ACORDA, JOHN PAUL M.

BSEE3A

QUIZ 2

Topic 1. Introduction
Fill in the blanks.
1. The three major fields of electronics are computers, communications, and control. The largest is
the computer field.
2. Communication is defined as the process of exchanging information.
3. Most human communication is oral even though there is a glut of written communication.
4. Two major barriers to human communication are language and distance.
5. Electronic communications came into being in the late 19th century.
6. The three main elements of any communications system are transmitter, receiver, and channel or
medium.
7. The communications media greatly degrades and the information attenuates signal.

Topic 2. Power Measurements (dB, dBm and Bel)

Is a logarithmic unit that can be used to measure
decibel(dB)
ratio?
Is a unit of measurement used to indicate the ratio
of a power level with respect to a fixed reference decibel-milliwatts(dBm)
level (1mW)?
One-tenth of a decibel. Bel

Convert a power level of 200 mW to dBm.

PdBm=10 log 10 ( 2001 mWmW )
PdBm=23 dBm
PdBm=10 log 10 ¿ ¿
30 dBm=10 log 10 ¿ ¿
Convert a power level of 30dBm to absolute power. P|¿|=1 W ¿
Topic 3. Electronic Communication system
I. True or False
1. Electronic communications may be either one-way or two-way. One-way transmission is
called simplex or broadcasting.
2. Two-way communication is called duplex. In half-duplex communications, only one of
the two parties can transmit at a time.
3. In full duplex, both parties may transmit and receive simultaneously. Information signals
may be either analog or digital.
4. Analog signals are smooth, continuous voltage variations such as voice or video.
5. Digital signals are binary pulses or codes.
6. The information signal, called the base band signal, is often transmitted directly over the
communications medium.
7. In most communications systems, the base band signal is used to modulate a higher-
frequency carrier signal than is transmitted by radio.
II. Fill in the blanks.
1. The three main elements of any communications system are transmitter, receiver, channel or
medium.
2. The three major types of communications paths are wire, radio, fiber-optic cable.
3. The transmitter converts the message into a form compatible with the selected medium.
4. The receiver converts the message from the medium into a form understandable by a human.
5. Undesirable interference in communications noise is which is added to the signal in the
communications channel.
6. The communications media greatly degrades and the information attenuates signal.
7. Three common sources of interference are the atmosphere, manufactured equipment, thermal
agitation in components.
8. One-way communications is called simplex. An example is radio and TV broadcasting.
9. Simultaneous two-way communications is called full duplex. An example is telephone
communications.
10. Two-way communications where each parry takes turns transmitting is referred to as half duplex.
11. Voice and video signals are continuous analog voltages.
12. On/off or coded signals are referred to as digital signals.
13. Voice and video signals may be transmitted digitally if they are first passed through a(n) analog-
to-digital converter.
14. An original voice, video, or data voltage is called the baseband signal.
Topic 4.Modulation and Demodulation
Fill in the blanks.
1. Recovering the originally transmitted signal is called demodulation or detection.
2. The process of transmitting two or more baseband signals simultaneously over a common
medium is called multiplexing.
3. Two methods of transmitting visual data over the telephone network are facsimile and teletext.
4. A common household remote-control unit is the garage door opener.
5. The signaling of individuals at remote locations is called paging.
6. Performing, recording, and analyzing measurements at a distance is done with telemetry
equipment.
7. Radio astronomy is based on the fact that stars and other heavenly bodies emit radio waves.
8. List four ways radio is used in the telephone system microwave relay, satellites, cordless phones,
cellular phones.
9. Radar is based on the use of reflected radio signals.
10. Underwater radar is called sonar(active).
11. The two types of sonar are active and passive.
12. The radio communications hobby is called amateur or “ham” radio.
13. Computers exchange digital data over the telephone network by using devices called modems.
14. Limited interconnections of PCs and other computers in offices or buildings are called local area
networks.
15. Signals that travel through free space for long distances are called electromagnetic waves or
radio-frequency (RF) waves.
16. Radio waves are made up of electric and magnetic fields.
17. A signal with a frequency of 18 MHz has a wavelength of 16.67 m. (300/18 = 16.67)
18. Common power line frequencies of 50 and 60 Hz are in the Extremely Low Frequency range.
19. Audio signals are not transmitted by electromagnetic waves because
a. Antennas would be too long.
b. Audio signals do not radiate.
c. Simultaneous transmissions would interfere.
d. The frequency is too low

Topic 5. Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum

Fill in the blanks.
1. The human hearing range is approximately 20 to 20,000 Hz.
2. The frequency range of the human voice is 300 to 3,000 Hz.
3. True or false. Radio transmissions do not occur in the VLF and LF ranges. FALSE
4. AM broadcast stations are in the Medium Frequencies range.
5. HF signals are also called shortwaves.
6. TV (channels 2 to 13) and FM broadcasting is in the Very High Frequencies part of the spectrum.
7. List five major uses of the UHF band.
a. land mobile
b. cellular telephones
c. military
d. radar and navigation
e. amateur radio
8. A frequency of 1 GHz is the same as 1,000 MHz.
9. Frequencies above 1 GHz are called microwaves.
10. The SHF and EHF ranges are primarily used by radar and satellite communications.
11. The frequencies just beyond the EHF range are called millimeter waves.
12. One micron is the same as 1/1,000,000 m.
 13. Infrared signals are usually derived from heat sources.
14. The spectrum range of infrared signals is 0.7 to 10 m.
15. One angstrom is equal to 1/10,000,000,000 m.
16. The visible light range is from 4,000 to 8,000 Ǻ.
17. Light signals use two mediums in electronic communications fiber-optic cables and free space.
18. The spectrum space occupied by a signal is called the bandwidth.

Topic 6. Bandwidth and Information Capacity

Fill in the blanks.
1. A signal occupies the frequency range from 1.050 to 1.175 MHz. Its bandwidth is 125 kHz.
(1.175 MHz – 1.050 MHz = 0.125 MHz = 125 kHz)
2. Wide-bandwidth signals must be transmitted at higher frequencies.
3. Percentage wise, there is less spectrum space at the lower frequencies.
4. Many communications electronics techniques are designed in order to conserve spectrum space.
5. Electronic communications in the United States is regulated by a set of laws called the
Communications Act of 1934.
6. The regulatory body for electronic communications in the United States is the Federal
Communications Commission.
7. Government and military communications are coordinated by the National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
8. The electromagnetic spectrum is managed worldwide by the International Telecommunications
Union organization.
Topic 7. Noise Analysis