Super Quiz 300

Prep Test One

1) When was International Direct Dialling (IDD) service first introduced in

Hong Kong?
A) 1966
B) 1972
C) 1976
D) 1980

2) When was the telephone first introduced into Hong Kong after its invention
by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876?
A) 1876
B) 1877
C) 1879
D) 1901

3) In which year did SmartCom Limited (which later became SmarTone

Mobile Communications Ltd) launch its GSM system in HK?
a) 1988
b) 1990
c) 1992
d) 1993

4) Complete the following statement about telephone service in HK.

With the introduction of full portability of telephone numbers for fixed
telephone services in 1997…
 a) we are able to keep the same home telephone numbers even when
we move houses or switch to another fixed-line service network
b) we will have to give up our existing fax numbers only when we move
houses
c) we can choose to use our own mobile telephone number overseas
d) we can redirect incoming calls at home to any destination in Hong
Kong

5) In 2000, with the advancement of telecom technologies, licences for local

fixed telecom network services using wireless means were issued,
meaning:
a) apart from wireline based local fixed telecom network services, we
may gain access to new fixed-line services offered by operators using
wireless technologies
b) there will be more mobile service operators in Hong Kong
c) wireless network services will replace all wireline services
d) calls may be forwarded to China via wireless means

6) In 2001, a new automatic direction-finding system to monitor radio

channels and locate sources of interference in and around HK was
installed at the Radio Monitoring Unit of which government department?
a) Office of the Telecommunications Authority
b) Information Technology Services Department
c) The Police Department
d) Immigration Department

7) Which of the following companies are not 3G licensees?

a) Hutchison 3G HK Ltd
b) SmarTone 3G Ltd and SUNDAY 3G (HK) Ltd
c) Hong Kong CSL Ltd
d) New World PCs Ltd and Peoples Telephone Co Ltd

8) In accordance with the 3G regulatory framework, the network licensees

are required to open up at least how many percent of their capacity for use
by Mobile Virtual Network Operators for the provision of 3G application
services?
a) 20%
b) 30%
 c) 40%
d) 50%

9) With the introduction of the inter-operator Short Message Service (SMS)

in 2001, how are SMS services enhanced in Hong Kong?
a) Customers can send short messages to other customers even when
they are in different networks
b) Customers can send multiple short messages to customers in the
same network only
c) Customers can send short messages to other customers when they
are in other countries
d) Customers can send short messages to other customers even when
they are not subscribers of the service

10) From which date onwards, the fixed telephone network service market
was fully liberalised in Hong Kong, with no pre-set limit on the number of
licences to be issued?
a) 1 July 2001
b) 1 January 2002
c) 1 July 2002
d) 1 January 2003

11) Asia’s first Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) was launched in Hong
Kong by Hong Kong CSL. In which year was that?
a) 1999
b) 2000
c) 2001
d) 2002

12) Hong Kong was ranked top of the Mobile/Internet Index rankings by the
International Telecommunication Union in its report “Internet for a Mobile
Generation”. When was the report released?
a) January 1989
b) April 1990
c) July 1997
d) September 2002

13) The Class Licence for in-building telecom systems issued on 11 October
 2002 aims at making it easier for property owners to establish and operate
their own in-building telecom systems. Which of the following is true
about this Class Licence?
a) The licence is free of charge, but the licensees are still required to
comply with the licence obligations
b) The licensees must open up their in-building telecom systems to
telecom network operators for interconnection on a non-
discriminatory basis
c) The licensees can build and operate their own systems
d) All of the above

14) When you are overseas and you want to make an IDD call back to HK
using the mobile phone, you have to dial the local IDD access code like
“001”, then the country code for Hong Kong “852”, then the telephone
number. Which button can replace the “local IDD access code”?
a) #
b) *
c) 5
d) +

15) What is the most common minimum charging unit for IDD calls made in
Hong Kong currently?
a) 6 seconds
b) 1 minute
c) 10 seconds
d) 15 seconds

16) For wireline telephones, the power required by a telephone set (basic
single line) is supplied by:
a) the building management office
b) the local telephone exchange
c) the government
d) the telephone user

17) When was Hong Kong’s first satellite earth station established?
a) 1969
b) 1997
c) 1901
 d) 1928

18) Which of the following is a common prefix code for information services
provided by fixed network operators?
a) 900
b) 1083
c) 173
d) 999

19) What is the minimum charge per local call made at public payphones in
HK?
a) $1 per minute
b) $2 per minute
c) $1 per 2 minutes
d) $1 per 5 minutes

20) In which of the following cases is a PNETS licence required?

a) A bank providing banking services on the Internet
b) A company providing chargeable infoservices
c) A company providing dial-up Internet access services
d) A company about to provide fixed-line telephone services

21) Telephone call services offered to passengers on board a passenger

aircraft are …
a) transmitted via the satellite
b) relayed via the land control tower
c) transmitted by radar systems
d) transmitted by microwave

22) Which of the following is not a responsibility of the Office of the

Telecommunications Authority?
a) Providing telephone service
b) Providing support to the other government departments on telecom
issues
c) Regulation of the telecom industry in HK
d) Coordinating the use of numbering sources

23) What is “DTMF” (Dual Tone Multi Frequency)?

 a) The tones used in a touch-tone telephone
b) The dual band GSM/PCS phone
c) Frequency used by AM/FM radio stations
d) The modulation frequency used in a modem

24) Which of the following organisations develops telecom standards?

a) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
b) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
c) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
d) International Standards Organisation (ISO)

25) Which of the following is not a method for broadband access?

a) via a 56K dial-up modem
b) via an ADSL modem
c) via a cable modem
d) via optical fibre to the building

26) If you have subscribed to the service of blocking your ID display, and you
want to call a friend who has subscribed to the “block-the-blocker” service,
which code should you dial first in order to reach your friend?
a) 133
b) 1888
c) 1000
d) 1357

27) For what purposes was the Internet first developed?

a) medical
b) entertainment
c) surveillance
d) military

28) Which of the following is a characteristic of the ADSL?

a) bandwidth-sharing with other users in the building
b) different speeds in upstream and downstream data transmission
c) the user cannot make phone calls at the same time when online
d) transmission speeds up to 56Kbps

29) Under which of the following situations is number porting not possible?
 a) When you are moving from Shatin to Tsuen Wan and you want to
keep your existing home number
b) When you want to switch from fixed-line operator A to fixed-line
operator B
c) When you want to switch from mobile network operator A to mobile
network operator B
d) When you want to switch from secretariat paging service to mobile
network service

30) Every GSM phone has a unique sequence number. What is it called?
a) International Mobile Equipment Identity number
b) International Multiple Access number
c) International Equipment Code
d) International Network Access Code

31) Which of the following is not a fixed telephone network service operator?
a) Hutchison Global Communications Ltd
b) PCCW-HKT Telephone Ltd
c) New World Telecommunications Ltd
d) Sunday 3G (Hong Kong) Ltd

32) What is the current mobile phone penetration rate in Hong Kong?
a) 60%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) over 90%

33) What are the primary functions of the direction-finding system used by
OFTA?
1) to monitor radio channels
2) to locate sources of interference in and around Hong Kong
3) to assign frequencies of radio channels
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 & 2
d) All of the above

34) What is the slogan of OFTA’s latest TV message?

 a) Enrich your living. Gain access to new telecom services.
b) Enrich your knowledge. Gain access to new telecom services.
c) Enrich your home. Enhance access to the Internet.
d) Enrich your living. Adopt 3G services.

35) In which of the following cases is a mobile call free of charge?

a) When you dial a wrong number which is not in use
b) When your call is forwarded to a voice-mailbox
c) When you call a mobile number on the same network as yours
d) When you call 1083

36) Which of the following is true about mobile phone services?

a) You have to apply for a user’s licence if you want to keep your
existing number when switching to another mobile network operator
b) Mobile phone numbers have prefixes of “9”, “2” or “6”
c) If your mobile phone is stolen, the thief can then transfer your phone
number for his own use
d) 112 is a free emergency call number on mobile networks

37) When a mobile network customer requests MNP, that is to keep his mobile
phone number when he switches to the service of another network
operator, which of the following information is not required:
a) The customer’s full name
b) The customer’s mobile number
c) The customer’s ID or passport number
d) The customer’s creditcard number

38) What are the names of the two characters featured in OFTA’s latest TV
message?
a) Blue Circle & Red Square
b) Blue Dolly & Red Muffin
c) Blue Square and Red Circle
d) Blue Tone and Red Tone
 Super Quiz 300

Prep Test One

Answers

1. C 11. D 21. A 31. D

2. B 12. D 22. A 32. D
3. D 13. D 23. A 33. C
4. A 14. D 24. A 34. A
5. A 15. A 25. A 35. A
6. A 16. B 26. D 36. D
7. D 17. A 27. D 37. D
8. B 18. A 28. B 38. D
9. A 19. D 29. D
10. D 20. C 30. A