Electronic Communications Quiz 1

Communication is the process of exchanging information.

• True

• False

Two main barriers involved in communication are ________ and ________.

• Time and Temperature

• Cost and Efficiency

• Language and Distance

___________ is anything that degrades or interferes with transmitted information.

• Interference

• Static

• Noise

The __________ is a collection of electronic components and circuits that converts the electrical signal into a signal suitable for transmission over a given medium.

• Amplifier

• Collector

• Transmitter

The communication _________ is the way by which the electronic signal is sent from one place to another.

• Antenna

• Translator

• Medium/Channel

The __________ is a collection of electronic components and circuits that accepts the transmitted message from the medium and converts it back into a form understandable by humans.

• Isolator

• Communicator

• Receiver

A _________ is an electronic unit that incorporates circuits that both send and receive signals.

• Transmitter

• Transceiver

• Receiver

Electronic communication can be accomplished by using either analog or digital signals.

• True

• False

The most simple method of electronic communication is referred to as simplex and is considered one way communication.

• True

• False

Most electronic communication is two-way and is referred to as duplex.

• True

• False