Practice Test

Question 1

A geographical area in which numbers are routed but do not cross state lines:
a. LATTE
b. LATA
c. OSP
d. TS

Answer 1

b. LATA

Question 2

Telecommunications services that start in one “part” of LATA and end in the same LATA
a. Local Exchange
b. Intra-LATA
c. Interexchange (IEC)
d. Inter-LATA

Answer 2

b. Intra-LATA

Question 3

Provides service to the public between local exchanges in compliance with local or federal regulatory requirements.
a. Interexchange (IEC or IXC)
b. Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)
c. Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC)
d. End Office

Answer 3

b. Local Exchange Carrier (LEC)

Question 4

What distributes calls between the end office and the interexchange carrier?
a. Local Exchange
b. Local Loop
c. Access Tandem
d. Central Office

Answer 4

c. Access Tandem

Question 5

What is the original infrastructure of the telephone system?
a. Fiber Optic
b. Coaxial Cable
c. Microwave
d. Copper Wire

Answer 5

d. Copper Wire

Question 6

What was the date the first 911 call was made in Haleyville, AL?
a. March 14, 1969
b. February 14, 1967
c. April 15, 1968
d. February 16, 1968

Answer 6

d. February 16, 1968

Question 7

What connects the LEC to the long-distance carrier?
a. End Office
b. Access Tandem
c. Central Office
d. Telephone Switching

Answer 7

b. Access Tandem

Question 8

What is the name of the switching system within a LATA where customer lines are terminated for purposes of interconnection to each other or trunks?
a. End Office
b. Central Office
c. CLEC
d. PSTN

Answer 8

a. End Office

Question 9

What is TRUE about copper wire?
a. Not sensitive to interference
b. Uses electromagnetic waves
c. Often referred to as twisted pair
d. Capable of transmitting large amounts of data at a high rate of speed

Answer 9

c. Often referred to as twisted pair

Question 10

Which refers to the service area provided by an End Office?
a. Exchange Area
b. Local Exchange
c. Local Exchange Carrier
d. IntraLATA

Answer 10

b. Local Exchange

Question 11

What is the purpose of an Area Code Overlay?
a. To designate the area code for a particular geographical region
b. To create more phone numbers
c. To designate one area code for multiple geographic regions
d. To designate more than one area code for a specific geographical region

Answer 11

d. To designate more than one area code for a specific geographical region

Question 12

Telecommunication services that start in one area of a LATA and end in a different LATA are called:
a. Inter-LATA
b. Intra-LATA
c. In-LATA
d. Out-LATA

Answer 12

a. Inter-LATA

Question 13

What does the abbreviation LATA stand for?
a. Local Area Telephone Area
b. Local Area Telecommunications Access
c. Local Access and Transport Area
d. Long Area Transport Access

Answer 13

c. Local Access and Transport Area

Question 14

This type of attack on system security is an attempt to make a telephone system unavailable to the intended user(s) by preventing incoming or outgoing calls.
a. DDoS
b. TDoS
c. TDD
d. TTY

Answer 14

b. TDoS

Question 15

Connecting a calling party to the called party without the use of transport facilities
a. Inter-LATA
b. Class 5 End Office
c. Intra-LATA
d. Legacy Telephone Switching

Answer 15

d. Legacy Telephone Switching

Question 16

The term for a set of capabilities used to manage the delivery of voice over the internet
a. TCP/IP
b. HTTP
c. VOIP
d. Router

Answer 16

c. VOIP

Question 17

Fiber Optic is a technology in which light is transmitted through thin glass filaments, and which other statement?
a. Only a few voice signals can be transmitted over short distances
b. Relatively high cost and requires lots of space
c. Not sensitive to interference
d. Is similar to coaxial cable

Answer 17

c. Not sensitive to interference