WorksheetsCommunication
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The person who accepts or gets the message is the ...
a)
Sender
b)
Receiver
c)
Encode
d)
Decode
2.
The person who originates the message is the ...
a)
Receiver
b)
Decoder
c)
Source
d)
Encoder
3.
Many cars use a keyless entry system, which allows the doors to be locked remotely. To use this system, the driver pushes a button on a small battery-operated device. The button turns on the encoder in the device. A signal is then sent to the car’s electrical system, which activates the locking mechanism.
What is the source in this system?
a)
The person's hand
b)
The battery operated device
c)
The door lock
d)
The electrical system
4.
To send a message from one person, thing, or place to another is an example of
a)
decoding.
b)
receiving.
c)
transmitting.
d)
storing.
5.
Which of the following is the best example of a transmitter functioning in a communication system?
a)
A fax machine prints out an image.
b)
A satellite dish on the ground receives a video signal.
c)
A cellular telephone tower sends information to a cellular telephone.
6.
What is a positive effect of rapid communication?
a)
faster trade in goods
b)
increased surbanization
c)
increase in car sales
d)
new transportation methods
7.
Which was invented LAST?
a)
telegraph
b)
radio
c)
personal computer
d)
record player
8.
Television remote controls use infrared (light wave) signals to allow a viewer to change channels from a distance. Which of the following best describes the operation of the remote control?
a)
decoding and storing
b)
storing and retrieving
c)
encoding and transmitting
9.
Many cars use a keyless entry system, which allows the doors to be locked remotely. To use this system, the driver pushes a button on a small battery-operated device. The button turns on the encoder in the device. A signal is then sent to the car’s electrical system, which activates the locking mechanism.
What is the destination in this system?
a)
The person's hand
b)
The battery operated device
c)
The door lock
d)
The electrical system
10.
What are the parts of the Universal Systems Model?
a)
Input, Output, Feedback, Processes, and Goals
b)
Identify the Need, Gather Information, Develop Alternative Solution,
c)
In, Out, Up, and Down
d)
Left, Right, Back
11.
What is the definition of a system?
a)
A group of parts that work together to achieve a goal
b)
The elements that flow into the system and are consumed or processed by the system
c)
The command given to the system.
d)
All of the activites that need to take place for the system to give the expected result?
12.
What is the definition of a feedback?
a)
Information about the outputs of a process or system that is used to regulate the system
b)
Something that is emerging as popular
c)
an imagined set of events with details plans or possibilities
d)
Imitation or acting how something works
13.
Which of the following is a type of feedback?
a)
Trends
b)
Surveys
c)
Desirable
d)
Simulation
14.
What is the definition of a feedback?
a)
Information about the outputs of a process or system that is used to regulate the system
b)
Something that is emerging as popular
c)
an imagined set of events with details plans or possibilities
d)
Imitation or acting how something works
15.
Which one of the following is an example of an output?
a)
manufactured product
b)
communicated message
c)
transported person
d)
all of the above
16.
What is the definition of input?
a)
A group of parts that work together to achieve a goal
b)
The result of the system
c)
The command given to the system.
d)
All of the activities that need to take place for the system to give the expected result?
17.
What is the definition of a process?
a)
A group of parts that work together to achieve a goal
b)
The elements that flow into the system and are consumed or processed by the system
c)
The command given to the system.
d)
All of the activities that need to take place for the system to give the expected result?
18.
A small group of people start sharing ideas. All suggestions are written down for further consideration. What step is this?
a)
Ask
b)
Imagine
c)
Plan
d)
Create
19.
Maya presented an idea for recycling empty water bottles to her principal. What would be the first step in developing her idea?
a)
communicating the results of her research
b)
developing a prototype
c)
identifying the specific problem she wanted to solve
20.
What is the first step in engineering?
a)
define the problem
b)
build a prototype
c)
identify criteria
d)
share results
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