PARISUTHAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

QUIZ- II
DEPARTMENT OF ECE/ EEE
Year / semester: 3/5
EC2311- COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
CONTENTS:
MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES
FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS
DIRECT SEQUENCE SPREAD SPECTRUM
FREQUENCY HOPPING
Prepared by
J. Jayaseelan., M.E
Assistant Professor/ECE
PITS

1.

What is the access point (AP) in wireless LAN?

2.

a) device that allows wireless devices to connect to

a wired network
b) wireless devices itself
What is ad-hoc network in wireless?

3.

a) Access point is not required

c) nodes are not required
b) access point is must
d) none of the mentioned
Which multiple access technique is used by IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN?

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

c) both (a) and (b)

d) none of the mentioned

a) CDMA
b) CSMA/CA
What is distribution system in wireless?

c) ALOHA
d) none of the mentioned

a) multiple access point are inter-connected with each

other
b) there is no access point
Wireless network interface controller can work in?

c) only one access point exists

d) none of the mentioned

a) Infrastructure mode
b) ad-hoc mode
In wireless network an extended service set is a set of?

c) both (a) and (b)

d) none of the mentioned

10. a) Connected basic service sets

b) all stations
11. Mostly ________ is used in wireless LAN.

c) all access points

d) none of the mentioned

12. a) time division multiplexing

b) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
13. Which one of the following event is not possible in wireless LAN?

c) space division multiplexing

d) none of the mentioned

14. a) Collision detection

b) Acknowledgement of data frames
15. What is Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)?

c) multi-mode data transmission

d) none of the mentioned

16. a) Security algorithm for Ethernet

c) security algorithm for USB communication
b) security algorithm for wireless networks
d) none of the mentioned
17. What is WPA?
a) wi-fi protected access
c) wired process access
b) wired protected access
d) wi-fi process access
18. What is the frequency range of IEEE 802.11a standard?
a. 2.4 Gbps
c. 2.4 GHz
b. 5 Gbps
d. 5 GHz
19. Which of the following is/are the main part(s) of basic cellular system?
20. A) A mobile Unit
B) A cell Site
21.

C) A mobile Telephone Switching Office

D) All of the above

22. How the Fading in a mobile communication environment occurs?

23. A) Direct propagation
C) Bi-path Propagation
B) Multipath Propagation
D) None of the above
24. State whether True of False.
i) The cells or subdivisions of a geographical area are always hexagonal.
ii) A land to Mobile call originates through the Telephone exchange.
25. A) True, False
B) False, True

C) False, False
D) True, True
26. In which technique Frequency Spectrum is divided into smaller spectra and is allocated to each user?
27. A) TDMA
B) CDMA

C) FDMA
D) FGMA

28. Which multiple accesses is achieved by allocating different time slots for the different users?
29. A) TDMA
B) CDMA
30. State whether True of False.
i) In GSM only TDMA is used.
ii) There is zero inter-channel interference in CDMA.
31. A) True, False
B) False, True

C) FDMA
D) FGMA

C) False, False
D) True, True

32. The basic GSM is based on which traffic channels?

33. A) connection oriented.
B) connection less.

C) packet switching.
D) circuit switching.

34. Which system has typically characterized by very small cells, especially in densely populated areas?
A) 2G system.
B) B) 3G system.

C) 2.5G system.
D) 3.5G system.

35. Which antenna attempts to direct all its energy in a particular direction?
36. A) Directional Antenna
B) One to One Antenna

C) Propagation Antenna
D) Single Direction Antenna

37. Which mode is used for installing networks in wireless communication device characteristics?
38. A) Fixed and wired.
B) Mobile and wired.
40.

45.

55.
60.

65.
70.

C) Fixed and wired.

D) Mobile and wireless.
39.
Which technique uses M different carrier frequencies that are modulated by the source signal? (At one moment, the sign
modulates one carrier frequency; at the next moment, the signal modulates another carrier frequency.)
41. A) DSSS
43.
C) FDM
42. B) FHSS
44.
D) TDM
How many slots in each frame synchronous TDM? (for n signal sources of the same data rate, each frame contains)
46. A) n + 1
48.
C) 0 to n
47. B) n - 1
49.
D) n
50. Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals?
51.
A) WDM
53.
C) TDM
52.
B) FDM
54.
D) None of the above
The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called?
56. A) Modulation
58.
C) Encoding
57. B) Multiplexing
59.
D) Line discipline
Which is designed to be used in wireless applications in which stations must be able to share the medium without interception
by an eavesdropper and without being subject to jamming from a malicious intruder?
61. A) Multiplexing
63.
C) Modulation
62. B) Spread spectrum
64.
D) None of the above.
Which analog multiplexing technique is used for combine optical signals?
66. A) WDM
68.
C) TDM
67. B) FDM
69.
D) None of the above
FDM is which type of technique?
71. A) digital
73.
C) either (a) or (b)
72. B) analog
74.
D) none of the above

75. Which technique can be applied when the bandwidth of a link (in hertz) is greater than the combined bandwidths of the
signals to be transmitted?
76. A) TDM
78.
C) Both (a) or (b)
77. B) FDM
79.
D) Neither (a) or (b)
80. In TDM, the transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the sum of the transmission rates of the signal
sources.
81. A) equal to
83.
C) greater than
82. B) less than
84.
D) not related to
85. In a multiplexed system, how many lines share the bandwidth of ____ link?
86. A) 1; n
88.
C) 1; 1
87. B) n; 1
89.
D) n; n
90. What utilization is the use of available bandwidth to achieve specific goals?
91. A) Amplitude
93.
C) Bandwidth
92. B) Frequency
94.
D) None of the above
95. ____ is designed to use the high bandwidth capability of fiber-optic cable.
96. A) WDM
98.
C) TDM
97. B) FDM
99.
D) None of the above
100.We can divide ____ into two different schemes: synchronous or statistical.
101.A) WDM
103.
C) FDM
102.B) TDM
104.
D) none of the above
105.
106.
107.In ________ TDM, each input connection has an allotment in the output even if it is not sending data.
108.A) isochronous
110.
C) synchronous
109.B) statistical
111.
D) none of the above
112.In ________ TDM, slots are dynamically allocated to improve bandwidth efficiency.
113.A) isochronous
115.
C) statistical
114.B) synchronous
116.
D) none of the above
117.The word ______ refers to the portion of a _______ that carries a transmission.
118.A) line; channel
120.
C) link; channel
119. B) channel; link
121.
D) line; link
122.Which multiplexing technique shifts each signal to a different carrier frequency?
123.A) FDM
125.
C) Both (a) and (b)
124.B) TDM
126.
D) None of the above
127.Which multiplexing technique transmits analog signals?
128.A) WDM
130.
C) FDM
129.B) TDM
131.
D) (a) and (c)
132.________ is the set of techniques that allows the simultaneous transmission of multiple signals across a single data link.
133.A) Demodulating
135.
C) Compressing
134.B) Multiplexing
136.
D) None of the above
137.________ can be achieved by using multiplexing; ______ can be achieved by using spreading.
138.A) Privacy and anti jamming; efficiency
140.
C) Efficiency; privacy and anti jamming
139.B) Privacy and efficiency; anti jamming
141.
D) Efficiency and anti jamming; privacy
142.Which technique expands the bandwidth of a signal by replacing each data bit with n bits?
143.A) DSSS
145.
C) FDM
144.B) FHSS
146.
D) TDM
147.Which digital process allows several connections to share the high bandwidth of a link?
148.A) WDM
150.
C) FDM
149.B) TDM
151.
D) None of the above
152.Which digital multiplexing technique combining several low-rate channels into one high-rate one?
153.A) WDM
155.
C) FDM
154.B) TDM
156.
D) None of the above
157.Which technique combines signals from different sources to fit into a larger bandwidth?
158.A) line coding
160.
C) spread spectrum
159.B) block coding
161.
D) none of the above
162.Which multiplexing technique involves signals composed of light beams?
163.A) WDM
165.
C) TDM
164.B) FDM
166.
D) none of the above

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Faculty Sign:
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Faculty Name: J.Jayaseelan

HOD