wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Transmission (Part 1)

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transmission Lines are transmission of digital and analog signals between two points occurs over a pair of parallel conductors.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Transmission lines are metallic conductor system that is used to transfer electrical energy from one point to another.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Electrical power propagates along transmission lines in the form of _______________

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

Transverse Electromagnetic Waves

4.

In general, a line is considered as a transmission line if its length exceeds _______________ of a wavelength.

a)

1/8

b)

1/16

c)

1/32

5.

Transmission line is used when?


Note: Check all the possible correct answer.

a)

The frequency operation is high

b)

The length of the transmission line is long

c)

The frequency operation is low

d)

The length of the transmission line is short

e)

The length of the line is an appreciable fraction of the signal wavelength

6.

An Important requirement of Transmission Lines:

a)

There must be maximum loss

b)

There must be minimum loss

7.

An Important requirement of Transmission Lines:

a)

Reflection of signal on the line must be avoided

b)

Refraction of signal on the line must not be avoided

8.

An Important requirement of Transmission Lines:

a)

There should be no stray radiation or pick-up of signal by the line itself

b)

There should be stray radiation or pick-up of signal by the line itself

9.

Give at least three application of Transmission Lines

4 lines
10.

The velocity of a wave depends on the type of wave and the medium of propagation.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In free space, electromagnetic waves travel at the speed of light. The speed of light is measured as

a)

c = 299 792 558 m/s or 3x10^8 m/s

b)

c = 299 792 458 m/s or 3x10^8 m/s

c)

c = 299 992 458 m/s or 3x10^8 m/s

12.

The velocity of any wave is given by

a)

v = λf

b)

v = λ/f

c)

v = f/λ

13.

It is a classification of transmission line where both conductors carry current.

a)

Balanced Line

b)

Unbalanced Line

14.

In a balanced line, the current in the two conductors are equal in magnitude and travels in ________ direction.

a)

same

b)

opposite

15.

Balance is defined in terms of the impedances of the two signal conductors with respect to a reference, which is usually ____________

a)

Ground

b)

Terrain

16.

It is a classification of transmission line where one conductor carries the signal while the other is at a ground potential

a)

Balanced Line

b)

Unbalanced line

17.

____________ input or output connects one of its signal conductors to ground and has a non-zero impedance at the other signal conductor.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

18.

Balanced lines can be connected to unbalanced lines and vice versa using special transformers called _________

a)

Baluns

b)

Valuns

19.

It is a device used to connect a balanced transmission line to an unbalanced transmission line.

(a)  

20.

In balanced line, the two wires have the same capacitance to ground. Each wire carries same current but are _______ degree out of phase.

a)

90

b)

180

21.

Open-wire Transmission Line

Twin-lead Transmission Line


Listed above are example of what type of transmission line

a)

Balanced Line

b)

Unbalanced line

22.

It is a type of transmission line wherein one wire is at ground potential while the other wire is at signal potential

a)

Balanced Line

b)

Unbalanced line

23.

The following are example of balanced line transmission line except

a)

Shielded Cable Pair

b)

Coaxial Transmission Line

c)

Twin-lead Transmission Line

24.

The conductor distance of parallel open-wire line is between ____to _____ inches

a)

1-6

b)

2-6

c)

3-6

25.

The typical conductor separation of twin-lead is ______ inch.

a)

4/16

b)

5/16

c)

6/16

26.

It consist of two concentric conductors separated by a dielectric.

a)

Coaxial Lines

b)

Transmission Lines

27.

CAT stands for

(a)  

28.

When choosing an ethernet cable, for _____ or ______ mbps -you’re good with anything Cat5 or newer.

a)

5 or 10

b)

10 or 20

c)

20 or 30

29.

It provides performance to allow data at 100 Mbps and is slightly more (125 MHz for 1000Base-T) Ethernet.

a)

CAT3

b)

CAT5

30.

The ‘e’ in Cat5e stands for (a)  

31.

It is currently the most commonly used cable, mainly due to its low production cost

a)

CAT5

b)

CAT6

c)

CAT5e

32.

It is tightly wound and usually outfitted with foil or braided shielding; protects the twisted pairs of wires inside the Ethernet cable, helps prevent crosstalk and noise interference.

a)

CAT6

b)

CAT6a

33.

CAT6 support speeds up to ______ for up to 55 meters.

a)

5Gbps

b)

10Gbps

c)

20Gbps

34.

The ‘a’ in Cat6a stand for (a)  

35.

Cables based on this standard are a step up from Cat 6 versions by supporting twice the maximum bandwidth, maintaining higher transmission speeds.

a)

CAT6a

b)

CAT7

36.

It supports higher bandwidths and significantly faster transmission speeds than Cat 6.

a)

CAT7

b)

CAT6a

37.

CAT7 reach up to _______ at a range of 15 meters making it one of the most capable categories of Ethernet cables.

a)

10Gbps

b)

100Gbps

c)

100mbps

38.

It offers one of the highest-specification Ethernet cables you can buy, but it’s not widely available and offers only a few supporting networking hardware options.

a)

CAT7a

b)

CAT8

39.

This standard promises a maximum frequency of 2,000 MHz and speeds of up to 40 Gbps at 30 meters.

a)

CAT7a

b)

CAT8

40.

CAT8 promises a maximum frequency of ________ and speeds of up to 40 Gbps at 30 meters.

a)

20000 MHz

b)

2000 MHz

c)

200 MHz

41.

In CAT8, it only allows for three connected cables with a combined length of _____meters.

a)

30

b)

40

42.

CAT6 is usually

a)

unshielded

b)

shielded

43.

Maximum bandwidth of CAT5e is

a)

100MHz

b)

250MHz

c)

500MHz

44.

The maximum transmission speed of CAT7a

a)

10Gbps up to 15 meters

b)

100Gbps up to 15 meters

c)

40Gbps up to 30 meters

45.

It is a type of coaxial transmission line where the insulating material is air.

a)

Rigid or Air Filled Coaxial Line

b)

Flexible or Solid Coaxial Line

46.

It is a type of coaxial transmission line where the inner conductor consists of flexible wire insulated from the braided outer conductor by a solid continuous insulating material.

a)

Rigid Air Filled

b)

Solid Flexible Line

47.

It is less expensive, easier to construct and install, low-maintenance.

a)

Solid Flexible Lines

b)

Rigid Air Filled

48.

Air-Filled and Solid Coaxial cable are relatively immune to external radiation and can propagate at lower frequencies than parallel wire line.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Circuit analysis assumes that the physical dimensions of a network are much smaller than the electrical wavelength, while transmission lines may be a considerable fraction of a wavelength, or many wavelengths, in size.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

It is distributed-parameter network, where voltages and currents ca vary in magnitude and phase over its length.

a)

Transmission Line

b)

Coaxial Line

51.

The following are electrical properties of transmission line except:

a)

Wire diameter

b)

Dielectric constant of the insulator

c)

Conductivity of the conductor

52.

Explain the figure.

4 lines
53.

It is the most commonly used conductor for a transmission line due to low cost and more complex.

a)

Copper

b)

Aluminum

54.

The frequency of operation in transmission line is high which is usually in

a)

kHz

b)

MHz

c)

GHz

55.

It is the distance between identical points in the cycles of a waveform

a)

Wavelength

b)

Period

56.

The minimum loss in transmission line is usually

a)

1-2%

b)

2-3%

c)

3-4%

57.

It occurs due to imperfections in the cable caused by impedance mismatches

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

58.

It is the main purpose of transmission lines

a)

Provides phase shift

b)

Impedance matching

c)

Signal Transfer

59.

A perfect match means there are reflections along the lines thus avoid overheating in the transmission lines and maximum power is transferred into the receiver.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

It is often called as a semi-pro and are usually used in audio equipment.

a)

Unbalanced Line

b)

Balanced Line

61.

Transmission line that is mostly used to connect radio transmitters and receivers to their antennas.

a)

SHIELDED PAIR CABLE

b)

PARALLEL OPEN-WIRE LINE

c)

TWIN-LEAD

62.

Transmission line that used extensively in high frequency applications

a)

TWISTED-PAIR CABLE

b)

COAXIAL LINES/ CABLES

c)

UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR

63.

THE HIGHER THE NUMBER REPRESENTED, THE FASTER SPEED AND HIGHER FREQUENCY IS MEASURED IN kHz.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

This is the key difference between circuit theory and transmission line theory

(a)  

65.

Transmission lines consists most frequently of two conductors

a)

True

b)

False

66.

It is characterized by high radiation losses and is susceptible to noise.

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

67.

It is also known as the ribbon cable.

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

68.

It is similar to the open wire, except that instead of spacers a solid dielectric is used along the whole length of the wire which provides uniform spacing along the entire length.

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

69.

Two insulated wires are twisted to form a flexible line without the use of spacers.

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

70.

It is not used for high frequencies

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

71.

It consists of parallel conductors separated and surrounded by a solid dielectric

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

72.

One of its advantage is less radiation loss and interference

a)

Parallel Open-wire Line

b)

Twin-Lead

c)

Twisted-Pair

d)

Shielded Cable Pair

73.

It eliminate unwanted signal transfers between communication channels (crosstalk)

a)

CAT5

b)

CAT6

c)

CAT5e

74.

It is a type of coaxial transmission line that is expensive and high-maintenance.

a)

Rigid or Air Filled Coaxial Line

b)

Flexible or Solid Coaxial Line

75.

A transmission line shall be represented by a parallel wire configuration regardless of the shape of the line under consideration.


The representation of transmission line is called ________

a)

Transmission Line Model

b)

Lumped Element Model

76.

In a coaxial line, the _________________ lines are in the radial direction between the inner and outer conductor, and the ____________ forms circles around the inner conductors

a)

magnetic field, electric field

b)

electric field, magnetic field

77.

It measure of electric polarizability of dielectric constant; measure of increase or decrease in electric field

a)

Conductivity

b)

Permittivity

c)

Permeability

78.

It measure of electric current; materials ability to produce electric current

a)

Conductivity

b)

Permittivity

c)

Permeability

79.

The relative increase or decrease in the resultant magnetic field inside a material compared with a magnetizing field in which the given material is located

a)

Conductivity

b)

Permittivity

c)

Permeability

80.

The surface resistance of the conductor is known as

a)

Intrinsic Resistance

b)

Extrinsic Resistance

81.

If the insulating material between the conductors is air, the transmission line is called __________

a)

Free -space Line

b)

Air Line

82.

Permittivity

a)

εoε_o

b)

μoμ_o

c)

σσ

d)

GG

83.

Permeability 

a)

εoε_o

b)

μoμ_o

c)

σσ

d)

GG

84.

Conductivity 

a)

εoε_o

b)

μoμ_o

c)

σσ

d)

GG

85.

Ideal Transmission Line assumes a perfect conductor and dielectric

a)

True

b)

False

86.

It is the ratio of the amplitude of voltage and current of a single wave propagating along the line

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

87.

It is the impedance measured at the input of a transmission line when its length is infinite

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

88.

It expresses the attenuation and the phase shift per unit length of a transmission line

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

89.

It is the ratio of the speed of an electromagnetic wave in a medium to its speed in vacuum

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

90.

It is the velocity at which the signal propagates in a medium

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

91.

It determines the variation of current or voltage with distance S along the line

a)

Characteristic Impedance

b)

Propagation Constant

c)

Velocity Factor

d)

Velocity Propagation

92.

The range pf impedance for coaxial line is 40-150 ohms

a)

True

b)

False

93.

 εrε_r  of materials commonly used for transmission lines are

a)

1.1 - 2.7

b)

1.2 - 2.8

c)

1.3 - 2.9

94.

Propagation constant

a)

 γγ  

b)

 αα  

c)

 ββ  

95.

attenuation coefficient 

a)

 γγ  

b)

 αα  

c)

 ββ  

96.

phase shift coefficient 

a)

 γγ  

b)

 αα  

c)

 ββ  

97.

The amount of loss in the signal strength as it propagates throughout a transmission line is called

a)

Fading

b)

Attenuation

98.

The unwanted coupling caused by overlapping electric and magnetic fields

a)

Interference

b)

Cross Talk