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  • What function does a serial interface perform in data communication?


  • Options
  • A. Converts serial data into audio signals
  • B. Converts analog signals into digital signals
  • C. Converts parallel data into a stream of bits
  • D. Decodes incoming signals into computer data
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • Converts parallel data into a stream of bits 


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    • 1. A modem is connected in between a telephone line and a

    • Options
    • A. network
    • B. computer
    • C. communication adapter
    • D. serial port
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Eight stations are competing for the use of the shared channel using the modified Adaptive free walk protocol by Gallager. If the stations 7 and 8 are suddenly become ready at once, how many bit slots are needed to resolve the contention?

    • Options
    • A. 1 slots
    • B. 5 slots
    • C. 10 slots
    • D. 14 slots
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following connectivity devices is used to extend a network on a purely mechanical basis?

    • Options
    • A. Gateway
    • B. Switch
    • C. Router
    • D. Active hub
    • Discuss
    • 4. The IEEE 802 project of the 1980s involved further defining the lower two layers of the OSI model. A number of standards were agreed upon during that time. Which of the following is the standard for Ethernet?

    • Options
    • A. 802.2
    • B. 802.3
    • C. 802.4
    • D. 802.5
    • E. 802.6
    • Discuss
    • 5. The frequency range : 300 kHz to 3 MHz is used for

    • Options
    • A. AM radio transmission
    • B. FM radio transmission
    • C. TV transmission
    • D. microwave communications, satellite and radar
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statement is correct?

    • Options
    • A. Satellite transponders use a higher frequency for reception of radiation from earth stations and lower frequency for transmission to earth stations.
    • B. Satellite transponders contain a device that echos the radiation without change from one point on earth to another
    • C. Satellite transponder contain devices that transform the message sent from one location on earth to a different code for transmission to another location
    • D. satellite transponders us lower frequency reception of radiation from earth stations and higher frequency for transmission to earth stations
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Modulation in which the two binary values are represented by two different amplitudes of the carrier frequency is known as

    • Options
    • A. Amplitude-shift keying
    • B. Amplitude
    • C. Amplitude modulation
    • D. Aloha
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. You have been contracted to install a windows NT network in an office that is located in a strip mall. The office is located next to the power plant of the building, so a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) has already been installed. What type of cable should you use for the network cabling? Choose the best answer.

    • Options
    • A. TI
    • B. UTP
    • C. Fiber-optic
    • D. PSTN
    • E. STP
    • Discuss
    • 9. When two computers communicate with each other, they send information back and forth. If they are separated by a reasonable distance, they can send and receive the information through a direct cable connection which is called a null-modem connection. Presently what is the maximum distance in metres permitted in this null-modem connection?

    • Options
    • A. 80
    • B. 100
    • C. 30
    • D. 150
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The data-link layer, in reference to the OSI model, specifies

    • Options
    • A. data link procedures that provide for the exchange of data via frames that can be sent and received
    • B. the interface between the X.25 network and packet mode device
    • C. the virtual circuit interface to packet-switched service
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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