The modulation technique used for mobile communication systems during world war II

was
A. Amplitude modulation
B. Frequency modulation
C. ASK
D. FSK
ANSWER:B
———– introduced Frequency Modulation for mobile communication systems in 1935.
A. Edwin Armstrong
B. Albert Einstein
C. Galileo Galilei
D. David Bohm
ANSWER:A
The early FM push-to-talk telephone systems were used in
A. Simplex mode
B. Half duplex mode
C. Full duplex mode
D. None of the above
ANSWER:B
DECT stands for
A. Digital European Cellular Telex
B. Digitized Emergency Cellular Telephone
C. Digital European Cordless Telephone
D. Digital European Cellular Telephone
ANSWER:C
World’s first cellular system was developed by
A. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT)
B. Bellcore and Motorola
C. AT&T Bell Laboratories
D. Qualcomm
ANSWER:A
Paging systems were based on
A. Simplex systems
B. Half duplex systems
C. Full duplex systems
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
Paging systems could be used to
A. Send numeric messages
B. Send alphanumeric messages
C. Voice message
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Garage door opener is a
A. Transmitter
B. Receiver
C. Transceiver
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
Carrier frequency of a TV remote control is in the range
A. of Infra red
B. < 100 MHz
C. < 1 GHz
D. < 2 GHz
ANSWER:A
Half duplex system for communication has
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
ANSWER:B
MIN stands for
A. Mobile Identification Number
B. Mobile Internet
C. Mobility In Network
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
The process of transferring a mobile station from one base station to another is
A. MSC
B. Roamer
C. Hand off
D. Forward channel
ANSWER:C
PCN is
A. Wireless concept of making calls
B. For receiving calls
C. Irrespective of the location of the user
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
IMT-2000 is a digital mobile system that functions as
A. Pager
B. Cordless
C. Low earth orbit satellites
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
The 2G cellular network uses
A. TDMA/FDD
B. CDMA/FDD
C. Digital modulation formats
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
NADC is a 2G standard for
A. TDMA
B. CDMA
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
2G CDMA standard – cdma one supports up to
A. 8 users
B. 64 users
C. 32 users
D. 116 users
ANSWER:B
2G standards support
A. Limited internet browsing
B. Short Messaging Service
C. Both A& B
D. None of the above
ANSWER:C
The 2G GSM technology uses a carrier separation of
A. 1.25 MHz
B. 200 KHz
C. 30 KHz
D. 300 KHz
ANSWER:B
3G W-CDMA is also known as
A. UMTS
B. DECT
C. DCS-1800
D. ETACS
ANSWER:A
Commonly used mode for 3G networks is
A. TDMA
B. FDMA
C. TDD
D. FDD
ANSWER:D
The minimum spectrum allocation required for W-CDMA is
A. 5MHz
B. 2MHz
C. 500KHz
D. 100KHz
ANSWER:A
CDMA2000 1xEV provides high speed data access with channel allocation of
A. 5 MHz
B. 50 MHz
C. 1.25 MHz
D. 4 MHz
ANSWER:C
In TD-SDMA, there is a frame of _____milliseconds and the frame is divided into
_____ time slots.
A. 5, 7
B. 7, 5
C. 2, 5
D. 5, 2
ANSWER:A
The interference between the neighboring base stations is avoided by
A. Assigning different group of channels
B. Using transmitters with different power level
C. Using different antennas
D. All of the above
ANSWER:A
Radio capacity may be increased in cellular concept by
A. Increase in radio spectrum
B. Increasing the number of base stations & reusing the channels
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
ANSWER:B
The shape of the cellular region for maximum radio coverage is
A. Circular
B. Square
C. Oval
D. Hexagon
ANSWER:D
Hexagon shape is used for radio coverage for a cell because
A. It uses the maximum area for coverage
B. Fewer number of cells are required
C. It approximates circular radiation pattern
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Centre excited hexagonal cells use
A. Sectored directional antennas
B. Omni directional antennas
C. Yagi uda antennas
D. None of the above
ANSWER:B
Spectrum Efficiency of a cellular network is
A. The traffic carried by whole network
B. The traffic carried per cell divided by the bandwidth of the system and the area
of a cell
C. Expressed in Erlang /MHz /km2
D. Both b and c
e. Both a and c
ANSWER:D
The advantage of using frequency reuse is
A. Increased capacity
B. Limited spectrum is required
C. Same spectrum may be allocated to other network
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
The strategies acquired for channel assignment are
A. Fixed
B. Dynamic
C. Regular
D. Both a and b
e. Both b and c
ANSWER:D
In a fixed channel assignment strategy, if all the assigned channels are occupied,
the call
A. Gets transferred to another cell
B. Gets blocked
C. Is kept on waiting
D. All of the above
ANSWER:B
In a fixed channel assignment strategy
A. Each cell is assigned a predetermined set of frequencies
B. The call is served by unused channels of the cell
C. The call gets blocked if all the channels of the cell are occupied
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
In a dynamic channel assignment strategy,
A. Voice channels are not permanently assigned
B. The serving base station requests for a channel from MSC
C. MSC allocates the channel according to the predetermined algorithm
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Advantage of using Dynamic channel assignment is
A. Blocking is reduced
B. Capacity of the system is increased
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
ANSWER:Both a & b
Disadvantage of using Dynamic channel assignment is
A. More storage required
B. Calculations and analysis is increased
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
ANSWER:C
In Dynamic channel assignment, any channel which is being used in one cell can be
reassigned simultaneously to another cell in the system at a reasonable distance.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER:A
In Handoff
A. Process of transferring the call to the new base station
B. Transfers the call
C. New channel allocation is done
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Delay in handoffs is caused due to
A. Week signal conditions
B. High traffic conditions
C. Un availability of the channel
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Inter system Handoffs are done
A. When mobile station moves in two cellular systems with different MSC
B. When mobile station moves between two cellular systems
C. When mobile station receives more power from other base station than the serving
base station
D. All of the above
ANSWER:All of the above
When a fraction of assigned channel is reserved for handoffs, it is
A. Guard channel concept
B. Fixed channel assignment
C. Dynamic channel assignment
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
While handoffs, the termination of call may be avoided by
A. Providing Guard channel
B. Queuing of handoffs
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
ANSWER:C
Dwell time is the time for
A. A call within the cell
B. Hand off
C. Waiting for channel allocation
D. None of the above
ANSWER:A
Dwell time depends upon
A. Interference
B. Distance between the subscriber and the base station
C. Propagation of call
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
In Mobile Assisted Handoff (MAHO), the handoff takes place when
A. The power received by the mobile station from other base station is more than
the serving base station
B. The channel allocated is not available
C. The mobile station has no signal
D. All of the above
ANSWER:A
Mobile Assisted Handoff (MAHO) provides
A. Faster handoffs
B. Suitability for frequent handoffs
C. MSC need not monitor the signal strength
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Trunking in a cellular network refers to
A. Termination of a call
B. Spectrum unavailability
C. Accommodating large number of users in limited spectrum
D. All of the above
ANSWER:C
 When all of the radio channels are in use in a trunking system
A. The user is blocked
B. The access to the system is denied
C. The queue may be provided
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D
Umbrella cell approach
A. Uses large and small cells
B. Uses different antenna heights
C. Is used for high speed users with large coverage area and low speed users with
small coverage area
D. All of the above
ANSWER:D