Forouzan: MCQ in Data and Signals

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This is the Multiple Choice Questions in Chapter 3: Data and Signals from the book Data
Communications and Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan. If you are looking for a reviewer
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Practice Exam Test Questions

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

1. If the maximum amplitude of a sine wave is 2 V, the minimum amplitude is ________ V.

A) 2

B) 1

C) -2

D) between -2 and 2

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

2. _________ can impair a signal.

A) Noise

B) Attenuation

C) Distortion

D) All of the above

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View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

3. ________is the rate of change with respect to time.

A) Time

B) Frequency

C) Amplitude

D) Voltage

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

4. A signal is measured at two different points. The power is P1 at the first point and P2 at
the second point. The dB is 0. This means ________.

A) P2 equals P1

B) P2 is zero

C) P2 is much larger than P1

D) P2 is much smaller than P1

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

5. Baseband transmission of a digital signal is possible only if we have a ____ channel.

A) bandpass

B) low-pass

C) high rate

D) low rate

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Answer: Option B

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6. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to
the resistance of the transmission medium.

A) Distortion

B) Attenuation

C) Noise

D) Decibel

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

7. A sine wave in the ______ domain can be represented by one single spike in the _____
domain.

A) time; phase

B) frequency; time

C) time; frequency

D) phase; time

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

8. If the bandwidth of a signal is 5 KHz and the lowest frequency is 52 KHz, what is the
highest frequency?

A) 5 KHz

B) 47 KHz

C) 57 KHz

D) 10 KHz

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Answer: Option C

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Solution:

9. In a time-domain plot, the horizontal axis is a measure of ________.

A) phase

B) signal amplitude

C) frequency

D) time

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

10. _______ data are continuous and take continuous values.

A) digital

B) analog

C) (a) or (b)

D) none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

11. Frequency and period are ______.

A) proportional to each other

B) inverse of each other

C) the same

D) none of the above

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

12. When propagation speed is multiplied by propagation time, we get the ________.

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A) wavelength of the signal

B) throughput

C) distance a signal or bit has traveled

D) distortion factor

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

13. A _________ sine wave is not useful in data communications; we need to send a
_______ signal.

A) single-frequency; composite

B) composite; single-frequency This is the correct answer.

C) single-frequency; double-frequency

D) none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

14. The _________ product defines the number of bits that can fill the link.

A) delay-amplitude

B) frequency-amplitude

C) bandwidth-period

D) bandwidth-delay

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

15. _______ signals can have only a limited number of values.

A) Digital

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B) Analog

C) (a) or (b)

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

16. Before data can be transmitted, they must be transformed to ________.

A) periodic signals

B) electromagnetic signals

C) aperiodic signals

D) low-frequency sine waves

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

17. Data can be ________.

A) digital

B) analog

C) (a) or (b)

D) none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

18. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to
the different propagation speeds of each frequency that makes up the signal.

A) Noise

B) Distortion

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C) Attenuation

D) Decibel

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

19. Signals can be ________.

A) digital

B) analog

C) either (a) or (b)

D) neither (a) nor (b)

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

20. A sine wave is ________.

A) periodic and discrete

B) aperiodic and discrete

C) periodic and continuous

D) aperiodic and continuous

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

21. _______ data have discrete states and take discrete values.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) (a) or (b)

D) None of the above

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View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

22. For a ______ channel, we need to use the Shannon capacity to find the maximum bit
rate.

A) noiseless

B) noisy

C) low-pass

D) bandpass

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

23. What is the bandwidth of a signal that ranges from 1 MHz to 4 MHz?

A) 1 KHz

B) 3 MHz

C) 4 MHz

D) none of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

24. _____ signals can have an infinite number of values in a range.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) (a) or (b)

D) None of the above

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

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Solution:

25. A(n)_________ signal is a composite analog signal with an infinite bandwidth.

A) digital

B) analog

C) either (a) or (b)

D) neither (a) nor (b)

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

26. A periodic signal completes one cycle in 0.001 s. What is the frequency?

A) 1 Hz

B) 100 Hz

C) 1 KHz

D) 1 MHz

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

27. The _____ of a composite signal is the difference between the highest and the lowest
frequencies contained in that signal.

A) period

B) bandwidth

C) frequency

D) amplitude

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

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28. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which an outside source such as
crosstalk corrupts a signal.

A) Noise

B) Distortion

C) Attenuation

D) Decibel

View Answer:
Answer: Option A

Solution:

29. _______ describes the position of the waveform relative to time 0.

A) Amplitude

B) Phase

C) Frequency

D) Voltage

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

30. Given two sine waves A and B, if the frequency of A is twice that of B, then the period of
B is ________ that of A.

A) one-half

B) twice

C) the same as

D) indeterminate from

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

31. As frequency increases, the period ________.

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A) increases

B) decreases

C) doubles

D) remains the same

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

32. If the available channel is a ______ channel, we cannot send a digital signal directly to
the channel.

A) low-pass

B) low rate

C) bandpass

D) high rate

View Answer:
Answer: Option C

Solution:

33. For a ______ channel, the Nyquist bit rate formula defines the theoretical maximum bit
rate.

A) low-pass

B) bandpass

C) noisy

D) noiseless

View Answer:
Answer: Option D

Solution:

34. In a frequency-domain plot, the horizontal axis measures the ________.

A) phase

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B) frequency

C) slope

D) peak amplitude

View Answer:
Answer: Option B

Solution:

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