INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

(Autonomous)
Dundigal, Hyderabad - 500 043
TELECOMMUNICATION SWITCHING THEORY ANDAPPLICATIONS

Regulations : IARE-R16

Academic Year : 2019-2020

Semester : V

Course Name : B. Tech

Branch : Electronics & Communication Engineering

Course Coordinator : Mr. U.Somanaidu,Assistant Professor,Department of ECE

Mr. U.Somanaidu,Assistant Professor,Department of ECE
Team of Instructors :

UNIT- I

1 If ‘n’ number of users are present in a network with point-to-point links, then how many links B
will be required in the network?
a. n (n – 1)
b. n (n – 1) / 2
c. n (n – 1) / 4
d. n (n – 1) / 8
2 Which among the following is/are adopted by cross bar systems with hard wired control C
subsystem?
a. Relays
b. Latches
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

3 Which kind of switching technique indicates the transfer of coded values from input to output A
during the same interval of time?
a. Space Switching
b. Time Switching
c. Combination Switching
d. None of the above

4 DECT stands for C

A.Digital European Cellular Telex
B.Digitized Emergency Cellular Telephone
C.Digital European Cordless Telephone
D.Digital European Cellular Telephone
5 World’s first cellular system was developed by A
A. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT)
 B. Bellcore and Motorola
C. AT&T Bell Laboratories
D. Qualcomm
6 What is the hardware, used to establish connection as an electrical path between inlet and outlet C
pair in switching system, known as?
a. Switching Matrix
b. Switching Network
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

7 Carrier frequency of a TV remote control is in the range A

A. of Infra red
B. < 100 MHz
C. < 1 GHz
D. < 2 GHz
8 Half duplex system for communication has B
A.Communication in single direction
B.Communication in single direction at a time
C.Communication in both directions at the same time
D. None of the above
9 MIN stands for A
A. Mobile Identification Number
B. Mobile Internet
C. Mobility In Network
D.None of the above
10 In folded type of network, ____ B
a. input lines are folded back to output lines
b. output lines are folded back to input lines
c. input lines are folded back to themselves (input lines)
d. output lines are folded back to themselves (output lines)

11 The 2G cellular network uses D

A. TDMA/FDD
B. CDMA/FDD
C. Digital modulation formats
D. All of the above
12 2G standards support C
A. Limited internet browsing
B. Short Messaging Service
C. Both A& B
D. Siganl
13 Percentage of occupancy can be defined as the percentage of _____ for which the server seems to C
be busy.
a. speed
b. distance
c. time
d. volume

14 Which shape of switches are not adopted normally due to non-usability of both way trunks? B
a. Circular
b. Triangular
 c. Hexagonal
d. Square

15 In graded groups, switches with inaccessibility to the outgoing route gets ____ into the number of C
separate groups.
a. added
b. subtracted
c. multiplied
d. divided

16 The advantage of using frequency reuse is D

A. Increased capacity
B. Limited spectrum is required
C. Same spectrum may be allocated to other network
D. All of the above
17 Advantage of using Dynamic channel assignment is C
A. Blocking is reduced
B. Capacity of the system is increased
C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
18 For the two-group grading consisting of 14 trunks, availability = 5, Ak = 1.4E and the required A
grade of service of about 0.01, what would be its traffic capacity?
a. 4.98 E
b. 6.72 E
c. 8.3 E
d. 10 E

19 Which type of data network supports the interconnection of computers within highly populated C
area?
a. LAN
b. WAN
c. MAN
d. None of the above

20 Which among the following is/are supported by LAN? A

a. PABX
b. PSTN
c. SBDN
d. All of the above

21 If the voice channel is free in PSTN, then what would be the maximum data rate supported by 3.1 C
kHz bandwidth of voice channel?
a. 2000 bps
b. 4000 bps
c. 6000 bps
d. 8000 bps

22 Which among the following utilizes the transmission line upto 85 – 95 %? A

a. Voice Traffic
b. Data Traffic
 c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

23 Which type of connection takes place between an incoming trunk and an outgoing trunk? D
a. Local call
b. Outgoing call
c. Incoming call
d. Transit call

24 In message switching system, an incoming message gets ____ especially if the required route is B
busy.
a. lost
b. stored in a queue & retransmitted
c. sampled
d. recovered

25 Which type of switching network involves the establishment of a dedicated path between two C
stations?
a. Message Switching
b. Packet Switching
c. Circuit Switching
d. Manual Switching
26 In packet switching, what does the header of each short size of packet consist of? D
a. Source address
b. Destination address
c. Intermediate nodes
d. All of the above

27 In manual switching, which kind of battery exchange has the provision of subscribers set along A
with magneto generator?
a. Local battery exchange
b. Central battery exchange
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

28 If a group of trunk is offered 1200 calls during the busy hour & 20 calls are lost along with the C
average call duration of about 7 min, then what would be the total duration of congestion period?
a. 21.6 sec
b. 42.2 sec
c. 57.6 sec
d. 98.2 sec

29 In analyzing the traffic performance, how is the number of trunk decided with the provision of B
the Grade of Service (GoS) especially for larger group?
a. By normal load condition
b. By overload condition
c. By underload condition
d. None of the above
30 Which model of loss system allows the usage of Poisson distribution model for traffic analysis A
especially by assuming infinite number of users?
 a. Lost Calls Cleared (LCC)
b. Lost Calls Returned (LCR)
c. Lost Calls Held (LCH)
d. None of the above

31 In two-stage network, which phenomenon/situation occurs due to impossible connectivity of C

given incoming trunk to selected outgoing trunk specifically because of link utilization for other
connection between primary and secondary switches?
a. Bursting
b. Blinking
c. Blocking
d. Burning

32 Which kind of switching system does not comprise any subscriber, concentrator or expander? D
a. Crossbar
b. Director Exchange
c. Strowger
d. Tandem

33 y how many times does the time division exchange exhibit connection and disconnection with C
respect to every millisecond, due to its ability of using rearrangeable networks?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16

34 Which signals are regarded as call-progress signals as they are sent back to inform the caller B
about the progress of the call?
a. Address Signals
b. Status Signals
c. Call request Signals
d. Answer Signals

35 Which among the following exhibit/s the necessity of trunks during the signaling mechanism? A
a. Inchannel Signaling
b. Common Channel Signaling
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

36 If the desired connection has a low completion probability, which type of flow control technique D
is used for eliminating the capture of common resources?
a. Trunk Directionalization
b. Cancellation of Alternate Routing
c. Code Blocking
d. Centralized Connection Control

37 In Electronic Switching Centre (ESC), the transmission rate of X.25 protocol is ____9.6 Kbps. C
a. Less than
b. Equal to
c. Greater than
 d. None of the above

38 2.5 GHz is the frequency of C

A.Channel
B.Cell
C.Bluetooth
D.None of above
39 In cellular telephone network, which component controls the switching between public wireline A
telephone network and the base station of cells for supporting the different calls between landline
to mobile, mobile to landline and mobile to mobile calls?
a. Electronic Switching Center (ESC)
b. A Cell Controller
c. Radio Transmitter & Receiver
d. A common communication protocol

40 In network management, managing the rate at which the traffic enters a network is known as A
_____
a. Flow control
b. Routing control
c. Data control
d. All of the above

41 Full duplex C
A.One way communication
B.Receive or transmit on single time
C.Receive and transmit on single time
D.None of above
42 In digital network synchronization, which approach indicates the cost burden carrying of highly D
accurate and redundant timing sources by means of smaller switching nodes?
a. Packetization
b. Master Slave Clocking
c. Network Wide Pulse Stuffing
d. Plesiochronous Network

43 If the queuing systems are connected in tandem configuration, what would be the nature of A
delay?
a. Commutative
b. Distributive
c. Cumulative
d. Deductive

44 In analyzing the traffic performance, how is the number of trunk decided with the provision of B
the Grade of Service (GoS) especially for larger group?
a. By normal load condition
b. By overload condition
c. By underload condition
d. None of the above

45 If a group of trunk is offered 1200 calls during the busy hour & 20 calls are lost along with the C
average call duration of about 7 min, then what would be the total duration of congestion period?
 a. 21.6 sec
b. 42.2 sec
c. 57.6 sec
d. 98.2 sec

46 In manual switching, which kind of battery exchange has the provision of subscribers set along A
with magneto generator?
a. Local battery exchange
b. Central battery exchange
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

47 In packet switching, what does the header of each short size of packet consist of? D
a. Source address
b. Destination address
c. Intermediate nodes
d. All of the above

48 Which type of switching network involves the establishment of a dedicated path between two C
stations?
a. Message Switching
b. Packet Switching
c. Circuit Switching
d. Manual Switching

49 In message switching system, an incoming message gets ____ especially if the required route is B
busy.
a. lost
b. stored in a queue & retransmitted
c. sampled
d. recovered

50 Which type of connection takes place between an incoming trunk and an outgoing trunk? D
a. Local call
b. Outgoing call
c. Incoming call
d. Transit call

UNIT-II

1 The ratio of number of successful calls to the number of call attempts is known as ______ C
a. Call Completion Rate (CCR)
b. Call Block Rate (CBR)
c. Busy Hour Call Rate (BHCR)
d. None of the above
2 Trunking in a cellular network refers to C
A. Termination of a call
B. Spectrum unavailability
C. Accommodating large number of users in limited spectrum
D. All of the above
3 In time diversity A
A. Multiple versions of signals are transmitted at different time instants
B. The signal is transmitted using multiple channels
C. Signal is transmitted with different polarization
D. All of the above
What is the full form of UMTS D
4 A.Universal Mobile Telephonic System
B. Universal Mobile Telecommunication Server
C. Universal Mobile Telephonic Server
D.Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
5 Which shape of switches are not adopted normally due to non-usability of both way trunks B
A. Circular
B. Triangular
C. Hexagonal
D. Square
6 If a telephone exchange serves 1500 users with the average BHCA of about 9000 and CCR is B
about 50%, what would be the busy hour calling rate?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4.5
d. 5

7 A telephone exchange has 9000 subscribers. If the number of calls originating at peak time is B
10, 000 in one hour, the calling rate is
A. 0.9
B. 10/9
C. 0.81
D. 0.1
8 The range of a cordless telephone is about C
A. 1000 m
B. 500 m
C. 100 m
D. 10 m
9 How is the relation between Erlang and CCS specified? A
a. 1 Erlang = 36 CCS
b. 1 Erlang = 56 CCS
c. 1 Erlang = 76 CCS
d. 1 Erlang = 96 CCS

10 It is found that in a telephone system 60 subscribers initiate calls during a 30 minute interval and C
the total duration of all the calls is 100 minutes. The load is
A.0.2 erlang
B. 3 erlang
C. 3.333 erlang
D. 0.333 erlang
11 By which name/s is the Grade of Service (GOS) well-known? A
a. Call congestion
b. Time congestion
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

12 The frequency range of 300 kHz to 3000 kHz is known as B

A. low frequency
B. medium frequency
C. high frequency
D. very high frequency
13 MTSO stands for C
A.Metropolitan Telecommunication Subscribers Office
B. Metropolitan Telecommunication Switching Offic
C. Mobile Telecommunication Switching Office
D. Mobile Telecommunication Subscriber Office
14 The mobile unit of a mobile telephone is generally in A
A.Vehicles
B.pocket
C. office
D. vehicle or pocket

15 UHF range is B
A.30 MHz to 300 MHz
B. 300 MHz to 3000 MHz
C. 3000 MHz to 30, 000 MHz
D. above 30, 000 MHz
16 Which among the following provides TRG access to outgoing junctions through the two stage D
network?
a. Expander
b. Distributor
c. Concentrator
d. Router

17 In network management, managing the rate at which the traffic enters a network is known as A
_____
a. Flow control
b. Routing control
c. Data control
d. All of the above

18 In cellular telephone network, which component controls the switching between public wireline C
telephone network and the base station of cells for supporting the different calls between landline
to mobile, mobile to landline and mobile to mobile calls?
a. Electronic Switching Center (ESC)
b. A Cell Controller
c. Radio Transmitter & Receiver
d. A common communication protocol
19 By how many times does the time division exchange exhibit connection and disconnection with C
respect to every millisecond, due to its ability of using rearrangeable networks?
 a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16

20 Which kind of switching system does not comprise any subscriber, concentrator or expander? D
a. Crossbar
b. Director Exchange
c. Strowger
d. Tandem

21 Which model of loss system allows the usage of Poisson distribution model for traffic analysis A
especially by assuming infinite number of users?
a. Lost Calls Cleared (LCC)
b. Lost Calls Returned (LCR)
c. Lost Calls Held (LCH)
d. None of the above

22 In statistical Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM), a block of data is usually many bytes while B
address is just
A. greater bytes than the block of data
B. few bytes
C. zero byte
D. infinite bytes

23 In statistical Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM), only when an input line has a slot's worth of B
data to send is given a slot in the
A. input frames
B. output frames
C. processing frames
D. statistical frames

24 Digital signal service is created by TDM through a hierarchy of digital signals and is B
implemented by:
A. Radio stations
B. Telephone Companies
C. Television Broadcasting companies
D. Internet

25 TDM is used to combine A

A. Analog signals
B. digital signals
C. both a and b
D. None

26 Time-Division multiplexing (TDM) is a digital technique of C

A. Encoding
B. Decoding
C. Multiplexing
 D. Demultiplexing

27 The first stage in the traffic engineering studies is A

a) Traffic volume studies
b) Spot speed studies
c) Speed and delay studies
d) Origin and destination studies
28 The traffic flow is B
a) Static
b) Dynamic
c) Static and dynamic
d) May be static or dynamic
29 The outgoing and incoming traffic are counted at A
a) Traffic intersections
b) Highway
c) Urban roads
d) Traffic symbols
30 The traffic that is prepared based on 365 days of the year is called B
a) Yearly traffic
b) Annual average daily traffic
c) Average daily traffic
d) Average yearly traffic
31 The charts showing the variation of the traffic is called C
a) Traffic chart
b) Trend chart
c) Variation chart
d) Traffic flow maps
32 The traffic design in India is based on C
a) 10th hourly volume
b) 20th hourly volume
c) 30th hourly volume
d) 45th hourly volume
33 The 5 minute count at a traffic junction is 15 find the hourly count D
a) 50
b) 100
c) 120
d) 180
34 The ratio of seven day average for 24 hour and 24 hour count on any particular day is A
a) Daily factor
b) Seasonal factor
c) Annual factor
d) Weekly factor
35 Which model of loss system allows the usage of Poisson C
distribution model for traffic analysis especially by
assuming infinite number of users?

a. Lost Calls Cleared (LCC)

b. Lost Calls Returned (LCR)
c. Lost Calls Held (LCH)
 d. GOS

36 If the queuing systems are connected in tandem C

configuration, what would be the nature of delay?

a. Commutative
b. Distributive
c. Cumulative
d. Deductive
37 By which name/s is the Grade of Service (GOS) well- A
known?

a. Call congestion
b. Time congestion
c. Both a and b
d. Trunking
38 Percentage of occupancy can be defined as the percentage C
of _____ for which the server seems to be busy.

a. speed
b. distance
c. time
d. volume
39 How is the relation between Erlang and CCS specified? A

a. 1 Erlang = 36 CCS
b. 1 Erlang = 56 CCS
c. 1 Erlang = 76 CCS
d. 1 Erlang = 96 CCS
40 Difference between the direct path and the diffracted path is called _______ C
A. Average length
B. Radio path length
C. Excess path length
D. Wavelength
41 If a telephone exchange serves 1500 users with the B
average BHCA of about 9000 and CCR is about 50%, what
would be the busy hour calling rate?

a. 2
b. 3
 c. 4.5
d. 5
42 The ratio of number of successful calls to the number of A
call attempts is known as ______

a. Call Completion Rate (CCR)

b. Call Block Rate (CBR)
c. Busy Hour Call Rate (BHCR)
d. LCC
43 . Which of the following can be generated from the PDM signal? A
a) PPM
b) PTM
c) PAM
d) PFM
44
Time Division Multiplexing inside a switch, is used by D

A. Space division switch

B. crossbar switch

C. packet switch

D. time division switch

45
Network where there is no resource reservation is called C

A. Circuit-Switched Networks
B. message-switched networks

C. Packet-switched networks

D. satellite network

46
Identifier that is actually used for data transfer is called the A

A. virtual-circuit identifier
B. global address

C. local address

D. header
47
Synchronous Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) is not efficient C

because of

A. higher data rate

B. infinite frames

C. empty slots

D. Both A and C

48
Multiplexing technique that is used when data rate of an input A

line is a multiple of others is called

A. multilevel multiplexing
B. multiple-slot allocation

C. pulse stuffing

D. Asynchronous TDM
49
Multiplexing technique, in which each input connection has an B

allotment in output even if it is not sending data is

A. Asynchronous TDM
B. Synchronous TDM

C. FDM

D. WDM

50
How many types of multiplexing techniques are C

A. one
B. two

C. three

D. four
UNIT-III

1 PABX stands for: B

a. Power Amplification Before Transmission

b. Private Automatic Branch Exchange
c. Public Automated Branch Exchange
d. Public Access Branch Exchange

2 Information can be represented as a sequence of C

A. byte patterns
B. characters

C. bit patterns

D. images

3 Parameter that refers to recording and broadcasting of picture D

is

A. Text
B. Audio

C. Image

D. Video

4 In representation of text symbols, each set of bit pattern is A

called

A. Code
B. Unicode

C. Coding
 D. sequence

5 Data communications are transfer of data through some A

A. transmission medium
B. linear medium

C. Network LAN

D. Protocols

6 A link local address of local addresses is used in an C

A. Isolated router
B. Subnets

C. Isolated subnet

D. Supernets

7 In classless addressing, there are no classes but addresses are B

still granted in

A. Sections
B. Blocks

C. Codes

D. All of the Above

8 In IPv4 Addresses, classful addressing is replaced with A

A. Classless Addressing
B. Classful Addressing new version

C. Classful Advertising
 D. Classless Advertising

9 A point-to-point link in a remote backbone connected by B

remote bridges acts as

A. Ad hoc network
B. LA Network

C. WA Network

D. MA Network

10 Connecting devices are divided into A

A. five different categories

B. four different categories

C. three different categories

D. seven different categories

11 D

Bridge must discard any frames too large for its

A. Medium
B. Connection

C. frame format

D. System

12 Each LAN type has its own strategy in sending of A

A. Bits
 B. Bytes

C. Data

D. Frames

13 Each LAN type has its own frame D

A. Set
B. Links

C. Data

D. Format

14 In Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), a packet is D

encapsulated directly into a

A. Data link Integer

B. Network Frame

C. Network Station

D. Data link Frame

15 Address space of IPv4 is A

A. 4294967296
B. 4294965796

C. 4266496296

D. 6294967296

16 For multicasting between two noncontiguous multicast routers, D

we make a multicast
 A. Port
B. Frame network

C. Switch

D. Backbone

17 Subnetting is actually B

A. Microwave networks
B. Sub division of networks

C. Absolute network

D. linear network

18 The OSI model has _______ layers. D

a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
19 Which layer links the network support layers and user support layers C
a) session layer
b) data link layer
c) transport layer
d) network layer
20 Which address is used in an internet employing the TCP/IP protocols? D
a) physical address and logical address
b) port address
c) specific address
d) all of the mentioned
21 Which layer is responsible for process to process delivery? B
a) network layer
b) transport layer
c) session layer
d) data link layer
22 Which address identifies a process on a host? C
a) physical address
b) logical address
c) port address
d) specific address
23 Transmission data rate is decided by B
a) network layer
 b) physical layer
c) data link layer
d) transport layer
24 Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network? C
a) coaxial cable
b) twisted pair cable
c) optical fiber
d) electrical cable
25 Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by A
a) digital modulation
b) amplitude modulation
c) frequency modulation
d) phase modulation
26 physical layer provides D
a) mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
b) electrical specification of transmission line signal level
c) specification for IR over optical fiber
d) all of the mentioned
27 The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into A
hardware specific operations.
a) data link layer
b) network layer
c) trasnport layer
d) application layer
28 The data link layer takes the packets from _________ and encapsulates them into A
frames for transmission.
a) network layer
b) physical layer
c) transport layer
d) application layer
29 Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer? D
a) framing
b) error control
c) flow control
d) channel coding
30 In virtual circuit network each packet contains B
a) full source and destination address
b) a short VC number
c) only source address
d) only destination address
31 Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream A
before passing it to
a) network layer
b) data link layer
c) application layer
d) physical layer
32 A _____ is a TCP name for a transport service access point. A
a) port
 b) pipe
c) node
d) class
33 Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol? A
a) stream control transmission protocol
b) internet control message protocol
c) neighbor discovery protocol
d) dynamic host configuration protocol
34 In which topology there is a central controller or hub? A
a) Star
b) Mesh
c) Ring
d) Bus
35 This topology requires multipoint connection D
a) Star
b) Mesh
c) Ring
d) Bus
36 The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _________ B
a) Fully duplexing
b) Multiplexing
c) Both Fully duplexing and Multiplexing
d) Duplexing
37 Multiplexing is used in _______ B
a) Packet switching
b) Circuit switching
c) Data switching
d) Packet & Circuit switching
38 Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals? B
a) FDM
b) TDM
c) WDM
d) FDM & WDM
39 Multiplexing can provide _________ D
a) Efficiency
b) Privacy
c) Anti jamming
d) Both Efficiency & Privacy
40 In TDM, the transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the sum of D
the transmission rates of the signal sources.
a) Greater than
b) Lesser than
c) Equal to
d) Equal to or greater than
41 For a 10Mbps Ethernet link, if the length of the packet is 32bits, the transmission A
delay is(in microseconds)
a) 3.2
b) 32
 c) 0.32
d) 320
42 In the transfer of file between server and client, if the transmission rates along the B
path is 10Mbps, 20Mbps, 30Mbps, 40Mbps. The throughput is usually
a) 20Mbps
b) 10Mbps
c) 40Mbps
d) 50Mbps
43 If end to end delay is given by dend-end = N(dproc + dtrans + dprop) is a non C
congested network. The number of routers between source and destination is
a) N/2
b) N
c) N-1
d) 2N
44 In a network, If P is the only packet being transmitted and there was no earlier B
transmission, which of the following delays could be zero
a) Propogation delay
b) Queuing delay
c) Transmission delay
d) Processing delay
45 The attackers a network of compromised devices known as B
a) Internet
b) Botnet
c) Telnet
d) D-net
46 In a network, If P is the only packet being transmitted and there was no earlier B
transmission, which of the following delays could be zero
a) Propogation delay
b) Queuing delay
c) Transmission delay
d) Processing delay
47 Which of this is not a guided media? C
a) Fiber optical cable
b) Coaxial cable
c) Wireless LAN
d) Copper wire
48 UTP is commonly used in __________ A
a) DSL
b) FTTP
c) HTTP
d) ASK
49 Coaxial cable consists of _______ concentric copper conductors. B
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
50 Terrestrial radio channels are broadly classifed into _____ groups. B
a) 2
 b) 3
c) 4
d) 1

UNIT-4
1 Unguided medium is D

A. twisted pair cable

B. coaxial cable

C. fiber optic cable

D. free space

2 In star topology if central hub goes down, it effects C

A. One node
B. No node

C. whole system

D. Don't know

3 We can divide audio and video services into C

A. 1 broad categories
B. 2 broad categories

C. 3 broad categories

D. 4 broad categories

4 In Interim Standard 95 (IS-95), each channel produces data at C

a rate of

A. 9.2 kbps
 B. 9.4 kbps

C. 9.6 kbps

D. 9.8 kbs

5 In Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), each band is B

reserved for a specific

A. Signal
B. Station

C. Bandwidth

D. Data

6 DTMF stands for: C

a. Digital Telephony Multiple Frequency

b. Dial Tone Master Frequency
c. Dual-Tone Multifrequency
d. Digital Trunk Master Frequency

7 PSTN stands for: A

a. Public Switched Telephone Network

b. Private Switched Telephone Network
c. Primary Service Telephone Network
d. Primary Service Telephone Numbers

8 POTS stands for: D

a. Private Office Telephone System

b. Primary Office Telephone Service
c. Primary Operational Test System
d. Plain Old Telephone Service
Central offices are connected by: B
9
a. local loops
b. trunk lines
c. both a and b
 d. none of the abov

10 Local loops terminate at: C

 a. a tandem office
 b. a toll station
 c. a central office
 d. an interexchange office

11 Call blocking: D

 a. cannot occur in the public telephone network

 b. occurs on the local loop when there is an electrical
power failure
 c. occurs only on long-distance cables
 d. occurs when the central office capacity is exceeded

12 In telephony, POP stands for: B

 a. Post Office Protocol

 b. Point Of Presence
 c. Power-On Protocol
 d. none of the above

13 The cable used for local loops is mainly: A

 a. twisted-pair copper wire

 b. shielded twisted-pair copper wire
 c. coaxial cable
 d. fiber-optic

14 FITL stands for: D

 a. Framing Information for Toll Loops

 b. Fiber In the Toll Loop
 c. Framing In The Loop
 d. Fiber-In-The-Loop

15 Loading coils were used to: B

 a. increase the speed of the local loop for digital data

 b. reduce the attenuation of voice signals
 c. reduce crosstalk
 d. provide C-type conditioning to a local loop
16 DC current flows through a telephone: B

 a. when it is on hook
 b. when it is off hook
 c. as long as it is attached to a local loop
 d. only when it is ringing

17 The range of DC current that flows through a telephone is: D

 a. 20 µA to 80 µA
 b. 200 µA to 800 µA
 c. 2 mA to 8 mA
 d. 20 mA to 80 mA

18 The separation of control functions from signal switching is C

known as:

 a. step-by-step switching control

 b. crossbar control
 c. common control
 d. ESS

19 The typical voltage across a telephone when on-hook is: A

 a. 48 volts DC
 b. 48 volts, 20 hertz AC
 c. 90 volts DC
 d. 90 volts, 20 hertz AC

20 The typical voltage needed to "ring" a telephone is: D

 a. 48 volts DC
 b. 48 volts, 20 hertz AC
 c. 90 volts DC
 d. 90 volts, 20 hertz AC

21 The bandwidth of voice-grade signals on a telephone system is C

restricted in order to:

 a. allow lines to be "conditioned"

 b. prevent "singing"
 c. allow signals to be multiplexed
 d. all of the above
22 Signal loss is designed into a telephone system to: B

 a. eliminate reflections
 b. prevent oscillation
 c. improve signal-to-noise ratio
 d. reduce power consumption

23 The reference noise level for telephony is: C

 a. 1 mW
 b. 0 dBm
 c. 1 pW
 d. 0 dBr

24 The reference noise level for telephony is: B

 a. 1 mW
 b. 0 dBm
 c. 1 pW
 d. 0 dBr

25 The number of voice channels in a basic FDM group is: B

 a. 6
 b. 12
 c. 24
 d. 60

26 Basic FDM groups can be combined into: D

 a. supergroups
 b. mastergroups
 c. jumbogroups
 d. all of the above

27 In telephone system FDM, voice is put on a carrier using: A

 a. SSB
 b. DSBSC
 c. PDM
 d. PCM

28 "Bit-stuffing" is more formally called: C

  a. compensation
 b. rectification
 c. justification
 d. frame alignment

29 ISDN stands for: A

 a. Integrated Services Digital Network

 b. Information Services Digital Network
 c. Integrated Services Data Network
 d. Information Systems Digital Network

30 Basic ISDN has not been widely adopted because: D

 a. it took to long to develop

 b. it is too slow
 c. it has been surpassed by newer technologies
 d. all of the above

31 ADSL stands for: B

 a. All-Digital Subscriber Line

 b. Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
 c. Allocated Digital Service Line
 d. Access to Data Services Line

32 Compared to ISDN, internet access using ADSL is typically: A

 a. much faster
 b. about the same speed
 c. much more expensive
 d. none of the above

33 Anyone who uses a telephone or a data modem on a telephone circuit is part of a D

global communications network called:
A. Personal Mobile Telephone Network
B. World Wide Web
C. Internet
D. Public Telephone Network
34 The subscriber loop provides the means to connect a telephone set at a subscriber’s D
location to the closest telephone office, which is commonly called a/n:
A. end office
B. local exchange office
C. central office
D. all of the above

35 The pair of wires connecting a subscriber to the closest telephone office is called the B
________.
A. Subscriber line
B. local loop
C. drop line
D. twisted pair

36 It is nothing more than a simple single-throw, double-pole(STDP) switch placed across D

the tip and ring.
A. Dialer
B. Transmitter
C. Ringer Circuit
D. on/off hook circuit

37 .It converts electrical signals received from the local loop to acoustic signals (sound B
waves) that can be heard and understood by human being.
A. Earphones
B. Speakers
C. Microphone
D. Headphone

38 It is the transmitter for the telephone. C

A. Earphones
B. Speakers
C. Microphone
D. Headphone

39 It enables the subscriber to output signals representing digits, and this enables the B
caller to enter the destination telephone number.
A. pulse dialing circuit
B. dialing circuit
C. tone dialing circuit
D. modem

40 An audible signal comprised of two frequencies: 350Hz and 440Hz D

A. Call progress tones
B. Ringing signal
C. Busy tone
D. Dial tone

41 A more efficient means than dial pulsing for transferring telephone numbers from a A
 subscriber’s location to the central office switching machine.
A. Dual-tone multifrequency
B. Pulse dialing
C. ESS
D. Voice dialing

42 .A two-of-six code designed to be used only to convey information between two B

electronic switching machines.
A. E and M signaling
B. multifrequency signaling
C. two-of-six signaling
D. dual tone signaling

43 Station busy is sometimes called: B

A. fast busy
B. slow busy
C. short busy
D. long busy

44 In telephone terminology, a station is a: C

A. SLIC
B. central office
C. telephone set
D. switch

45 .Sometimes called a congestion tone or a no-circuit-available tone. A

A. equipment busy signal
B. station busy signal
C. star signal
D. key pulse signal

46 It is sent from the switching machine back to the calling station whenever the system C
cannot complete the call because the equipment is unavailable.
A. ringing signal
B. busy tone
C. congestion tone
D. station busy signal

47 An equipment busy is sometimes called: A

A. fast busy
B. slow busy
C. short busy
D. long busy

48 . Enables the destination station of a telephone call to display the name and telephone B
number of the calling party before the telephone is answered.
A. Call waiting
 B. Caller lD
C. Answering machine
D. Voice mail

49 It is the only facility required by all voice-band Circuits, as It is the means by which C
subscriber locations are connected to the local telephone company.
A. Subscriber line interface card
B. Hybrid circuit
C. local subscriber loop
D. 4-wire line

50 in a telephone circuit, this refers to an actual C

loss of signal strength.
A. Absorption
B. Echo
C. Attenuation
D. Singing

UNIT-V

1 The narrowband ISDN has a smaller bandwidth and it can support the data rates of upto B
…………
A) 62Kbits/s
B) 64Kbits/s
C) 66Kbits/s
D) 68Kbit/s
2 The first generation of ISDN is called as a narrowband ISDN which has a …………… A
orientation.
A) circuit switching
B) diatagram packet switching
C) message switching
D) virtual circuit packet switching

3 3. The main important technical contribution of B-ISDN is the …… D

A) SMDS
B) Frame relay
C) X.25
D) ATM
4 The main important technical contribution of narrowband ISDN is ….. B
A) SMDS
B) Frame relay
C) X.25
D) ATM
5 Which of the following is/are the services provided by ISDN. D
i) Existing voice applications ii) Data applications iii) Fascimile(FAX) iv) Teletext
services
 A) i, ii and iii only
B) ii, iii and iv only
C) i, iii and iv only
D) All i, ii, iii and iv
6 The development of ISDN is governed by a set of recommendations issued by ……….. A
A) CCITT
B) ITTCC
C) TTICC
D) ITTCC
7 The …………….. connects a large number of ISDN subscriber loop signals to the digital B
network.
A) Digital Networking office
B) Digital Central Office
C) Integrated Network Office
D) Digital Service Office
8 The ISDN is governed by recommendations from ITU-T which are called as …………. of C
recommendations.
A) T-series
B) U-series
C) I-series
D) D-series
9 Which of the following is/are the operations performed by digital central office. D
i) It provides access to the circuit switched network
ii) It provides subscriber access to the dedicated lines
iii) It accommodates multiplexed access via digital PBX and LAN
A) i and ii only
B) ii and iii only
C) i and iii only
D) All i, ii and iii
10 Digital central office providers subscriber access to the ………… networks and time share A
transaction oriented computer services.
A) packet switched
B) circuit switched
C) message switched
D) telegraph switched

11 D
The standard electronic mail source components have been defined and approved by the
CCITT which are known as ……………. family of standards for message handling system.
A) X.100
B) X.200
C) X.300
D) X.400
12 A
. ……………. message handling system model in ISDN is used for system model and
services elements.
A) X.400
 B) X.401
C) X.408
D) X.410
13 D
…………… message handling system model in ISDN is used for remote operations and
reliable transfer server.
A) X.400
B) X.401
C) X.408
D) X.410
14 D
The message format for ISDN can be classified into which of the following groups(s).
A) Call establishment message
B) Call control message
C) Call disconnect message
D) All of the above
15 In the group of call establishment messages contains which of the following messages. C
i) Call set up
ii) User to use messages
iii) Call connect and disconnect acknowledgement
iv) Call processing alert
A) i, ii and iii only
B) ii, iii and iv only
C) i, iii and iv only
D) All i, ii, iii and iv
16 Call control message group includes which of the following messages. A
i) Suspend or resume messages
ii) User to user messages
iii) Call release messages
A) i and ii only
B) ii and iii only
C) i and iii only
D) All i, ii and iii
17 ………… are used for negotiating the network facilities for supporting additional services D
such as direct inward dialing, call forwarding etc.
A) Call establishment message
B) Call control message
C) Call disconnect message
D) Other message
18 ……………. field of message format for ISDN gives reference to the channel information B
transfer activity to which a signalling packet pertains.
A) Protocol discriminator
B) Call reference
C) Message reference
D) Message type
19 State whether the following statements for the features of ISDN address structure are B
True or False.
 i) The ISDN numbering plan is based on the telephone numbering plan
ii) It depends on the nature of service being provided
iii) It independent of the performance characteristics of the connection.
A) i-True, ii-True, iii-False
B) i-True, ii-False, iii-True
C) i-False, ii-True, iii-True
D) i-False, ii-False, iii-False
20 State whether the following statements for the features of ISDN address structure are B
True or False.
i) The ISDN numbering plan is based on the telephone numbering plan
ii) It depends on the nature of service being provided
iii) It independent of the performance characteristics of the connection.
A) i-True, ii-True, iii-False
B) i-True, ii-False, iii-True
C) i-False, ii-True, iii-True
D) i-False, ii-False, iii-False
21 A
This set of Wireless & Mobile Communications Multiple Choice Questions &
Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)”.

1. ISDN stands for ________

a) Integrated Services Digital Network
b) Integrated Services Discrete Network
c) Integrated Services Digital Node
d) Integrated Services Discrete Node

22 ISDN is based on the concept of _______ B

a) SS7
b) CCS
c) ARDIS
d) CDPD
23 Signalling component that supports traffic between the end-user and network is C
called ________
a) Network signalling
b) Digital subscriber signalling
c) Access signalling
d) Subscriber system signallingSignalling component that supports traffic between
the end-user and network is called ________
a) Network signalling
b) Digital subscriber signalling
c) Access signalling
d) Subscriber system signalling
24 Information bearing channels in ISDN are called ______
a) D channels
b) Data channels
c) B channels
 d) Voice channels
25 Which of the following is based on ATM technology? D
a) SS7
b) CCS
c) ARDIS
d) B-ISDN
26 Which of the following is true for ATM? C
a) Circuit switched
b) Multiple access technique
c) Multiplexing technique
d) Handle only voice users
27 The data unit of ATM is _____ A
a) Cell
b) Atom
c) Molecule
d) Packet
28 ATM cells have fixed length of _______ D
a) 48 bytes
b) 47 bytes
c) 5 bytes
d) 53 bytes
29 Full form of MAC address is B
(A) Machine access control address

(B) Media access control address

(C) Mode access control address

(D) Master access control address

30 The following is the largest amount of Data storage. A

(A) Terabyte

(B) Gigabyte

(C) Kilobyte

(D) Megabyte

31 ISDN stands for B

(A) Internet Digital Service Network

(B) Integrated Service Digital Network

(C) Integrated Systems Digital Network

(D) Integrated Service Digital Naming

32 DHCP is the abbreviation of D

 (A) Dynamic Host Control Protocol

(B) Dynamic Hyper Configuration Protocol

(C) Dynamic Hyper Control Protocol

(D) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

33 IPv4 addresses are ___ bits in length. B

(A) 16

(B) 32

(C) 64

(D) 128

34 Routing in the same network may be termed as A

A. Local routing
B. Static routing
C. Dynamic routing
D. Distributing routing

35 _____ is used for transmission of packets in the cellular switched architecture. A

a) Packet switching techniques
b) Circuit switching techniques
c) Packet and circuit switched technique
d) Datagram technique
36 Transmission protocol, PRMA stands for _________ D
a) Pocket reservation multiple access
b) Packet register multiple access
c) Pocket register multiple access
d) Packet reservation multiple access
37 UMTS stands for ____________ D
a) Universal mobile telecommunication system
b) Universal mobile telephone system
c) United multiplex telecommunication system
d) Universal mobile telecommunication system
38 …………. of ISDN refers to certain finite arrangements of physical equipment or C
combination of equipment
A) Reference grouping
B) Reference points
C) Functional grouping
D) Functional points
39 . ………. is used to distinguish between messages for the user-network call control and the A
other message types.
 A) Protocol discriminator
B) Call reference
C) Message type
D) Comment
40 . ………… in ISDN is used for establishing, maintaining and terminating the connectors on A
channel B.
A) Control signaling
B) Telemetry
C) Packet switching
D) Circuit switching
41 ………. in ISDN corresponds to minimum ISDN Network termination at customer A
premise.
A) Terminal point (T)
B) System Reference Point (S)
C) Rate Reference Point (R)
D) United Reference Point (U)
42 To achieve longer distances, the analog transmission system includes ………………. that B
boost the energy of the signal.
A) repeaters
B) amplifiers
C) routers
D) boosters
43 ……………… occurs due to velocity of propagation the frequency varies. Thus various B
frequency components of a signal arrive at the receiver at different times.
A) Noise
B) Delay distortion
C) Attenuation distortion
D) Dispersion
44 The range of frequencies that contain the information is called as the ……….. A
A) Bandwidth
B) Bit rate
C) Signal to Noise Ratio
D) Baud rate
45 In ………………… format, a logic 1 is represented by a pulse of full bit duration Tb and B
amplitude +A while a logic 0 is represented by an off pulse or zero amplitude.
A) Unipolar RZ
B) Unipolar NRZ
C) Polar RZ
D) Polar NRZ
46 ………………… cables are very cheap and easy to install, but they are badly affected by the B
noise interference.
A) STP
B) UTP
C) Co-axial
D) Optical Fiber
47 Twisting of wires in twisted pair cable helps to B
A) increase the data speed
B) reduce the effect or noise or external interface
C) make the cable stronger
 D) make the cable attractive

48 ……………… cable suffers more impairment than ……………… cable which in turn suffers B
more than ……………
A) Co-axial, Twisted, Optical Fiber
B) Twisted, Co-axial, Optical Fiber
C) Co-axial, Optical Fiber, Twisted
D) Twisted, Optical Fiber, Co-axial

49 The ……………………. is used at the end of cable to present the reflection of the signal. D
A) BNC connector
B) BNC-L connector
C) BNC-T connector
D) BNC terminator
50 ………………….. is the overlapping of frequency bands which can distort/wipe-out a C
signal.
A) Noise
B) Attenuation
C) Interference
D) Distortion