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Comms 3 Flashcards

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Elements of communicaton

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  • Sender
  • Receiver
  • Message
  • Medium
  • Feedback
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2
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  • the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light,
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Basic radio communication

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  • He solidify the observation of Hans Christian Oersted (electric field and magnetic field) and Andre Marie Ampere on the association of electric and magnetic.
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James Clerk Maxwell

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When did Maxwell demonstrated subtle connection between electric and magnetic field

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1864

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Maxwell solidify the observation of these two

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  • Hans Christian Oersted
  • Andre Marie Ampere
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  • He supported Michael Faraday’s “a changing magnetic field produces an electric field”
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Maxwell

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7
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A changing magnetic field produces

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Electric field and vice versa

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8
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Maxwell incorporated ___ and ___ electromagnetism

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  • Light
  • Wave
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9
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  • The forerunner of the various carbon microphones that were used in most telephones produced in the 20th century.
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David Edward Hughes

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10
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When did David Edward Hughes performed a series of experiments in which his equipment transmitted wireless signals

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1879 - 1886

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11
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Hughes performed a series of experiments in which his equipment transmitted wireless signals up to

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500 yards

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12
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he produced electromagnetic waves in the laboratory and their susceptibility to rasured their length and velocity.

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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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When did Heinrich Rudolf Hertz produced electromagnetic waves in the laboratory and their susceptibility to rasured their length and velocity.

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1885 - 1889

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14
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  • He showed that the nature of their vibration and reflection and refraction were the same as those of light and heat waves.
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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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15
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  • He experimentally demonstrated the transmission and radiation of radio frequency energy
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Nikola Tesla

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16
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When did Tesla demonstrated the transmission and radiation of radio frequency energy

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1802

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17
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He was also credited win being the first person to patent radio technology and when

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Nikola Tesla (1943)

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18
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He proved the feasibility of radio communication

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Guglielmo Marconi

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19
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he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel

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Guglielmo Marconi

20
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When did Guglielmo Marconi flashed the first wireless signal

21
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What letter was flashed by Guglielmo Marconi and where

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Letter “S” from England to Newfoundland

22
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  • It generates data or message to be transferred.
23
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  • Converts non-electrical signal into electrical form.
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Input transducer

24
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  • used to send out data as radio waves in a specific band of the electromagnetic spectrum
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Transmitter

25
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Function of transmitter

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  • Amplify
  • Modulated
26
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  • The medium of propagation of the electrical signal data/message signal
27
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  • used to receive data as radio waves in a specific band of the electromagnetic spectrum
28
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Function of receiver

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  • amplify
  • demodulate
29
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  • Takes electrical signals and converts them into other forms of energy
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Output Transducer

30
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  • information receiver
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Destination

31
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Basic mode of communication

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  • broadcasting
  • p2p communication
32
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  • defined as a disturbance which moves through a medium
33
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  • The height of the wave usually measured in metres
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Highest part of the wave

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Lowest part of the wave

36
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  • The distance between two consecutive wave crests or between two consecutive wave troughs.
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Wavelength

37
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  • The number of waves passing a fixed point in a specified period of time.
38
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Types of signal

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  • analog
  • digital
39
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This type of signal is continuous variation of current and voltage

40
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This type of signal is discrete stepwise

41
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  • device that converts one form of energy into another
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Transducer

42
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  • Loss of quality and strength of the signal while traveling through a medium.
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Attenuation

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  • Increasing the amplitude of a signal using an electrical circuit
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Amplification

44
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  • Superimposing low-frequency information on a high-frequency carrier wave to overcomes heavy attenuation of low-frequency signals.
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Modulation

45
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  • Extraction of the original information from the modulated signal at the receiver.
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Demodulation

46
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  • Frequency range over which the signal is transmitted or equpment operates
47
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  • A device that picks up, amplifies, and re-transmits signals.

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