MCQ in Wire and Wireless Communications System Part

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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 9 of the Series in Wire and Wireless
Communications System as one of the Communications Engineering topic. In Preparation
for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past
Board Examination Questions in Electronic System and Technologies, Communications
Books, Journals and other Communications References.

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MCQ Topic Outline included in ECE Board Exam Syllabi

MCQ in Mobile Communications

MCQ in Cellular Communication
MCQ in Trunk Radio
MCQ in Radio Paging System
MCQ in Facsimile
MCQ in Telephone Set
MCQ in Signaling
MCQ in Transmission Considerations in long distance network
MCQ in Insertion Loss
MCQ in VF Repeaters
MCQ in Traffic Calculations
MCQ in Reference Equivalent and Standards
MCQ in Telephone Networks
MCQ in Billing
MCQ in Network Hierarchy and Class type
MCQ in Connection and Performance of Wire and Wireless Communications

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 9 of the Series

401. When the image at the receiving end of a facsimile transmission is elongated
vertically,

A. the transmitter IOC is less than the receiver IOC

B. the transmitter IOC is greater than the receiver IOC

C. the transmitter IOC is equal to the receiver IOC

D. the IOC is not a factor

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

402. In FM fax, the frequencies for black and white are

A. 1300 and 2400 Hz

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B. 2200 and 1500 Hz

C. 1500 and 2300 Hz

D. 1070 and 1270 Hz

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

403. It is a measure of the faithful reproduction of scanned prints in a facsimile

communications.

A. fidelity

B. contrast

C. legibility

D. chroma

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

404. The feedback signals that help prevent the speaker from talking too loudly.

A. busy tone

B. ringback tone

C. dial tone

D. sidetone

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

405. It is the exchange of signaling messages between switching machines

A. loop signaling
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B. station signaling

C. interoffice signaling

D. pulse signaling

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

406. A signal sent from the switching machine back to the calling station whenever the
system cannot complete call because of equipment unavailability.

A. busy tone

B. call waiting tone

C. fax tone

D. congestion tone

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

407. The final length of cable pair that terminates at the SNI

A. aerial

B. drop wire

C. distribution cable

D. cross-connect cables

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

408. It is the difference in circuit gain experienced at a particular frequency with respect to
the circuit gain of a reference frequency.

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A. dynamic range

B. absorption distortion

C. attenuation distortion

D. selective fading

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

409. In telephone systems, a special type of line conditioning that pertains to line
impairments for which compensation can be made with filters and equalizers.

A. A-line conditioning

B. B-line conditioning

C. C-line conditioning

D. D-line conditioning

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

410. An envelope delay distortion test on a basic telephone channel indicated that an 1800-
Hz carrier experienced the minimum absolute delay of 400 µs. The maximum envelope
delay for a basic telephone channel is 1750 µs within the frequency range 800 Hz to 2600
Hz. What is the maximum envelope delay?

A. 2150 µs

B. 2550 µs

C. 3000 µs

D. 3400 µs

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Answer: Option A
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411. In SS7 signaling points, codes that are carried in signaling messages exchanged
between signaling points to identify the source and destination of each message

A. signaling points

B. service points

C. switching points

D. point codes

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

412. Stage of the step-by-step switching system that is composed of switches to complete
the connection to the called subscriber.

A. line equipment

B. switch train

C. connectors

D. switching network

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

413. ____________ is the switching system that is a branch of the local central office.

A. local exchange

B. branch exchange

C. subscriber loop

D. line

View Answer:

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

414. Most fax printers are of which type?

A. Impact

B. Thermal

C. Electrosensitive

D. Laser xerographic

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

415. Aside from tip and ring used in local loops the third wire when used is called
__________.

A. reserve

B. sleeve

C. ground

D. none of these

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

416. Acknowledgement and status signals that ensure the process necessary to set up and
terminate a telephone call are completed in an orderly and timely manner,

A. call progress tones and signals

B. call waiting tones and signals

C. incoming call tones and signals

D. call termination tones and signals

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View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

417. POCSAG stands for

A. Post Office Code Standardization Advisory Group

B. Post Office Code System Advisory Group

C. Paging Operation Code Standardization Advisory Group

D. Paging Operation Code System Advisory Group

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

418. The location where individual cable pairs within a distribution cable are separated and
extended to the subscriber’s location on a drop wire

A. feeder cable and distribution cable

B. drop wire and aerial cable

C. distribution cable and drop-wire cross-connect cables

D. distribution cable and aerial cable

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

419. What is the standard bandwidth of voice channel according to CCITT

recommendations?

a. 300 – 3.4 kHz

b. 200 – 3.3 kHz

c. 20 – 20 kHz

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d. 30 – 30 kHz

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

420. A the receiver, the phase difference at the different carrier frequencies is called
_________.

A. propagation time

B. phase delay

C. envelope delay

D. envelope delay distortion

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

421. It is a sudden, random changes in the phase of the signal. They are classified as
temporary variations in the phase of the signal lasting longer than 4 ms.

A. phase hits

B. phase jitter

C. interference

D. distortion

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

422. Circuits that are designed and configured for their use only and often referred to as
private circuits or dedicated circuits.

A. switched circuits

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B. leased circuits

C. virtual circuits

D. switched virtual circuits

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

423. It is a programmable matrix that allows circuits to be connected to one another.

A. circuit switch

B. tap switch

C. equipment switch

D. cross switch

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

424. Interstate long distance telephone calls require a small telephone office called
_________.

A. sectional office

B. regional office

C. toll office

D. end office

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

425. A call that cannot be completed because the necessary trunk circuits or switching
paths are not available.

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A. blocking

B. holding

C. storing

D. none of these

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

426. A mandate that requires all telephone companies to support the porting of telephone
number.

A. national number portability

B. regional number portability

C. local number portability

D. sectional number portability

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

427. The connection between the telephone and the central office’s switching equipment.

A. line sensors

B. relay circuits

C. subscriber loop

D. supervisory relay

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

428. An exact reproduction of a document or picture provided at the receiving end.

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A. television

B. telecommunication

C. facsimile transmission

D. mobile communication

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

429. What type of graphics are commonly transmitted by radio fax?

A. Newspaper text

B. Architectural drawings

C. Cable movies

D. Satellite weather photos

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

430. It is comprised of a transmitter, receiver, an electrical network for equalization,

associated circuitry to control sidetone levels and to regulate signal power and necessary
signaling circuitry.

A. telephone

B. television

C. facsimile

D. computer

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

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431. Early paging system uses what modulation technique?

A. pulse modulation

B. amplitude modulation

C. phase modulation

D. frequency modulation

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

432. A device that serves as a demarcation point between local telephone company
responsibility and subscriber responsibility for telephone service.

A. standard network interface

B. subscriber line interface card

C. system network architecture

D. network interface card

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

433. It is the actual time required for a particular frequency to propagate from a source to a
destination through a communications channel.

A. relative phase delay

B. phase delay distortion

C. absolute phase delay

D. phase distortion

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Answer: Option C

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434. It is a sudden, random change in the gain of the circuit resulting in a temporary
change in the signal level.

A. spikes

B. gain hits

C. jitter

D. echo

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

435. A typical echo suppressor suppresses the returned echo by how much?

A. 10 dB

B. 30 dB

C. 45 dB

D. 60 dB

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

436. In telephony, functions that supply and interpret control and supervisory signals
needed to perform the operation

A. calling functions

B. maintenance functions

C. signaling functions

D. transmission functions

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

437. It is a central location where subscribers are interconnected, either temporarily or on a

permanent basis.

A. central offices

B. exchange offices

C. exchanges

D. any of these

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

438. It is simply a path between two subscribers and is comprised of one or more switches,
two local loops or possibly one or more trunk circuits.

A. way

B. route

C. path

D. mode

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

439. It defines the procedures and protocols necessary to exchange information over the
PSTN using a separate digital signaling network to provide wireless and wireline telephone
call setup, routing and control.

A. C7

B. common channel signaling system no. 7

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C. SS7

D. any of these

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

440. In a 4-wire telephone set connection, (used to connect telephone set to central office
switching) the red coded wire is used __________.

A. as ground wire

B. to transmit the signal

C. to receive the signal from the far end

D. as a spare or for special purpose applications

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

441. The connection between two central offices

A. line

B. trunk

C. loop

D. signaling

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

442. In facsimile, the length of time required to transmit a document

A. propagation time

B. transmission rate
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C. holding time

D. transmission time

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

443. It is a combination of passive components that are used to regulate the amplitude and
frequency response of the voice signals.

A. equalizer circuit

B. balanced transformer

C. balanced modulator

D. hybrid network

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

444. A signal that is sent from the switching machine back to the calling station whenever
the called telephone number is off-hook.

A. dial tone signal

B. ringback signal

C. busy signal

D. off-hook signal

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

445. A smaller version of the feeder cable containing less wire pairs.

A. aerial

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B. drop wire

C. feeder cable

D. distribution cable

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

446. It is a parameter equivalent to TLP except that it is used as a reference for data
transmission.

A. transmission level point

B. data level point

C. voice level point

D. baseband transmission point

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

447. He developed the first instrument that transmitted music over a wire

A. Philipp Reis

B. Antonio Meucci

C. Thomas Edison

D. Almon Strowger

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

448. It is used to convert two-wire circuits to four-wire circuits which is similar to hybrid
coil found in standard telephone sets.

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A. balanced transformer

B. hybrid circuits

C. balanced modulator

D. hybrid transformers

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

449. A switchboard with four digits can accommodate how many telephone numbers?

A. 1,000

B. 10,000

C. 100,000

D. 9999

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

450. The trunk circuits that are terminated in tandem switches are called

A. tie trunks

B. tandem trunks

C. office trunks

D. exchange trunks

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Questions and Answers in Wire and Wireless Communications System Series

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Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

MCQ in Wire and Wireless Communications

PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1
PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2
PART 3: MCQ from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3
PART 4: MCQ from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4
PART 5: MCQ from Number 201 – 250 Answer key: PART 5
PART 6: MCQ from Number 251 – 300 Answer key: PART 6
PART 7: MCQ from Number 301 – 350 Answer key: PART 7
PART 8: MCQ from Number 351 – 400 Answer key: PART 8
PART 9: MCQ from Number 401 – 450 Answer key: PART 9
PART 10: MCQ from Number 451 – 500 Answer key: PART 10
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