1 _______ is a first-generation cellular phone system.

A) AMPS

B) D-AMPS

C) GSM

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

2 __________ is a second-generation cellular phone system.

A) AMPS

B) D-AMPS

C) GSM

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

3 ____________ is a digital version of AMPS.

A) GSM

B) D-AMPS

C) IS-95

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

4 ___________ is a second-generation cellular phone system used in Europe.

A) GSM

B) D-AMPS

C) IS-95

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

5 ________ is a second-generation cellular phone system based on CDMA and DSSS.

A) GSM

B) D-AMPS

C) IS-95

D) none of the above

Ans: C

6 The __________ cellular phone system will provide universal personal communication.

A) first-generation

B) second-generation

C) third-generation

D) none of the above

Ans: C

 

7 In a ______ handoff, a mobile station only communicates with one base station.

A) hard

B) soft

C) medium

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

8 In a ______ handoff, a mobile station can communicate with two base stations at the same time.

A) hard

B) soft

C) medium

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

9 _______ is an analog cellular phone system using FDMA.

A) AMPS

B) D-AMPS

C) GSM

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

10 AMPS operates in the ISM _____ band.

A) 800-MHz

B) 900-MHz

C) 1800-MHz

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

11 In AMPS, each band is divided into ______ channels.

A) 800

B) 900

C) 1000

D) none of the above

Ans: D

 

 

12 AMPS has a frequency reuse factor of _______.

A) 1

B) 3

C) 5

D) 7

Ans: D

 

13 AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

A) FDMA

B) TDMA

C) CDMA

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

14 D-AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

A) FDMA

B) TDMA

C) CDMA

D) both (a) and (b)

Ans: D

 

15 GSM allows a reuse factor of _______.

A) 1

B) 3

C) 5

D) 7

Ans: B

 

16 GSM is a digital cellular phone system using ________.

A) FDMA

B) TDMA

C) CDMA

D) both (a) and (b)

Ans: D

 

17 IS-95 is based on ____________.

A) FDMA

B) CDMA

C) DSSS

D) all of the above

Ans: D

 

18 IS-95 uses the ISM _______band.

A) 800-MHz

B) 900-MHz

C) 1900-MHz

D) either (a) or (c)

Ans: D

 

 

19 IS-95 uses the _______ satellite system for synchronization.

A) GPS

B) Teledesic

C) Iridium

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

20 In an IS-95 system, the frequency-reuse factor is normally _____.

A) 1

B) 3

C) 5

D) 7

Ans: A

 

21 In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses W-CDMA.

A) IMT-DS

B) IMT-MC

C) IMT-TC

D) IMT-SC

Ans: A

 

22 In the third generation of cellular phones, ________ uses CDMA2000.

A) IMT-DS

B) IMT-MC

C) IMT-TC

D) IMT-SC

Ans: B

 

23 In the third generation of cellular phones, ______ uses a combination of W-CDMA and TDMA.

A) IMT-DS

B) IMT-MC

C) IMT-TC

D) IMT-SC

Ans: C

 

24 In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses TDMA.

A) IMT-DS

B) IMT-MC

C) IMT-TC

D) IMT-SC

Ans: D

 

25 The period of a satellite, the time required for a satellite to make a complete trip around the Earth, is determined by _________ law.

A) Kepler's

B) Newton's

C) Ohm's

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

 

26 The signal from a satellite is normally aimed at a specific area called the _________.

A) path

B) effect

C) footprint

D) none of the above

Ans: C

 

27 There is (are) _____ orbit(s) for a GEO satellite.

A) one

B) two

C) many

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

28 MEO satellites are located at altitudes between km.

A) 3000 and 5000

B) 5000 and 10,000

C) 5000 and 15,000

D) none of the above

Ans: C

 

29 LEO satellites are normally below an altitude of ________ km.

A) 1000

B) 2000

C) 3000

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

30 ______ is based on a principle called trilateration.

A) GPS

B) Teledesic

C) Iridium

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

31 Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites have _____ orbits.

A) equatorial

B) polar

C) inclined

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

32 A GEO is at the ________ orbit and revolves in phase with Earth.

A) equatorial

B) polar

C) inclined

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

 

33 GPS satellites are ________ satellites.

A) GEO

B) MEO

C) LEO

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

34 ________ satellites provide time and location information for vehicles and ships.

A) GPS

B) Iridium

C) Teledesic

D) none of the above

Ans: A

 

35 Iridium satellites are ________satellites.

A) GEO

B) MEO

C) LEO

D) none of the above

Ans: C

 

36 ________ satellites can provide direct universal voice and data communications for handheld terminals.

A) GPS

B) Iridium

C) Teledesic

D) none of the above

Ans: B

 

37 Teledesic satellites are _________satellites.

A) GEO

B) MEO

C) LEO

D) none of the above

Ans: C

 

38 ________ satellites will provide universal broadband Internet access.

A) GPS

B) Iridium

C) Teledesic

D) none of the above

Ans: 

 

39.  Which channel is used to transmit random access signals?

A. BCCH

B. CCCH

C. SDCCH

D. TCH

Ans: B

40.  Which one of the following is the combination of main BCCH?

A. TCH+SACCH

B. FCH+SCH+BCH+CCCH

C. SDCCH/8+SACCH/8

D. FCH+SCH+BCH+SDCCH+SACCH

Ans: B

41.  The Value Range of Timing Advance (TA) in GSM is?

A. 0-31

B. 0-127

C. 0-63

D. 0-7

Ans: C

42.  How many MS can be paged with 1 paging massage with IMSI?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Ans: B

43.  Directed Retry handover means?

A. TCH to TCH

B. SDCCH to TCH

C. SDCCH to SDCCH

D. None of Above

Ans: B

44.  How many neighbors are measured by MS at a time?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Ans: B

45.  Time Duration of Super Frame?

A. 3 Hour 28 minutes 53 seconds 760 ms

B. 6.12 seconds

C. 235.65 ms

D. 120 ms

Ans: B

46.  Maximum number of characters allowed in one SMS?

A. 160

B. 170

C. 180

D. 150

Ans: A

47.  If you have 5 MHz frequency band what will be the maximum number of channels as per GSM system?

A. 25

B. 35

C. 20

D. 24

Ans: A

48. Which kind of Handovers more desired in the Network?

A. Rx Level

B. Power Budget

C. Rx Quality

D. Interference

Ans: B

49.  SDCCH holding time for Normal location update is

A. 3.8ms

B. 3.5sec

C. 3.5ms

D. None of them

Ans: B

50.  SDCCH holding time for call setup (MOC) is

A. 2.7sec

B. 3.5sec

C. 2.7ms

D. 3.5ms

Ans: A