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Communication Fundamentals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is when information is passed from a sender to a receiver.

a)

information

b)

communication

c)

signals

d)

analog signals

2.

is where the information comes from.

a)

source

b)

destination

c)

retrieval

d)

storage

3.

is where the information is going.

a)

source

b)

destination

c)

retrieval

d)

storage

4.

is where you keep the information.

a)

source

b)

reveiver

c)

retrieval

d)

storage

5.

to send a message. When you hit send or post for a text message.

a)

encode

b)

transmit

c)

decode

d)

electrical signals

6.

The person who accepts or gets the message is the ...

a)

Sender

b)

Receiver

c)

Encode

d)

Decode

7.

Which of the following identifies the primary function of a radio station tower in a communication system?

a)

transmitter

b)

encoder

c)

decoder

d)

receiver

8.

Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ____________ data.

a)

present

b)

input

c)

output

d)

store

9.

Communication Systems we used today are which of the following:

a)

television

b)

internet

c)

radio

d)

all of the above

10.

When we send a text to our friend this is an example of which of the following?

a)

Person to person

b)

Person to phone

c)

Person to text

11.

What does EMS stand for?

a)

Early Meal Sale

b)

Early Moon Stage

c)

Electro-Magnetic Spectrum

12.

____________ is data that has been organized or presented in a meaningful fashion.

a)

A process

b)

Software

c)

Storage

d)

Information

13.

are the ways information is moved from one place to another.

a)

information

b)

communication

c)

signals

d)

analog signals

14.

information and data that are sent over copper or metal wires using electricity.

a)

encode

b)

transmit

c)

decode

d)

electrical signals

15.

Signals that travel through the air without wires. Cell phones use electromagnetic signals to send information.

a)

fiber optic signals

b)

electromagnetic signals

c)

laser

d)

fiber optic cable

16.

information and data that are sent over glass or plastic cables using light.

a)

fiber optic signals

b)

electromagnetic signals

c)

laser

d)

fiber optic cable

17.

How are digital and analog recordings different?

a)

digital signals are continuous

b)

analog signals are higher resolution

c)

digital signals can be better stored electronically

d)

analog signals consist of numerical values recored at a specific time interval

e)

digital signals take up more space

18.

Binary code uses what type of symbols to communicate?

a)

bytes and digits

b)

analog and digital

c)

dots and dashes

d)

pixels and bits

19.

The period of time in which today's modern day technology exists is called...

a)

cell phone age

b)

technology age

c)

information age

d)

sharing age

20.

Technology's goal is to

a)

improve the way people live

b)

give us cool inventions

c)

take all of our time away

d)

make us sleepy