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15 correct (71%)
6 incorrect (29%)
0 unanswered (0%)
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The correct answer for each question is indicated by a .

1 CORRECT In a frequency-domain plot, the horizontal axis measures the ________.

A) signal amplitude

B) frequency

C) phase

D) time

2 CORRECT In a time-domain plot, the horizontal axis is a measure of ________.

A) signal amplitude

B) frequency

C) phase

D) time
3 CORRECT _______ data are continuous and take continuous values.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) Analog or digital

D) None of the choices are correct

4 CORRECT _______ data have discrete states and take discrete values.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) Analog or digital

D) None of the choices are correct

5 CORRECT _____ signals have an infinite number of values in a time interval.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) Either analog or digital

D) None of the choices are correct

6 CORRECT _______ signals can have only a limited number of values in a time interval.

A) Analog

B) Digital

C) Either analog or digital

D) None of the choices are correct

7 CORRECT Frequency and period are ______.

A) inverse of each other

B) proportional to each other

C) the same

D) are not related

8 CORRECT ________is the rate of change with respect to time.

A) Amplitude

B) Time

C) Frequency

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D) Phase
9 CORRECT _______ describes the position of the waveform relative to time 0.

A) Amplitude

B) Time

C) Frequency

D) Phase

10 A simple sine wave can be represented by one single spike in the _____ domain.
CORRECT
A) amplitude

B) time

C) frequency

D) phase

11 As frequency increases, the period ________.

CORRECT
A) decreases

B) increases

C) remains the same

D) None of the choices are correct

12 ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the resistance of
CORRECT the transmission medium.
A) Attenuation

B) Distortion

C) Noise

D) Decibel

13 ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the different
CORRECT propagation speeds of each frequency that makes up the signal.
A) Attenuation

B) Distortion

C) Noise

D) Decibel

14 ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which an outside source such as crosstalk corrupts a
INCORRECT signal.
A) Attenuation

B) Distortion

C) Noise

D) Decibel

15 When propagation speed is multiplied by propagation time, we get the ________.

INCORRECT
A) throughput

B) wavelength of the signal

C) distortion factor

D) distance a signal or bit has traveled

16 Baseband transmission of a digital signal is possible only if we have a ____ channel.

INCORRECT
A) low-pass

B) bandpass

C) low rate

D) high rate

17 If the available channel is a ____ channel, we cannot send a digital signal directly to the channel.
CORRECT
A) low-pass

B) bandpass

C) low rate

D) high rate

18 For a ______ channel, the Nyquist bit rate formula defines the theoretical maximum bit rate.
INCORRECT
A) noisy

B) noiseless

C) bandpass

D) low-pass

19 For a ______ channel, we need to use the Shannon capacity to find the maximum bit rate.
CORRECT

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A) noisy
B) noiseless

C) bandpass

D) low-pass

20 _________ can impair a signal.

INCORRECT
A) Attenuation

B) Distortion

C) Noise

D) All of the choices are correct

21 The _________ product defines the number of bits that can fill the link.
INCORRECT
A) bandwidth-period

B) frequency-amplitude

C) bandwidth-delay

D) delay-amplitude

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