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Transmission Media

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transmission media are usually categorized as __________.

a)

fixed or unfixed

b)

guided or unguided

c)

determinate or indeterminate

d)

metallic or non-metallic

2.

_______ cable consists of an inner copper core and a second sheath.

a)

twisted-pair

b)

coaxial

c)

fiber-optic

d)

shielded twisted-pair

3.

In fiber optics, the signal source is _____ waves.

a)

light

b)

LED

c)

radio

d)

infrared

4.

At the lower end of the electromagnetic spectrum we have __________

a)

radio waves

b)

power and voice

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

infrared light

5.

_______are the highest frequency electromagnetic waves in use for data communications

a)

visible light waves

b)

cosmic rays

c)

radio waves

d)

gamma rays

6.

Smoke signals are an example of communication through ________

a)

a guided medium

b)

an unguided medium

c)

a refractive medium

d)

a small or large medium

7.

Which of the following primarily uses guided media?

a)

cellular telephone system

b)

local telephone system

c)

satellite communications

d)

radio broadcasting

8.

Which of the following is not a guided medium?

a)

twisted-pair cable

b)

coaxial cable

c)

fiber-optic cable

d)

atmosphere

9.

In an environment with many high-voltage devices, the best transmission medium would be _______.

a)

twisted-pair cable

b)

coaxial cable

c)

optical fiber

d)

the atmosphere

10.

What is the major factor that makes coaxial cable less susceptible to noise than twisted-pair?

a)

inner conductor

b)

diameter of the cable

c)

outer conductor

d)

insulating material

11.

The RG number gives us information about _________

a)

twisted pairs

b)

coaxial cables

c)

optical fibers

d)

radio governance

12.

In an optical fiber, the inner core is ______ the cladding.

a)

more dense than

b)

less dense than

c)

me density as

d)

another name for

13.

When making connections in fiber optics, which of the following could contribute to signal distortion?

a)

inner cores of connecting fibers angularly or laterally misaligned

b)

a gap between connecting inner cores

c)

roughness of connecting fiber faces

d)

all of the choices

14.

Radio communication frequencies range from ______

a)

3 kHz to 300 kHz

b)

300 kHz to 3 GHz

c)

3 KHz to 300 GHz

d)

3 KHz to 3000 GHz

15.

The radio communication spectrum is divided into bands based on _____

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

power

d)

bandwidth

16.

In ______ propagation, low-frequency radiowaves hug the earth surface

a)

surface

b)

tropospheric

c)

ionospheric

d)

space

17.

The type of propagation used in radio communication is highly dependent on the _____ of the signal

a)

data rate

b)

frequency

c)

baud rate

d)

power

18.

VLF propagation occurs in ______

a)

the troposphere

b)

the ionosphere

c)

space

d)

sea water

19.

If a satellite is in geosynchronous orbit, it completes one orbit in ______________

a)

one hour

b)

24 hours

c)

one month

d)

one year

20.

If the satellite is in geosynchronous orbit, its distance from the sending station _______

a)

is constant

b)

varies according to the time of the day

c)

varies according to the radius of the orbit

d)

none of the choices

21.

When a beam of light travels through media of two different densities, if the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle, ________ occurs

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

incidence

d)

criticism

22.

When we talk about unguided media, usually we are referring to ______.

a)

metallic wires

b)

nonmetallic wires

c)

the atmosphere

d)

optical fibers

23.

Propagation time is ________proportional to distance and _______proportional to propaganda speed.

a)

inversely; directly

b)

directly; inversely

c)

inversely; inversely

d)

directly; directly

24.

The wavelength of a signal depends on the ________.

a)

frequency of the signal

b)

medium

c)

phase of the signal

d)

propagation speed

25.

Using the Shannon formula to calculate the data rate for a given channel, if C = B, then _________

a)

the signal is less than the noise

b)

the signal is less than the noise

c)

the signal is equal to the noise

d)

not enough information is given to answer the question