ADVANCEDCOMMUNICATIONSYSTEMS

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

1. A facsimile system differs from TV or computer print-outs in the following way- . A. the facsimile produces a moving picture of the source image B. the facsimile produces a typed output of a picture input C. the facsimile reproduces the document at the transmitter onto paper or photographic film at the receiver. Facsimile is similar to television in thatA. the original image is scanned in a raster pattern B. the optical image is converted into electrical signals C. the conversion of the optical pattern into electrical form occurs at high electronic speeds D. the image is reproduced on the face of a TV picture tube E. All of1the above F. A. and B. above. The optical features of a document are converted into electrical form by having A. a light spot illuminates a small portion of the document and a photo detector generates a voltage or current proportional to the reflected light B. the document uniformly illuminated and have the photodetector detect the reflected light from only a small portion of the paper. C. Either of the above. If a facsimile machine is designed to provide a resolution of200 lines per inch, how many picture elements are there in an 8 x 11 page? A. less than I million B. I million to 3 million C. over 3 million. If the receiver is a cylinder rotating at 180 rpm in the system of question 4, how many minutes will it take to reproduce the entire page? A. less than 5 minutes B. 5 to 10 minutes C. over 10 minutes. What bandwidth would be required to send the electrical signal of the system of 4 and 5? A. 1275 hertz B. 2025 hertz C. 2550 hertz D. 3125 hertz Match the system features with the printing method

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(a) electroresistive A. low cost (b) electrothermal B. high speed (c) impact C. high contrast (d) ink jet D. good gray level reproduction E. multiple copy. In a. cylindrical scanning system A. the paper being scanned is wrapped around a cylinder B. the cylinder is rotating while the scanning optoelectronics is slowly moved down the paper C. the paper is loaded horizontally into the system D. a wide range of documents and paper weights can be used E. all of the above F. A. and B. above. A facsimile receiver can be used to expose photographic plates if A. the electrical current is caused to flow through the photosensitive film B. the electrical facsimile signal is converted to a scanning light beam of varying intensity which is focused onto the film C. the electrical signal is converted to a charge pattern on the film. In the system of problems 4 and 5, if the information is to be sent using an 8-bit PCM, how many bits per second are required? A. less than 30,000 B. 30,000 to 40,000 C. 40,000 to 50,000 D. above 50,000. A floating point number is said to be normalised if A. least significant bit of mantissa is zero B. most significant bit of mantissa is zero C. least significant bit of exponent is zero D. most significant bit of exponent is zero. Overflow in signed numbers is detected by A. observing carry into the sign bit position B: observing carry out of the sign bit position C. A. and B. both D. none of the above. Which of the following is not an entry of the symbol table A. symbol B. values C. length D. relocation E. none of the above. Which is not a function of a loader A. allocation B. translation C. relocation D. loading. Find the odd one out A. code template B. internal representation C. register code D. machine code. Which are not associated with target machineA. bits B. characters C. bytes D. multiple words

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For effective swapping binding of instructions and data should be done at A. load time B. compile time C. execution time Which memory management scheme does not support multi-programming A. single partition allocation B. multiple partition allocation C. paging D. segmentation Refraction of electromagnetic waves .occurs when they A. pass through a small slot in a conducting plane B. pass into a medium of different dielectric constant C. are polarized at right angles to the direction of propagation D. encounter a perfectly conducting surface. Skip distance A. increases with increase in frequency B. increases with decrease in frequency C. decreases with increase in frequency D. decreases with decrease in frequency VLF waves are used for some type of service because A. they penetrate the ionosphere easily B. the transmitting antennas are of convenient size C. low power is required D. they are very reliable. During day time the ionosphere consists of A. D, E layers B. D, E, F1 layers C, D, E, F2 layers D. D, E, Fl, F2 layers The absorption of electro magnetic waves by the atmosphere depends on A. the frequency in use B. the polarization of wave C. distance from the transmitter D. all of the above. The refractive index for an ionized keyer is given by A. C. MUF is given by A. MUF = fc cos B. D. B. MUF = fc sec

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C. MUF= D. MUF = fc tan If wave of critical frequency 30 MHz is departing at an angle of 60, then the MUF is given to be A. 10 MHz B. 15 MHz C. 30 MHz D. 60 MHz. The velocity of the wave as it passes from air into ionosphere A. increases B. decreases C. reduces to zero D. remains unaltered. Which of the following wave remains unaffected during day and night?

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A. tropospheric wave B. sky wave C. ground wave D. none of the above. D-Iayer extends approximately from A. 50 to 90 km B. 20 to 50 km C. 90 to 110 km D. upto 50 km. Microwave signals follow the curvature of the earth and the phenomenon is known as A. tropospheric scatter B. duct propagation C. Faraday effect D. none of the above. Electromagnetic waves in free space can only be A. absorbed B. refracted C. reflected D. attenuated. Diffraction of electromagnetic waves A. is caused by reflections from the ground B. may occur around the edge of a sharp obstacle. C. arises only with spherical wave fronts D. occurs only when the waves pass through a large slot. The ground wave eventually disappears as one moves from a transmitter because of A. surface attenuation B. diffraction C. loss of line of sight D. tilting In the atmosphere, the absorption of radio waves depends on A. their distances from the transmitter B. their frequency C. their polarisation D. electron density ionosphere. If the reflected wave has to travel one-half wavelength of more than the direct wave, the two waves will arrive at the receiving antenna A. in phase B. out of phase C. at exactly the same time D. the waves will not arrive. In sky wave propagation, skip distance is used A. so as not to exceed the critical frequency B. to avoid the Faraday effect C. to prevent sky wave and upper ray interference D. to obey tilting. The critical frequency of an ionospheric layer depends upon A. only height B. only electron density C. both height and electron density and nothing else D. height, electron density and angle of incidence. A passive satellite A. amplifies the signal B. reflects the signal C. absorbs the signal D. none of the above. Passive reflectors are provided on--: A. active satellite only B. passive satellite C. both A. and B above D. none of the above

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1. B 8. A 15. C 22. B 29. A 36. C

2. C 9. D 16. B 23. A 30. B 37. B

3. A 10. B 17. C 24. C 31. D 38. B

4. B 11. B 18. A 25. B 32. B 39. B

5. D 12. C 19. A 26. D 33. D

6. C 13. E 20. A 27. A 34. B

7. B 14. B 21. D 28. C 35. A