narrowing the stream of carriers as they ratio P1 over P2.
bandwidth pass from input to output 43. a. bel
c. increasing temperature of a device produces an 44. b. dB
d. increasing transistor irregular, random 45. c. bel/10
current levels variation 46. d. dB/2
31. Why do we call signals in 35. Crystal-controlled 47. a
the range 20kHz to 20 000 oscillators are 48.
Hz audio frequencies? a. used for a precise 49.
a. because the human ear frequency 50. Radio signals are made up
cannot sense anything in b. used for very low of
this range frequency drift (parts per 51. a. voltages and currents
b. because this range is million) 52. b. electric and magnetic
too low for radio energy c. made for grinding fields
c. because the human ear quartz to extract 53. c. electrons and protons
can sense radio waves in dimensions 54. d. noise and data
this range d. all of the above 55. b
d. because the human ear 36. In half duplex 56.
can sense sound in this communications 57.
range a. there is only one way of 58. Which of the following is
32. What class of operation transmission not an actual amount of
has the highest fidelity? b. only one of the two power?
a. A parties can transmit at a 59. a. dB
b. C time 60. b. dBm
c. AB c. both parties may 61. c. dBw
d. AC transmit and receive 62. d. dBk
33. In a time-domain plot, the simultaneously 63. a
vertical axis is a measure d. there is no half duplex 64.
of: communication 65.
a. amplitude 37. Noise at the input to a 66. An ideal sinusoidal
b. frequency receiver can be as high as oscillator would produce
c. phase several: which of the following
d. time a. microvolts outputs?
34. Which of the following b. millivolts 67. a. a square wave of
describes transit time c. volts constant frequency and
noise? d. kilovolts amplitude
a. noise that is produced 38. Electrical energy at a 68. b. a square wave of
by random motion of frequency of 7125kHz is in varying frequency and
electrons in a conductor what frequency range? amplitude
due to heat a. radio 69. c. a sine wave of constant
b. noise that is due to b. audio frequency and amplitude
random variations in c. hyper 70. d. a sine wave of varying
current flow in active d. super-high frequency and constant
devices such as tubes, 39. a amplitude
transistors, semiconductor 40. 71. c
diodes, etc. 41. 72.
c. noise power that varies 42. _______ is mathematically 73.
inversely with frequency equal to the logarithm to
74. A periodic signal can 106. Which of the 122. As frequency
always be decomposed following describes increase, the period:
into: transistor noise? 123. a. decreases
75. a. exactly an odd number 107. a. noise that is 124. b. increases
76. b. a set of sine waves produced by random 125. c. remains the
77. c. a set of sine waves, one motion of electrons in a same
of which must have a conductor due to heat 126. d. doubles
phase set of 0 degrees 108. b. noise that is 127. a
78. d. none of the above due to random variations 128.
79. b in current flow in active 129.
80. devices such as tubes, 130. The following are
81. transistors, semiconductor the characteristics of
82. The baseband signal diodes, etc. industrial noise except:
cannot usually be 109. c. noise that 131. a. noise that is
transmitted through space occurs only in devices due to automobile and
by radio because: where signal current aircraft ignition, electric
83. a. the antennas required separates into two or motors and switching
are too short more paths equipment, leakage from
84. b. multiple base band 110. d. any high voltage lines,
signals transmitting modification to a stream fluorescent lamps, etc.
simultaneously would of carriers as they pass 132. b. usually
interfere with one another from input to output of a between 1-600 GHz
85. c. the signal will be device produces an 133. c. usually most
attenuated irregular, random variation intense in industrial and
86. d. any of these 111. c densely populated areas
87. b 112. 134. d. also called man-
88. 113. made noise
89. 114. What three 135. b
90. Noise is primarily: circuits are most 136.
91. a. high-frequency spikes commonly used as 137.
92. b. low-frequency frequency determining 138. Another name for
variations devices? signals in the HF range is
93. c. random level shifts 115. a. class C 139. a. microwaves
94. d. random frequency amplifier, class B amplifier, 140. b. RF waves
variations and class A amplifier 141. c. shortwaves
95. a 116. b. crystal- 142. d. millimeter
96. controlled oscillator, RC waves
97. oscillator, and LC oscillator 143. c
98. What happens to a signal's 117. c. common- 144.
wavelength as its emitter amplifier, 145.
frequency increases? common-base amplifier, 146. Indicate the false
99. a. it gets longer and common-collector statement. Fourier
100. b. it stays the amplifier analysis shows that a
same 118. d. transformer sawtooth wave consist of:
101. c. it disappears coupler, RC coupler, and 147. a. fundamental
102. d. it gets shorter direct coupler and subharmonic sine
103. d 119. b waves
104. 120.
105. 121.
148. b. a fundamental 173. c. a certain radio 204. b. baseband
sine wave and an infinite waves frequencies "mixing" with
number of harmonics 174. d. a single side each other
149. c. fundamental band signal 205. c. shift in phase
and harmonic sine waves 175. b relationships between
whose amplitude 176. baseband frequencies
decreases with the 177. 206. d. all of the above
harmonic number 178. The value of a 207. d
150. d. sinusoidal resistor creating thermal 208.
voltages, some of which noise is tripled. The noise 209.
are small enough to ignore power generated is 210. What is spectrum
in practice therefore: analyzer?
151. a 179. a. halved 211. a. a description of
152. 180. b. quadrupled signal with respect to time
153. 181. c. doubled 212. b. an instrument
154. The wavelength of 182. d. unchanged that shows signal
a radio signal is 183. d waveforms
155. a. equal to f/c 184. 213. c. a description of
156. b. equal to 185. signal with respect to its
c/lambda 186. Which of the frequencies
157. c. the distance a following oscillators is 214. d. all of the above
wave travels in one period used to provide a highly 215. d
158. d. how far the stable output stable 216.
signal can travel without output at a very precise 217.
distortion frequency? 218. The term "bel" is a
159. c 187. a. crystal unit of measurement that
160. 188. b. hartley expresses which of the
161. 189. c. colpitts following relationships
162. Which of the 190. d. armstrong 219. a. ratio of voltage
following is not a source of 191. a and resistance
noise? 192. 220. b. logarithmic
163. a. another 193. ratio between input and
communication signal 194. Which of the output
164. b. atmospheric following is not used for 221. c. geometric
effects communications? progression from input to
165. c. manufactured 195. a. x-rays output
electrical systems 196. b. millimeter 222. d. ratio of voltage
166. d. thermal waves to current
agitation in electronics 197. c. infrared 223. b
components 198. d. microwaves 224.
167. a 199. a 225.
168. 200. 226. Which of the
169. 201. following describes white
170. The unit "decibel" 202. Distortion is noise?
is used to indicate caused by: 227. a. noise that is
171. a. an oscilloscope 203. a. creation of produced by random
wave form harmonics of baseband motion of electrons in a
172. b. a mathematical frequencies conductor due to heat
ratio
228. b. noise that is die motion of electrons in a 280.
to random variations in conductor due to heat 281.
current flow in active 252. b. noise that is 282. Propagation time
devices such as tubes, due to random variations is _____ proportional to
transistors, semiconductor in current flow in active distance and ______
diodes, etc devices such as tubes, proportional to
229. c. noise power transistors, semiconductor propagation speed
that varies inversely with diodes, etc 283. a. inversely,
frequency 253. c. noise power directly
230. d. any that varies inversely with 284. b. directly,
modification to a stream frequency inversely
of carriers as they pass 254. d. any 285. c. inversely,
from input to output of a modification to a stream inversely
device produces an of a device produces an 286. d. directly, directly
irregular, random variation irregular, random variation 287. b
231. a 255. c 288.
232. 256. 289.
233. 257. 290. Which noise figure
234. Noise in 258. "Man-made" represents the lowest
communication systems noise came from noise?
originates in: 259. a. equipment that 291. a. 1.5dB
235. a. the sender sparks 292. b. 2.0dB
236. b. the receiver 260. b. temperature 293. c. 3.7dB
237. c. the channel 261. c. static 294. d. 4.1dB
238. d. all of the above 262. d. all of the above 295. a
239. d 263. a 296.
240. 264. 297.
241. 265. 298. Thermal noise is
242. If a periodic 266. Signal attenuation generated in
waveform is symmetric can be corrected by: 299. a. transistors and
about the vertical axis, it is 267. a. filtering diodes
said to have axes, or 268. b. modulation 300. b. resistors
mirror, symmetry and is 269. c. equalization 301. c. copper wire
called a/n 270. d. amplification 302. d. all of the above
243. a. even function 271. d 303. d
244. b. odd function 272. 304.
245. c. half-wave 273. 305.
symmetry 274. The part of 306. What is noise?
246. d. full-wave sinewave that is above the 307. a. the signal loses
symmetry voltage reference line is strength due to the
247. a referred to as the: resistance of the
248. 275. a. peak amplitude transmission medium
249. 276. b. positive 308. b. the signal loses
250. Which of the alternation strength due to different
following describes pink 277. c. negative propagation speeds of
noise? alternation each frequency that
251. a. noise that is 278. d. instantaneous makes up the signal
produced by random amplitude
279. b
309. c. an outside 340. b. dominates at 364. b. transmitting on
source such as crosstalk higher frequencies one frequency and
corrupts a signal 341. c. has a very high receiving on another
310. d. any of thes peak-to-average power 365. c. transmitting
311. c ratio one-way communications
312. 342. d. also called static 366. d. transmitting
313. noise and receiving on the same
314. The degree to 343. b frequency
which a cycle has been 344. 367. c
completed at any given 345. 368.
instant is referred to as 346. A digital signal is a 369.
the: 347. a. continuous 370. Which of the
315. a. phase signal which represents following statements
316. b. period digital measurements describes the relationship
317. c. frequency 348. b. continuous of input and output signals
318. d. amplitude signal which represents in an amplifier?
319. b physical measurements 371. a. the input signal
320. 349. c. discrete time is actually changed into
321. signal generated by analog the output signal
322. A display of signal modulation 372. b. both the input
amplitude versus 350. d. discrete time and output signal are
frequency is called the signal generated by digital unchanged; neither is
323. a. time domain modulation affected by the other
324. b. frequency 351. d 373. c. all sound is
spectrum 352. concentrated from 20Hz to
325. c. amplitude 353. 20kHz
spectrum 354. Indicate the false 374. d. a message is
326. d. frequency statement. From the composed of
domain transmitter the signal unpredictable variations in
327. d deterioration because of both amplitude and
328. noise is usually: frequency
329. 355. a. unwanted 375. d
330. What happens to energy 376.
a signal's frequency as its 356. b. predictable in 377.
wavelength gets longer? character 378. A more precise
331. a. it disappears 357. c. present in the evaluation of the quality
332. b. it stays the transmitter of a receiver as far as
same 358. d. due to any noise is concerned
333. c. it goes down cause 379. a. S/N
334. d. it goes up 359. b 380. b. VSWR
335. c 360. 381. c. noise factor
336. 361. 382. d. noise margin
337. 362. What is simplex 383. a
338. The following are operation? 384.
characteristics of 363. a. transmitting 385.
atmospheric noise, except: and receiving over a wide 386. Indicate the false
339. a. it is caused by area statement. The need for
lightning discharges in modulation can best be
thunderstorms
 exemplified by the 412. b. UHF 445. c. Boltzmann's
following 413. c. SHF constant
387. a. antenna lengths 414. d. EHF 446. d. the bandwidth
will be approximately λ/4 415. d over which it is measured
long 416. 447. c
388. b. an antenna in 417. 448.
the standard broadcast am 418. Approximate 449.
band is 16,000 ft wavelength of green light: 450. The original
389. c. all sound is 419. a. 700nm electrical information
concentrated from 20Hz to 420. b. 530nm signal to be transmitted is
20kHz 421. c. 475nm called the
390. d. a message is 422. d. 400nm 451. a. modulating
composed of 423. b signal
unpredictable variations in 424. 452. b. carrier
both amplitude and 425. 453. c. baseband signal
frequency 426. Why are amplifiers 454. d. source signal
391. c used in electronic devices? 455. c
392. 427. a. to provide 456.
393. signals of usable 457.
394. The three primary amplitude 458. The Hartley
communications media 428. b. to "pick up" oscillator uses:
are the following, except: broadcast signal 459. a. a tapped
395. a. wires 429. c. to select the inductor
396. b. free space proper broadcast signal 460. b. a two-capacitor
397. c. waveguides 430. d. to change the divider
398. d. fiber optic cable broadcast signal to an 461. c. an RC time
399. c audio signal constant
400. 431. a 462. d. a piezoelectric
401. 432. crystal
402. Noise figure is a 433. 463. a
measure of 434. Which of the 464.
403. a. how much noise following can be 465.
is in a communications determined from a 466. What is an
system frequency-domain graph oscilloscope?
404. b. how much of a signal? 467. a. a description of
noise is in the channel 435. a. bandwidth signal with respect to time
405. c. how much noise 436. b. phase 468. b. an instrument
an amplifier add to a 437. c. power that shows signal
signal 438. d. all of the above waveforms
406. d. signal-to-noise 439. a 469. c. a description of
ratio in dB 440. signal with respect to its
407. c 441. frequency
408. 442. Indicate the false 470. d. an instrument
409. statement. The square of that shows amplitude-
410. For a given the thermal noise voltage versus-frequency plot
bandwidth signal, more generated by a resistor is 471. b
channel space is available proportional to 472.
for signals in the range of 443. a. its resistance 473.
411. a. HF 444. b. its temperature
474. Most internal 505. 540. b. continuous
noise come from 506. The wavelength of signal which represents
475. a. shot noise a signal depends on the physical measurements
476. b. transit-time 507. a. frequencies of 541. c. discrete time
noise the signal signals generated by
477. c. thermal 508. b. medium analog modulation
agitation 509. c. phase of the 542. d. discrete time
478. d. skin effect signal signals generated by
479. c 510. d. a and b digital modulation
480. 511. d 543. b
481. 512. 544.
482. Wavelength is 513. 545.
________ proportional to 514. Which of the 546. Which of the
propagation speed and following is different from following is not a source of
________ proportional to the other? noise?
period. 515. a. facsimile 547. a. another
483. a. inversely; 516. b. telemetry communications signal
directly 517. c. videotex 548. b. atmospheric
484. b. directly; 518. d. teletex effects
inversely 519. b 549. c. manufactured
485. c. inversely; 520. electrical systems
inversely 521. 550. d. thermal
486. d. directly; directly 522. The agitation in electronic
487. d communications medium components
488. causes the signal to be 551. a
489. 523. a. amplified 552.
490. Random 524. b. modulated 553.
interference to 525. c. attenuated 554. So called "1/f"
transmitted signals is 526. d. interfered with noise is also called
called 527. c 555. a. random noise
491. a. adjacent 528. 556. b. pink noise
channel overlap 529. 557. c. white noise
492. b. cross talk 530. The power density 558. d. partition noise
493. c. garbage-in- of "flicker" noise is 559. b
garbage-out 531. a. the same at all 560.
494. d. noise frequencies 561.
495. d 532. b. greater at high 562. What is
496. frequencies distortion?
497. 533. c. greater at low 563. a. the signal loses
498. Shot noise is frequencies strength due to the
generated in 534. d. the same as resistance of the
499. a. transistors and "white noise" transmission medium
diodes 535. c 564. b. the signal loses
500. b. resistors 536. strength due to the
501. c. copper wire 537. different propagation
502. d. none of the 538. An analog signal is speeds of each frequency
above 539. a. continuous that makes up the signal
503. a signal which represents
504. digital measurements
565. c. an outside
source such as crosstalk
corrupts a signal
566. d. any of these
567. b
568.
569.
570. "Pink" noise has
571. a. equal power
per Hertz
572. b. equal power
per octave
573. c. constant power
574. d. none of the
above
575. b
576.
577.
578. If a periodic
voltage waveform is such
that the waveform for the
first half cycle repeats
itself expect with the
opposite sign for the
second half cycle, it is said
to have
579. a. even function
580. b. odd function
581. c. half-wave
symmetry
582. d. full-wave
symmetry