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1The sharing of a medium and its link by two or more devices is called _______.
A)modulation
B)encoding
C)line discipline
D)multiplexing



2Which multiplexing technique transmits analog signals?
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)(a) and (c)



3Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals?
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)None of the above



4Which multiplexing technique shifts each signal to a different carrier frequency?
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)Both (a) and (b)
D)None of the above



5In synchronous TDM, for n signal sources of the same data rate, each frame contains _______ slots.
A)n
B)n + 1
C)n - 1
D)0 to n



6In TDM, the transmission rate of the multiplexed path is usually _______ the sum of the transmission rates of the signal sources.
A)greater than
B)less than
C)equal to
D)not related to



7Which multiplexing technique involves signals composed of light beams?
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)none of the above



8_________ utilization is the use of available bandwidth to achieve specific goals.
A)Frequency
B)Bandwidth
C)Amplitude
D)None of the above



9________ can be achieved by using multiplexing; ______ can be achieved by using spreading.
A)Efficiency; privacy and antijamming
B)Privacy and antijamming; efficiency
C)Privacy and efficiency; antijamming
D)Efficiency and antijamming; privacy



10________ is the set of techniques that allows the simultaneous transmission of multiple signals across a single data link.
A)Demodulating
B)Multiplexing
C)Compressing
D)None of the above



11In a multiplexed system, __ lines share the bandwidth of ____ link.
A)1; n
B)1; 1
C)n; 1
D)n; n



12The word ______ refers to the portion of a _______ that carries a transmission.
A)channel; link
B)link; channel
C)line; channel
D)line; link



13______ can be applied when the bandwidth of a link (in hertz) is greater than the combined bandwidths of the signals to be transmitted.
A)TDM
B)FDM
C)Both (a) or (b)
D)Neither (a) or (b)



14FSM is an _________technique.
A)analog
B)digital
C)either (a) or (b)
D)none of the above



15____ is designed to use the high bandwidth capability of fiber-optic cable.
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)None of the above



16______ is an analog multiplexing technique to combine optical signals.
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)None of the above



17_____ is a digital process that allows several connections to share the high bandwidth of a link.
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)None of the above



18_____ is a digital multiplexing technique for combining several low-rate channels into one high-rate one.
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)None of the above



19We can divide ____ into two different schemes: synchronous or statistical.
A)FDM
B)TDM
C)WDM
D)none of the above



20In ________ TDM, each input connection has an allotment in the output even if it is not sending data.
A)synchronous
B)statistical
C)isochronous
D)none of the above



21In ________ TDM, slots are dynamically allocated to improve bandwidth efficiency.
A)synchronous
B)statistical
C)isochronous
D)none of the above



22In ________, we combine signals from different sources to fit into a larger bandwidth.
A)spread spectrum
B)line coding
C)block coding
D)none of the above



23_______ is designed to be used in wireless applications in which stations must be able to share the medium without interception by an eavesdropper and without being subject to jamming from a malicious intruder.
A)Spread spectrum
B)Multiplexing
C)Modulation
D)None of the above.



24The _______ technique uses M different carrier frequencies that are modulated by the source signal. At one moment, the sign modulates one carrier frequency; at the next moment, the signal modulates another carrier frequency.
A)FDM
B)DSSS
C)FHSS
D)TDM



25The ______ technique expands the bandwidth of a signal by replacing each data bit with n bits.
A)FDM
B)DSSS
C)FHSS
D)TDM







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