1.

When was the first complete sentence ever transmitted by

the telephone? 9. The type of dialing possible for telephone set with rotary
a. 1860 dial.
b. 1876 a. Tone dialing
c. 1892 b. Pulse dialing
d. 1905 c. Loop dialing
d. e&m dialing
2. Who invented the first practical system for the electrical
switching of calls installed in 1892? 10. DTMF stands for
a. Bell a. Digital telephone multimode function
b. Watson b. Dual tone multifrequency
c. Edison c. Dialing time made faster
d. Strowger d. Data transmission multiplex filter

3. What part of the conventional telephone set the transmitter 11. The signal heard on the telephone line that indicates
and receiver unit are located? readiness of the central office in receiving address or
a. Dial telephone number
b. Base a. Dial tone
c. Keypad b. Ringing tone
d. Handset c. Busy tone
d. Congestion tone
4. The type of transmitter widely used in the conventional
telephone set 12. The signal heard on the telephone line which indicates that
a. Carbon the called subscriber sets is in use
b. Ceramic a. Dial tone
c. Piezoelectric b. Ringing tone
d. Electromagnetic c. Busy tone
d. Congestion tone
5. Who invented the first carbon type transmitter?
a. Bell 13. Dial tone, busy tone and ring back tone are examples of
b. Watson _____ signal.
c. Gray a. Supervision
d. Edison b. Address
c. Musical
6. The type of receiver widely used in the conventional d. Digital
telephone set
a. Electromagnetic 14. Request for service from the telephone is detected at the
b. Ceramic Central Office as
c. Carbon a. Dial pulses
d. Piezoelectric b. Ringing signal
c. Flow of loop current
7. How many unique tones are used for the 12-key dial-tone d. Battery reversal
multi frequency keypad?
a. 2 15. The maximum length for 1300-ohm signaling or loop
b. 4 resistance using AWG 26 wire with 133.9 ohms per
c. 7 kilometer
d. 12 a. 5.2 km
b. 4.7 km
8. In the telephone unit, what is produced when the c. 7.5 km
balancing network in a hybrid circuit is intentionally d. 9.7 km
unbalanced slightly so that the small amount of transmitted
signal is fed to the receiver of the talking phone? 16. With attenuation loss limits at 6 dB, what it the length of
a. Dial tone cable using gauge 26 with attenuation loss of 1.61 dB per
b. Side tone kilometer?
c. Echo a. 1.3 km
d. Singing b. 2.5 km
c. 3.7 km b. Blocking
d. 4.9 km c. Full availability switch
d. Crosspoint
17. The attenuation loss limit of the subscriber loop is set at
6dB. What is the maximum length if a 26H88 loading coil 25. The inability to interconnect two idle lines connected to a
with an attenuation of 0.80 dB per kilometer is added? switching network due to all possible paths are in use
a. 1.5 km a. Concentration
b. 3.5 km b. Blocking
c. 5.5 km c. Full availability
d. 7.5 km d. Crosspoint

18. The first number of the loaded cable designation 19H44 26. Line finder switches are found in what kind of telephone
indicates system?
a. Spacing a. Step-by-step
b. Coil inductance b. Crossbar
c. Wire gauge c. Digital exchange
d. Attenuation d. Mobile telephone system

19. The letter of the loaded cable designation 24B88 indicates 27. In the telephone industry, BORSCHT functions are
a. Spacing performed by
b. Coil inductance a. Subscriber line interface
c. Wire gauge b. Crosspoint matrix
d. Attenuation c. Switching network
d. Connector switch
20. The last two digit of the loaded cable designation 22E66
indicates 28. BORSCHT stands for
a. Spacing a. Battery, over-voltage protection, ringing, supervision,
b. Coil inductance coding, hybrid and testing
c. Wire gauge b. Battery, on-hook, regulator, surge protect, circuit, hybrid
d. Attenuation and test
c. Name of a leading manufacturer of telephone system
21. The Strowger or step-by-step system falls under what type d. Acronym for the developers of computer
of switching control system?
a. Manual 29. The location where all subscriber lines are terminated and
b. Progressive switching equipment facility is installed
c. Common a. Central office
d. Automatic b. Toll office
c. Gate way
22. What type of control system Crossbar switches are d. Tandem
operating?
a. Manual 30. A series of numbers dialed from the telephone in order to
b. Progressive use the telecom service such as direct distance dialing
c. Common a. Zip code
d. Automatic b. Access code
c. Address
23. The kind of telephone system that require the incoming d. Exchange code
analog signals to be converted to PCM words before being
switched 31. The three-digit code used in long distance dialing that is
a. Analog system assigned to toll center
b. Digital system a. Zip code
c. Step-by-step b. Area code
d. Crossbar system c. Exchange code
d. Country code
24. A switching network capable of providing a path from
every inlet link to every outlet link in the absence of traffic 32. The three digits following the area code
a. Concentration a. Zip code
b. Bar code d. Common channel
c. Exchange code
d. Country code 40. Type of channel signaling where a completely independent
channel carry signals of many traffic channels
33. Generically refers to any switching system owner or leased a. In band
by a business or organization to provide both internal b. Out band
switching function and access to the PSTN c. Channel associated
a. Private branch exchange d. Common channel
b. Public telephone carrier
c. Local exchange carrier 41. Transmission term corresponding to E & M signals
d. Inter-exchange carrier a. 2 wire
b. 4 wire
34. The point where signals are conveyed from one c. 8 wire
telecommunication network of a telecom operator to d. 16 wire
another
a. Point of interconnection 42. E & M stands for
b. Signal transfer point a. Ear and mouth
c. Originating point b. Encode and match
d. Point-to-point c. Electricity and magnetism
d. Expander and multiplexer
35. A private line communications channel of the type
provided by communication common carrier for linking two 43. E & M is for interoffice trunk while _____ is for subscriber
or more points together line
a. Party line a. Loop
b. Tie line b. 4 wire
c. DID line c. Tone
d. Trunk line d. Data

36. The class of exchange with the primary function is to 44. It is the means of transferring line or network related
connect between central offices when a direct trunk is not control information between telephone and central office or
available between central office
a. Local a. Signaling
b. Gate way b. Dialing
c. Toll c. Switching
d. Tandem d. Multiplexing

37. That part of central office or local exchange which refers to 45. A common channel signaling system for use between
all cables and wires extending outward including stored program controlled exchanges, designed for use in
supporting structures and associated apparatus connected digital environment
to the subscriber telephone a. Signaling system no. 4
a. Outside plant b. Signaling system no. 5
b. Power plant c. Signaling system no. 6
c. Inside plant d. Signaling system no. 7
d. Tandem
46. To interconnect system of different characteristics by
38. Trunk signaling within the operative voice-band spectrum resolving their incompatibilities
a. In band a. Boundary
b. Out of band b. Interface
c. Channel associated c. Converter
d. Common channel d. End office

39. Type of channel signaling where signal travels with the 47. Sampling theorem states that the rate of sampling must at
voice channel least be _____ the highest frequency component
a. In band a. Half
b. Out of band b. Twice
c. Channel associated c. Equal
d. Ten times 56. Continuous one hour period which has the maximum
average traffic intensity
48. Sampling theorem is also known as a. Busy hour
a. Shannon b. Traffic quantity
b. Nyquist c. Grade of service
c. Norton d. Erlang
d. Thevenin
57. The aggregate engagement time or occupancy time of one
49. A process in which more than one signal at a time is or more traffic paths
translated over a signal link, route or channel a. Busy hour
a. Synchronization b. Traffic quantity
b. Multiplexing c. Grade of service
c. Concentration d. Erlang
d. Encoding
58. A measure of the probability that a call offered to a group
50. The modulation technique where signals are sampled of trunks or circuits will fail to find idle circuit at the first
periodically and each sample is quantized and transmitted attempt
as a digital binary code a. Busy hour
a. TDM b. Traffic quantity
b. PCM c. Grade of service
c. PAM d. Erlang
d. PPM
59. The consultative body with the primary purpose of
51. What multiplexing technique is used in PCM? promoting compatibility between communications practices
a. TDM and performance standards of various nations in the field of
b. PCM telephony and telegraphy
c. PAM a. CCITT
d. PPM b. CCIR
c. FCC
52. Geographic area in which telephone services, numbering d. IEEE
assignments and rates are the same
a. Exchange area 60. Using a cellular phone outside your home service area
b. City block a. Long Distance Communications
c. Regional area b. Roaming
d. Country c. Global Communications
d. Jamming
53. When a modulation signal is periodically sampled, a _____
wave is produced 61. What is the meaning of AMPS which is the standard for
a. TDM analog cellular telephones?
b. PCM a. Advanced Mobile Phone Service
c. PAM b. Automatic Mobile Phone System
d. PPM c. Analog Mobile Passband System
d. Amplitude Mixing Phone Standard
54. What is the sampling rate used in PCM
a. 3.4 kHz 62. The time spent on a cellular phone which is usually billed
b. 4.0 kHz to the subscriber on a per minute system.
c. 8.0 kHz
d. 64 kHz a. Time division system
b. Airtime
55. The process of assigning discrete value to a PAM signals c. Duration
in PCM d. Interval
a. Sampling
b. Quantization
63. Channel is known as the width of the spectrum band taken
c. Equalization
up by a radio signal which is measured in kilohertz (kHz).
d. Multiplexing
 What is the width of the channel used by most analog 69. Radio frequencies assigned in one channel in a cellular
cellular phones? system are limited to boundaries of a signal cell because of
their low power. The carrier is free to use the frequencies
a. 50 kHz again in other cells in the system without causing
b. 60 kHz interference. What do you call this method?
c. 40 kHz
d. 30 kHz a. Frequency assignment
b. Channel utilization
64. A digital technology that uses a low power signal spread c. Frequency reuse
across a wide bandwidth. With this technology, a phone d. Optimum frequency assignment
call is assigned a code instead of a certain frequency.
Using the identifying code and a low power signal, a large 70. A loosely defined future universal telecommunications
number of callers can use the same group of channels. service that will allow anytime, anywhere voice and data
a. Time Division Multiple Access communication with personal communication devices.
b. Pulse Code Division Multiplexing
c. Pulse Multiple Access a. Personal Communications System
d. Code Division Multiple Access b. Universal Telephone Service
c. Personal Handy Phone
65. A central computer that connects a cellular phone call to d. Nationwide Communication Services
the public telephone network. It controls the entire systems
operation, including monitoring calls, billing and handoffs.
71. A special fee that local telephone companies are allowed
a. Personal Communications Services
to charge all telephone customers for the right to connect
b. Wide Area Network Computer
with the local phone network.
c. Mobile Telephone Switching Office
d. International Standards Organization
a. Airtime fee
66. What is the meaning of IS-54 which is the dual mode b. Access fee
(analog and digital cellular standard in North America? In c. Connection fee
the analog mode, this conforms to the Advanced Mobile d. Mandatory fee
Phone Service.
72. A means of increasing the capacity of a cellular system by
a. Interim Standard Number 54 subdividing or splitting cells into two or more smaller cells.
b. International Standard Number 54
c. Integrated Systems Number 54 a. Spectrum allocation
d. Industry Standard Number 54 b. Cell allocation
c. Channel splitting
67. A phone that operates on both analog and digital d. Cell splitting
networks.
73. A process that provides security for wireless information.
a. Dual system Information is encoded so that it can be ready by a device
b. Coupled system with a matching decoding procedure.
c. Paired-mode system
d. Dual-mode system a. Wireless decoder
b. Cellular decoder
68. The geographic area by a single low-power c. Encryption
transmitter/receiver. It categorizes a cellular systems d. Decoder
service area.
74. An important safety feature thats included with most of
a. Channel todays car phones. It permits the driver to use his
b. Service area cellularcar phone without lifting or holding the handset to
c. Site his ear.
d. Cell
a. Hands-free
b. Hands-off
 c. Handy phone a. Mobile or car phone
d. Safety phone b. Portable
c. Electronic phone
75. A cellular phone feature that automatically blows the cars d. Enhanced cellular phone
horn if a call comes in, alerting the recipient standing
nearby. 81. A protected database that holds a copy of the secret key
stored in each subscribers SIM card
a. Alert mode a. HLR
b. Warning horn b. VLR
c. Call horn c. AuC
d. Alert mode d. EIR

82. The time which a cellular subscriber uses a carriers

76. An important feature of a cellular phone subscribing of a
service charged per unit time of call
voice mail which indicates a light or other indicator
announcing that a phone call came in.
a. Talk time
a. Alert mode b. Air time
b. Call alert c. Stand-by time
c. Message alert d. Hand off time
d. Voice mail alert
83. The Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) Card for GSM
contains a/n _____ number that identifies the user to the
77. A sophisticated service provided by a cellular carrier that
network along with other user and security information.
automatically transfers an incoming cellular call to another
phone number if the cellular subscriber is unable to
answer. a. IMEI
b. IMSI
a. Call forwarding c. ESN
b. Call transfer d. MIN
c. Call waiting
d. No-answer transfer 84. The modulation technique in cellular communications
wherein each message is assigned with a frequency, which
is unique to a particular cell.
78. The periods of time during which the carriers offer
a. NBFM
discounted airtime charges, usually available after 10 p.m.
b. NBDT
and before 6 a.m., on weekends and holidays.
c. PCM
d. Modem
a. Night time
b. Lean time 85. A channel used for the transmission of supervisory
c. Off-peak information from a cell site to a mobile station or vice versa.
d. peak
a. Speech
79. The standard cellular antenna for a car which prefers to b. Control
the spring-like section in the lower third of the antenna c. Common
known as a phasing coil. d. Voice

a. Pigtail antenna 86. The database for good and known IMEIs
b. Omnidirectional antenna a. White
c. Whip antenna b. Black
d. Flexible antenna c. Grey
d. red
80. The type of cellular phone which is installed in a car or
truck. This unit is attached to the vehicle, draws its power 87. A means of increasing the capacity of a cellular system by
from the vehicles battery and has an external antenna. subdividing cells into two or more smaller cells.
 a. Spectrum allocation d. 5
b. Cell allocation
c. Channel splitting 94. A GSM security measure which is designed to prevent
d. Cell splitting eavesdropping of user data on the radio path

88. A database used for management of mobile subscriber. a. IMSI

b. TMSI
a. HLR c. IMEI
b. VLR d. MSRN
c. MSC
d. EIR 95. The uplink frequency range for GSM900

89. The following are the supervisory audio tones used in a. 935 960 MHZ
cellular phones except b. 890 915 MHz
a. 5970 Hz c. 935 960 MHz
b. 6000 Hz d. 890 915 MHz
c. 6030 Hz
d. 3925 Hz
96. The geographic area served a single-power
transmitter/receiver. It categorizes a cellular systems
90. A special signal tone that is transmitted to the cell site to service area.
free the voice channel when the mobile terminates a cell.
a. Channel
a. 10 KHz
b. Service area
b. 20 KHz
c. Site
c. 30 KHz
d. cell
d. 25 KHz
97. Best described as an amplifier used in radio telephony.
91. In the CDMA Cellular technology, the signal meant for a
given user is tagged with a distinctive _____ pattern that
only the users receiver can recognize. a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class C
a. PIN Code
d. Magnifier
b. PN Code
c. SIM
d. IMSI 98. This is the Nordic analog mobile radio telephone system
originally used in Scandinavia.
a. NMT
92. In a Cellular network, if you split a cell originally containing b. GSM
a maximum of 20 channels into two cells, the theoretical c. PCN
total channel capacity is d. PCS

a. 10 99. It is a one-way wireless messaging which allows

b. 20 continuous accessibility to someone away from the wired
c. 30 communications network.
d. 40 a. Paging
b. Trunked Radio
93. In wireless communications, a radio channel consists of c. Cellular Telephony
_____ frequencies within the RF spectrum, which allow a d. Text Messaging
cell site and a wireless phone to transmit and receive
signals simultaneously. 100. The following are parts of the Trunked Radio System
except
a. 2
b. 3 a. Channels
c. 4 b. Central controller
c. Antenna and tower
d. 48 volts power supply