Principles of Communications

1. The three major fields of electronics are _____. The largest is the _____field.
2. Communication is defined as the process of _____.
3. Most human communication is _____ even though there is a glut of _____ communication.
4. Two major barriers to human communication are _____.
5. Electronic communications came into being in the _____.
6. The three main elements of any communications system are _____.
7. The three major types of communications paths are_____.
8. The _____ converts the message into a form compatible with the selected medium.
9. The _____ converts the message from the medium into a form understandable by a human.
10. Undesirable interference in communications _____ is which is added to the signal in the _____.

Ans.
1. computers, communications, control ; computers
2. exchanging information
3. oral, written
4. distance, language
5. late nineteenth century
6. transmitter, receiver, channel or medium
7. wire, radio, fiber-optic cable
8. transmitter
9. receiver
10. noise, communications channel

Modern-communications-applications
1. A color CRT contains _____ electron guns to excite the color dot triads on the face of the tube.
2. The _____ circuits ensure that the electron beams strike the correct color dots.
3. The _____ stage is used as switching power supply to develop the HV required to operate the picture tube.
4. The transformer used to step up and step down the horizontal sync pulses is called the _____.
5. The name given to the cable TV station that collects and distributes the cable signals is _____.
6. The, main cables used to distribute the TV signals to subscribers are called the _____ and _____.
7. The coaxial cables that feed individual houses are called _____ and typically have a characteristic
impedance of _____ ohms.
8. The cable TV station may change the TV signal frequency by translating it to another frequency by using a
_____.
9. Cable attenuation occurring during distribution is overcome by using _____.
10. The cable box used by the subscriber contains two, main circuits, the _____ and the _____.

Ans.
1. three
2. convergence
3. horizontal sweep output
4. fly back
5. head end
6. trunk, feeder
7. drops, 75
8. mixer
9. amplifiers
10. mixer, frequency synthesizer channel selector
Radio Transmitters
1. Audio compression is achieved by controlling the _____ of an audio amplifier.
2. Audio compression is used to increase the average _____ in an AM or SSB signal.
3. _____ and _____ circuits are used in a speech compressor to create a dc feedback control signal.
4. The gain of a transistor can be controlled by varying the _____.
5. The process of adjusting the amplification of a signal based on its amplitude is known as _____.
6. In an audio compressor, do low-level signals receive more or less amplification?
7. True or false. Speech processing may be done on the RF signal or the audio signal.
8. A diode _____ circuit is frequently used to restrict voice signal amplitude.
9. Name the two main purposes of a low-pass filter in a speech-processing circuit.
10. Over modulation in an AM transmitter causes distortion and out-of-band operation which is referred to as
_____.
Ans.
1. gain
2. power
3. rectifying, filtering
4. collector current
5. automatic gain control
6. more
7. true
8. clipper
9. smooth out distortion caused by clipping, restrict signal bandwidth
10. splatter

Antennas and Transmission Lines

1. The two basic types of transmission line are _____.
2. If one wire of a transmission line is connected to ground, the line is said to be _____.
3. The distance that a signal travels during one cycle is called the _____.
4. One wavelength that a frequency of 450 MHz is _____ m.
5. A line 4 in. long represents one-half wavelength at a frequency of _____ GHz.
6. The physical dimensions of a transmission line determine its _____.
7. To a generator, a transmission line looks like a(n) _____ made up of distributed _____ and _____.
8. A coax line has a shield braid with an inside diameter of 0.2 in. and a center conductor with a diameter of
0.057 in. The characteristic impedance is _____ .
9. The attenuation of 250 ft of RG-11U coax at 100 MHz is _____ dB.
10. For optimum transfer of power from a generator to a load of 52, the transmission line impedance should be
_____ .
Ans.
1. balanced, coax
2. unbalanced
3. wavelength
4. 0.667
5. 1.475
6. characteristic or surge impedance
7. low-pass filter, capacitors, inductors
8. 75.23
9. 6.25
10. 52