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A Complete Chapter Quiz

Telephone and Cable Networks

Compilation of all the quizzes (MCQs) for each and every chapters in the book of Data
Communications and Networking 4th Edition by Behrouz A. Forouzan.
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1. To use a cable network for data


transmission, we need two key devices:
a ______ and a _________
A) CT; CMTS
B) CM; CMTS
C) CM; CMS
D) none of the above
2. A local telephone network is an
example of a _______ network.
A) packet-switched
B) message-switched
C) circuit-switched
D) none of the above
3. A traditional cable TV network
transmits signals ______.
A) downstream
B) upstream
C) upstream and downstream
D) none of the above
4. The traditional cable TV system used
________cable end to end.
A) twisted-pair
B) fiber-optic
C) coaxial
D) none of the above
5. The telephone network is made of
______ major components.
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) none of the above
6. Data from a computer are _______;
the local loop handles _______ signals.
A) analog; analog
B) digital; digital
C) digital; analog
D) analog; digital

7. The original telephone network, which


is referred to as the plain old telephone
system (POTS), was an ________
system.
A) analog
B) digital
C) digital as well as analog
D) none of the above
8. The protocol that is used for signaling
in the telephone network is called
______.
A) SSS
B) SS7
C) POP
D) none of the above
9. _______technology is a set of
technologies developed by the telephone
companies to provide high data rate
transmission.
A) LDS
B) ASL
C) DSL
D) none of the above
10. The local loop has _______ cable
that connects the subscriber telephone to
the nearest end office.
A) fiber-optic
B) coaxial
C) twisted-pair
D) none of the above
11. The second generation of cable
networks is called a(n) _________
network.
A) HCF
B) HFC
C) CFH
D) none of the above

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12. The largest portion of the bandwidth


for ADSL carries _______.
A) upstream data
B) downstream data
C) control data
D) voice communication
13. _______ is suitable for businesses
that require comparable upstream and
downstream data rates.
A) SDSL
B) ADSL
C) VDSL
D) (b) and (c)
14. The carrier that handles intra-LATA
services is called a(n) _____ .
A) IXC
B) LEC
C) POP
D) none of the above
15. DMT is a modulation technique that
combines elements of _______ and
_______.
A) FDM; QAM
B) FDM; TDM
C) PSK; FSK
D) QDM; QAM
16. The carrier that handles inter-LATA
services is called a(n) _______.
A) IXC
B) LEC
C) POP
D) none of the above
17. The modern telephone network is
now ________.
A) digital
B) digital as well as analog
C) analog
D) none of the above

18. In an HFC network, the upstream


data are modulated using the _______
modulation technique.
A) ASK
B) PCM
C) QAM
D) QPSK
19. _______ was designed as an
alternative to the T-1 line.
A) ADSL
B) HDSL
C) VDSL
D) SDSL
20. HDSL encodes data using _______.
A) 2B1Q
B) 1B2Q
C) 4B/5B
D) 6B/8T
21. In an HFC network, the downstream
data are modulated using the _______
modulation technique.
A) PCM
B) QAM
C) PSK
D) ASK
22. Another name for the cable TV office
is the _______.
A) head end
B) combiner
C) fiber node
D) splitter
23. The term modem is a composite word
that refers to the two functional entities
that make up the device: a signal
_______ and a signal _______.
A) demodulator; modulator
B) modulator; demodulator
C) modern; demo
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D) none of the above


24. The two most common digital
services are ________ service and
______.
A) switched/56; DDS
B) switched/56; switched/64
C) DDS; swiched 64
D) leased; out-of-band
25. The United States is divided into
many _______.
A) IXCs
B) LECs
C) LATAs
D) none of the above
26. The standard for data transmission
over an HFC network is called _______.
A) ADSL
B) CMTS
C) DOCSIS
D) MCNS
27. In ________signaling, a portion of the
bandwidth is used for signaling and
another portion for data.
A) mixed
B) in-band
C) out-of-band
D) none of the above
28. Telephone companies provide two
types of analog services: analog
_______
services
and
analog
_____services.
A) leased; out-of-band
B) out-of-band; in-band
C) switched; in-band
D) switched; leased
29. The HFC network uses _______
cable.
A) coaxial

B) twisted-pair
C) fiber-optic
D) a combination of (a) and (c)
30. In ______signaling, the same circuit
is used for both signaling and data.
A) mixed
B) out-of-band
C) in-band
D) none of the above
31. Most popular modems available are
based on the ________standards.
A) X-series
B) V-series
C) VX-series
D) none of the above

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