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WC Unit 1 Review Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why hexagonal shape is used for a cell?

a)

Its beautiful

b)

Larger area

c)

more number of sides

d)

Smaller area

2.

What is the backbone of cellular network?

a)

MS

b)

BTS

c)

BSC

d)

MSC

3.

The cellular concept offered (Select all suitable choices)

a)

very high capacity

b)

good image compression

c)

solution to solve the problem of spectral congestion

d)

AI based solution for water distribution

4.

Select the different Channel Assignment Strategies (Select all suitable choices)

a)

Fixed Channel Assignment Strategy

b)

Fast Channel Assignment Strategy

c)

Dynamic Channel Assignment Strategy

d)

Domestic Channel Assignment Strategy

5.

The process of transferring a mobile station from one base station to another is ____________

a)

MSC

b)

Roamer

c)

Handoff

d)

Forward channel

6.

Paging system uses which mode of transmission?

a)

Full duplex

b)

Simplex

c)

Half Duplex

d)

Duplex

7.

The network shown in the image is an example of ___

a)

WLAN

b)

PAN

c)

VAN

d)

WAN

8.

Which is one of the disadvantages of 2G standards?

a)

Short Messaging Service (SMS)

b)

Digital modulation

c)

Limited capacity

d)

Limited Internet Browsing

9.

2G CDMA standard, IS-95, was proposed by which company?

a)

Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT)

b)

Qualcomm

c)

Bellcore and Motorola

d)

AT&T Bell Laboratories

10.

Which of the following is not a standard of 3G?

a)

UMTS

b)

Cdma2000

c)

TD-SCDMA

d)

LTE

11.

In a communications system, noise is most likely to affect the signal

a)

at the transmitter

b)

in the channel

c)

in the information source

d)

at the destination

12.

Full duplex operation

a)

requires two pairs of cables

b)

can transfer data in both directions at once

c)

requires modems at both ends of the circuit

d)

all of the above

13.

The carrier frequency is usually lower than the modulating frequency.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

The electromagnetic spectrum is managed worldwide by the_____ organization.

a)

FCC

b)

ITU

c)

NTC

d)

NTIA

15.

The regulatory body for electronic communications in the United States is the _____.

a)

NTC

b)

ITU

c)

NTIA

d)

FCC

16.

The process of transmitting two or more baseband signals simultaneously over a common medium is called _____

a)

Multiplexing

b)

Demodulation

c)

Modulation

d)

Talking

17.

Which of the following is not considered as one of the basic elements of communication system?

a)

Transmitter

b)

Receiver

c)

Noise

d)

Medium

18.

Cellular concept replaces many low power transmitters to a single high power transmitter.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Why neighbouring stations are assigned different group of channels in cellular system?

a)

To minimize interference

b)

To minimize area

c)

To maximize throughput

d)

To maximize capacity of each cell

20.

What is frequency reuse?

a)

Process of selecting and allocating channels

b)

Process of selection of mobile users

c)

Process of selecting frequency of mobile equipment

d)

Process of selection of number of cells

21.

Actual radio coverage of a cell is called __________

a)

Fingerprint

b)

Footprint

c)

Imprint

d)

Matrix

22.

Which type of antenna is used for center excited cells?

a)

Dipole antenna

b)

Grid antenna

c)

Sectored antenna

d)

Omnidirectional antenna

23.

What is a cluster in a cellular system?

a)

Group of frequencies

b)

Group of cells

c)

Group of subscribers

d)

Group of mobile systems

24.

Capacity of a cellular system is directly proportional to __________

a)

Number of cells

b)

Number of times a cluster is replicated

c)

Number of Base stations

d)

Number of users

25.

The choice of channel assignment strategy does not impact the performance of the system.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What happen to a call in fixed channel strategy, if all the channels in a cell are occupied?

a)

Queued

b)

Cross talk

c)

Blocked

d)

Delayed

27.

What is a borrowing strategy in fixed channel assignments?

a)

Borrowing channels from neighbouring cell

b)

Borrowing channels from neighbouring cluster

c)

Borrowing channels from same cell

d)

Borrowing channels from other base station in same cell

28.

In dynamic channel assignment strategy, base station requests channel from ____________

a)

MSC

b)

Neighbouring cell

c)

Neighbouring cluster

d)

Neighbouring base station

29.

RSSI stands for ________

a)

Radio System Signal Indicator

b)

Restricted Signal Strength Indicator

c)

Radio Signal Strength Indication

d)

Restricted System Software Indicator

30.

What is the drawback of dynamic channel assignment?

a)

Decrease channel utilization

b)

Increase probability of blocked call

c)

Cross talk

d)

Increase storage and computational load on system

31.

MAHO stands for ______

a)

MSC assisted handoff

b)

Mobile assisted handoff

c)

Machine assisted handoff

d)

Man assisted handoff

32.

What is the condition for handoff?

a)

A mobile moves into a different cell while in conversation

b)

A mobile remains in the same cell while in conversation

c)

A mobile moves to different cell when idle

d)

A mobile remains in the same cell and is idle

33.

The time over which a call can be maintained within a cell without handoff is called _________

a)

Run time

b)

Peak time

c)

Dwell time

d)

Cell time

34.

Umbrella cell approach is possible by using _________

a)

Antenna of same heights

b)

Antenna of different heights

c)

Different voice channels

d)

Different control channels

35.

Cell dragging is a problem occur due to __________

a)

Pedestrian users

b)

Stationary users

c)

High speed mobile systems

d)

Base stations having same frequency

36.

Soft handoff is also known as _________

a)

MAHO

b)

Hand over

c)

Break before make

d)

Make before break

37.

Interference on voice channels causes _______

a)

Blocked calls

b)

Cross talk

c)

Queuing

d)

Missed calls

38.

Interference in control channel leads to ________

a)

Cross talk

b)

Queuing

c)

Blocked calls

d)

Voice traffic

39.

What are co-channel cells?

a)

Cells having different base stations

b)

Cells using different frequency

c)

Cells using adjacent frequency

d)

Cells using same frequency

40.

Co-channel reuse ratio is define by _________

a)

Q=D*R

b)

Q=D/R

c)

Q=D^R

d)

Q=1/R

41.

What is breathing cell effect?

a)

Fixed coverage region

b)

Dynamic and time varying coverage region

c)

Large coverage region

d)

Very small coverage region

42.

Adjacent channel interference can be minimized through _______

a)

Changing frequency of base stations

b)

Careful filtering and channel assignments

c)

Increasing number of base stations

d)

Increasing number of control channels

43.

Which of the following techniques do not help in expanding the capacity of cellular system?

a)

Sectoring

b)

Scattering

c)

Splitting

d)

Microcell zone concept

44.

________ uses directional antennas to control interference.

a)

Sectoring

b)

Cell splitting

c)

Repeaters

d)

Micro cell zone concept

45.

_______ allows an orderly growth of cellular system.

a)

Sectoring

b)

Scattering

c)

Cell splitting

d)

Micro cell zone technique

46.

Which of the following technology distributes the coverage of the cell and extends the cell boundary to hard-to-reach places?

a)

Cell splitting

b)

Scattering

c)

Sectoring

d)

Micro cell zone concept

47.

Which of the following increases the number of base stations in order to increase capacity?

a)

Cell splitting

b)

Sectoring

c)

Repeaters

d)

Micro cell zone concept

48.

Cell splitting increases the capacity of a cellular system since it increases the number of times ________ are reused.

a)

Cells

b)

Channels

c)

Transmitters

d)

Mobile stations

49.

Sectoring increases SIR (Signal to Interference Ratio).

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Repeaters has one drawback of reradiating ____________

a)

Frequency

b)

Channels

c)

Power

d)

Noise and interference