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This is the MCQ in Transmission Media from the book Data Communications and
Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan. If you are looking for a reviewer in datacom, a topic
in Electronics Systems and Technologies (Communications Engineering) this will
definitely help you before taking the Board Exam.In this particular topic you have learned
the two the two broad categories of bandwidth utilization: multiplexing and spreading. If
you skip the summary visit Transmission Media which can be broadly defined as
anything that can carry information from a source to a destination.
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1. When the angle of incidence is ____________ the critical angle, the light beam bends
along the interface.
A) less than
B) equal to
C) more than
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
A) application
B) transport
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C) network
D) physical
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
3. _________ cable consists of an inner copper core and a second conducting outer
sheath.
A) Twisted-pair
B) Shielded twisted-pair
C) Coaxial
D) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A) Twisted-pair
B) Coaxial
C) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option B
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5. _______ cable can carry signals of higher frequency ranges than _______ cable.
A) Coaxial; twisted-pair
B) Twisted-pair; fiber-optic
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C) Coaxial; fiber-optic
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
6. _________ are used for cellular phone, satellite, and wireless LAN communications.
A) Radio waves
B) Infrared waves
C) Microwaves
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A) copper
B) glass or plastic
C) bimetallic
D) liquid
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
8. What is the major factor that makes coaxial cable less susceptible to noise than twisted-
pair cable?
A) insulating material
B) inner conductor
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C) diameter of cable
D) outer conductor
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
A) line-of-sight
B) sky
C) ground
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
B) denser than
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Answer: Option B
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11. ________ cable consists of two insulated copper wires twisted together.
A) Twisted-pair
B) Coaxial
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C) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
A) radio
B) light
C) infrared
D) very low-frequency
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
A) line-of-sight
B) sky
C) ground
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
A) unidirectional
B) bidirectional
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C) omnidirectional
D) horn
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
15. A(n) _______ medium provides a physical conduit from one device to another.
A) unguided
B) guided
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
A) Twisted-pair
B) Coaxial
C) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
17. Signals with a frequency between 2 MHz and 30 MHz use _______ propagation.
A) ground
B) line-of-sight
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C) sky
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A) determinate or indeterminate
B) fixed or unfixed
C) guided or unguided
D) metallic or nonmetallic
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
19. ________ are used for short-range communications such as those between a PC and a
peripheral device.
A) Radio waves
B) Infrared waves
C) Microwaves
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
20. _________ media transport electromagnetic waves without the use of a physical
conductor.
A) Guided
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B) Unguided
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Answer: Option B
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21. ________ cables are composed of a glass or plastic inner core surrounded by cladding,
all encased in an outside jacket.
A) Twisted-pair
B) Coaxial
C) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A) radio broadcasting
B) satellite communications
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
23. When a beam of light travels through media of two different densities, if the angle of
incidence is greater than the critical angle, _______ occurs.
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A) refraction
B) reflection
C) criticism
D) incidence
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
A) fiber-optic cable
B) coaxial cable
C) twisted-pair cable
D) atmosphere
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
A) omnidirectional
B) bidirectional
C) unidirectional
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
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A) Twisted-pair
B) Coaxial
C) Fiber-optic
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A) unidirectional
B) omnidirectional
C) bidirectional
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
28. In a fiber-optic cable, the signal is propagated along the inner core by __________.
A) refraction
B) reflection
C) modulation
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
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