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COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING COMPREHENSIVE EXAM

INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTL NO ERASURES ALLO!E". Use pencil no. 2 only. 1. hat is the first message sent via Morse telegraph! a. hat hath "am taught b. Mr. atson#come here $ love you c# !$at $at$ God wro%g$t d. $ am now engineer# yes%%%%%yahooooo hat type of second detector is used in &M! a. mixer b. lattice c. '(( d. diode *lass * +M station have a maximum ,-' of a# & '! b. ). / c. 1. / d. 120 / 11. hat type of laser is used in fiber optics! a. laser sword +# 4e2icond%ctor 5a4er c. ruby laser d. carbon monoxide laser

10. & fiber optic system has a rise time of 17 nsec# the source rise time of 1.0 nsec and detector rise time of 2 nsec# what is the cable rise time! a. 2.0 nsec b. 12.)2 nsec c. 3.71 nsec d# &, n4ec 17. $n a '$B photodiode# which material is slightly doped! a. 'Atype material b. $ntrinsic c# N(t73e 2ateria5 d. extrinsic 13. $f there were )7. sei;ures and 0 blocked calls during the busy hour# what is the grade of service! a# *#*&1) b. ..6>7 c. ...1)6 d. ...11. 1>. <he field strength of a free space signal is measured as 2 u9Dm at a distance of >0 ... km. hat is the transmitter power! a. 07) b. 963 W c. 7.. d. 1... 16. Coning is used with a dielectric antenna in order to a# red%ce t$e +%58 o6 t$e b. increase the bandwidth 5en4 of the lens c. permit pin point d. correct curvature failure focusing 2.. hat would be the physical si;e of a :ert; antenna operating at 31.3>1 M:; Ek F ..60G! a. 31 in +# )- in c. 36 in d. >) in

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1. hen the modulating frequency is doubled# the modulation index is halved and the modulating voltage remains the same. hat is the modulation system! a. amplitude modulation b. 2&M c. phase modulation d. frequency modulation 0. & receiver with an equivalent noise resistance of 3. ohms is connected to an antenna whose resistance is 1.. ohms. hat is the receiver4s noise temperature! a. 2.) 5* b. 11.6C c# ()* C d. 131 5/ hat is the operating frequency of a (,8 with a bandgap energy of 1.6 e9! a. 016 /:; +# ,-. TH/ c. 133 /:; d. 17. <:; <o provide 2 or more voice circuits with the same carrier# it is necessary to use a# IS0 b. SS= with pilot carrier c. carrier reinsertion d. (incompex & superheterodyne receiver with an i+ of 10. /:; is tuned to a signal at 12.. /:;. <he image frequency is a. 30. /:; b. 6.. /:; c. 2100 KHz d. 170. /:; hat is the proposed optical source for +iber 8istributed 8ata $nterface! a. >0. nm (,8 +# &1** n2 LE" c. 10.. nm (aser d. >0. nm (aser

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21. & paraboloid is to have a power gain of 11.00 d=. $f the frequency of operation is to be > H:;# what is the radius of the parabolic reflector! a. 7 ft +# 1 6t c. 1.>) ft d. ..610 ft 22. <his circuit has the function of demodulating the frequencyAmodulated signal. $t is aI a. &H* b. &+* c. envelope detector d.foster seeley discriminator 2). & piston attenuator is a a. vane attenuator c# waveg%ide +e5ow c%t( o66 b. mode filter d. flap attenuator

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1.. <he velocity factor of a transmission line a# de3end4 on t$e b. increases the velocity die5ectric con4tant o6 t$e along the line 2ateria5 c. governed by skin effect d. higher for solid dielectric 11. <he 1st # 2nd# and )rd transmission windows of optical technology belongs to the ?????????. a. ultraviolet band b. visible band c. gamma ray d# in6rared +and 12. Show which of the following terms does not apply to @agiAUda array a. good bandwidth b. parasitic elements c. folded dipole d# $ig$ gain 1). 8etermine the maximum bit rate for B-C encoding for a pulse spreading constant of 1. nsec and a cable length of 0. m. a. 0.. /bps +# & M+34 c. 1.0 Mbps d. 2 Mbps

21. <he output level of a dynamic microphone is of the order of a. 1 microvolt b. . d= c. J1. d=m d. !"" d#m 20. & second modulating tone having the same amplitude# but a different frequency# is added to the first at the input to the amplitude modulator# the modulation index will be increased by a factor ofI a. 1 b. 2 c. 2 d. 2 2 27. hat is the bandwidth of an antenna cut for 7. M:; having a quality factor of ).! a. 1.03 M:; b. 2 $Hz c. ) M:; d. 7. M:; hat is the radio hori;on distance between a 10. ft transmitting station and a 3. ft receiving station! a. 29.1" miles b. 26.10 km c. >2.17 miles d. >2.17 km

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2>. <he transit time in the repeller space of a reflex klystron must be n K L cycles to ensure that a. electrons are +# ret%rning e5ectron4 accelerated by the gap give energ7 to ga3 voltage o4ci55ation4 c. equal to the period of d. repeller is not damaged the cavity oscillations by striking electrons 26. &n ethernet cable 1..=ase2 has a max distance of 1>0 meters and is classified as????????. a. U<' *at 1 b. U<' *at 1 c. U<' *at 2 d# UTP Cat ).. <he cavity magnetron uses strapping to a# 3revent 2ode 9%23ing b. prevent cathode back heating c. ensure bunching d. improve phaseAfocusing effect )1. $,,, >.2.0 is about???????????????. a. ,thernet b.<oken =us topology c# To8en Ring To3o5og7 d. &B )2. $n which MS$ layer does the Media &ccess *ontrol sublayer resides! a. data lin% b. network c. transport d. session )). *ompute the time it takes to send the message ++++ in hexadecimal form from one station to another using an >Abit parallel data transfer if the transfer rate is 2 ms per transfer a. )2 ms b. > ms c# , 24 d. 17 ms )1. <he noise which assumes great importance at high frequencies is a. flicker noise b. "ohnson noise c# tran4it(ti2e noi4e d. short noise )0. hen microwave signals follow the curvature of the earth# this is known as a. faraday effect b. ductin& c. tropospheric scatter d. ionospheric reflection

12. <he signal that rides on the back porch of the hori;ontal sync pulse in a composite color <9 signal. a.vertical sync pulse b. serrations c. color burst d.blanking 1). & 7.. ohm line is to be connected using O1> wire E12> milsG. 8etermine the spacing between wire centers. a. 9."" inc.es b. 2.0 inches c. 12.0 inches d. ).6> inches 11. $f : represents total time for the hori;ontal scan line# then the retrace time is represented byP. a. ..>1 : b. 0.16 H c. ..20 : d. ..11 : 10. Usually caused by over driving the active device or working on a nonlinear part of its curve. a. .armonic distortion b. interference c. noise d. crossAmodulation 17. $n cyclic redundancy checking# what is the *-*! a. the divisor b. the dividend c# t$e re2ainder d. the quotient 13. *ircuit superimposed in 2 twoAwire circuits to form a third circuit suitable for passing current in the same frequency without causing interference a. /.antom b. crossAcircuit c. dual circuit d. hybrid circuit 1>. *alculate the picture height of the screen viewing area for 0)Ainch high definition television a# :; inc$e4 b. 21 inches c. 2> inches d. )2 inches 16. 2uanti;ing noise occurs in a. time division multiplex c. frequency division multiplex +# PCM d. ' M

0.. MS$ layers model is what $SM model! a. ,-90 b. 3166 c. 30.. d. 30.1 01. &n electronic equipment used in radio communications to measure standing wave ratio a. -adio meter b 'eflectometer . c. Mscilloscope d. ave meter 02. &fter a target has been acquired# the best scanning system for tracking is a. nodding b. helical c. spiral d conical . 0). <he B<S* frame has 020 scanning lines. Mf this number how many are active lines ! a. 020 b -0" . c. 720 d. 0.. 01. hich part of asynchronous data stream is used for bit synchroni;ation between the transmitter and the receiver! a# Start +it b. Stop bit c. 'arity bit d. +irst data bit hat is the first symbol of the radio signal emission having amplitude modulated main carrier single side band suppressed carrier! a. * b. & c 1 d. : .

)7. $n a certain network# an advertisement was transmitted in the form of data packets# what device will receive the advertisement! a. spoke b. switches c. hubs d# ro%ter4 )3. $ndicate which of the following diodes will produce the highest pulsed power outputI a. varactor b. '($)*++ c. $M'&<< d. magnetron )>. <he angle subtended by earth at geostationary communication satellite is a. 1,.3- b. 01.1 c. 12. d. 7. )6. +ive devices are arranged in a mesh topology. :ow many physical links are there! a. 6. b. 0 c# &* d. 2. 1.. <he negative resistance in a tunnel diode a. is max at the peak point +# +etween t$e 3ea8 of the characteristics and va55e7 3oint4 c. max at the valley point d. improved by the use of reverse bias 11. hile describing the sheath of a cable# the abbreviation N(', means ???????? polyethylene. a. crossAlayer b. external Jlayer c. cross lin%ed d. extraAlong

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07. $f the target cross section is changing# the best system for accurate tracking is a. (obe switching b. *onical scanning c. Sequential lobing d# 2ono3%54e 03. ,quali;ing pulses in <9 are sent during a. :ori;ontal blanking +# Vertica5 +5an8ing c. &spect ratio d. <he serrations 0>. <he video voltage applied to the picture tube of a television receiver is fed in a. =etween grid and b. <o the yoke ground c. <o the anode d# 0etween grid and cat$ode 06. hat is the $<U specification for -S2)2*! a. 9.2 b. 9.20 c# V#:, d. 9.)0 c. <his rate allows unique values d. <his rate is easily produced by sampling chip

3.. +ind the minimum bandwidth for a frequency division multiplexer with 0 lines each requiring 1... :; and 2.. :; guard separating each band a. 2. /:; b 20.0 KHz . c. 21 /:; d. 20.2 /:; 31. /nown as the data transfer handshaking principle a 8ync.ronous data b. . transfer sc.eme c. &synchronous data d. transfer scheme scheme that used 8M& data transfer scheme Uninterrupted data transfer scheme

32. Boise reduction system used for film sound in movie. a. d=a b dolby . c. d=x d. d=Qam 3). <he method determining the bandwidth of any processing system is ????? a. =andwidth analysis b. +requency spectrum c 8/ectral analysis d. +requency analysis . 31. hat kind of recording is used in facsimile! a 9lectrot.ermal b. ,lectrolytic recording . recordin& c. ,lectrostatic d. ,lectropercussive recording recording

7.. <he matrix circuit in a color <9 transmitter generates the a. -#H#= signals b. &#=#* signals c 23(34 si&nals d. *olor sync burst . 71. <he color sync burst is how many cycles of the ).0> M:; color subcarrier! a 0 11 b. 6A12 . c. 3A1. d. 7A6 72. hich of the following devices performs protocol conversion! a. router b &ate5ay . c. switch d. hub

30. *olor sync burst are located at the?????????????. a. +ront porch b. serrations c. Sync pulse d #ac% /orc. . 37. hich of the following will you avoid in the construction of a microwave station! a. Use of copper b. Short hori;ontal runs c. *oated parabola d :on& .orizontal . runs

7). ,thernet sends and receives data at a rate of a# &* M+34 b. 1.. Mbps c. 1 ... Mbps d. 1 Mbps 71. <his describes how ethernet protocol regulates communication among connection points. a. polling +# CSMA<C" c. contention d. (&B distribution 70. hat is the term for an antenna element which is supplied power from a transmitter through a transmission line! a. 'arasitic element b. 8irector element c 6ri7en element d. -eflector element .

33. &n aircraft deviation measured by an $(S locali;er a. &ltitude b. Hround speed c. 9ertical d Horizontal . 3>. hat is the power output of a 'ersonal *ommunications System E'*SG! a# &* 2! b. 10. m c. 30 m d. 1.

77. & mobile telephone system# which used analogue cellular radio standard which was superceded by the &dvanced Mobile 'hone System in the US a. <8M& b ($+8 . c. *8M& d. 8A&M'S 73. Mne E1G ,rlang is equal to ????? a. )7. **S b. 1.. **S c. ).7 **S d 36 CC8 . 7>. $f a 1.=ase<2network has been installed and one of the segments exceeds 2.. meters# which type of device help prevents attenuation! a# re3eater b. amplifier c. tuner d. receiver 76. <he '*M sampling rate is > because a. <hat represents +# the maximum rate that the technology can support ... samples per sec T$i4 rate a55ow4 t$e 6ait$6%5 recon4tr%ction o6 t$e ana5og 4igna5

36. & diagram which shows the relationship between -+ signal phase and maximum bunching of the electron beam in velocity modulated devices. a. Smith chart +# A335egate diagra2 c. &rgand diagram d. -f Jphasing diagram >.. hich agency developed standards for electrical connections and the physical transfer of data between devices a# EIA b. &BS$ c. $<UA< d. $SM

>1. & link has a -ayleigh fade margin of 11.0 d=# what will be the expected availability of the system utili;ing the link! a 99.99"0"; b. 66.66600>0R . c. 66.66>00R d. 66.6600>R >2. <he intercarrier frequency used by the B<S* system is a. 1.20 M:; b. 10.30 M:; c# ,#- MH/ d. ).0> M:;

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c. >). ho profounded electromagnetic radiation theory! a. Sir ,dward &ppleton b. Sir "aime (icuanan c# =a2e4 C5er8 d. *hristian huygens Ma>we55 ?.2" d. &<M

67. ,ncryption and decryption are functions of what layer a. network b /resentation . c. session d. transport 63. hat is the minimum carrier power output of a standard &M broadcast where effective and direct supervision of an ,lectronics and *ommunications ,ngineer is required! a. 1 %W b. ) k c. 1 k d. 0 k

>1. :ow many radio frequency bands will become available for )H services in the country! a. ) b " . c. 6 d. 12 >0. hat is the color subcarrier for channel 0! a. 33.20 M:; b 00.03 $Hz . c. ).0> M:; d. 36.0> M:;

6>. 8etermine the bandwidth efficiency for 2'S/ modulation scheme at a transmission rate of 1. Mbps a. 1 bitDcycle +# : +it4 <c7c5e c. 1 bitsDcycle d. ) bitsDcycle 66. &n attenuator has a loss of 27 d=. $f a power of ) applied to the attenuator# find the output power. a. 3.01 b. 1161 c. ,."- mW d. 10.21 is

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>3. *ommercial load for radio shall not exceed ?????minutes for a oneAhour program in Metro Manila. a. 2. b. 17 c. 13 d# &>>. hat is the effective earth radius when the surface refractivity equals )..! a. 7)3. km b. >... km c. 3).. km d 0"00 %m .

1... & telephone signal takes ) ms to reach its destination. *alculate the via net loss required for an acceptable amount of echo. a# &#*: d0 b. 2.1 d= c. 1.0 d= d. ..>> d= AAAAAAAAend of examAAAAAAA

>6. <he principle of data reduction which says that when reducing a set of data into the form of un underlying mode# one should be maximally nonAcommittal with respect to the missing data a 1aynes ma<imum b. "anes minimum . entro/y /rinci/le bandwidth c. Minimum d. "ohannes kullback discrimination principle principle

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hich of the following term describes the speciali;ed software that gives the computer the ability to take part in networked communications! a. ethernet b. $ndustry standard architecture 17 c Networ8 o3erating d. orld wide web . 474te2 hat is the common upAconverter and down converter $+! a. )7 M:; +# )* MH/ c. 1. M:; d. 0.. M:;

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62. & coaxial cable has a capacitance of 1. p+Dft and a characteristic impedance of 3. ohms. 8etermine the inductance per foot of this cable! a# *#&.; %H b. ...21 u: c. 2.30 u: d. 20.21 u: 6). hich band is allocated to Short -ange -adio Service in the country! a. ,(+ b =H> . c. 9:+ d. :+

61. <he number of lines per field in the United States <9 system is a. 525 b. 7. c# :;:#d. 2 60. a. hich of the following +rame Arelay &B technology is using '&8s! b. $S8B