In reflection, the amount of wave energy reflected ________________?

Ans: increases as the angle of incidence increases

The sampling theorem states that for a unique correspondence between an analog signal and the version
reconstructed from its sample, the sampling rate must exceed ____ the highest signal frequency.
Ans: twice
This refers to one of the domain transforms in signal processing that converts a discrete-time signal into
a complex frequency domain representation.
Ans: Fourier Transform
Before starting cable installation, the applicant shall obtain _____ for commercial buildings from the
Office of the Local Building Official which needs the service of a PECE.
Ans: Electronics permit
This refers to a layer of the OSI model that accepts and structures the messages for application.
Ans: Presentation Layer
Which is not a disadvantage of using fiber optic communications system? Relative newness of the
technology?
Ans: Lack of component and system standardization
Which does not cause the optical signal launched into the fiber to become weakened and distorted in
fiber optic waveguides? Scattering Absorption Dispersion mechanisms Multimode propagation?
Ans: Multimode propagation
Waveguide is typically used at what frequency?
Ans: above 2 GHz
Which refers to a type of radio antenna with a low profile and can be mounted on a flat surface. It
consists of a flat rectangular sheet of metal mounted over a larger sheet of metal call ground plane?
Ans: Patch antenna

A parabolic antenna is efficient because?

Ans: focused in a narrow beam.
This refers to the phenomenon whereby the polarization plane of radio waves rotates due to magnetic
flux lines and electrons in the ionosphere, resulting in diff phase velocities for left-and-right hand
circularly polarized waves.
Ans: Faraday rotation
In receivers, this refers to the ratio of the -60dB bandwidth to the -6 dB bandwidth of a tuned circuit or
filter.
Ans: selectivity
This refers to a device that contains both modulator and demodulator circuits and often implements
broadband communication systems.
Ans: modem
This refers to a form of digital modulation technique wherein the amplitude of a relatively high
frequency carrier signal varies in proportion to the instantaneous value of a digital modulating signal.
Ans: ASK (amplitude-shift keying)
This refers to a distortion that occurs when an analog signal is sampled at a rate less than required by
the Nyquist criterion.
Ans: aliasing
Invented by Major Edward Armstrong, this receiver topology downconverts the RF signal.
Ans: superheterodyne receiver
________ modulation is defined as modulation produced in the plate circuit of the last radio stage of
the system.
Ans: High-level
In frequency modulation radio receivers, this refers to the selection of the stronger of two signals of the
same frequency, with the complete rejection of the weaker signal when received simultaneously.
Ans: capture effect
Which is not an advantage of SSB AM over standard AM?
Ans: Simpler receiver
What is the ITU emission designation for vestigial sideband modulation?
Ans: C3F
Which effects might cause radio signals to be heard despite obstruction between the transmitting and
receiving stations?
Ans: Knife-edge diffraction
This refers to a type of polarization wherein the electric field vector is rotating about the axis of the
direction of propagation, but its magnitude is not equal to the magnetic field vector.
Ans: elliptical polarization
This refers to a type of a correlated noise that occurs when unwanted harmonics of a signal are
produced through nonlinear amplification.
Ans: Harmonic distortion
What is the frequency range of ultra-high frequency (UHF) band?
Ans: 300 MHz to 3000 MHz
In error correction and detection, this refers to a highly accurate error-detection method based on
interpreting a pattern of bits as a polynomial.
Ans: CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
In signals, spectra and signal processing, this process involves sliding one function past the other and
finding the area under the resulting product without folding.
Ans: cross-correlation
This refers to a mode of data transmission wherein bits are transmitted one after another.
Ans: serial
This refers to a media access technology wherein a three-byte pattern is inserted in a fram passed in a
single direction from one node to another.
Ans: CSMA/CD
This refers to a category of UTP cables that can handle speeds up to 16 MBPS and is meant to be used
with token ring network topology.
Ans: Category 3
Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measure of the ____ of a network.
Ans: reliability
This refers to a communication equipment that incorporates circuits that can both send and receive.
Ans: transceiver

Ans: ???
This describes an Nth-order recursive filter whose present output depends on its own past values y[n-k]
and on the past and present values of the input:
Ans: IIR
Solve for the bandwidth efficiency of a 16-QAM modulator with an input data rate of 28Mbps and a
carrier frequency of 50 Mhz
Ans: 4
In a halfwave dipole, where does the minimum current occur?
Ans: At both ends
In refraction, what can be said about the refracted ray if the wave passes from a less dense to a denser
medium?
Ans: bends towards the normal
For the new Philippine electronics code, book 2 focuses on the standards and best practices in the area of
______.
Ans: FDAS
This refers to an FDAS component containing lamps or alphanumeric display in which each indication
provides status information.
Ans: Annunciator

SDLC is a ___ protocol

Ans: Synchronous Data Link Control
What is the error probability in a system that produces 7 error bits out of 5, 700, 000 total bits?
Ans: 1.2e^-05
What is the set of rules that govern the operation of functional units to achieve communication?
Ans: protocol
Refers to the voltage of the minimum step size which is equal to the voltage of the least significant bit of
the PCM code when performing quantization.
Ans: DAC (digital-to-analog converter)
A 100Hz sinusoid is sampled at a sampling rate of 140Hz. Determine the alias frequency.
Ans: Nyquist frequency
A system that performs parallel-to-serial and serial-to-parallel conversion of a data link.
Ans: DTE (Data Terminal Equipment)
A ___ digital signal includes timing information in the data being transmitted.
Ans: self-synchronizing
The word "base" in 10baseT is a self ___.
Ans: ???
DCE and DTE acronym
Ans: Data Communications Equipment and Data Terminal Equipment