SEVILLA, MARY NATHALINE S.

BSECE 4-G

DATA COMMUNICATION
1. There are ______________ Internet service providers.
a. Regional
b. Local
c. National and international
d. All of the above*

2. ______ refers to the physical or logical arrangement of a network.

a. Topology*
b. Mode of operation
c. Data flow
d. None of the above

3. A ______ is a data communication system spanning states, countries, or the whole

world.
a. MAN
b. WAN*
c. LAN
d. None of the above

4. A _______ connection provides a dedicated link between two devices.

a. Primary
b. Multipoint
c. Point-to-point*
d. Secondary

5. Which topology requires a multipoint connection?

a. Bus*
b. Star
c. Mesh
d. Ring

6. A ________ is a set of rules that governs data communication.

a. Protocol*
b. Forum
c. Standard
d. None of the above

7. In a ______ connection, two and only two devices are connected by a dedicated link.
a. Multipoint
b. Point-to-point*
c. A and B
d. None of the above

8. The information to be communicated in a data communications system is the

_______.
a. Medium
 b. Protocol
c. Message*
d. Transmission

9. ________ defines how a particular pattern to be interpreted, and what action is to be

taken based on that interpretation.
a. Syntax
b. Semantics*
c. Timing
d. None of the above

10. Frequency of failure and network recovery time after a failure are measures of the
_______of a network.
a. Performance
b. Security
c. Reliability*
d. Feasibility

11. A television broadcast is an example of _______ transmission.

a. Half-duplex
b. Simplex*
c. Full-duplex
d. Automatic

12. Data flow between two devices can occur in a _______ way.
a. Half-duplex
b. Simplex
c. Full-duplex
d. All of the above*

13. _______ are special-interest groups that quickly test, evaluate, and standardize new
technologies.
a. Standards organizations
b. Regulatory agencies
c. Forums*
d. All of the above

14. Which agency developed standards for physical connection interfaces and electronic
signaling specifications?
a. ISO
b. ITU-T
c. ANSI
d. EIA*

15. A _______ is a data communication system within a building, plant, or campus, or

between nearby buildings.
a. LAN*
b. MAN
c. WAN
d. None of the above
16. _______ refers to two characteristics: when data should be sent and how fast it can
be sent.
a. Semantics
b. Timing*
c. Syntax
d. None of the above

17. This was the first network.

a. CSNET
b. NSFNET
c. ARPANET*
d. ANSET

18. Devices may be arranged in a ______ topology.

a. Mesh
b. Ring
c. Bus
d. All of the above*

19. ________ is a collection of many separate networks.

a. A WAN
b. An internet*
c. A LAN
d. None of the above

20. In a ________ connection, three or more devices share a link.

a. Point-to-point
b. Multipoint*
c. A and B
d. None of the above

21. The ______ layer adds a header to the packet coming from the upper layer that
includes the logical addresses of the sender and receiver.
a. Data link
b. Network*
c. Physical
d. None of the above

22. Which of the following is an application layer service?

a. File transfer and access
b. Mail service
c. Remote log-in
d. All of the above*

23. When data are transmitted from device A to device B, the header from A’s layer 4 is
read by B’s _______ layer.
a. Transport*
b. Application
c. Physical
d. None of the above
24. __________ provides full transport layer services to applications.
a. UDP
b. TCP*
c. ARP
d. None of the above

25. The process-to-process delivery of the entire message is the responsibility of the
_______ layer.
a. Transport*
b. Application
c. Physical
d. Network

26. The ______ layer is responsible for moving frames from one hop (node) to the next.
a. Transport
b. Data link*
c. Physical
d. None of the above

27. The _______ layer is responsible for delivering data units from one station to the next
without errors.
a. Physical
b. Data link*
c. Transport
d. Network

28. The session, presentation, and application layers are the ______ support layers.
a. User*
b. Network
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A and B

29. The physical, data link, and network layers are the ______ support layers.
a. Network*
b. User
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B

30. The ________ layer is responsible for the process-to-process delivery of the entire
message.
a. Transport*
b. Physical
c. Network
d. Data link

31. The _______ layer lies between the network layer and the application layer.
a. Data link
b. Transport*
c. Physical
d. None of the above
32. The Internetworking Protocol (IP) is a ________ protocol.
a. Connection-oriented
b. Reliable
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above*

33. The _______ layer links the network support layers and the user support layers.
a. Session
b. Transport*
c. Data link
d. Network

34. ICMPv6 includes _______.

a. IGMP
b. ARP
c. RARP
d. A and B*

35. The ____ address uniquely defines a host on the Internet.

a. IP*
b. Port
c. Specific
d. Physical

36. The _______ layer coordinates the functions required to transmit a bit stream over a
physical medium.
a. Data link
b. Transport
c. Network
d. Physical*

37. The ______ layer is responsible for the source-to-destination delivery of a packet
across multiple network links.
a. Network*
b. Physical
c. Data link
d. Transport

38. Mail services are available to network users through the _______ layer.
a. Transport
b. Physical
c. Data link
d. Application*

39. The ____ created a model called the Open Systems Interconnection, which allows
diverse systems to communicate.
a. IEEE
b. ISO
c. OSI
d. None of the above
40. The TCP/IP _______ layer is equivalent to the combined session, presentation, and
application layers of the OSI model.
a. Data link
b. Network
c. Physical
d. Application*

41. When a host on network A sends a message to a host on network B, which address
does the router look at?
a. Logical*
b. Physical
c. Port
d. None of the above

42. As the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are _______.
a. Rearranged
b. Removed
c. Added*
d. Modified

43. The physical layer is concerned with the movement of _______ over the physical
medium.
a. Dialogs
b. Protocols
c. Bits*
d. Programs

44. To deliver a message to the correct application program running on a host, the
_______ address must be consulted.
a. Physical
b. Port*
c. IP
d. None of the above

45. Ethernet uses a ________ physical address that is imprinted on the network interface
card (NIC).
a. 32-bit
b. 6-byte*
c. 64-bit
d. None of the above

46. The _______ layer is the layer closest to the transmission medium.
a. Network
b. Transport
c. Physical*
d. Data link

47. The OSI model consists of _______ layers.

a. Eight
b. Seven*
c. Five
 d. Three

48. The ________ address, also known as the link address, is the address of a node as
defined by its LAN or WAN.
a. IP
b. Port
c. Specific
d. Physical*

49. Layer 2 lies between the physical layer and the _______ layer.
a. Data link
b. Transport
c. Network*
d. None of the above

50. In the OSI model, what is the main function of the transport layer?
a. process-to-process message delivery*
b. node-to-node delivery
c. synchronization
d. updating and maintenance of routing tables
DIGITAL MODULATION
1. Power spectral density function is a?
a. Real and even function
b. Non negative function
c. Periodic
d. All of the mentioned*

2. Energy spectral density defines

a. Signal energy per unit area
b. Signal energy per unit bandwidth*
c. Signal power per unit area
d. Signal power per unit bandwidth

3. Autocorrelation is a function which matches

a. Two same signals
b. Two different signal
c. One signal with its delayed version*
d. None of the mentioned

4. Autocorrelation is a function of
a. Time
b. Frequency
c. Time difference*
d. Frequency difference

5. Source coding block is used for?

a. Compressing
b. Digitizing
c. A/D conversion
d. All of the mentioned*

6. Spectogram is the graph plotted against?

a. Frequency domain
b. Time domain*
c. Frequency & Time domain
d. None of the mentioned

7. Random variables give relationship between _____

a. Two random events
b. Probability of occurence of two random events
c. Random event and a real number*
d. Random event and its probability of occurrence
8. The distribution function of random variable is
a. P(X less than or equal to x)*
b. P(X greater than or equal to x)
c. P(X less than x)
d. P(X greater than x)

9. Formatting is the process which includes

a. Pulse code modulation
b. Sampling
c. Quantization
d. All of the mentioned*

10. Analog information is converted to digital data using

a. Sampling
b. Quantization
c. Coding
d. All of the mentioned*
11. The autocorrelation function is maximum at
a. Origin*
b. Infinity
c. Origin & Infinity
d. None of the mentioned

12. The average power of white noise is

a. Zero
b. Unity
c. Infinity*
d. Between zero and one

13. Which circuit is called as regenerative repeaters?

a. Analog circuits
b. Digital circuits*
c. Amplifier
d. A/D converters

14. What are the advantages of digital circuits?

a. Less noise
b. Less interference
c. More flexible
d. All of the mentioned*

15. Source coding block is used for?

 a. Compressing
b. Digitizing
c. A/D conversion
d. All of the mentioned*

16. Which measurement considers phase as an important parameter?

a. Coherent*
b. Non-coherent
c. All of the mentioned
d. None of the mentioned

17. Which signal is said to be power signal?

a. Infinite power and zero energy
b. Infinite power and non-zero energy
c. Finite power and infinite energy*
d. Finite power and zero energy

18. Continuous Impulse signal is a power or energy signal?

a. Power signal
b. Energy signal
c. Both power and energy
d. Neither power nor energy signal*

19. According to Parseval’s theorem the energy spectral density curve is equal to?
a. Area under magnitude of the signal
b. Area under square of the magnitude of the signal*
c. Area under square root of magnitude of the signal
d. None of the mentioned

20. Spectogram is the graph plotted against?

a. Frequency domain
b. Time domain*
c. Frequency & Time domain
d. None of the mentioned

21. The distribution function of -(infinity) and (infinity) is _____

a. 0 and 1*
b. 1 and 0
c. Both 0
d. Both 1

22. The value of the probability density function of random variable is

 a. Positive function*
b. Negative function
c. Zero
d. One

23. The process that transforms text into binary digits is called as _______
a. Binary coding
b. Data coding
c. Character coding*
d. Sampling

24. For the number of bits, k=1 and number of symbols, M=2 the system is called as
a. Unary
b. Binary*
c. Quaternary
d. None of the mentioned

25. How many bytes does a gigabyte have?

a. 1 million bytes
b. 10 million bytes
c. 1 billion bytes*
d. 10 billion bytes

26. What is the ASCII value of space?

a. 32*
b. 48
c. 96
d. 65

27. What is the code rate?

a. k/n*
b. n/k
c. All of the mentioned
d. None of the mentioned

28. Pulse shaping is done by which block or system?

a. Encoder
b. Baseband modulator
c. Pulse code modulator*
d. Demodulator

29. How can power spectral density of non periodic signal be calculated?
 a. By integrating
b. By truncating*
c. By converting to periodic
d. None of the mentioned

30. Source coding block is used for?

a. Compressing
b. Digitizing
c. A/D conversion
d. All of the mentioned*

31. The source used in digital communication is discrete in terms of _____

parameter?
a. Amplitude
b. Time
c. Frequency
d. Both A and B*
32. How many main components are used in digital communication?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3*
d. 4
33. Modulation of a signal is performed at ____ component in digital
communication?
a. Transmitter*
b. Receiver
c. Channel
d. Both A and B
34. Demodulation of a signal is performed at ____ component in digital
communication?
a. Transmitter
b. Receiver*
c. Channel
d. Both A and B
35. Digitally modulated signals are represented using _____?
a. Pulses
b. Symbols
c. Finite states
d. All of the above*
36. Each symbol holds ____ number of information?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. N*
37. Which of the following are the advantages of digital modulation?
a. Finite process
b. Higher noise immunity
c. Multiplexing property
 d. All of the above*
38. Which of the following are the types of analog modulation?
a. AM
b. PM
c. FM
d. All of the above*
39. Data in digital modulation is ______ form?
a. Continuous
b. Discrete
c. Discontinuous
d. Both B and C*
40. Which of the following are the digital modulation techniques?
a. ASK
b. PSK
c. FSK
d. All of the above*
41. Which of the following are the applications of ASK?
a. Fiber optics
b. IR remote device
c. Trans receivers
d. All of the above*
42. Which of the following is the application of FSK?
a. Modems
b. Telemetry systems
c. Radiosondes
d. All of the above*
43. FSK transmitters deploys ____ number of oscillators?
a. 1*
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
44. Which of the following is the advantage of continuous phase frequency shift
keying?
a. Minimizes sideband power
b. Minimizes interference
c. Eliminates discontinuous in phase
d. All of the above*
45. The process of reconstructing back the original signal is called ____?
a. Modulation
b. Demodulation*
c. Phasing
d. None of the above
46. Analog signals exhibits ____ that degrades signals strength?
a. Noise
b. Distortion
c. Interference
d. All of the above*
47. Which of the following are the components of ASK coherent detection block?
a. LPF
b. Multiplier
c. Sample and hold circuit
 d. All of the above*
48. Which of the following are the components of ASK non-coherent detection
block?
a. LPF
b. Square law detector
c. Comparator
d. All of the above*
49. Which of the following are the applications of PSK?
a. Local oscillator
b. Optical communications
c. Multi channel WDM
d. All of the above*
50. Which of the following are the advantages of PSK?
a. Higher efficiency
b. Enhance security
c. Higher data rate
d. All of the above*