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Wireless Communications (EC C402) MCQ
Chapter 1 Evolution of Wireless Communication Systems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Brief Histor
y of Wireless Communications Advantages of Wireless Communications Disadvantages
of Wireless Communications Wireless Network Generations Comparison of Wireless
Systems Evolution to Next Generation Networks Applications of Wireless Communica
tions Potential Market Areas Challenges for Research Outline of the Book
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monly used in cellular mobile communications mainly due to (a) (b) (c) (d) S1.2
regulations and standards. non-availability of band below 900 MHz. line-of-sight
propagation available in operating area. line-of-sight and reflected signals en
sure the reception at mobile.
GSM cellular mobile communication service uses (a) FDMA for multiple users.
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Wireless Communications (EC C402) MCQ
are built onto microprocessor chips. (a) (b) (c) (d) S1.7 transponders radio mod
ules receivers transmitters
Ultra Wide Band technology is used primarily for (a) (b) (c) (d) connecting wire
less devices inside the home at very high speeds. displaying Web pages on a cell
ular phone. transmitting data at distances of up to 56 kilometers. finding the l
ocation of a vehicle within a small city.
S1.8
Security issues in a wireless device are encountered due to (a) (b) (c) (d) viru
s attacks and hacking of data. virus attacks, hacking of data, and eavesdropping
. jamming of the received signals. virus attacks, hacking, eavesdropping, jammin
g, and forcefully exhausting the energy resources.
S1.9
A wireless security mechanism should provide (a) (b) (c) secure access of a mobi
le device to the service provider. authentication, integrity, and privacy of ser
vices. integrity and wired-equivalent privacy of services.
Wireless Communications_T L Sin al (b) (c) (d) S2.7 Refraction Reflection Diffra
ction
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Two main reasons that contribute to the rapid fluctuations of the si nal amplitu
de in mobile communications are (a) (b) (c) (d) Multipath fadin and Doppler eff
ect Reflection and Refraction Diffraction and Scatterin Blockin and Shadowin
S2.8
In a di ital communication system, the delay spread alon with fadin causes , th
ereby limitin the maximum symbol data rate. (a) (b) (c) (d) intersymbol interfe
rence multipath fadin Doppler effect hi h bit error rates in an urban area.
S2.9
The avera e delay spread is typically about (a) (b) (c) (d) <0.1 s 0.5 s 3 s 10 s
Wireess Communications_T L Singa (c) (d) S2.17 and the receiver. (a) (b) (c) (
d) Scattering Refraction Shadow fading Dopper effect Mutipath Refection
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resuts from the presence of objects between the transmitter
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Wireless Communications_ T L Sin al (a) (b) (c) (d) S3.3 there is no loss of ene
r y as radio wave propa ates there is si nificant loss of ener y as radio wave p
ropa ates there is attenuation due to the spreadin of the electroma netic waves
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there is no attenuation due to the spreadin
ain of
S3.4
Free-space propa ation path loss is (a) (b) (c) (d) inversely proportional to fr
equency of transmission directly proportional to frequency of transmission indep
endent to frequency of transmission directly proportional to square of the frequ
ency of transmission dB per decade attenuation in si nal stren th as a function
of
S3.5
There is a
distance in free space propa ation. (a) (b) (c) 6 12 20
mobile unit
reater than
be properly
problem. hav
S4.16 Cells usin the same set of frequencies are called (a) (b) nei hbourin ce
lls. adjacent channel cells.
ireess Communications_T L Singa (b) (c) (d) S5.7 vertica hybrid none of the
above
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Ceuar base-station receiving antennas are usuay mounted in such a way so as
to obtain (a) (b) (c) (d) frequency oarization sace horizonta diversity.
S5.8
The minimum searation between a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna is
necessary to avoid (a) (b) (c) (d) cochanne interference receiver desensitizat
ion intermoduation (b) and (c) both robem.
S5.9
If the radius of a ce is 12 kms, the ce-site antenna can be ocated within a
radius. (a) (b) (c) (d) 0.5 km 1 km 2 km 3 km
S5.10 In a mobie radio environment, the frequency reuse ratio, q and the carrie
r-tointerference ratio, C/I are reated with the foowing exression. C q = 6 I
= 6 I
1
(a)
4
4
(b)
(c)
1 C q= 6 I 1 C q= 6 I
1
4
4
(d)
S5.11 For a custer size of 7, the frequency reuse ratio is aroximatey equa
to (a) (b) (c) (d) 3 7 21 21
S5.12 For a custer size of 7, the carrier-to-interference ratio, C/I is aroxi
matey (a) (b) (c) (d) 73.5 147 1.5 7 woud be a
S5.13 In an omnidirectiona ceuar system, the vaue of custer size of
correct choice to meet C/I requirement of at east 18 dB in worst-case scenario.
(a) 3
ireess Communications_T L Singa (b) (c) (d) S6.9 20. 30. 120.
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In the GSM ceuar system, a air of 25 MHz band is aocated to the uink and
downink channe to rovide fu duex transmission. Each radio carrier uses 2
00 KHz bandwidth. If the custer size is four, the number of channes in each ce
is (a) (b) (c) (d) 4. 8. 31. 124. scheme is used rimariy for sow-growing s
ystems on
S6.10 The
a ong- term basis as an aternate to costy ce sitting. (a) (b) (c) (d) cha
nne sharing channe-borrowing dynamic channe assignment overaed ces-based
channe assignment
S6.11 The soution to minimize interference in channe borrowing scheme is the u
se of .
ireess Communications_T L Singa (a) (b) (c) (d) omnidirectiona ces 3-secto
r ces 6-sector ces Either (b) or (c)
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S6.12 In order to verify otentia interference and ossibe rohibition of borr
owed channes from other ces, the system designer must check (a) (b) (c) (d) t
he reuse distance with other nearby custers. the directions of sectors of a c
es not satisfying the reuse distance. Either (a) or (b). Both (a) and (b). sch
eme.
S6.13 Ce sectorization serves the same urose as the (a) (b) (c) (d) channe
sharing channe-borrowing ce sitting hybrid channe assignment
S6.14 The distributed dynamic channe assignment schemes is rimariy based on (
a) frequency reuse distance.
ireess Communications_T L Singa (b) (c) (d) C/I ratio. signa-to-noise ratio.
Either (a) or (b) or (c).
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S6.15 The otima ratio between the number of fixed and dynamic channes in hybr
id channe assignment mainy deends on (a) (b) (c) (d) traffic characteristics
avaiabiity of channes bocking robabiity system overheads
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ireess Communications_T L Singa (a) (b) (c) (d) S7.3 3 dB. 4 dB. 6 dB. 8 dB.
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Interference on voice channes usuay causes (a) (b) (c) (d) missed cas. boc
ked cas. droed cas. cross tak.
S7.4
Ce sitting aows a system to grow by reacing arge ces with smaer ce
s. The minimum co-channe reuse ratio between co-channe ces (a) (b) (c) (d)
remains same. increases. decreases. becomes insignificant.
S7.5
Ce sitting invoves the changes in ceuar architecture with resect to (a)
(b) (c) (d) frequency reuse an. channe assignment. coverage area of a sit
ce. a of the above.
ireess Communications_T L Singa S7.13 (a) (b) (c) (d) is considered one of th
e main robabe reasons of ca dros. Cochanne interference Externa noise Han
doff Channe assignment
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S7.14 hen the ower voice quaity is accetabe, the radio caacity (a) (b) (c)
(d) remains unaffected. decreases. increases aroaches to zero.
S7.15 The sectra efficiency of GMSK (BT=0.3) digita moduation technique used
in GSM standard is (a) (b) (c) (d) 1.62 1.35 0.72 0.67 is that a ca communica
tion ink uses ony bs/Hz.
S7.16 An advantage of the one channe at any moment. (a) (b) hard handoff soft h
andoff
ireess Communications_T L Singa (c) (d) S7.17 and distributes the handoff dec
ision rocess. (a) (b) (c) (d) Network-controed handoff Mobie-assisted handof
f Soft handoff Mobie-controed handoff ceuar networks. softer handoff Intra
-ce handoff
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is a decentraized handoff rotoco
S7.18 NCHO rotoco is used in the (a) (b) (c) (d) AMPS ETACS USDC GSM
S7.19 The overa handoff deay in Mobie-assisted handoff agorithm is tyica
y (a) (b) (c) (d) 5 -10 seconds. 2-3 seconds. 1 second. ess than 1 second.
ireess Communications_ T L Singa ackets. (a) (b) (c) (d) S8.9 TDMA SSMA FHMA
PRMA
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Throughut of a ure ALOHA system is given by (a) (b) (c) (d) e -2T e -T (1/) e -2T
(1/) e -2T
where is the acket arriva rate, and T is the acket duration. S8.10 ith a so
tted ALOHA random-access rotoco, the maximum throughut is of the fu channe
caacity. (a) (b) (c) (d) 18.4% 36.8% 50% 100%
ireess Communications_ T L Singa with high traffic oad. (a) (b) (c) (d) infi
nity unity zero 0.5
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ireess Communications_ T L Singa (d) S9.3 either at the center or edge of cov
erage region
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The radio transmitting equiment at the ce-site oerates at RF ower than do t
he mobie equiments. (a) (b) (c) (d) consideraby higher consideraby ower am
ost same either higher or ower are used at each ce-site or each
S9.4
Generay sector of a ce in a ceuar system. (a) (b) (c) (d) one Tx antenna
and one Rx antenna
one Tx antenna and two Rx antennas two Tx antennas and one Rx antenna two Tx ant
ennas and two Rx antennas
S9.5
Two Rx antennas rovide sace diversity to counteract the effects of (a) (b) (c)
(d) fading mutiath interference cochanne interference adjacent channe inter
ference
ireess Communications_ T L Singa (a) (b) (c) (d) S9.10 The MOS = 5. MOS 4. MO
S 3. MOS 3. is a measure of the abiity of a mobie subscriber to
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access a ceuar system during the busiest hour. (a) (b) (c) (d) circuit merit
eve mean oinion score grade of service service quaity
S9.11 The GOS is tyicay secified as the robabiity that a ca is (a) (b) (
c) (d) bocked. droed. deayed. cometed. ,
S9.12 The traffic intensity offered by each mobie subscriber is equa to where
reresents the ca request rate, and H denotes the ca hoding time. (a) xH
ireess Communications_T L Singa (c) (d) ow cost a of the above moduation
technique.
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S10.3 The aging systems usuay emoy (a) (b) (c) (d) FM FSK BPSK QPSK
S10.4 The channe bandwidth of FLEX aging system is 15 KHz. The sectra effici
ency for data rate of 6400 bs is (a) (b) (c) (d) 2.34 1.17 0.43 0.215 bs/Hz a
roximatey.
S10.5 The channe bandwidth in USDC/IS-54 ceuar standard is (a) (b) (c) (d) 1
0 KHz. 25 KHz. 30 KHz. 200 KHz.
S10.6 The anaog AMPS system requires that the received signa strength be at e
ast above the co-channe interference to rovide accetabe signa quaity.
ireess Communications_T L Singa (a) (b) (c) (d) Broadcast contro channe (BC
CH) Random access channe (RACH) SMS channe (SMSCH) Access resonse channe (AR
CH)
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S10.14 In USDC IS-136 digita voice channe, there are second. (a) (b) (c) (d) 6
8 20 25
TDMA voice frames er
S10.15 The digita verification coor code (DVCC) used in USDC IS-136 is the equ
ivaent of the used in the AMPS system. (a) (b) (c) (d) suervisory audio tone (
SAT) the signaing tone (ST) bank-and-burst signaing None of the above
S10.16 The VSELP coders used in USDC system has a bit rate of 7950 bs and rodu
ce a seech frame every (a) (b) (c) 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms .
ireess Communications_ T L Singa (d) S11.18 hen frequency hoing. (a) (b) (
c) (d) cochanne interference adjacent channe interference near-to-far interfer
ence mutiath fading 4 dB is a robem, the GSM system aows for
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S11.19 The frequency-hoing agorithm emoyed in GSM rovides change in the tr
ansmission frequency once every (a) 6.12 s (b)
120 ms (c) 4.615 ms (d) 577 s
ireess Communications_T L Singa technique. (a) (b) (c) (d) DSSS sow FHSS fas
t FHSS THSS
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S12.3 The minimum Eb/No vaue required for roer system oeration deends on (a
) (b) (c) (d) the erformance of coding method used bit error rate toerance of
the digitized voice signas a of the above
S12.4 A DSSS system has a 48 Mcs code rate and 4.8 kbs information data rate.
The rocessing gain is comuted to be (a) (b) (c) (d) 4.8 dB 40 dB 48 dB 60 dB
S12.5 Tyica vaue of the sectorization gain factor is taken as (a) (b) (c) 6 4
3
Wirele Communication_T L Singal (b) (c) (d) 1.35 chip/ec/Hz 0.98 chip/ec/
Hz 0.5 chip/ec/Hz
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S12.10 The ynchronization channel i aigned the Walh code (a) (b) (c) (d) S1
2.11 The broadcat meage. (a) (b) (c) (d) Forward Traffic Paging Sync Pilot o
f the W0. W1. W32. W63. channel i ued for ending hort meage including
S12.12 The pilot channel i tranmitted at a power approximately total tranmit
power for all channel from a particular cell ite. (a) (b) (c) (d) 100% 80% 50%
20%
Wirele Communication_ T L Singal (a) (b) (c) (d) three time. four time. ix
time. eight time.
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S13.3 When EDGE ue 8-PSK modulation without any error protection, and all eigh
t time lot of a GSM radio channel are dedicated to a ingle mobile data uer,
a raw peak throughput data rate of (a) (b) (c) (d) 22.8 kbp 171.2 kbp 384 kbp
547.2 kbp can be provided.
S13.4 The frame length in W-CDMA tandard i (a) (b) (c) (d) 10 m 20 m 30 m 4
0 m
S13.5 The data modulation ued in revere channel in W-CDMA ytem i (a) BPSK
Wirele Communication_ T L Singal (b) (c) (d) QPSK Dual channel QPSK OQPSK
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S13.6 On the W-CDMA uplink, the preading factor can be upto (a) (b) (c) (d) S13
.7 The 64 128 256 512 channel i the logical control channel pecified on the re
vere link
in W-CDMA ytem. (a) (b) (c) (d) ync acce paging pilot for paging and ync c
hannel.
S13.8 The W-CDMA ytem ue a (a) (b) 4-kbp 8-kbp
ireess Communications_ T L Singa to the DS. (a) (b) (c) (d) access oint BSS
ESS transceiver
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S14.3 At any given time, a wireess termina can be associated with (a) (b) (c)
(d) u to seven access oints three access oints two access oints one access
oint ony
S14.4 The IEEE 802.15.1 Buetooth system has a tyica frequency ho rate of ho
s er second. (a) (b) (c) (d) 2.5 1600 3200 one access oint ony in the IEEE 80
2.11
S14.5 The data transfer time for a fixed size fie
LAN system oerating at 2 Mbs as comared to that of at 1 Mbs. (a) (b) increa
ses by ten times increases by two times
ireess Communications_ T L Singa (a) (b) (c) (d) IEEE 802.11 LAN standards I
EEE 802.11a LAN standards IEEE 802.11b LAN standards IEEE 802.11g LAN standar
ds
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S14.10 Buetooth technoogy has been adoted as the IEEE standards. (a) (b) (c)
(d) 802.11b 802.15.1 802.15.3 802.16a address.
S14.11 In a iconet, each of the save devices has an assigned (a) (b) (c) (d) 1
-bit 3-bit 7-bit 8-bit
S14.12 The IEEE 802.15.3 standard, aso caed iMedia, hysica ayer oerates
in the unicensed (a) (b) (c) 2.402 2.480 GHz 915 MHz 868 MHz frequency band.