Quiz chapter 4

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS:
1) The transmission media that are used to convey information can be classified as guided
or unguided. _________
2) Twisted pair may only be used to transmit analog transmissions. _________
3) Coaxial cable is used to transmit both analog and digital signals. _________
4) Guided media employ an antenna for transmitting through air, vacuum, or water.
_________
5) The characteristics and quality of a data transmission are determined both by the
characteristics of the medium and the characteristics of the signal. _________
6) Twisted pair is much less susceptible to interference and crosstalk than coaxial cable.
_________
7) Microwave is used for satellite communications. _________
8) Data rate and distance are not a key concern when designing a data transmission
system. _________
9) The most commonly used medium in the telephone network is twisted pair. _________
10) Unshielded twisted pair provides better performance at higher data rates. _________
11) Coaxial cable can be used over longer distances and support more stations on a
shared line than twisted pair. _________
12) Attenuation is significantly lower for optical fiber than for coaxial cable or twisted
pair and is constant over a wide range. _________

13) The same antenna cannot be used for both transmission and reception in two way
communication. _________
14) The parabolic reflective antenna is a type of antenna used in terrestrial microwave
and satellite applications. _________
15) Microwave is used in cellular systems. _________
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS:
1) Twisted pair, coaxial cable, and optical fiber are examples of _________ media, which
provide a physical path along which signals are propagated.
2) In a data transmission system the __________ medium is the physical path between
transmitter and receiver.
3) Optical fiber transmits a signal encoded beam of light by means of __________ . This
can occur in any transparent medium that has a higher index of refraction than the
surrounding medium.
4) The least expensive and most widely used guided transmission medium for both
analog and digital signals is _________ .
5) For __________ media the bandwidth of the signal produced by the transmitting
antenna is more important than the medium in determining transmission characteristics.
6) A key difference between Category 3 and Category 5 cable is the number of
_________ in the cable per unit distance.
7) A thin, flexible medium capable of guiding an optical ray is an _________ .
8) Often used in LANs, __________ transmission has a higher refractive index at the
center which makes the light rays moving down the axis advance more slowly than those
near the cladding.

9) Wireless transmission frequencies in the range of about 1 GHz to 40 GHz are referred
to as __________ frequencies. Highly directional beams are possible at these
frequencies.
10) Defined as an electrical conductor, or system of conductors, used either for radiating
or collecting electromagnetic energy, unguided media uses an __________ to achieve
transmission and reception.
11) The simplest radiation pattern is produced by the _________ antenna, which is a
point in space that radiates power in all directions equally. The actual radiation pattern is
a sphere with the antenna at the center.
12) A single orbiting satellite will operate on a number of frequency bands called
__________ channels.
13) A form of attenuation known as _________ , is when a transmitted signal attenuates
over distance because the signal is being spread over a larger and larger area.
14) The __________ frequency band is used for satellite communication, radar, terrestrial
microwave links, and wireless local loop.
15) Used for amateur radio, CB radio, and international broadcasts such as BBC and
Voice of America, __________ propagation is a signal from an earth based antenna
reflected from the ionosphere back down to earth.