COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING PART 1 6.

The communications medium causes the signal to be

BASIC CONCEPTS
a. amplified
Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter that corresponds to your b. attenuated
answer. c. modulated
d. interfered with
1. Communication is the process of
7. Which of the following is not a source of noise?
a. keeping in touch
b. broadcasting a. another communications signal
c. exchanging information b. atmospheric effects
d. entertainment by electronics c. manufactured electrical systems
d. thermal agitation in electronic components
2. Output signal of an SPST switch is an example of
8. One way communications is called
a. digital signal
b. analog signal a. half duplex
c. discrete signal b. full duplex
d. electrical signal c. monocomm
d. simplex
3. Electronic communications was discovered in which
century? 9. The original electrical information signal is to be transmitted
is called the
a. 16th
b. 18th a. modulating signal
c. 19th b. carrier
d. 20th c. baseband signal
d. source signal
4. Which of the following is not a major communications
medium? 10. The process of modifying a high frequency carrier with the
information to be transmitted is called
a. free space
b. water a. multiplexing
c. wires b. telemetry
d. fiber optic cable c. detection
d. modulation
5. Random interference to transmitted signals is called
11. The process of transmitting two or more information signals
a. adjacent channel overlap simultaneously over the same channel is called
b. garbage in garbage out
c. crosstalk a. multiplexing
d. noise b. telemetry
c. mixing
d. modulation
12. Continuous voice and video signals are referred to as being 18. Radar is based upon

a. baseband a. microwaves
b. analog b. a water medium
c. digital c. the directional nature of radio signals
d. continuous waves d. reflected radio signals

13. Recovering information from a carrier is known as 19. A frequency of 27 MHz has a wavelength of approximately

a. demultiplexing a. 11 m
b. detection b. 27 m
c. modulation c. 30 m
d. carrier recovery d. 81 m

14. Transmission of graphical information over the telephone 20. Radio signals are made up of
network is accomplished by
a. voltages and currents
a. television b. electrons and protons
b. CATV c. electric and magnetic fields
c. Videotext d. noise and data
d. Facsimile
21. The voice frequency range is
15. Measuring physical conditions at some remote location and
transmitting this data for analysis is the process of a. 30 to 300 Hz
b. 300 to 3000 Hz
a. telemetry c. 20 Hz to 20 kHz
b. instrumentation d. 0 to 15 kHz
c. modulation
d. multiplexing 22. Another name for signals in the HF range is

16. Receiving electromagnetic emissions from stars is called a. microwaves

b. short waves
a. astrology c. RF waves
b. optical astronomy d. Millimeter waves
c. radio astronomy
d. space surveillance 23. Television broadcasting occurs in which range?

17. A personal communications hobby for individuals is a. HF

b. VHF
a. ham radio c. EHF
b. CB radio d. ELF
c. Electronic bulletin board
d. Cellular radio
24. In most microwave communication system, the connection 29. A signal occupies the spectrum space from 1.115 to 1.122
between the antenna and transceiver is a waveguide. What GHz. The bandwidth is
signal that passes through the waveguide?
a. 0.007 MHz
a. light waves b. 7 MHz
b. sound waves c. 237 MHz
c. electrical waves d. 700 MHz
d. electromagnetic waves
30. In the United States, the electromagnetic spectrum is
25. In a wireless communication system, space is used as the regulated and managed by
medium. What carrier signal that can be used for this
purpose? a. Business and Industry
b. ITU
a. electromagnetic waves c. FCC
b. sound waves d. The United States
c. light waves
d. all of the above 31. For a given bandwidth signal, more channel space is
available for signals in the range of
26. Signal frequency that is more efficient for ground wave
propagation a. VHF
b. UHF
a. below 2 MHz c. SHF
b. between 2 MHz & 30 MHz d. EHF
c. between 30 MHz & 300 MHz
d. above 300 MHz 32. In fiber optic system, the information is carried by what
carrier?
27. In sky-wave propagation, what causes the waves to be
reflected back to ground? a. light wave
b. electric wave
a. ionosphere c. magnetic wave
b. troposphere d. electrical wave
c. atmosphere
d. stratosphere 33. The physical manifestation of message or idea in a
communications system.
28. A special case of sky-wave propagation wherein the signal is
aimed towards the troposphere instead of the ionosphere. a. signal
b. message
a. troposcatter c. information
b. forward scatter d. transmission
c. tropospheric scatter
d. all of the above
34. A portion in a communications system, which processes the d. selectivity
information so that it will become suitable to the
characteristic of the transmission medium. 40. Digital information is processed with a specified degree of

a. encoder a. fidelity
b. modulator b. accuracy
c. transmitter c. sensitivity
d. multiplexer d. correctness

35. What do you call the medium that bridges or connects the 41. Discrete signals are processed with a specified degree of
gap between the transmitter and receiver?
a. levels
a. link b. accuracy
b. wire c. sensitivity
c. space d. correctness
d. channel
42. Modulation scheme wherein the analog information is riding
36. Part of a communications system that processes the output on another analog signal.
signal from the transmission channel to the output
transducer. a. digital
b. analog
a. decoder c. amplitude
b. detector d. frequency
c. receiver
d. demodulator 43. In pulse modulation, what property of the signal is varied

37. Signal whose physical quantity varies continuously with time. a. phase
b. amplitude
a. digital c. frequency
b. analog d. all of the above
c. discrete
d. information 44. Known as digital pulse modulation.

38. A signal whose value swings between two different levels a. PAM
b. PCM
a. digital c. PPM
b. analog d. PWM
c. discrete
d. quantized 45. In analog modulation, what properties of the carrier signal
that can be varied by the modulating signal?
39. Analog information is processed with a specified degree of
a. phase
a. fidelity b. amplitude
b. accuracy c. frequency
c. sensitivity d. all of the above
46. Modulation wherein the analog information modulates
pulses.

a. PAM
b. Pulse modulation
c. Digital modulation
d. Analog modulation

47. Signal frequency that is more effective for sky wave

propagation.

a. VF
b. HF
c. VHF
d. UHF

48. Signal frequency that is more effective for space wave

communications.

a. VF
b. VLF
c. HF
d. VHF

49. Mode of communications wherein a station can transmit to

another station while receiving from a different station.

a. Simplex
b. Duplex
c. Full Duplex
d. Full/full Duplex

50. A device that converts electrical signal to radio waves and

vice versa.

a. antenna
b. converter
c. transmitter
d. wave converter