Key word:

PL 529 Ans. UHF

MICROSTRIP characteristic impedance Ans. 50-200 Ohms
RG 62 A/U Ans. 93
Coax Velocity Factor Ans. 0.6
Open Wire Velocity Factor Ans. 0.8
Psophometric/800 Hz Tone Ans. -90 dbm
Maximum energy transfer Ans. optimum coupling
Maximum power transfer occurs Ans. critical coupling
Conical angle Ans. 60 degrees
Invented telephone Ans. Meuuci
Invented FM Ans. Edwin Armstrong
Next name of Bluetooth Ans. Lisbon
Next to Lisbon Ans. Seattle
Distance between station Ans. Distance to Reuse Ratio
Low-power digital radios Ans. Zigbee
audio transmitted on more than one channel to provide Ans. MTS
stereo sound to subscribers (multichannel television sound)

An enclosure for antenna loading inductors

and other resonating components, placed at Ans. doghouse
the base of a vertical broadcasting tower.

Determining Noise Factor of Amplifier Ans. Friis Equation

HF Radio: Weak or minor degradation

of HF radio communication on sunlit side, Ans. R1 (Minor) occasional
loss of radio contact.

HF Radio: Limited blackout of HF radio

communication on sunlit side, loss of Ans. R2 (Moderate) radio
contact for tens of minutes.

HF Radio: Wide area blackout of HF radio

communication, loss of radio contact for Ans. R3 (Strong) about an
hour on sunlit side of Earth.

HF Radio: HF radio communication blackout

on most of the sunlit side of Earth for one
to two hours. HF radio Ans. R4 (Severe) contact lost during this time.

HF Radio:Complete HF (high frequency**) radio

blackout on the entire sunlit side of the Earth lasting
for a number of hours. Ans. R5 (Extreme) This results in no HF
radio contact with mariners and en route
aviators in this sector.

A television camera tube, similar

to theVIDICON, with a lead-oxide target. Ans. Plumbicon
(has a least delay).

Index of refraction Polyethylene Ans. 2.27

In a Klystron, a cavity resonator that contains

two grids mounted parallel to the electron Ans. buncher
stream.

In a Klystron, the second reentrant cavity. Ans. Catcher

A change in the polarization of

an electromagnetic wave as it passes through a Ans. Faraday rotation
medium.

(at an altitude of about 50 mi or 80 km) Ans. E layer

GPS satellite orbit Ans. 6

navigation aid that uses a computer and

motion sensors to continuously track the position Ans. Inertial Navigation

behavior of matter at temperatures

approaching absolute zero. Ans. Cryogenics

A phase-dependent radio navigation system

using single-frequency, time-shared. Ans. Omega

Inbox/Outbox message Ans. SMS

The science of visible-light measurement. Ans. Photometry

1. A person skilled in acoustics (an acoustics technician).

2. An AUDIOLOGIST. Ans. Acoustician

Occurs at inhomogeneous that

are comparable in size to a wavelength. Ans. Mie Scattering

Use for jet thrusters as fuel Ans. Hydrazine

A microwave antenna that radiates

energy through a slot cut in a surface, such as Ans. slot antenna
the metal skin of an aircraft.

containing the user's subscription Ans. Smart Card

information and phone book.

In a television network or system, the location

from which signals are sent to subscribers. Ans. head end

Acoustical noise whose amplitude is

inversely proportional to the frequency within a Ans. pink noise
limited frequency spectrum.

Connects all ports into a single modem Ans. Modem pooling

Threshold of pain -the intensity level at

which hearing a sound causes physical Ans. 120 dB
discomfort.

1. The abrupt ionization of the gas in an ionization

chamber by cosmic rays. Ans. Burst
Para no corrosion sa fiber Ans. Cabling

Compress Cd Ans. divX

Flag Ans. 01111110

Last stage of AM Ans. Power Amplifier/ Final Amp.

Fourth Layer Ans. Mpeg4

Another name for parity Ans. VRC

Who coined cyberspace Ans. Arthur Clarke

Telstar I was damaged by radiation by Ans. Van Allen Belt

Reverberation Churches Ans. 1.8

Permissible time to hear 110-110 dB Ans. 20 minutes

What is threshold of pain Ans. 120 db

Highspeed Ans. ADSL

Nearest star in solar system Ans. proxima contour

A device for reducing speech to frequencies

low enough for efficient transmission
through a limited-bandwidth channel.
The term is a contraction of voice coder. Ans. Vocoder

Parabolic angle Ans. 60 degrees

Inclination angle of LEO Ans. 55 degrees

Horn and parabolic for radar Ans. It revolves 360 degrees

Radar operates at Ans. UHF

Critical frequency of E layer Ans. 4 MHz

Critical frequency of F2 Ans. 8MHz

Loss of Optimum Working Frequency Ans. 15%

Caused by solar flares which are gigantic emissions Ans. SID

Caused by irregularities of electron densities Ans. TID

Reason why troposcatter is not widely used Ans. It is not reliable

Microphone that is push button Ans. Dynamic microphone

Which is affected at 52 degrees C Ans. Crystal

Why is the smith chart is circle Ans. Impedance repeat every ¼

A measure of the amount of electromagnetic
field reflected in a transmissionline from
the load feed point. Ans. coefficient of reflection

In a television picture tube, the element

that receives the highest direct-current
voltage. Ans. ultor element

A television camera tube, similar to the

VIDICON, with a lead-oxide target. (PBo) Ans. Plumbicon

A television camera tube in which the electron

beam scans a charged-density pattern that
has been formed and stored on the surface of the
photoconductor. Ans. vidicon

Controls the brightness Ans. Image

If there is no color in TV Ans. No color

Detects and corrects transmission errors when they

Are received without requiring a retransmission Ans. Forward Error Control

To clear the transmission Ans. 1st Fresnel Zone

In a television horizontal sync pulse,

the interval between the end of the sync pulse
and the fall of the blanking pedestal. Ans. front porch

Analyze the microwave propagation Ans. Fresnel Concept

Height of LEO is Ans. 300 miles or 482.8 Km

Height of MEO Ans. 12000 miles or 19312 Km

Height of GEO Ans. 22,300 miles or 35888 Km

How many orbit of GPS Ans. 6

Rocket motor fired to circulate orbit and deploy

Satellite into geostationary orbit. Ans. Apogee kick motor

The orientation of the satellite in relationship

To the earth and the sun Ans. Altitude Control

A rapid change in the frequency of a continuous-

wave Morse-code signal. Ans. Chirp

Geostationary Ans. Clarke Orbit

Commercial Satellite Ans. Intelsat

Amplifies/modulate the signal Ans. Regenerative Transponder

Transponder that amplifies Ans. Regenerative

The non-linear interaction produces

High frequency phonon Ans. Raman scattering

Modeled as a modulation of the light

by the thermal energy in material. Ans. Brillouin Scattering

Fast recording in film Ans. Slanted

License at the site Ans. Site License

To reduce reflectrion Ans. Antireflection

Specific frequency Ans. Helmhotz resonator

Used to adjust impedance matching on a waveguide Ans. Tuning screw

Distortion in a facsimile record

caused by unwanted modulation produced by a Ans. Kendall effect
carrier signal.

Divided/ Partition noise Ans. Transit time noise

1. The circuitry that interconnects and
provides compatibility between a central processor
and peripherals in a computer system Ans. Interface

acoustic wave traveling along the surface

of a material having some elasticity, with
an amplitude that typically decays exponentially
with the depth of the substrate. Ans. surface acoustic wave (SAW)

a communications method in which packets

(discrete blocks of data) are routed between nodes
over data links shared with other traffic Ans. Packet switching

United States official name of GPS Ans. NAVSTAR-GPS

GPRS Ans. 2.5 G

SPS 95% predictable position accuracy Ans. 100 m horizontally, 156 m vertically and
185m 3-D.

PPS 95% Precise Position accuracy Ans. 22 m horizontally, 27.7 m vertically and
35.4 m 3-D.

Loss in Splicing? Ans. 0.02 dB splicing

Ans. A and B
Ans. Convergence yoke
Wirewound characteristic impedance?
Carbon resistor characteristic impedance?
Lambert’s law of illumination The illumination of a surface by a point light source is inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between the surface and the source.

flutter 1. In a high-frequency superheterodyne receiver, a rapid fluctuation in signal strength,

caused by tuning and detuning of the oscillator stage.

isothermal process A physical or chemical process in which there is no temperature change as

other factors vary.

wow Slow, periodic variations in the pitch of reproduced sound because of variations in the speed of
the drive mechanism. Its name is derived from its characteristic sound.

class-A amplifier An amplifier whose bias is set at approximately the midpoint of the characteristic
curve.

metal-film resistor. An electronic component consisting of a mixture of ceramic, carbon, and/or

metal, applied to a cylindrical form in a thin layer to obtain a desired value of resistance. ( 0.2 to 0.02 ohms)

filter 1. A circuit or device that passes alternating currents at some frequencies while attenuating or
blocking currents at other frequencies.

mask 1. A kind of stencil through which plating, electrodeposition, or diffusion can be done.

masking The tendency of one effect or phenomenon to obscure another.

shot noise Electrical noise arising from intermittent impulses, such as those produced by spark
discharges, make-and-break contacts, etc.

sone A unit of loudness for an individual listener. The level of 1 sone is the loudness of a 1000-Hz
tone that is 40 dB above the particular listener’s threshold of hearing.

loudness The amplitude of sound, especially in audio reproduction equipment, such as a highfidelity
stereo amplifier. Also called VOLUME.

beamwidth of antenna The angular width of the main lobe of the pattern of radiation from a directional
antenna. Generally, it is measured between the half-power points in the horizontal plane. Occasionally, it is
measured in the vertical plane.

Motion Picture Experts Group Abbreviation, MPEG. A data-compression standard used for
animated digital video. It is useful in computer videoconferencing and telecommuting, and for
the development of multimedia presentations.

Video compression Ans. Mpeg4

intermediate frequency Abbreviation, IF. In a superheterodyne circuit, the frequency of the signal
that results from beating the incoming signal with the signal produced by the local oscillator.

image rejection In a superheterodyne radio receiver, the suppression or elimination of IMAGE

INTERFERENCE by means of a selective circuit, such as a radio-frequency preamplifier.

IF freq Ans. 45.75 MHz

Open wire Ans. 0.8
Half wave dipole Ans. 73 ohms

continuous wave Abbreviation, CW. 1. A periodic wave, such as a radio-frequency (RF) carrier, that
is not interrupted at any point between its normal start and termination, and that is unmodulated.
solar flare A violent storm on the surface of the sun. These events tend to occur near the peak of
the 11-year sunspot cycle.

insertion loss Loss of energy or gain by placing certain devices or subcircuits (filters, impedance
matchers, etc.) in a circuit. It is usually expressed in decibels.

acoustic absorption The assimilation of energy from sound waves passing through or reflected by
a given medium.

acoustic attenuation constant The real-number component of the complex acoustical propagation
constant, expressed in nepers per unit distance.

Color of fluorine Ans. Green yellow

Weak color Ans. Gray.
Best for line of sight Ans. VHF
Heater voltage of TV Ans. 6.3 Volts

diverging lens A lens having a virtual focus for parallel rays; generally a concave lens.

vertical-blanking pulse In a television signal, the pulse at the end of each field that accomplishes
vertical retrace blanking. Compare HORIZONTAL- BLANKING PULSE.

NOT Ans. DVD

Detects and corrects transmission errors
when they are received without requiring a retransmission. Ans. Forward Error control
GSM at fast moving object Ans. 144kbps
GSM at slow moving object Ans. 384kbps
GSM at stationary Ans. 2Mbps
IMPATT oscillator A microwave oscillator that
uses an IMPATT DIODE. Ans. 30GHz
Hertz antenna Ans. 2 MHz
Helical antenna Ans. VHF and UHF
European Cordless Telephone type of modulation Ans. GFSK
GSM Speech coding Ans. 13 kbps
GPRS uplink frequency Ans. 14 kbps
IS-136 Ans. TDMA
ISXXX Ans. CDPD
CDPD Ans. Cellular Digital Packet Data
IS-95 Ans. Dual-Mode Wideband
Mogul Dellinger Ans. Sudden Ionospheric Disurbance
Bar code Ans. Discrete Code
Standard Test tone Ans. 1000 Hz or 1KHz
Dba Ans. – 85dBm
Pilot Sub carrier Ans. 19 kHz
Single sideband needed in carrier Ans. ½ to 1/3
Convulutional code Ans. Trellis coding
Good medium compare to others Ans. Glass
When did Alexander graham bell transfer a voice trough telephone?
Good sound absorber Ans. Celotex
FM decay time Ans. 5ms
Use ground as reflector Ans. Marconi
What frequency Hertz is useable Ans. 2 Mhz
A common form is the folded dipole,. Ans. Doublet Antenna
Ans. Cassegrain Antenna
Major loss in fiber optic transmission Ans. Rayleigh scattering and ultraviolet absorption
IC inventor Ans. Jack Kilby
Unconscious to perceive Ans. 6 to 10 db
Fiber Bandwidth Ans. 800 Thz
Low frequency noise Ans. Flicker noise
Logarithmic noise Ans. Pink noise
Linear noise Ans. White noise
600 MHz Ans. Industrial noise
Limited output phases are possible (digital) Ans. PSK
Four outuput phases are possible (dibits) Ans. QPSK
Bending Ans. Refraction
Sharp object Ans. Diffraction
Where Degaussing is placed Ans. Around the front tube
How many cathodes in shadow mask Ans. 3
Catv high frequency Ans. 300 to 50 GHz
1520 to 1525 Ans. 1510
Single sideband Ans. H3E
Reduce Ans. R3E
B8E Ans. Independent Side Band
Not common in all super heterodyne Ans. RF amplifier
Fluctuation in Receiver Ans. Fading
E layer most ionized Ans. midday
Thickest layer Ans. F2 Layer
Exist only in daytime Ans. D layer
End to end Ans. Transport Layer
What connection is PBX Ans. Star
SNA Ans. Hierarchy
Host is included Ans. Session layer
Sends bit Ans. Physical layer
Most Reliable Ans. CRC
Meaning of 480? Ans. 640 X 480
Greater than horizontal propagation Ans. Troposcatter
Rids of fm noise Ans. Limiter
Bypass other Ans. Bandstop filter
What is another name for pop-corn noise Ans. Burst noise
Characteristics of sound Ans. Pitch and loudness
pressure gradient Ans. Ribbon microphone
Not used in mobile receiver Ans. Balance modulator
FM receiver Ans. Lambda / 4
Pre-emphasis Ans. Converting Phase to Frequency modulation
FET on Ans. Saturation
Offers an impedance at microwave frequencies Ans. PIN diode
First and oldest multiplexing Ans. Space Division Multiplexing
zig-zag waggle dance Ans. Zigbee
conversion of a given frequency band from one part of the electromagnetic
spectrum to another - Ans. Frequency translation
D-AMPS Multiple access method Ans. TDMA (3 Times slots per channel)
D-AMPS Modulation Ans. π/4 – DQPSK
D-AMPS Speech Coding Ans. VSELP
D-AMPS speech code rate Ans. 8 kbps
Orbit of GPS Ans. 6
Number of GPS satellite per orbit Ans. 4
Total number of GPS satellite Ans. 24
Operation of GPS to be efficient Ans. DOP
Other name for 3G Ans. UMTS 2000
When GSM did first established Ans. 1982
GSM base-to-mobile Ans. 935-960 MHz
GSM mobile-to-base Ans. 890-915 MHz
GSM Multiple access method Ans. TDMA (8 Times slots per channel)
GSM Modulation Ans. GMSK
GSM Speech Coding Ans. RPE
GSM speech code rate Ans. 13 kbps
GSM Channel coding Ans. Convolutional code
GSM Transmission rate Ans. 270 kbps
DECT (Digital European Cordless Telephone):
Multiple Access Ans. TDMA/TDD
Transmission rate Ans. 38.8 kbps/slot channel
Modulation Ans. GFSK
TIA TR 45.6 IS-xxx Ans. CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data)
TIA/EIA/IS-95 A Ans. Base Station
TIA/EIA/IS-136 Ans. 800 MHz TDMA Cellular-Radio
Interface
Reverberation for cinema Ans. 0.8-1.2
Reverberation for small theaters Ans. 1.2-1.4
Volume of Churches Ans. 7.1- 9.9
Volume of cinemas Ans. 3.1
Sonic time pattern Ans. Rhythm
Pure Tone Ans. Sine wave
High gain reflector Ans. Parabolic antenna
CCIT fax standards:
Group I Ans. Analog by FM
Group I Ans. 1300-2100 Hz White and Black
Ans. 96 per inch scanning resolution
Group II Ans. vestigial sideband AM
Ans. 1500-2300 Hz white and Black
Group III Ans. Digital by PCM w/ 32 shades of gray
Ans. PSK or QAM speed 9600 baud
Group IV Ans. Digital at 56 kbps
Ans. 400 lines per inch
Convert two-wire into four wire Ans. Hybrid network
Sent back to the calling party at the same time Ans. Ringback signal

Ans. UMTS 2000

Ans. Despun
Ans. Pipelining
Ans. Ambiphony
Ans. Meridional
Ans. Huffman coding
Ans. Divx
Ans. 10 rm
Ans. 10 Khz
Ans. Mobile Identification number (32 bit serial number)
Ans. International Mobile Identification number
Ans. constellation
Ans. Ppm
Ans. 8471
Ans. Iluminescence
Ans. Blackhaul
Ans. World Wide Web
Ans. ARPANET
Ans. Meyer and LEE
Ans.
 IEEE Designations:

 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet

 IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN & Mesh (Wi-Fi certification)
 IEEE 802.15 Wireless PAN
o IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth certification)
o IEEE 802.15.4 (ZigBee certification)
 IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access (WiMAX certification)
o IEEE 802.16e (Mobile) Broadband Wireless Access
 IEEE 802.17 Resilient packet ring
 IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG
 IEEE 802.19 Coexistence TAG
 IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
 IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handoff
 IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Network

Bluetooth
creating wireless personal area networks (PANs).
the modulation is Gaussian frequency shift keying (GFSK).

Maximum Permitted Power Range

Class
mW(dBm) (approximate)

Class 1 100 mW (20 dBm) ~100 meters

Class 2 2.5 mW (4 dBm) ~10 meters

Class 3 1 mW (0 dBm) ~1 meter

 Version Data Rate

Version 1.2 1 Mbit/s

Version 2.0 + EDR 3 Mbit/s

WiMedia Alliance
53 - 480 Mbit/s
(proposed)