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DataCom 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shannon stated that the amount of knowledge in a signal is not determined by the message's size.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

In information theory, the amount of information in a message is often referred to as its "information content" or (a)   .

3.

Which of the following are examples of error correction codes?

a)

Reed-Solomon

codes.

b)

Morse Code

c)

EBCDIC code

d)

Hamming codes

4.

He is an American mathematician and electrical engineer, computer scientist and cryptographer. He is known as the "father of information theory''.

(a)  

5.

The more surprising or unexpected a message is, the more information it contains.

Conversely, if a message is highly predictable, it contains less information. Give an example.

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6.

It is a way to measure the uncertainty or unpredictability in a message or data source. It quantifies the average amount of information per symbol or character in a message.

(a)  

7.

It is the basic unit used to measure information.

(a)  

8.

Its goal is to represent data in a way that minimizes the number of bits required to transmit or store it, while retaining its essential information content.

a)

machine learning

b)

cryptography

c)

data compression

d)

communication

9.

In lossy compression, some information is intentionally discarded to achieve higher compression ratios. This is commonly used in multimedia applications. Give an example.

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10.

Which of the following is not one of the factors affecting channel capacity?

a)

Bandwidth

b)

Entropy

c)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

d)

Error Probability

11.

It involves the practice of concealing or encoding information in a manner that ensures only the intended recipient can decipher it.

a)

Decoding

b)

Data compression

c)

Cryptography

d)

Digital signal processing

12.

Give an example of guided or wired transmission media.

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13.

Give an example of unguided or wireless transmission media.

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14.

This transmission technique allows multiple signals or data streams to share a single communication channel.

(a)  

15.

(a)   cables are used for cable television (CATV), broadband internet, and some older Ethernet networks.

16.

It is a line-of-sight transmission (unguided) i.e. the sending and receiving antennas need to be properly aligned with each other.

(a)  

17.

Give an example of an early form of communication.

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18.

UNIVAC I is the very first general-purpose electronic computer.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

He was granted a patent on an electromagnetic telegraph in 1837.

(a)  

20.

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for what device?

(a)  

21.

Who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?

(a)