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b. Solar emission c. Resistor noise d. Lightning low7 An amplifier's output signal has 25 mV p-p of desired signal mixed in with 45 V rms of undesired noise. The load impedance is 50 . What is the amplifier's output S/N level in dB? a. 22.9 dB b. 54.9 dB c. 45.9 dB d. 51.9 dB characteristic? 8 Why does a 5-kHz square wave require a greater bandwidth than a 2-kHz sinewave? a. The square wave has a larger frequency than the sinewave. b. The square wave has an infinite number of harmonics, whereas the sinewave has only one. c. The square wave is much easier to cover by noise. d. The square wave must also include an offset (dc) voltage, whereas the sinewave does not. 9 The relationship between information and bandwidth is called a. 10 ln b. 10 log c. 20 ln d. 20 log 4 Which expression indicates a measurement using a 1-W reference a. dBm(1) b. dB1 c. dBW d. dB(W) 5 An amplifier operating over a 2-Mhz bandwidth has a 75 input resistance. If it is operating at 22 C and has a voltage gain of 300, the noise produced at the output of this amplifier would be approximately a. b. c. d. 6 Which of the following is not an example of external noise a. Fluorescent light a. Information theory b. Fourier analysis c. FFT d. Hartley's law 10 Aliasing can be defined as errors occurring when a. The input frequency exceeds the sample rate. b. The bandwidth is less than the input frequency. c. The type of modulation has been incorrectly identified. d. The sampling signal has been incorrectly identified. 11 Which of the following does not hold true for a parallel resonant circuit? a. At the resonant frequency the impedance of the circuit is a minimum. b. If Q>10, the resonant frequency is the same as it would be if it were a series. c. It is commonly referred to as a tank circuit. d. At the resonant frequency, the circuit draws minimum current from the constant-voltage source. 12 The oscillator design that uses a third capacitor in the tank circuit for swamping of the transistor's internal capacitances is the a. Hartley design b. Clapp design c. Colpitts design d. Crystal design 13 The ability of a crystal to oscillate at its resonant frequency is due to a. The flywheel effect b. Barkhausen criteria out the effect
Chapter 1. Introductory Topics 1. Which part of the sinewave expression cannot be varied in accordance with the frequency intelligence to create a modulated signal? a. Phase b. Frequency c. Time d. Amplitude 2. Communication systems are most often categorized by what a. Modulation frequency b. Carrier frequency c. Transmission distance d. Information transmitted 3 Voltage gain in decibels is
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10. The advantages provided by carrier elimination in SSB do not apply to transmission of a. Code b. Music c. Noise d. All the above 11. Provide the approximate "outside-of-passband" attenuation of a Butterworth filter. a. 3-dB slope per octave b. 3-dB slope per decade c. 6-dB slope per octave d. 6-dB slope per decade 12. An SSB receiver recreates the original intelligence signal by a. Mixing the USB with LSB signals and filtering out the resulting different frequencies b. Filtering out the difference between either sideband and the internally generated carrier signal c. Filtering out the harmonics of the received sideband signal frequencies d. Amplifying the dc term produced by mixing action 13. Common types of balanced modulators include a. Ring modulator b. Phase modulator c. Lattice modulator d. All the above
Chapter 7 Communication Technique 1 Why are image frequencies somewhat less of a problem in FM receivers than they are in SSB or AM receivers? a. SSB uses less bandwidth than does FM. b. FM signals have a capture effect characteristic. c. FM mixer stages are square-law devices. d. FM receivers do not use the superheterodyne design. 2 The tuned circuits prior to the mixer in a superheterodyne receiver are called the a. Front end b. Tuner c. Preselector d. All the above 3 The signal-strength meter that shows the relative signal-strength level is called the ________ . a. S meter b. Signal meter c. Strength meter d. All the above 4 An AM broadcast receiver has two identical tuned circuits with a Q of 50 prior to the IF stage. The IF frequency is 460 kHz and the receiver is tuned to a station on 550 kHz. The imagefrequency rejection is
a. 41 dB b. 36.2 dB c. 72.4 dB d. 82 dB 5 An AGC that causes a step reduction in receiver gain at some arbitrarily high value of received signal in order to prevent overloading the receiver is known as a. Arbitrary AGC b. Auxiliary AGC c. Delayed AGC
11 The G.E. Phoenix radio is an example of a. An HF amateur transceiver using AM and SSB modulation modes b. A VHF commercial transceiver using the FM modulation mode and a channel guard function c. A military transceiver using all modes on HF frequencies d. A cellular telephone transceiver 12 The type of radio transmission that uses pseudorandomly switched frequency or time transmissions is known as a. Synthesizing b. Facsimile c. Spread spectrum d. Compression 13 The acronym CDMA refers to ________. a. Carrier-division multiple-access systems b. Capture-division multiple-access systems c. Code-division multiple-access systems d. Channel-division multiple-access systems 14 A typical problem encountered when troubleshooting a frequency synthesizer is a. A small frequency error b. A large frequency error c. No output d. All the above 15 A transceiver is a. A transmitter that can be tuned to several bands of frequencies b. A transmitter that transmits digital data c. A receiver that receives digital data d. A transmitter and receiver in a single package Chapter 8 Digital Communication : Coding Technique 1 The advantage(s) of digital and/or data communications over analog include a. Noise performance b. Regeneration c. Digital signal processing d. All the above 2 In a S/H circuit, the time that it must hold the sampled voltage is
Up-conversion offers the following advantage(s): a. Less expensive filters b. Good image-frequency rejection c. Minimized tuning range for the LO d. .b and c
The range over which the input to a receiver or amplifier provides a usable output is called the a. Level of acceptability b. Dynamic range c. Degree of usefulness d.Specified input
A receiver has a 30-dB noise figure, a 1.5 Mhz bandwidth, a 6-dBm third intercept point, and a 3-dB signal-to-noise ratio. Its sensitivity is a. 94 dB b. 82.2 dB c. 79.2 dB d. 81 dB
Two-modulus dividers are used in the synthesis of frequencies into the VHF band due to a. Its ability to work at practical power consumptions b. Its ability to work at practical speeds c. The insufficient speed and power of the basic programmable divider designs d. All the above
10 The disadvantage of direct digital synthesizers (DDS) over analog frequency synthesizers is a. Its complexity and cost b. Its limited maximum output frequency c. Its higher phase noise d. All the above
An alphanumeric code for representing the decimal values from 0 to 9 that is based on the relationship that only one bit in a binary word changes for each binary step is known as a. ASCII b. EBCDIC c. Baudot code d. Gray code
10 The quantizing error of PCM systems for weak signals can be made less significant by a. Companding b. Using time-division multiplexing c. Using frequency-division multiplexing d. Filtering out the alias frequency
11 When the message and the BCC are transmitted as separate parts within the same transmitted code, it is called a(n) a. Systematic code b. CRC c. (n,k) cyclic code d. Interleaved code 12 The value left in the CRC dividing circuit after all data have been shifted in is the a. Quantile interval b. Codec c. BCC d. Syndrome 13 Which of the following is not an example of code error detection and correction in a data communication channel? a. Parity b. Frequency-shift keying c. Block-check character d. Hamming code 14 Error-correcting techniques that allow for correction at the receiver are called a. Cyclic redundancy checks (CRC) b. Block-check characters (BCC) c. Forward error correcting (FEC) d. Parity 15 Codes producing random data that closely resemble digital noise are
The advanced mobile phone services (AMPS) is an example of a. A cellular telephone system b. A telephone system that uses frequency reuse c. A cell-splitting telephone system d. All the above
Which is not a major function of a protocol? a. Framing b. Line control c. Flow control d. Topology e. Sequence control
The LAN that was developed by Xerox, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Intel in 1980 is called a. IEEE-488 b. Ethernet c. OSI d. CSMA/CD A device interconnecting two networks that use different protocols and formats is called a a. Bridge b. Gateway c. Router d. Node
A device interconnecting LANs together that usually have identical protocols at the physical and data link layers is called a a. Bridge b. Gateway c. Router d. Node
In telephony, traffic is defined in a. Hundred-call seconds b. Average number of calls in a specific period of time c. Erlang d. All the above
10 The Internet and the WWW are a. The same thing b. Completely different
a. 6:1 b. 1:6 c. 0.666:1 d. 1.5:1 11 The input impedance of a quarter-wavelength section of a 50terminated with a short is a. 50 b. 0 (a short) c. Infinite (open) d. 100 12 A device that is used to match an unbalanced transmission line to a balanced transmission line is called a a. Quarter-wavelength matching transformer b. Balun c. Shorted-stub section d. Slotted line 13 A 50a. 6 b. 0.166 c. 0.714 d. 1.4 14 A cable has an inductance of 1 nH/ft and capacitance of 1 nF/ft. The delay introduced by a 1-ft section is a. Not able to be calculated with the given information b. transmission line with a 300load impedance has a reflection coefficient of transmission line that is
12 A satellite communication system used by companies such as K-Mart to quickly verify credit cards and check inventory data is called a. VSAT b. MSAT c. SATCOM d. WESTAR 13 A common type of radio wave interference is a. EMI b. Fading c. Reflections d. All the above 14 Diversity reception does not include: a. Space diversity b. Time diversity c. Frequency diversity d. Angle diversity 15 When installing a receiving antenna, you can often overcome diffraction problems by finding a a. Null zone b. Downlink c. Hot spot d. Skip zone Chapter 13 Antennas
Chapter 14 Waveguides & RADAR 1 At a frequency of 1 Ghz and transmitter-receiver distance of 30 mi, which is the most efficient device for energy transfer? a. Transmission lines b. Waveguides c. Antennas d. None of the above 2 The most efficient means of transmitting a 1-Ghz signal 1500 ft would typically be 9 a. Transmission lines b. Waveguides c. Antennas d. None of the above 3 The dominant mode for waveguide operation is
a. Isolate a source from reflections at its load so as to preclude frequency pulling. b. Adjust the signal levels. c. Measure signal levels. d. All the above. 8 The coupling in dB of a directional coupler that has 85 mW into the main guide and 0.45 mW out the secondary guide is a. 22.8 b. 18.9 c. 188.9 d. 45.6 The resonant frequency of a cavity may be varied by changing the cavity's a. Volume b. Inductance c. Capacitance d. All the above 10 The guide wavelength is
a. TE10 b. TE01 c. TM10 d. TM01 4 The propagation velocity of the signal in a waveguide, when compared to the speed of light is
a. Greater than free-space wavelength b. Equal to free-space wavelength c. Less than free-space wavelength d. All the above 11 The process of employing radio waves to detect and locate physical objects is known as
a. larger b. smaller c. the same velocity d. either b or c 5 Ridged waveguides are advantageous over rectangular waveguides in their a. cost b. attenuation c. ability to work at lower frequency d. ease of construction 6 A circular waveguide is used for a. Efficiency reasons b. Ease of manufacture c. Rotating section applications d. Greater bandwidth 7 Variable attenuators are used in waveguides to
a. The Doppler effect b. Radar c. Directional coupling d. Cavity tuning 12 The use of two grounded conductors that sandwich a smaller conductive strip with constant separation by a dielectric material on a printed circuit board for use at frequencies above 500 Mhz is known as a. Artwork traces b. Dielectric waveguide c. Microstrip/stripline d. MICs or MMICs 13 Second return echoes are a. Echoes produced when the reflected beam makes a second trip b. Echoes that arrive after the transmission of the next pulse c. Echoes caused by the PRT being too long
11 A faulty TV receiver having symptoms of normal sound and raster but no picture must have a problem in the a. Horizontal or vertical oscillator or high-voltage power supply b. Main power supply c. Video amplifiers following the sound takeoff d. RF, IF, or video amplifiers prior to the sound takeoff
a. 50 micron b. 62.5 micron c. 50 and 62.5 micron d. 125 micron 5 The abrupt change in refractive index from core to cladding of fiber-optic cable is called the a. Total internal reflection b. Numerical aperture c. Dispersion d. Step index
11 Fiber optic connections suffer high loss due to a. Air gaps b. Rough surfaces c. Axial misalignment d. Angular misalignment e. All the above 12 Fiber optic technology is used in applications of 6 A technique that is used to minimize the pulse dispersion effect is to a. Use a higher frequency light source b. Use plastic cladding c. Minimize the core diameter d. All the above 7 The loss (attenuation) of signal in optical fiber is due to a. Scattering b. Absorption c. Macrobending d. Microbending e. All the above 8 Calculate the optical power 100 km from a 0.5 mW source on a single mode fiber that has 0.10 dB per km loss. a. 50 nW b. 500 nW c. 5 uW d. 50 uW 9 Which is not an important characteristic of a light detector? a. Responsitivity b. Dark current c. Power consumption d. Response speed e. Spectral respons 10 The dispersion in fiber optics is termed a. Modal b. Chromatic a. Local area networks (LANs) b. Cable TV (CATV) systems c. Telephone networks d. All the above 13 The dispersion of light in fiber-optic cable caused by a portion of the light energy traveling in the cladding is called a. Modal dispersion b. Material dispersion c. Waveguide dispersion d. Cable dispersion 14 Recent laser developments for fiber optic communication include a. Distributed feedback (DFB) b. Heterojunction c. Vertical cavity surface emitting (VCSEL) d. a and b above e. a and c above 15 The following consideration is important when deciding between using a diode laser or an LED a. Response time b. Power levels c. Temperature sensitivity d. Failure characteristics e. All the above
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