1. Crosstalk is minimized using
(a) wire connections
(b) twisted pair cables
(c) insulated cables
(d) both (a) and (b)
2. UTP is color-coded according to
(a) a 10-pair color code
(b) a 25-pair color code
(c) the resistor color code
(d) the primary colors
3. Advantages that fiber-optic systems have over electrical transmission media are
(a) higher data rate, less susceptible to noise, and longer transmission distance
(b) lower cost, higher data rate, and simplicity
(c) higher data rate, higher EMI, less distortion
(d) higher baud, availability, and reliability
4. The modes of light propagation in optical fibers are
(a) simplex and duplex
(b) multi-mode and single-mode
(c) synchronous and asynchronous
(d) scatter and direct
5. The electromagnetic spectrum does not include
(a) UV rays
(b) radio waves
(c) microwaves
(d) sonic waves
6. The signals of ham radio bounce off the
(a) troposphere
(b) hydrosphere
(c) ionosphere
(d) stratosphere
7. Night vision uses
(a) radio waves
(b) IR-rays
(c) ultraviolet rays
(d) x-rays
8. An asynchronous counter has
(a) many oscillators with the same clock frequency
(b) one oscillator with a single clock frequency
(c) many oscillators with different clock frequencies
(d) both (b) and (c)
9. All of the following are transmission modes except:
(a) simplex
(b) complex
(c) half-duplex
(d) full-duplex
10. The Manchester code format is
(a) NRZ
(b) biphase
(c) RZ
(d) FDM
11. A synchronous data frame does not contain a(n)
(a) preamble
(b) data field
(c) address
(d) vector field
12. Three types of data channel connections in terms of data flow are
(a) input, output, neutral
(b) simplex, half-duplex, full-duplex
(c) simplex, duplex, triplex
(d) uniplex, diplex, biplex
13. In FSK modulation,
(a) the frequency of a carrier signal is varied by a digital signal.
(b) the frequency of a digital signal is varied by a carrier signal.
(c) the phase of a carrier signal is varied by a digital signal.
(d) the amplitude of a carrier signal is varied by a digital signal.
14. Types of modulation in which a parameter of a sine-wave carrier signal is varied by a digital signal are
(a) PAM, PWM, PPM
(b) QAM, PAM, ASK
(c) FSK, PSK, PPM
(d) FSK, ASK, PSK
15. QAM stands for
(a) quadrature analysis method
(b) quadrature amplitude modulation
(c) quasi-amplitude modulation
(d) quadratic amplitude modulation
