SET 3 ECT Flashcards

1
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Current is

A

The movement of electrons

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2
Q

What is meant by the term impedance?

A

It is a measure of the opposition to AC current flow in a circuit

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3
Q

What is the name of the pressure that moves electrons in aclosed circuit?

A

Voltage

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4
Q

Batteries differ from fuel cells in that

A

A battery is a closed system

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5
Q

One coulomb passing a point in one second is one

A

Ampere

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6
Q

What does the abbreviation “RF” refer to?

A

Radio frequency signals of all types

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7
Q

A communications device that combines transmissions fromseveral I/O devices into one line is a

A

Multiplexer

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8
Q

How much power (roughly) a light emitting diode can couple intoan optical fiber?

A

100 microwatts

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9
Q

In practical applications, battery voltage

A

Is lowered as the load increases

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10
Q

What are the basic building blocks that all matter is composedof?

A

Electrons, neutrons, and protons

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11
Q

If current through a resistance is halved

A

The voltage is halved

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12
Q

Most data communications involving telegraph lines use

A

Narrowband channel

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13
Q

Which electronics material opposes the movement of freeelectrons?

A

Insulator

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14
Q

Which of the following is used to convert a radio signal from onefrequency to another?

A

Mixer

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15
Q

Which voltage source converts chemical energy to electricalenergy?

A

Battery

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16
Q

Which of the following battery types is rechargeable?

A

Lead-acid gel-cell
Lithium-ion ()
Nickel-metal hydride

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17
Q

A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?

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A voltage source, a load, and a conductive path for current

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18
Q

How much power (roughly) a light emitting diode can couple intoan optical fiber?

A

100 microwatts

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19
Q

Primary batteries, unlike secondary batteries, may be

A

Used once

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20
Q

battery’s capacity to deliver power is measured in

A

Ampere hours

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21
Q

Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packetsover a medium at the same time?

A

Collision

22
Q

How much power is being used in a circuit when the appliedvoltage is 13.8 volts DC and the current is 10 amperes?

A

138 watts

23
Q

Which of the following communications lines is best suited tointeractive processing applications?

A

Full duplex lines

24
Q

Which of the following types of channels moves data relativelyslowly?

A

Narrow band channel

25
Q

the resistance in a circuit with constant voltage increases, thecurrent will

A

Decrease

26
Q

A lead-acid battery is an example of a

A

Secondary battery

27
Q

What are the three electrodes of a PNP or NPN transistor?

A

Emitter, base, and collector

28
Q

How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code)identify the country?

A

First three

29
Q

A station in a network forwards incoming packets by placingthem on its shortest output queue. What routing algorithm isbeing used?

A

Hot potato routing

30
Q

An example of potential energy is

A

A battery

31
Q

Which part of an atom has no electrical charge?

A

Neutron

32
Q

What do you call a diagram that shows the electrical connectionsof a circuit’s components?

A

A schematic diagram

33
Q

If an electrical system is compared to a fluid system, theelectrical current corresponds to the

A

Water flow

34
Q

In a synchronous modem, the digital-to-analog convertertransmits signal to the

A

Equilizer

35
Q

What are the units of impedance?

A

Ohms

36
Q

What is the kilowatt-hour consumption of a 40 W lamp if itremains on for 1750 h?

A

70

37
Q

Which of the following types of channels moves data relativelyslowly?

A

Narrow band channel

38
Q

What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data overa serial communication link layer?

A

2

39
Q

Which of the following statement is correct?

Transmission section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler

A
40
Q

What is a transceiver?

A

A unit combining the functions of a transmitter and a receiver

41
Q

Which of the following battery types is not rechargeable?

A

Carbon-zinc

42
Q

The probability that a single bit will be in error on a typical publictelephone line using 4800 bps modem is 10 to the power -3. If noerror detection mechanism is used, the residual error rate for acommunication line using 9-bit frames is approximately equal to

A

0.009

43
Q

Which data communication method is used to transmit the dataover a serial communication link?

A

full-duplex

44
Q

When does maximum power transfer happen from the source tothe load?

A

When the source resistance equals the load resistance

45
Q

The synchronous modems are more costly than theasynchronous modems because

A

They contain clock recovery circuits

46
Q

If 60 J of energy are available for every 15 C of charge, what is
the voltage?

A

4 V

47
Q

Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via thedevice

A

Bridge

48
Q

Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect thepresence of a signal?

A

Sensitivity

49
Q

What at are the three electrodes of a field effect transistor?

A

Source, gate, and drain

50
Q

A secondary cell generates dc via chemical activity; a primarycell generates dc

A

Chemically

51
Q

Which of the following precautions should be taken whenmeasuring high voltages with a voltmeter?

A

Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured