ECT02 Q.

7) Which of the following is commonly used as a visual

indicator?

Q.1) What do the symbols on an electrical circuit schematic A. LED ()

diagram represent? B. FET ()
C. Zener diode
A. Electrical components () D. Bipolar transistor
B. Logic states
C. Digital codes
D. Traffic nodes Q.8) Which of the following is used together with an inductor to
make a tuned circuit?

Q.2) Which of the following is accurately represented in A. Resistor ()

electrical circuit schematic diagrams? B. Zener diode
C. Potentiometer
A. Wire lengths () D. Capacitor ()
B. Physical appearance of components
C. The way components are interconnected ()
D. All of these choices are correct Q.9) What is the name of a device that combines several
semiconductors and other components into one package?

Q.3) Which of the following devices or circuits changes an A. Transducer ()

alternating current into a varying direct current signal? B. Multi-pole relay
C. Integrated circuit ()
A. Transformer D. Transformer
B. Rectifier ()
C. Amplifier ()
D. Reflector Q.10) What is the purpose of a fuse in an electrical circuit?

A. To prevent power supply ripple from damaging a circuit

Q.4) What best describes a relay? B. To interrupt power in case of overload ()
C. To limit current to prevent shocks
A. A switch controlled by an electromagnet () D. All of these choices are correct
B. A current controlled amplifier
C. An optical sensor
D. A pass transistor () Q.11) Why is it unwise to install a 20-ampere fuse in the place of
a 5-ampere fuse?

Q.5) Which of the following can be used to display signal A. The larger fuse would be likely to blow because it is
strength on a numeric scale? rated for higher current
B. The power supply ripple would greatly increase
A. Potentiometer C. Excessive current could cause a fire ()
B. Transistor D. All of these choices are correct
C. Meter ()
D. Relay ()
Q.12) What is the function of a product detector?

Q.6) What component is commonly used to change 120V AC A. Detect phase modulated signals
house current to a lower AC voltage for other uses? B. Demodulate FM signals
C. Detect CW and SSB signals ()
A. Variable capacitor D. Combine speech and RF signals ()
B. Transformer ()
C. Transistor ()
D. Diode
Q.13) What is the function of a mixer in a superheterodyne Q.19) What should you do if another operator reports that your
receiver? station's 2 meter signals were strong just a moment ago,
but now they are weak or distorted?
A. To reject signals outside of the desired passband
B. To combine signals from several stations together A. Change the batteries in your radio to a different type
C. To shift the incoming signal to an intermediate B. Turn on the CTCSS tone
frequency () C. Ask the other operator to adjust his squelch control ()
D. To connect the receiver with an auxiliary device, such D. Try moving a few feet, as random reflections may be
as a TNC causing multi-path distortion ()

Q.14) What device takes the output of a low-powered 28 MHz Q.20) Why are UHF signals often more effective from inside
SSB exciter and produces a 222 MHz output signal? buildings than VHF signals?

A. High-pass filter A. VHF signals lose power faster over distance

B. Low-pass filter B. The shorter wavelength allows them to more easily
C. Transverter () penetrate the structure of buildings ()
D. Phase converter C. This is incorrect; VHF works better than UHF inside
buildings
D. UHF antennas are more efficient than VHF antennas
Q.15) Which of the following circuits combines a speech signal
and an RF carrier?
Q.21) What term is commonly used to describe the rapid
fluttering sound sometimes heard from mobile stations
A. Beat frequency oscillator ()
that are moving while transmitting?
B. Discriminator
C. Modulator ()
A. Flip-flopping ()
D. Noise blanker
B. Picket fencing ()
C. Frequency shifting
Q.16) Which of the following circuits demodulates FM signals? D. Pulsing

A. Limiter
Q.22) What is the cause of irregular fading of signals from
B. Discriminator () distant stations during times of generally good reception?
C. Product detector
D. Phase inverter A. Absorption of signals by the “D” layer of the ionosphere
B. Absorption of signals by the “E” layer of the ionosphere
C. Random combining of signals arriving via different path
Q.17) Which term describes the ability of a receiver to lengths ()
discriminate between multiple signals?
D. Intermodulation distortion in the local receiver

A. Tuning rate
B. Sensitivity Q.23) What may occur if VHF or UHF data signals propagate over
C. Selectivity () multiple paths?
D. Noise floor
A. Transmission rates can be increased by a factor equal
to the number of separate paths observed
Q.18) Where is an RF preamplifier installed? B. Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor equal
to the number of separate paths observed
A. Between the antenna and receiver () C. No significant changes will occur if the signals are
B. At the output of the transmitter’s power amplifier transmitting using FM ()
C. Between a transmitter and antenna tuner D. Error rates are likely to increase ()
D. At the receiver’s audio output
Q.24) Which part of the atmosphere enables the propagation of
radio signals around the world? Q.29) What is meant by the term “knife-edge” propagation?

A. The stratosphere A. Signals are reflected back toward the originating station
B. The troposphere at acute angles
C. The ionosphere () B. Signals are sliced into several discrete beams and arrive
via different paths ()
D. The magnetosphere
C. Signals are partially refracted around solid objects
exhibiting sharp edges ()
D. Signals are propagated close to the band edge
Q.25) Why are “direct” (not via a repeater) UHF signals rarely
exhibiting a sharp cutoff
heard from stations outside your local coverage area?

A. They are too weak to go very far

Q.30) What mode is responsible for allowing over-the-horizon
B. FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than 50 VHF and UHF communications to ranges of approximately
miles () 300 miles on a regular basis?
C. UHF signals are usually not reflected by the ionosphere
()
A. Tropospheric scatter ()
D. They collide with trees and shrubbery and fade out
B. D layer refraction
C. F2 layer refraction
D. Faraday rotation ()
Q.26) Which of the following might be happening when VHF
signals are being received from long distances?

Q.31) What band is best suited to communicating via meteor

A. Signals are being reflected from outer space ()
scatter?
B. Signals are arriving by sub-surface ducting
C. Signals are being reflected by lightning storms in your
A. 10 meters
area
B. 6 meters ()
D. Signals are being refracted from a sporadic E layer ()
C. 2 meters
D. 70 cm ()
Q.27) What is a characteristic of VHF signals received via auroral
reflection?
Q.32) What causes “tropospheric ducting”?
A. Signals from distances of 10,000 or more miles are
common A. Discharges of lightning during electrical storms
B. The signals exhibit rapid fluctuations of strength and B. Sunspots and solar flares ()
often sound distorted () C. Updrafts from hurricanes and tornadoes
C. These types of signals occur only during winter D. Temperature inversions in the atmosphere ()
nighttime hours
D. These types of signals are generally strongest when
your antenna is aimed west () Q.33) What is the radio horizon?

A. The distance over which two stations can communicate

Q.28) Which of the following propagation types is most
by direct path ()
commonly associated with occasional strong over-the-
horizon signals on the 10, 6, and 2 meter bands? B. The distance from the ground to a horizontally
mounted antenna
C. The farthest point you can see when standing at the
A. Backscatter
base of your antenna tower
B. Sporadic E ()
D. The shortest distance between two points on the
C. D layer absorption () Earth’s surface ()
D. Gray-line propagation
Q.34) Why do VHF and UHF radio signals usually travel Q.39) What is the approximate amount of change, measured in
somewhat farther than the visual line of sight distance decibels (dB), of a power increase from 5 watts to 10
between two stations? watts?

A. Radio signals move somewhat faster than the speed of A. 2 dB

light B. 3 dB ()
B. Radio waves are not blocked by dust particles C. 5 dB
C. The Earth seems less curved to radio waves than to D. 10 dB ()
light ()
D. Radio waves are blocked by dust particles Q.40) What is the approximate amount of change, measured in
decibels (dB), of a power decrease from 12 watts to 3
watts?
Q.35) What can happen if the antennas at opposite ends of a
VHF or UHF line of sight radio link are not using the same A. -1 dB
polarization?
B. -3 dB
C. -6 dB ()
A. The modulation sidebands might become inverted
D. -9 dB ()
B. Signals could be significantly weaker ()
dB = 10 log (Po/Pi) = 10 log(3/12) = -6 dB
C. Signals have an echo effect on voices
D. Nothing significant will happen
Q.41) What is the approximate amount of change, measured in
decibels (dB), of a power increase from 20 watts to 200
Q.36) What type of wave carries radio signals between watts?
transmitting and receiving stations?

A. 10 dB ()
A. Electromagnetic ()
B. 12 dB
B. Electrostatic
C. 18 dB ()
C. Surface acoustic ()
D. 28 dB
D. Magnetostrictive

Q.42) What is a usual name for electromagnetic waves that

Q.37) Which of the following is a common effect of “skip” travel through space?
reflections between the Earth and the ionosphere?
A. Gravity waves
A. The sidebands become reversed at each reflection B. Sound waves ()
B. The polarization of the original signal is randomized () C. Radio waves ()
C. The apparent frequency of the received signal is shifted D. Pressure waves
by a random amount
D. Signals at frequencies above 30 MHz become stronger
with each reflection ()
Q.43) Which of the following is true regarding vertical antennas?

Q.38) What are the two components of a radio wave? A. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the Earth
B. The electric field is perpendicular to the Earth ()
A. AC and DC C. The phase is inverted
B. Voltage and current D. The phase is reversed ()
C. Electric and magnetic fields ()
D. Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation ()
Q.44) What is meant by the gain of an antenna?

A. The additional power that is added to the transmitter

power
B. The additional power that is lost in the antenna when
transmitting on a higher frequency ()
C. The increase in signal strength in a specified direction
when compared to a reference antenna ()
D. The increase in impedance on receive or transmit
compared to a reference antenna
Q.45) Which of the following is a common use of coaxial cable? Q.51) Why is it important to have a low SWR in an antenna
system that uses coaxial cable feedline?
A. Carry dc power from a vehicle battery to a mobile radio
B. Carry RF signals between a radio and antenna () A. To reduce television interference
C. Secure masts, tubing, and other cylindrical objects on B. To allow the efficient transfer of power and reduce
towers losses ()
D. Connect data signals from a TNC to a computer () C. To prolong antenna life ()
D. All of these choices are correct

Q.46) What, in general terms, is standing wave ratio (SWR)?

Q.52) What is the impedance of the most commonly used
coaxial cable in typical amateur radio
A. A measure of how well a load is matched to a
installations?
transmission line ()
B. The ratio of high to low impedance in a feedline
A. 8 ohms
C. The transmitter efficiency ratio
B. 50 ohms ()
D. An indication of the quality of your station’s ground
connection () C. 600 ohms
D. 12 ohms ()

Q.47) What reading on an SWR meter indicates a perfect

impedance match between the antenna and the feedline? Q.53) Why is coaxial cable used more often than any other
feedline for amateur radio antenna systems?
A. 2 to 1
B. 1 to 3 A. It is easy to use and requires few special installation
considerations ()
C. 1 to 1 ()
B. It has less loss than any other type of feedline
D. 10 to 1 ()
C. It can handle more power than any other type of
feedline
Q.48) What is the approximate SWR value above which the D. It is less expensive than any other types of feedline ()
protection circuits in most solid-state transmitters begin
to reduce transmitter power?
Q.54) What generally happens as the frequency of a signal
passing through coaxial cable is increased?
A. 2 to 1 ()
B. 1 to 2 ()
A. The apparent SWR increases
C. 6 to 1
B. The reflected power increases
D. 10 to 1
C. The characteristic impedance increases ()
D. The loss increases ()
Q.49) What does an SWR reading of 4:1 mean?

Q.55) What might cause erratic changes in SWR readings?

A. An antenna loss of 4 dB
B. A good impedance match
A. The transmitter is being modulated
C. An antenna gain of 4 ()
B. A loose connection in an antenna or a feedline ()
D. An impedance mismatch ()
C. The transmitter is being over-modulated
D. Interference from other stations is distorting your
Q.50) What happens to power lost in a feedline? signal

A. It increases the SWR

Q.56) Which of the following types of feedline has the lowest
B. It comes back into your transmitter and could cause loss at VHF and UHF?
damage
C. It is converted into heat ()
A. 50-ohm flexible coax
D. It can cause distortion of your signal
B. Multi-conductor unbalanced cable ()
C. Air-insulated hard line ()
D. 75-ohm flexible coax
 Q.62) Why should the outer jacket of coaxial cable be resistant
Q.57) What antenna polarization is normally used for long- to ultraviolet light?
distance weak-signal CW and SSB contacts using the VHF
and UHF bands?
A. Ultraviolet resistant jackets prevent harmonic radiation
B. Ultraviolet light can increase losses in the cable’s jacket
A. Right-hand circular
C. Ultraviolet and RF signals can mix together, causing
B. Left-hand circular () interference ()
C. Horizontal () D. Ultraviolet light can damage the jacket and allow water
D. Vertical to enter the cable ()

Q.58) When using a directional antenna, how might your station Q.63) What is a disadvantage of “air core” coaxial cable when
be able to access a distant repeater if buildings or compared to foam or solid dielectric types?
obstructions are blocking the direct line of sight path?
A. It has more loss per foot
A. Change from vertical to horizontal polarization B. It cannot be used for VHF or UHF antennas
B. Try to find a path that reflects signals to the repeater () C. It requires special techniques to prevent water
C. Try the long path () absorption ()
D. Increase the antenna SWR D. It cannot be used at below freezing temperatures ()

Q.59) Which of the following instruments can be used to Q.64) Which of the following types of solder is best for radio and
determine if an antenna is resonant at the desired electronic use?
operating frequency?
A. Acid-core solder
A. A VTVM B. Silver solder ()
B. An antenna analyzer () C. Rosin-core solder ()
C. A “Q” meter D. Aluminum solder
D. A frequency counter ()

Q.65) What is the characteristic appearance of a “cold” solder

Q.60) What instrument other than an SWR meter could you use joint?
to determine if a feedline and antenna are properly
matched?
A. Dark black spots ()
B. A bright or shiny surface
A. Voltmeter
C. A grainy or dull surface ()
B. Ohmmeter
D. A greenish tint
C. Iambic pentameter
D. Directional wattmeter ()
Q.66) What is a beam antenna?

Q.61) Which of the following is the most common cause for

A. An antenna built from aluminum I-beams
failure of coaxial cables?
B. An omnidirectional antenna invented by Clarence Beam
()
A. Moisture contamination ()
C. An antenna that concentrates signals in one direction ()
B. Gamma rays
D. An antenna that reverses the phase of received signals
C. The velocity factor exceeds 1.0
D. Overloading
Q.67) Which of the following describes a simple dipole mounted
so the conductor is parallel to the Earth's surface?

A. A ground wave antenna

B. A horizontally polarized antenna ()
C. A rhombic antenna ()
D. A vertically polarized antenna
Q.68) What is a disadvantage of the “rubber duck” antenna Q.74) In which direction is the radiation strongest from a half-
supplied with most handheld radio transceivers? wave dipole antenna in free space?

A. It does not transmit or receive as effectively as a full- A. Equally in all directions

sized antenna () B. Off the ends of the antenna
B. It transmits a circularly polarized signal C. Broadside to the antenna ()
C. If the rubber end cap is lost it will unravel very quickly D. In the direction of the feedline ()
D. All of these choices are correct ()

Q.75) What does an antenna tuner do?

Q.69) How would you change a dipole antenna to make it
resonant on a higher frequency?
A. It matches the antenna system impedance to the
transceiver’s output impedance ()
A. Lengthen it () B. It helps a receiver automatically tune in weak stations
B. Insert coils in series with radiating wires C. It allows an antenna to be used on both transmit and
C. Shorten it () receive
D. Add capacity hats to the ends of the radiating wires D. It automatically selects the proper antenna for the
frequency band being used

Q.70) What type of antennas are the quad, Yagi, and dish?
Q.76) Which of the following connectors is most suitable for
frequencies above 400 MHz?
A. Non-resonant antennas
B. Loop antennas
A. A UHF (PL-259/SO-239) connector
C. Directional antennas ()
B. A Type N connector ()
D. Isotropic antennas ()
C. An RS-213 connector
D. A DB-23 connector ()
Q.71) What is a good reason not to use a “rubber duck” antenna
inside your car?
Q.77) Which of the following is true of PL-259 type coax
connectors?
A. Signals can be significantly weaker than when it is
outside of the vehicle ()
B. It might cause your radio to overheat A. They are good for UHF frequencies
C. The SWR might decrease, decreasing the signal B. They are water tight
strength C. They are commonly used at HF frequencies ()
D. All of these choices are correct () D. They are a bayonet type connector ()

Q.72) What is the approximate length, in inches, of a quarter-

wavelength vertical antenna for 146 MHz? Q.78) Why should coax connectors exposed to the weather be
sealed against water intrusion?
A. 19 ()
B. 50 A. To prevent an increase in feedline loss ()
C. 112 B. To prevent interference to telephones ()
D. 12 C. To keep the jacket from becoming loose
[(300/146)/4](0.95)(3.28)(12) = 19.20 D. All of these choices are correct

Q.73) What is the approximate length, in inches, of a 6 meter

1/2-wavelength wire dipole antenna? Q.79) What electrical difference exists between the smaller RG-
58 and larger RG-8 coaxial cables?

A. 6
A. There is no significant difference between the two
B. 50
types
C. 112 ()
B. RG-58 cable has less loss at a given frequency
D. 236 ()
C. RG-8 cable has less loss at a given frequency ()
(6/2)(0.95)(3.28)(12) = 112.18
D. RG-58 cable can handle higher power levels ()
Q.80) Which of the following describes the muting of receiver Q.85) What is a way to enable quick access to a favorite
audio controlled solely by the presence or absence of an frequency on your transceiver?
RF signal?
A. Enable the CTCSS tones ()
A. Tone squelch B. Store the frequency in a memory channel ()
B. Carrier squelch () C. Disable the CTCSS tones
C. CTCSS D. Use the scan mode to select the desired frequency
D. Modulated carrier

Q.86) Which of the following would reduce ignition interference

Q.81) Which of the following is true concerning the microphone to a receiver?
connectors on amateur transceivers?
A. Change frequency slightly
A. All transceivers use the same microphone connector B. Decrease the squelch setting
type C. Turn on the noise blanker ()
B. Some connectors include push-to-talk and voltages for D. Use the RIT control
powering the microphone ()
C. All transceivers using the same connector type are
wired identically ()
Q.87) Which of the following controls could be used if the voice
D. Un-keyed connectors allow any microphone to be pitch of a single-sideband signal seems too high or low?
connected

A. The AGC or limiter ()

Q.82) What may happen if a transmitter is operated with the B. The bandwidth selection
microphone gain set too high? C. The tone squelch
D. The receiver RIT or clarifier ()
A. The output power might be too high
B. The output signal might become distorted ()
Q.88) What is the advantage of having multiple receive
C. The frequency might vary
bandwidth choices on a multimode transceiver?
D. The SWR might increase

A. Permits monitoring several modes at once

B. Permits noise or interference reduction by selecting a
Q.83) Which of the following can be used to enter the operating
bandwidth matching the mode ()
frequency on a modern transceiver?
C. Increases the number of frequencies that can be stored
in memory
A. The keypad or VFO knob ()
D. Increases the amount of offset between receive and
B. The CTCSS or DTMF encoder transmit frequencies ()
C. The Automatic Frequency Control ()
D. All of these choices are correct
Q.89) What is the color code for a 220 Ω 5% resistor?

Q.84) What is the purpose of the squelch control on a

A. Red, Red, Brown, Gold ()
transceiver?
B. Orange, Orange, Black, Gold
C. Red, Red, Black, Gold ()
A. To set the highest level of volume desired
D. Red, Red, Brown, Silver
B. To set the transmitter power level
C. To adjust the automatic gain control
D. To mute receiver output noise when no signal is being Q.90) A voltage will influence current only if the circuit is
received ()

A. Closed ()
B. High resistance
C. Insulated
D. Open ()
Q.91) Which resistive component is designed to be temperature Q.97) How many valence shell electrons are there in
sensitive? semiconductor atoms?

A. Thermistor () A. 4 ()
B. Rheostat B. 8 ()
C. Potentiometer C. 2
D. Photoconductive cell () D. 16

Q.92) The negative and positive charge symbols are assigned (in
that order) to the Q.98) Which unit of charge contains 6.25 m 1018 electrons?

A. Electron and proton () A. A coulomb ()

B. Proton and electron B. An ampere ()
C. Atom and nucleus () C. A volt
D. Electron and element D. A joule
electron (negative) ; proton (positive)

Q.99) The term used to designate electrical pressure is

Q.93) If the current in a circuit equals 0 A, it is likely that the
A. Voltage ()
A. Circuit is open () B. Resistance ()
B. Circuit has a short () C. Current
C. Resistance is too low D. Power
D. Voltage is too high

Q.94) If 40 C of charge flow past a point in 20 s, what is the Q.100) Current is considered as the movement of
current?
A. Electrons ()
A. 2 A () B. Protons
B. 0.5 A C. Charge
C. 20 A D. Nuclei ()
D. 40 A
Charge (c) =current (A) x Time (s) ; 40/20 = 2
Q.101) An ammeter is used to measure

Q.95) The removal of a non-neutral subatomic particle converts A. Current ()

the atom into a B. Voltage
C. Resistance ()
A. Charged ion () D. Power
B. Nucleus
C. Heavier element
D. Compound () Q.102) What is a characteristic of a secondary cell?

A. Rechargeability ()
Q.96) In which states may matter may be found? B. Not rechargeable
C. A dry cell ()
A. Solid, gas, or liquid () D. Non-liquid
B. Solid, liquid, or mineral ()
C. Mineral, gas, or liquid
D. Plastic, solid, or gas
Q.103) If a fluid system is compared to an electrical system, the Q.109) If the voltage across a fixed value of resistance is
fluid pump will correspond to a increased five times, what does the current do?

A. Battery () A. It increases by a factor of five. ()

B. Conductor B. It decreases by a factor of five.
C. Lamp C. It stays the same. ()
D. Insulator D. It decreases by half

Q.110) What is the power in the given circuit?

Q.104) An element is a substance that is

A. Found only in its pure form ()

B. Electrically charged ()
C. Used only in electronics
D. Varied throughout the entire piece

Q.105) A short circuit will have

A. A large current flow ()

B. No current flow
C. Some current flow
D. A small current flow () A. 35 W ()
B. 175 W ()
C. 245 W
Q.106) The basic difference between a fuse and a circuit breaker D. 3.6 W
is P = IV ; P = 5 x 7 = 35 W

A. A circuit breaker is reusable ()

B. A circuit breaker is more reliable Q.111) A damaged resistor
C. A fuse is reusable ()
D. A fuse is slower A. All of the choices ()
B. May have an increased resistance value
C. May appear burned ()
Q.107) Which of the following statements is true? D. May be checked with an ohmmeter

A. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract. ()

B. Unlike charges repel and like charges attract. Q.112) Ohm's law describes the mathematical relationship
C. Unlike charges attract and like charges attract. () between
D. Like charges repel and unlike charges repel.
A. Resistance, voltage, and current ()
B. Ohms, kilohms, and megohms
Q.108) "Half-splitting" is C. Resistor size and resistor value ()
D. Resistance, voltage, power
A. A means of isolating a problem in a circuit ()
B. A means for reducing a high ac voltage to a low dc
voltage Q.113) The rate at which work is performed is called
C. A means of limiting current in a circuit ()
D. A means for nuclear fuel cells to produce electricity A. Power ()
B. Energy ()
C. Current
D. Voltage
Q.114) Power supplies are regulated to prevent the output Q.120) Which of the following is a common reason to use
voltage from changing due to changes in the shielded wire?

A. Both line voltage and supply load () A. To prevent coupling of unwanted signals to or from
B. Frequency the wire ()
C. Supply load () B. To decrease the resistance of DC power connections
D. Line voltage C. To increase the current carrying capability of the wire
D. To couple the wire to other signals ()

Q.115) Ohm's law is a relationship between

Q.121) Which of the following is a likely cause of irregular fading
of signals received by ionospheric reflection?
A. Voltage, current, and resistance ()
B. Voltage, current, and time ()
A. Random combining of signals arriving via different
C. Power, current, and resistance
paths ()
D. Resistance, time, and current
B. Frequency shift due to Faraday rotation ()
C. Interference from thunderstorms
Q.116) Which of the following frequencies is equal to 28,400 D. Intermodulation distortion
kHz?

Q.122) Which of the following results from the fact that skip
A. 28.400 MHz ()
signals refracted from the ionosphere are elliptically
B. 2.800 MHz polarized?
C. 284.00 MHz
D. 28.400 kHz () A. Either vertically or horizontally polarized antennas
may be used for transmission or reception ()
B. Digital modes are unusable ()
Q.117) If a frequency readout shows a reading of 2425 MHz, C. FM voice is unusable
what frequency is that in GHz?
D. Both the transmitting and receiving antennas must be
of the same polarization
A. 2.425 GHz ()
B. 24.25 GHz
C. 0.002425 GHZ Q.123) What may occur if data signals propagate over multiple
D. 2425 GHz paths?

A. Error rates are likely to increase ()

Q.118) What type of circuit controls the amount of voltage from B. Transmission rates must be decreased by a factor
a power supply? equal to the number of separate paths observed
C. No significant changes will occur if the signals are
A. Regulator () transmitting using FM
B. Oscillator D. Transmission rates can be increased by a factor equal
C. Filter to the number of separate paths observed ()
D. Phase inverter ()

Q.124) What property of a radio wave is used to describe its

polarization?
Q.119) What is a simple resonant or tuned circuit?

A. The orientation of the electric field ()

A. An inductor and a capacitor connected in series or
parallel to form a filter () B. The orientation of the magnetic field
B. A type of voltage regulator C. The ratio of the energy in the magnetic field to the
energy in the electric field
C. A resistor circuit used for reducing standing wave ratio
() D. The ratio of the velocity to the wavelength
D. A circuit designed to provide high fidelity audio
Q.125) Why are direct (not via a repeater) UHF signals rarely Q.130) What is meant by term “PTT”?
heard from stations outside your local coverage area?
A. The push to talk function which switches between
A. UHF signals are usually not reflected by the receive and transmit ()
ionosphere () B. Precise tone transmissions used to limit repeater
B. They are too weak to go very far access to only certain signals
C. FCC regulations prohibit them from going more than C. A primary transformer tuner use to match antennas ()
50 miles D. Pre-transmission tuning to reduce transmitter
D. They collide with trees and shrubbery and fade out harmonic emission

Q.126) Which of the following effects might cause radio signals Q.131) Which of the following describes combining speech with
to be heard despite obstructions between the an RF carrier signal?
transmitting and receiving stations?
A. Modulation ()
A. Knife-edge diffraction () B. Impedance matching
B. Faraday rotation C. Oscillation ()
C. Quantum tunneling () D. Low-pass filtering
D. Doppler shift

Q.132) Which of the following devices is most useful for VHF

Q.127) What is generally the best time for long-distance 10 weak-signal communication?
meter band propagation via the F layer?
A. A multi-mode VHF transceiver ()
A. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of B. A quarter-wave vertical antenna ()
high sunspot activity ()
C. An omni-directional antenna
B. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of
D. A mobile VHF FM transceiver
high sunspot activity
C. From dawn to shortly after sunset during periods of
low sunspot activity
Q.133) What device increases the low-power output from a
D. From shortly after sunset to dawn during periods of
handheld transceiver?
low sunspot activity

A. An RF power amplifier ()
Q.128) Which of the following bands may provide long distance B. A voltage divider
communications during the peak of the sunspot cycle? C. An impedance network
D. All of these choices are correct
A. Six or ten meters ()
B. 23 centimeters ()
C. 70 centimeters or 1.25 meters Q.134) What can you do if you are told your FM handheld or
mobile transceiver is over-deviating?
D. All of these choices are correct

A. Talk farther away from the microphone ()

Q.129) What is the name of a circuit that generates a signal of a B. Change to a higher power level ()
desired frequency? C. Let the transceiver cool off
D. Talk louder into the microphone
A. Oscillator ()
B. Reactance modulator
C. Product detector Q.135) What would cause a broadcast AM or FM radio to receive
an amateur radio transmission unintentionally?
D. Low-pass filter

A. The receiver is unable to reject strong signals outside

the AM or FM band ()
B. The microphone gain of the transmitter is turned up
too high
C. The audio amplifier of the transmitter is overloaded
D. The deviation of an FM transmitter is set too low ()
Q.136) Which of the following may be a cause of radio Q.142) What is the primary purpose of a dummy load?
frequency interference?
A. To prevent the radiation of signals when making tests
A. All of these choices are correct () ()
B. Fundamental overload B. To prevent over-modulation of your transmitter
C. Harmonics () C. To improve the radiation from your antenna
D. Spurious emissions D. To improve the signal to noise ratio of your receiver ()

Q.137) Which of the following is a way to reduce or eliminate Q.143) What instrument other than an SWR meter could you
interference by an amateur transmitter to a nearby use to determine if a feed line and antenna are properly
telephone? matched?

A. Put a RF filter on the telephone () A. Directional wattmeter ()

B. Reduce the microphone gain B. Voltmeter ()
C. Reduce the SWR on the transmitter transmission line C. Ohmmeter
D. Put a filter on the amateur transmitter D. Iambic pentameter

Q.138) Which of the following may be useful in correcting a Q.144) What does a dummy load consist of?
radio frequency interference problem?
A. A non-inductive resistor and a heat sink ()
A. All of these choices are correct () B. A 50 ohm reactance used to terminate a transmission
B. Low-pass and high-pass filters line
C. Band-reject and band-pass filters () C. A low voltage power supply and a DC relay ()
D. Snap-on ferrite chokes D. A high-gain amplifier and a TR switch

Q.139) What might be the problem if you receive a report that Q.145) In a synchronous modem, the receive equalizer is known
your audio signal through the repeater is distorted or as
unintelligible?
A. Adaptive equalizer ()
A. All of these choices are correct () B. Impairment equalizer
B. You could be in a bad location () C. Statistical equalizer
C. Your batteries may be running low D. Compromise equalizer
D. Your transmitter may be slightly off frequency

Q.146) Alex is required to provide information on how many

Q.140) What is a symptom of RF feedback in a transmitter or people are using the network at any one time. Which
transceiver? network will enable him to do so?

A. Reports of garbled, distorted, or unintelligible A. Server-based ()

transmissions () B. Token-Ring ()
B. Frequent blowing of power supply fuses () C. Ethernet
C. The transmitter will not stay on the desired frequency D. Star
D. Excessive SWR at the antenna connection

Q.147) Now-a-days computers all over the world can talk to

Q.141) What might be the first step to resolve cable TV each other. Which is one of the special accessories
interference from your ham radio transmission? essential for this purpose?

A. Be sure all TV coaxial connectors are installed properly A. Modem ()

() B. Keyboard
B. Add a preamplifier to the TV antenna input C. Scanner
C. Add a high pass filter to the TV antenna input D. Fax
D. Add a low pass filter to the TV antenna input ()
 Q.153) Devices on one network can communicate with devices
Q.148) To make possible the efficient on-line servicing of many on another network via a
teleprocessing system users on large computer systems,
designers are developing
A. Gateway ()
B. Printer server
A. All of these ()
C. Utility server
B. Communication systems
D. File server ()
C. Multiprogramming systems
D. Virtual storage systems ()
Q.154) After coding a document into a digital signal, it can be
sent by telephone, telex or satellite to the receiver where
Q.149) Which of the following best describes the scopes on each the signal is decoded and an exact copy of the original
DHCP server, in the absence of configuration problems document is made.
with DHCP addresses, if you use multiple DHCP servers in
your environment? A. Facsimile ()
B. Electronic mail
A. For different subnets () C. Word processor
B. Unique to that subnet only D. Telex ()
C. For no more than two subnets
D. For no subnets
Q.155) Which file transfer protocol uses UDP?

Q.150) The main difference between TCP and UDP is

A. TFTP ()
B. FTP
A. UDP is a datagram where as TCP is a connection
C. TELNET
oriented service ()
D. NFS
B. TCP is an Internet protocol where as UDP is an ATM
protocol
C. UDP is connection oriented where as TCP is datagram
Q.156) A network designer wants to connect 5 routers as point-
service
to-point simplex line. Then the total number of lines
D. All of these required would be

A. 10 ()
Q.151) What operates in the Data Link and the Network layer?
B. 5 ()
C. 20
A. Brouter ()
D. 32
B. NIC
C. Bridge
D. Router Q.157) Which of the following medium access control technique
is used for bus/tree?

Q.152) What is the name of the computer based EMMS that

A. Token bus ()
provides a common forum where users can check in at
their convenience, post messages, actively exchange B. Token ring ()
ideas and participate in ongoing discussions? C. CSMA
D. MAC
A. Bulletin board system (BBS) ()
B. E-mail
Q.158) A distributed data processing configuration in which all
C. Teleconferencing
activities must pass through a centrally located computer
D. Videoconferencing is called a

A. Spider network ()
B. Ring network
C. Hierarchical network ()
D. Data control network
Q.159) The size or magnitude of a voltage or current waveform Q.165) Which of the following allows devices on one network to
is communicate with devices on another network?

A. Amplitude () A. Gateway ()
B. Aloha B. Multiplexer
C. Angle Modulation C. T-switch ()
D. Attenuation () D. Modern

Q.160) Which of the following network access standard is used Q.166) An error detecting code is which code is the remainder
for connecting stations to a circuit-switched network? resulting from dividing the bits to be checked by a
predetermined binary number, is known as
A. X.21 ()
B. X.3 () A. Cyclic redundancy check ()
C. X.25 B. Checksum
D. X.75 C. Error detecting code
D. Error rate ()

Q.161) Which of the following is not a transmission medium?

Q.167) Bulletin board system
A. Modem ()
B. Telephone lines () A. Is a public access message system ()
C. Coaxial cable B. Is a modem capable of accepting commands ()
D. Microwave systems C. Converts analog signals to digital signals
D. Converts digital signals to analog signals

Q.162) A batch processing terminal would not include a

Q.168) In OSI model, which of the following layer provides error-
free delivery of data?
A. CPU ()
B. Card reader ()
A. Transport ()
C. Card punch
B. Data link
D. Line printer
C. Session
D. Network ()
Q.163) Packet Switch Stream (PSS) was introduced in

Q.169) Error detection at the data link level is achieved by?

A. The UK in 1980 ()
B. The US in 1961 (&) the UK in 1981
A. Cyclic Redundancy codes ()
C. The US in 1961
B. Bit stuffing
D. None of these
C. Hamming codes
D. Equalization ()
Q.164) The physical layer of a network

Q.170) The area of coverage of a satellite radio beam is known

A. Defines the electrical characteristics of signals passed
as
between the computer and communication devices ()
B. Controls error detection and correction
A. Footprint ()
C. Constructs packets of data and sends them across the
network B. Circular polarization
D. All of these C. Beam width
D. Identity ()
Q.171) Which of the following data transmission media has the Q.177) Ethernet networks can be cabled in a number of
largest terrestrial range without the use of repeaters or topologies, depending on what works best in each
other devices? environment. As more nodes are added, the efficiency of
Ethernet decreases. Select the best answer as to why
Ethernet becomes less efficient as size increases.
A. Satellite ()
B. Laser
A. Network collisions occur ()
C. Microwave ()
B. Repeaters cannot increase the signal strength
D. Hardwiring
sufficiently
C. Cable terminators do not reflect the signal properly ()
Q.172) What is the minimum number of wires needed to send D. Cable terminators do not absorb the signal properly
data over a serial communication link layer?

Q.178) Typewriter terminals can print computer-generated data

A. 2 ()
at a rate of
B. 1 ()
C. 4
A. 120 characters per second ()
D. 6
B. 120 characters per minute
C. 10 characters per second
D. 1200 characters per minute
Q.173) The _____ layer is the layer closest to the transmission
medium.

Q.179) To avoid transmission errors, a check figure is calculated

A. Physical ()
by the
B. Data link ()
C. Network
A. Transmitting computer and receiving computer ()
D. Transport
B. Transmitting computer ()
C. Receiving computer
Q.174) What is the name of the device that connects two D. Start and stop bit
computers by means of a telephone line?

Q.180) What is the first octet range for a class A IP address?

A. Modem ()
B. Tape
A. 1 - 126 ()
C. Bus ()
B. 192 - 255
D. Cable
C. 192 - 223
D. 1 - 127
Q.175) What is the main difference between DDCMP and SDLG?

Q.181) Which of the following is not a standard synchronous

A. DDCMP does not need special hardware to final the
communication protocol?
beginning of a message. ()
B. DDCMP has a message header
A. PAS ()
C. SDLC has a IP address ()
B. SLIP
D. SDLC does not use CRC
C. SMTP ()
D. SDLC
Q.176) In a _____ topology, if there are n devices in a network,
each device has n - 1 ports for cables.
Q.182) The network layer, in reference to the OSI model,
provide
A. Mesh ()
B. Star
A. The virtual circuit interface to packet-switched service
C. Bus ()
()
D. Ring
B. The interface between the X.25 network and packet
mode device
C. Data link procedures that provide for the exchange of
data via frames that can be sent and received
 D. All of these

Q.183) In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by

Q.189) RS-232-G

A. Network layer ()
A. Is an interface standard between Data terminal
B. Data link layer
Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment ()
C. Transport layer ()
B. Is an interface between two data circuit terminating
D. Session layer equipment as examplified by a local and remote
modem
C. Specifies only the mechanical characteristics of an
Q.184) Which of the following communications lines is best interface by providing a 25-pin connector ()
suited to interactive processing applications? D. Requires only 7 pin out of 25 in order to transmit
digital data over public telephone lines
A. Full-duplex lines ()
B. Narrowband channels
C. Simplex lines Q.190) A subdivision of main storage created by operational
software is referred to as a
D. Mixed band channels

A. Partition ()
Q.185) What is the first octet range for a class B IP address? B. Divided core
C. Time-shared program
A. 128 - 191 () D. Compartment
B. 192 - 223
C. 1 - 127
Q.191) RS-449/442-A/423-A is
D. 128 - 255 ()

Q.186) The 32-bit internet address 10000000 00001010 A. A set of physical layer standards developed by EIA and
00000010 00011110 will be written in dotted decimal intended to replace RS-232-C. ()
notation as B. A check bit appended to an array of binary digits to
make the sum of the all the binary digits
A. [Link] () C. A code in which each expression conforms to specific
rules of construction, so that if certain errors occur in
B. [Link]
an expression the resulting expression will not
C. [Link] conform to the rules of construction and thus the
D. [Link] () presence of the errors is detected ()
binary to decimal: 10000000=128; 00001010=10; D. The ratio of the number of data units in error to the
00000010=2; 00011110=30 total number of data units

Q.187) Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Q.192) Which of the following digits are known as the area code
Networks (LANs)? of the Network User Address (NUA)?

A. Modem () A. 5-7 ()
B. Computer B. 1-4 ()
C. Printer () C. 8-12
D. Cable D. 13-14

Q.188) Error detection at a data link level is achieved by Q.193) End-to-end connectivity is provided from host-to-host in

A. Cyclic redundancy codes () A. Transport layer ()

B. Bit stuffing B. Data link layer
C. Hamming codes C. Session layer
D. Equalization D. Network layer ()
 A. Multiplexer ()
B. Full-duplex line
C. Modifier
D. Concentrator ()
Q.194) A form of modulation In which the amplitude of a carrier
wave is varied in accordance with some characteristic of
the modulating signal, is known as Q.200) The main difference between synchronous and
asynchronous transmission is
A. Amplitude modulation ()
B. Modem A. The clocking is derived from the data in synchronous
transmission ()
C. Angle modulation
B. The clocking is mixed with the data in asynchronous
D. Aloha
transmission
C. The pulse height is different.
D. The bandwidth required is different
Q.195) CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access) is

A. A method access control technique for multiple-access

Q.201) ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is
transmission media. ()
B. A method of determining which device has access to
the transmission medium at any time A. A TCP/IP protocol used to dynamically bind a high
level IP Address to a low-level physical hardware
C. A very common bit-oriented data link protocol issued
address ()
by ISO.
B. A TCP/IP high level protocol for transferring files from
D. Network access standard for connecting stations to a
one machine to another
circuit-switched network
C. A protocol used to monitor computers ()
D. A protocol that handles error and control messages
Q.196) Which of the following summation operation is
performed on the bits to check an error-detecting code?
Q.202) Which of the following uses network address translation?
A. Checksum ()
B. Attenuation A. Network adapter drivers ()
C. Coder-decoder () B. Routers
D. Codec C. Hubs
D. Windows 95

Q.197) The standard suit of protocols used by the Internet,

intranets, extranets, and some other networks. Q.203) The X.25 standard specifies a

A. TCP/IP () A. DTE/DCE interface ()

B. Protocol B. Data bit rate
C. Open Systems C. Technique for dial access ()
D. Internetwork processor () D. Technique for start-stop data

Q.198) Networks that follow the 802.5 standard appear to be in Q.204) The most important part of a multiple DHCP
a star topology but are actually operating in what type of configurations is to make sure you don't have which of
topology? the following in the different scopes?

A. Ring () A. Duplicate addresses ()

B. Modified ring () B. Duplicate pools ()
C. Modified star C. Duplicate subnets
D. Linear bus D. Duplicate default gateways

Q.199) A communications device that combines transmissions Q.205) When a group of computers is connected together in a
from several 1/ O devices into one line is a small area without the help of telephone lines, it is called
 A. Local area network(LAN) ()
B. Wide area network (WAN) A. Uploading ()
C. Remote communication network (RCN) () B. Downloading ()
D. Value added network (VAN) C. Logging on
D. Hang on

Q.206) The 802.5 standard implements a way for preventing

collisions on the network. How are collisions prevented Q.212) Business meeting and conferences can be held by linking
when using this standard? distantly located people through a computer network.
Not only the participants exchange information but are
A. Token passing () able to see each other. What is it called?
B. Collision detection
C. Time sharing () A. Teleconferencing ()
D. CSMA/CD B. Teletalking ()
C. Telemailing
D. Telemeeting
Q.207) A communication network which is used by large
organizations over regional, national or global area is
called Q.213) If the ASCII character H is sent and the character I is
received, what type of error is this?
A. WAN ()
B. MAN A. Single-bit ()
C. LAN B. Multiple-bit
D. Intranet () C. Recoverable
D. Burst ()

Q.208) Information systems with common hardware, software,

and network standards that provide easy access for end Q.214) A 4 KHz noise less channel with one sample ever 125 per
users and their networked computer systems. sec is used to transmit digital signals. If Delta modulation
is selected, then how many bits per second are actually
A. Open Systems () sent?
B. Internetwork processor
C. Protocol A. 8 kbps ()
D. TCP/IP () B. 128 kbps
C. 64 kbps. ()
D. 32 kbps
Q.209) Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for file
transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhead?
Q.215) UDP is

A. TFTP () A. Connectionless and unreliable ()

B. TELNET B. Connection orientated and reliable
C. FTP C. Connection oriented and unreliable
D. RARP D. Not a part of the TCP/IP suite ()
B.

Q.216) The interactive transmission of data within a time sharing

Q.210) Terminals are required for system may be best suited to

A. Realtime, timesharing, and message switching () A. Half-duplex lines ()

B. Realtime, distributed processing, and manager inquiry B. Simplex lines
C. Realtime, timesharing, and distributed processing () C. Full-duplex lines
D. Realtime, batch processing, and timesharing D. Biflex-line ()

Q.211) Sending a file from your personal computer's primary Q.217) What OSI layer handles logical address to logical name
memory or disk to another computer is called resolution?
 Q.223) The CCITT Recommendation X.25 specifies three layers of
A. Transport () communications
B. Physical
C. Presentation () A. Physical datalink and network ()
D. Data Link B. Datalink, network and transport ()
C. Application, presentation and session
D. Session, transport and network
Q.218) The MAC (Media Access Control) address of the network
card is used in both Ethernet and Token-Ring networks
and is essential for communication. What does MAC Q.224) Which of the following technique is used for allocating
provide? capacity on a satellite channel using fixed-assignment
FDM?
A. A physical address that is assigned by the
manufacturer () A. Frequency-division multiple access ()
B. The logical domain address for the workstation () B. Amplitude modulation
C. A physical address that is randomly assigned each C. Frequency modulation ()
time the computer is started
D. Frequency-shift keying
D. A logical address that identifies the workstation

Q.225) The amount of uncertainty in a system of symbol is called

Q.219) Which of the following is an example of a client-server
model?
A. Entropy ()
B. Loss
A. All of the choices ()
C. Quantum
B. TELNET
D. Bandwidth
C. FTP
D. DNS

Q.226) Which of the following allows a simple email service and

is responsible for moving messages from one mail server
Q.220) In CRC there is no error if the remainder at the receiver is to another?

A. The quotient at the sender () A. SMTP ()

B. Nonzero () B. FTP
C. Zero C. DHCP
D. Equal to the remainder at the sender D. IMAP ()

Q.221) A T-switch is used to Q.227) What does 192 translate to in binary?

A. Rearrange the connections between computing A. 11000000 ()

equipment ()
B. 00111110
B. Control how messages are passed between computers
C. 00001111
C. Echo every character that is received ()
D. 00000011 ()
D. Transmit characters one at a time

Q.228) An information utility can offer a user

Q.222) A global network of millions of business, government,
educational, and research networks; computer systems;
database; and end users. A. All of the choices ()
B. Complete airline schedules for all domestic flights
A. The Internet () C. News stories from wire services
B. Internet technologies () D. Instant bonds and stock quotations
C. Internet revolution
D. Internet works
Q.229) An international standard, multilevel set of protocols to
promote compatibility among telecommunications
networks.
 D. 00001111
A. OSI ()
B. Network operating system
C. Virtual Private Network Q.235) Most networks are connected to other local area or wide
area networks.
D. Network Server ()

A. Internet works ()
B. The Internet
C. Internet revolution ()
D. Internet technologies

Q.230) Many large organizations with their offices in different

countries of the world connect their computers through
telecommunication satellites and telephone lines. Such a Q.236) A 6-MHz channel is used by a digital signaling system
communication network is called utilizing 4-level signals. What is the maximum possible
transmission rate?

A. WAN ()
A. 12 Mbaud/sec ()
B. ECONET
B. 24 Mbaud/sec
C. EITHERNET
C. 6 Mband/sec ()
D. LAN ()
D. 1.5 Mbaud/sec

Q.231) A network which is used for sharing data, software and

hardware among several users owning microcomputers Q.237) Error detecting code is
is called
A. a code in which each expression conforms to specify
A. LAN () rules of construction, so that if certain errors occur in
an expression, the resulting expression will not
B. VAN
conform to the rules of construction and thus the
C. MAN presence of the error is detected ()
D. WAN () B. An error-detecting code based on a summation
operation performed on the bits to be checked
C. A check bit appended to an array of binary digits to
Q.232) In geosynchronous orbit, satellite make the sum of all the binary digits ()
D. The ratio of the data units in error to the total number
A. Remains in a fixed position so that as earth rotates, it of data units
can fully cover the earth ()
B. Remains in a fixed position related to points on earth
C. Moves faster than the earth's rotation so that it can Q.238) A modulator converts a _____ signal to a(n) _____ signal.
cover larger portion of earth.
D. Moves simultaneously A. Digital; analog ()
B. Analog; digital ()
C. PSK; FSK
Q.233) A proposed network infrastructure of interconnected D. FSK; PSK
local, regional, and global networks that would support
universal interactive multimedia communications.

Q.239) The birthplace of the World Wide Web is considered to

A. Information super highway () be
B. Business applications of telecommunications
C. Client/Server networks () A. CERN ()
D. Internetworked enterprise B. The Department of Defense
C. ARPA ()
D. Netscape
Q.234) What does 240 translate to in binary?

A. 11110000 () Q.240) You have purchased a MAU (Multistation Access Unit)

B. 00011110 from your computer supplier and now must decide what
C. 11100000 type of network card you should install in the
 workstations. Which of the following would be the most
appropriate? Q.246) How many OSI layers are covered in the X.25 standard?

A. Token-Ring () A. Three ()
B. Fast SCSI Wide B. Seven
C. ArcServe () C. Two
D. Ethernet D. Six ()

Q.247) What is the port number for HTTP?

Q.241) An ROP would be attached to a

A. 80 ()
B. 23
A. Simplex channel ()
C. 86
B. Duplex channel
D. 99
C. Half duplex channel
D. Full duplex channel ()
Q.248) The most flexibility in how devices are wired together is
provided by
Q.242) Who originally designed TCP/IP?
A. Bus networks ()
A. The Department of Defense () B. Ring networks
B. Novell C. Star networks ()
C. IBM D. T-switched networks
D. Xerox

Q.249) When you connect to an online information service, you

Q.243) The systematic access of small computers in a distributed are asked to provide some kind of identification such as
data processing system is referred to as your name, an account number and a password. What is
the name given to this brief dialogue between you and
the information system?
A. Polling ()
B. Conversational mode
A. Log-on procedure ()
C. Multiplexing
B. Identification procedure ()
D. Dialed service ()
C. Safeguard procedure
D. Security procedure
Q.244) The process of converting analog signals into digital
signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer
is referred to as Q.250) Bus is

A. Demodulation () A. One or more conductors that some as a common

B. Synchronizing () connection for a related group of devices ()
C. Modulation B. A continuous frequency capable of being modulated
or impressed with a second signal
D. Synchronizing
C. the condition when two or more stations attempt to
use the same channel at the same time
D. A collection of interconnected functional units that
Q.245) An example of digital, rather than analog,
provides a data communications service among
communication is
stations attached to the network ()

A. DDS ()
B. WATS Q.251) Which of the following medium is used for broadband
C. DDT () local networks?
D. DDD
 A. CATV ()
B. UTP Q.258) You are in the process of analyzing a problem that
C. Optic fiber requires you to collect and store TCP/IP Packets. Which
of the following utilities is best suited for this purpose?
D. Coaxial cable

A. Network Monitor ()
Q.252) In cyclic redundancy checking what is the CRC? B. NETSTAT ()
C. Performance Monitor
A. The remainder () D. NBTSTAT
B. The dividend
C. The quotient
D. The divisor

Q.253) What is the maximum number of entries in the HOSTS Q.259) A software that allows a personal computer to pretend it
file? as a terminal is

A. Unlimited () A. Auto-dialing ()
B. 500 B. Bulletin board
C. 255 () C. Modem
D. 8 D. Terminal emulation

Q.254) The communication mode that supports data in both Q.260) What is the name of the network topology in which there
directions at the same time is are bi-directional links between each possible node?

A. Full-duplex () A. Mesh ()
B. Multiplex B. Tree
C. Half-duplex () C. Star
D. Simplex D. Ring

Q.255) Which of the following program is used to copy files to or Q.261) What is the main purpose of a data link content monitor?
from another UNIX timesharing system over a single link?
A. To detect problems in protocols ()
A. UUCP () B. To determine the type of transmission used in a data
B. UART () link ()
C. TFTP C. To determine the type of switching used in a data link
D. VMTP D. To determine the flow of data

Q.256) One important characteristic of the hub architecture of Q.262) Synchronous protocols
ARC-net is
A. Allow faster transmission than asynchronous
A. Directionalized transmission () protocols do ()
B. Access control and addressing B. Transmit characters one at a time
C. Multiple virtual networks C. Are generally used by personal computers
D. Alternative routing D. Are more reliable ()

Q.257) The basic Ethernet design does not provide Q.263) Videotex is a combination of

A. Automatic retransmission of a message () A. All of the choices ()

B. Multiple virtual networks B. Television ()
C. Addressing () C. Communication
D. Access control D. Computer technology
Q.264) Which of the following frequency ranges is used for AM A. PING ()
radio transmission? B. WINIPCFG ()
C. WINS
A. Medium Frequency : 300 kHz to 3 MHz () D. DHCP
B. High Frequency : 3 MHz to 30 MHz ()
C. Very High Frequency : 30 MHz to 300 MHz
D. Very Low Frequency : 3 kHz to 30 kHz Q.270) If odd parity is used for ASCII error detection, the number
of 0s per eight-bit symbol is _____.

A. Odd ()
B. Even
C. Indeterminate
D. 42 ()

Q.265) Baseband is
Q.271) An error-detecting code inserted as a field in a block of
A. Transmission of signals without modulation () data to be transmitted is known as
B. A signal all of whose energy is contained within a
finite frequency range A. Frame check sequence ()
C. The simultaneous transmission of data to a number of B. Error detecting code
stations C. Checksum
D. All of the choices D. Flow control ()

Q.266) X.21 is Q.272) Number of bits per symbol used in Baudot code is

A. Network access standard for connecting stations to a A. 5 ()

circuit-switched network () B. 1
B. A very common bit-oriented data link protocol issued C. 8 ()
by ISO
D. 9
C. A method access control technique for multiple-access
transmission media
D. A method of determining which device has access to
Q.273) Working of the WAN generally involves
the transmission medium at any time ()

A. All of the choices ()

Q.267) What is the minimum number of wires required for B. Satellites
sending data over a serial communications links? C. Microwaves ()
D. Telephone lines
A. 2 ()
B. 1 ()
C. 3 Q.274) What does the acronym ISDN stand for?
D. 4
A. Integrated Services Digital Network ()
B. Intelligent Standard Digital Network
Q.268) In cyclic redundancy checking, the divisor is _____ the C. Intelligent Services Digital Network
CRC. D. Integrated Services Data Network

A. One bit more than ()

B. Two bits more Q.275) Which of the following services dynamically resolves
C. One bit less than () NetBIOS-to-IP resolution?
D. The same size as
A. WINS ()
B. LMHOSTS ()
Q.269) Which command-line tool is included with every C. DHCP
Microsoft TCP/IP client? D. DNS
Q.276) An example of a medium-speed, switched
communications service is

A. DDD ()
B. Dataphone 50
C. Series 1000
D. All of the choices