ELS216 Surveillance Systems Practice Questions

1. What does the term CCTV represent? (select all that apply)
a. Closed Cirtuit Transmission of Video
b. Closed Commercial Television
c. Closed Circuit Television
d. Coax Cable Television
e. Cable and Communication Television

2. Which of the following are true? (select all that apply)

a. Early CCTV systems used ethernet connections
b. Routers allow modern IP Surveillance systems to be monitored remotely.
c. Switches used in IP surveillance systems are different to those used in data networks..
d. The Cameras in an IP surveillance system have unique IP addresses
e. The NVR in an IP surveillance system can be in the cloud.

3. The types of video storage in a Surveillance System can be ... (select two)
a. ROM
b. NVR
c. NVRAM
d. DVR
e. RAM

4. Which components are normally part of an IP surveillance system? (select all that apply)
a. IP Cameras
b. Analog Cameras.
c. Coax Cable
d. Network Switch
e. Network Video Recorder

5. Which of the following addresses listed below are private IP addresses? (select all that
apply)
a. 10.20.31.3
b. 92.168.0.3
c. 172.16.0.100
d. 12.168.10.3
e. 10.16.0.1
6. Which of the addresses are public IP addresses (select all that apply)
a. 10.20.31.3
b. 92.168.0.3
c. 172.16.0.100
d. 12.168.10.3
e. None of the above

7. IP stands for ...  

a. Instant Protocol
b. Internet Propogation
c. Internet Protocol
d. International Protocol
e. Internal Protocol
8. Which components are necessary in an IP Camera? (select all that apply)
a. Film
b. Image Sensor
c. Lens system
d. Video Processing Circuit
e. NVR

9. Which of the following are features of a camera that best suit a scenario where fixed
FOV and 24/7 surveillance is required for a slightly remote section of a property with no
electrical power ? (select all that apply)
a. IR Illuminator.   
b. Wireless (802.11n).
c. POE.
d. PTZ.
e. All of the above.

10. TCP/IP stands for …. ?

a. Technical Control Programs over Internet Programs
b. Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol
c. Transmission Conotrol Programs over Internet Protocol
d. Transport Control Protocol over Internet Protocol
e. None of the above

11. Which two are the newer video display technologies?(select all that apply)
a. Plasma
b. LCD
c. CRT
d. DLP
e. OLED

12. What can be said of a Codec and how it is implemented?.(select all that apply)
a. A device that is implemented purely as hardware.
b. Reduces the bandwidth requirements for IP surviellance systems.  
c. It is used to compress and decompress data.
d. A combination of Hardware and Software.
e. None of the above.

13. A pin hole lens. (select all that apply)

a. Is typically used in small covert cameras.
b. Has a fixed focal length.
c. Has the capability of Zoom.
d. Can have its aperture adjusted.
e. Is very expensive.

14. Which three of the follwing specs are directly related to each other?
a. FOV.
b. Resolution.
c. Frame Rate.
d. Sensor type(CMOS/CCD), .
e. Bandwidth.

15. What is the main challenge when streaming video from home IP cameras for viewing
over the internet?
a. Limited Download speed of viewing device.
b. Limited Upload speed of viewing device.
c. Limited Download speed of home router.
d. Limited Upload speed of home router.
e. Limited resolution on viewing device.

16. A Codec reduces? (select all that apply)

a. Enhances the FOV.
b. Increases Resolution.
c. Reduces Bandwidth Requirements.
d. Increases Frame Rate.
e. Reduces Storage Capacity Requirements.

17. CMOS image sensor technology .... (select all that apply)
a. Has low current requirement.
b. Used mostly in mobile devices.
c. Is more expensive to manufacture.
d. Is used for Thermal imaging.
e. None of the above.

18. Wireless Protocols for WiFi make use of the following frequencies.
a. 2.4 GHz and 4 GHz
b. 2.4 GHz and 4.5 GHz
c. 2.5 GHz and 4.5 GHz
d. 2.4 GHz and 5GHz
e. 2.5 GHz and 8 GHz

19. Which of the following are valid WiFi ( IEEE 802.11 ) wireless standards used widely on
LANs.(select all that apply)
a. 802.11n
b. 802.11d
c. 802.11xx
d. 802.11c
e. 802.11g

20. DHCP .... (select all that apply)

a. Is reference to Dynamic Host Communication Protocol.
b. Automatically assigns IP addresses to devices on the network..
c. Provide domain names to devices.
d. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
 e. Is not used to assign addresses to servers.

1 (a) Briefly explain four main considerations you would have in planning a CCTV 4 marks
. system.

(b) Make a rough draft of a typical Site Survey Checklist you would used in 6marks
planning a system for IP surveillance for a Mall.

2 (a) State briefly, the need for POE in an IP Surveillance System. 2marks
.

(b) List and describe briefly,  the basic configuration tasks necessary on each 8 marks
type of device (IP cameras etc.) making up an IP Surveillance network wth
remote monitoring.

3 (a) State the two types of image sensor technologies used in cameras. 4 marks
.

(b) Explain briefly how FOV, Resolution and Frame Rate affect the quality of 6 marks
video in an IP Surviellance System..

4 (a) What is the benifit of using a codec in IP surviellance? 5marks

.

(b) What is the difference between optical zoom and digital zoom? 5 marks

5 (a) What does H.264 refer to in the IP video surviellance?. 6 marks

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(b) What is static IP address and why is it needed for an IP surveillance 4

system? marks0

6. (a) List three considerations for planning a CCTV system for a Store.. 4
marks

(b) Make a rough draft of a typical Site Survey Checklist you would used in 6marks
planning a system for monitoring a computer lab.

7 (a) What is a POE injector?. 2marks

(b) Draw a network diagram of typical IP Surveillance System showing basic 8

components. marks

8. (a) State two advantages of CMOS image sensor technology over CCD for 4
 cameras. marks

(b) Describe briefly each of the three main components of an IP camera. 6

marks

9. (a) Show the chart for terminating an RJ45 plug showing colors and pin 5marks
numbers for both A and B.

(b) What is Cross Over Cable? 5

marks

10 (a) Explain the advantage of using a codec in IP video surviellance?. 6

. marks

(b) What is static IP address and why is it needed for an IP surveillance 4

system? marks