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1.

A) amplitude

B) frequency

C) phase

D) wavelength

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2.
A digital signal composed of a pulse of positive voltage represents a ____.

A) 0

B) 1

C) 4

D) 8

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3.
The byte 00001110 means ____ on a digital network.

A) 3

B) 6

C) 14

D) 30

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4.
In modulation, a simple wave called a ____ wave, is combined with another analog signal to
produce a unique signal that gets transmitted from one node to another.

A) carrier

B) data

C) information

D) FM

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5.
When signals are free to travel in both directions over a medium simultaneously, the
transmission is considered ____.

A) simplex

B) multiplex
 C) half-duplex

D) full-duplex

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6.
____ is a technology used with fiber-optic cable, which enables one fiber-optic connection to
carry multiple light signals simultaneously.

A) Statistical multiplexing

B) WDM (wavelength division multiplexing)

C) TDM (time division multiplexing)

D) FDM (frequency division multiplexing)

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7.
The data transmission characteristic most frequently discussed and analyzed by networking
professionals is ____.

A) noise

B) scalability

C) throughput

D) cost

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8.
One of the most common transmission flaws affecting data signals is ____.

A) noise

B) attenuation

C) throughput

D) latency

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9.
The most significant factor in choosing a transmission method is its ____.

A) noise

B) attenuation

C) throughput

D) latency

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10.
The more twists per foot in a pair of wires, the more resistant the pair will be to ____.

A) throughput

B) attenuation

C) cross talk

D) latency

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11.
Modern LANs use ____ or higher wiring.

A) Cat 3

B) Cat 5

C) RG-6

D) RG-59

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12.
Serial refers to a style of data transmission in which the pulses that represent bits follow one
another along a ____ transmission line.

A) long

B) short

C) secondary

D) single

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13.
____ describes a popular serial data transmission method.

A) EIA/TIA Commercial Building Wiring Standard

B) EIA/TIA RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232)

C) EIA/TIA 568A standard

 D) EIA/TIA 568BA standard

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14.
Which connector is used in RS-232 transmissions?

A) DB-25

B) ST

C) BNC

D) Cat-5

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15.
In a ____ cable, the usual wire positions are exactly reversed in one of the two RJ-45
terminations.

A) crossover

B) cross-through

C) straight-through

D) rollover

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16.
Which term describes the hardware that makes up the enterprise-wide cabling system?
 A) wiring board

B) patch panel

C) network diagram

D) cable plant

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17.
Which standard is also known as structured cabling?

A) TIA/EIA Commercial Building Wiring Standard

B) TIA/EIA RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232)

C) TIA/EIA 568A Standard

D) TIA/EIA 568BA Standard

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18.
The points where circuits interconnect with other circuits is known as ____.

A) entrance facilities

B) cross-connect facilities

C) IDF (intermediate distribution frame)

D) telecommunications closet

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19.
Which term identifies a room containing connectivity for groups of workstations in its area?

A) MDF (main distribution frame)

B) entrance facilities

C) work area

D) telecommunications closet

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20.
____ describes wiring that connects workstations to the closest telecommunications closet.

A) Backbone wiring

B) Horizontal wiring

C) Work area

D) Simple wiring

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21.
Many network problems can be traced to poor cable ____ techniques.

A) manufacturing

B) engineering

C) installation

D) planning
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22.
Match each item with a statement below:
A. broadcast
B. nonbroadcast
C. baseband
D. populated segment
E. EMI (electromagnetic interference)
F. bit
G. unpopulated segment
H. broadband
I. modulation

Transmission that involves one transmitter and multiple, undefined receivers.

F

Every pulse in a digital signal.

I

Technology used to modify analog signals to make them suitable for carrying data
over a communication path.
D

Part of a network that contains end nodes.

G

Part of the network that does not contain end nodes.

E

A common source of noise.

B

Transmission that issues signals to multiple, defined recipients.

C

Transmission form in which (typically) digital signals are sent through direct current
(DC) pulses applied to the wire.
H

A form of transmission in which signals are modulated as radio frequency (RF) analog
waves that use different frequency ranges.
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23.
Describe a drawback of analog signals.
A draw back of analog signals is that their voltage is varied and imprecise.analog tranmission is more sus

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24.
Explain how half-duplex transmissions work.
An example of a half-duplex system is a tw o-party system such as a "w alkie-talkie" style tw o-w ay radio

A good analogy for a half-duplex system w ould be a one-lane road w ith traffic controllers at each end. T

In automatically-run communications systems, such as tw o-w ay data-links, the time allocations for comm

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25.
Describe what FDM (frequency division multiplexing) is and how it works.
Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) w orks by transmitting all of the signals along the same high speed

FDM operates in a similar w ay to radio broadcasting w here a number of different stations w ill broadcast

FDM gives a total bandw idth greater than the combined bandw idth of the signals to be transmitted. In ord

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26.
Explain the makeup of coaxial cable.
 Coaxial cable, or coax, is an electrical cable w ith an inner conductor surrounded by a flexible, tubular ins

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27.
Explain the makeup of twisted pair wire.
In balanced pair operation, the tw o w ires carry equal and opposite signals and the destination detects th

The tw ist rate (also called pitch of the tw ist, usually defined in tw ists per meter) makes up part of the sp

In contrast to FTP (foiled tw isted pair) and STP (shielded tw isted pair) cabling, UTP (unshielded tw isted p

This did not discuss the construction of twisted pair.

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28.
Describe the benefits of fiber-optic cabling over copper cabling.
• BANDWIDTH: large carrying capacity

• SPEED: Fiber optic netw orks operate at high speeds - up into the gigabits

• DISTANCE: Signals can be transmitted further w ithout needing to be "refreshed" or strengthened.

• RESISTANCE: Greater resistance to electromagnetic noise such as radios, motors or other nearby cabl

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