COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING PART 9

TELEPHONY

Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter which corresponds to your
answer.

1. In International Telephone Numbering, a digit or combination
of digits characterizing the called numbering area within a
country is called ______ code.

a. local
b. CCITT
c. Baudot
d. Area

2. The last two digit of the loaded cable designation 22E66
indicates

a. spacing
b. coil inductance
c. wire gauge
d. attenuation

3. A condition of a telephone handset, in which it can be called,
is _______condition.

a. on-hook
b. off-hook
c. busy
d. none of these

4. When digits 3 is dialed using touch tone system, the amount
of time needed to send the tone is

a. 0.1 sec
b. 50 msec
c. 0.25 sec
d. 0.25 usec

5. A telephone number perform the following operations
except

a. To route the call
b. To activate the necessary apparatus for proper call
charging
c. To order clearing of connection
d. None of the above

6. The number to be dialed or called to reach a subscriber in
the same local network or numbering area is

a. Local Code
b. Area code
c. Toll access Code
d. Subscriber No.

7. That part of the telephone network between the telephone
instrument at the subscriber premises and the central office
equipment is called the __________

a. Inter-office trunk
b. Tie Line
c. Subscriber loop
d. Service drop wire

8. A line linking telephone Central Offices is called _________
line.

a. Tie
b. Inter- office trunk
c. Routing
d. Connector

9. A signaling technique wherein a number of voice paths is
carried over one common channel instead of having
individual voice channels

a. In band singnaling
b. Out of band singnaling
c. Common channel singnaling
d. Alternate channel singnaling

10. ________is a unit of telephone traffic defined as one user
making a call of one second duration.

a. CCS
b. Call-second
c. Erlangs
d. Call-hour

11. During a busy hour in a telephone system an average of one
call is lost, then the grade of service is considered to be:

a. 1.01
b. 10%
c. 0.10%
d. 0.01

12. If a busy counts are made during the span of 15 minutes,
and the average number of occupied circuit is found to be 8,
then the traffic, in Erlang, is:

a. 2
b. 8
c. 6
d. 4

13. In a standard CCITT group, 12 channels FDM, the carrier
frequency of channel No. 1 is ____________

a. 100 kHz
b. 104 kHz
c. 108 kHz
d. 60 kHz

14. In the FDM hierarchy, a mastergroup is composed of ten
supergroups and is equivalent to

a. 600 Channels
b. 60 Channels
c. 180 Channels
d. 120 Channels

15. The approximation process in PCM creates noise called:

a. Thermal
b. White Noise
c. Quantizing Noise
d. Agitation Noise

16. The criteria to be considered in designing a telephone
system

a. Attenuation limit
b. Resistance limit
c. A or B
d. A and B

17. This refers to loop AC reference frequency measured in
decibels

a. Signaling limits
b. Resistance limit
c. Attenuation limit
d. All of these

18. An induction coil which is a multiple winding transformer
intended to interface a 2-wire circuit to a 4-wire circuit to
permit two-way transmission of signals.

a. hybrid function
b. speech transformer
c. transmission regulation circuit
d. A or B

19. A subscriber loop signaling method in which signaling
information is indicated by the presence and absence of a
battery and ground condition on the line at the called end of
the trunk.

a. Wet Dry
b. Reverse Battery
c. High - Low
d. Supervisory

20. An arrangement where the only possible connection
between a number of exchanges is through a single tandem
or transit exchange where they are all connected.

a. mesh
b. star
c. composite
d. ring





21. CCITT recommendation E-161 recommends that not more
than _____ digits make up an international number,
excluding the international prefix.

a. 10
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20

22. The following are the transmission media used for telephone
systems except:

a. parallel wire
b. coaxial cable
c. fiber optics
d. NOTA

23. The subscriber loop provides the following except:

a. talk battery
b. ringing voltage
c. telephone dial
d. current during on hook

24. A method of multiplexing in which the total frequency
spectrum available is used by each channel, but only for part
of the time.

a. FDM
b. TDM
c. SDM
d. GSM

25. The primary cause of echo and singing is

a. intermodulation noise
b. crosstalk
c. impedance mismatch
d. thermal noise




26. For crosstalk to be considered intelligible, at least _____
words are intelligible to the listener in a seven second
period.

a. 5
b. 6
c. 4
d. 3

27. Noise that is non-continuous, consisting of irregular pulses
or noise spikes of short duration and of relatively high
amplitude.

a. Solar
b. Intermodulation
c. Impulse
d. Crosstalk

28. The signal to noise ratio for voice based on customer
satisfaction is

a. 30 dB
b. 45 dB
c. 15 dB
d. 20 dB

29. dBa is a noise unit which uses a tone of 1000 Hz and a
power level of

a. -85 dBm
b. -90 dBm
c. 85 dBm
d. -80dBm

30. The average intensity in one or more traffic paths occupied
in the busy hour by one 2-minute call or for an aggregate
duration of two minutes.

a. CCS
b. Cm
c. Erlang
d. EBHC

31. A method of handling lost calls wherein a call failing to
immediately find a server, waits enters a queue until one
becomes available.

a. Lost Calls Cleared
b. Lost Calls Held
c. Lost Calls Delayed
d. NOTA

32. The main terminal used as cross connection point for cables
300 pairs and above.

a. MTTC
b. MDF
c. DP
d. TTC

33. For PCM, the sampling theorem states that the sampling
frequency must be ________ the highest frequency
contained in the analog signal.

a. twice
b. more than twice
c. less than twice
d. equal to

34. A group of sixty voice grade channels with a bandwidth of
240 KHz is called a

a. group
b. supergroup
c. mastergroup
d. jumbogroup

35. On the subscriber's telephone set employing the touch tone
technique, how many signals are transmitted to the
telephone exchange for every button that is pressed?

a. 2 VHF signals
b. 1 VHF and 1 AF
c. 2 AF tones
d. 16 AF tones

36. An electronic circuit which is inserted into the 4-wire trunk
path effectively to block the passage of reflected signal
energy.

a. echo suppressor
b. loading coil
c. loop extender
d. telephone amplifier

37. The following are signaling functions except:

a. ringing signals
b. address signals
c. supervisory signals
d. NOTA

38. The standard spacing for 19-D-88 cable loading code is

a. 700 ft.
b. 6000 ft.
c. 4500 ft.
d. 3000 ft.

39. A telephone exchange has a subscriber loop limit of 1800
ohms, excluding the telephone instrument. What is the
farthest distance, in miles, that a subscriber can be located
away from the telephone exchange, if AWG 26 cable, which
has a resistance of 431 ohms/loop mile, is used?

a. 5.95
b. 8.18
c. 3.9
d. 4.18

40. The Strowger or step-by-step system falls under what type of
switching control system?

a. Manual
b. Progressive
c. Common
d. automatic



41. For building telephone facilities, the size of entrance conduit
shall not be less than _______ in diameter.

a. 30 mm
b. 50 mm
c. 60 mm
d. 75 mm

42. In telephony, tone dialing takes _________ time than pulse
dialing.

a. less
b. more
c. about the same
d. cant be determined

43. A telephone service wherein calls are rerouted into a pre-
assigned station is called ____________.

a. Camp-On
b. Call Forwarding
c. Call Barring
d. Abbreviated Dialing

44. What type of control system Crossbar switches are
operating?

a. Manual
b. Progressive
c. Common
d. automatic

45. PABX stands for

a. Private All-purpose Broadcasting Exchange
b. Private Automatic Branch Exchange
c. Public Access Bidirectional Exchange
d. Public Address Broadcasting Exchange

46. A trunk is

a. the base of a communication tower
b. a telephone line connecting two C.O.s
c. a line connecting one telephone set to the PABX
d. the structure where antenna are attached
47. The voice frequency channel pass band is:

a. 0 to 4000 Hz
b. 300 to 3000 Hz
c. to carry only speech
d. all of the preceding

48. What is used to transmit more than one conversation over a
path?

a. hybrid
b. tandem
c. multiplexing
d. all of the above

49. The common channel interoffice signaling method

a. uses the same channel for signaling as for the related
conversation
b. is used on local loops
c. uses a separate channel for signaling only
d. comes the signaling for one related conversation

50. Telephone switching is accomplished by

a. Manual Switchboard
b. Step-by-step Switches
c. Crossbar switches
d. Any of the preceding

51. The step-by-step switch

a. was invented by Strowger
b. generates much noise
c. operates using a system of electromechanical switches
d. all of these

52. The telephone was invented by

a. James Watson
b. Alexander Graham Bell
c. Philip Reis
d. Almon Strowger

53. A switching network capable of providing a path from every
inlet link to every outlet link in the absence of traffic.

a. Concentration
b. Blocking
c. Full availability switch
d. Crosspoint

54. An exchange primarily used as a switching point for traffic
between other exchanges is

a. Transfer system
b. Transit Exchange
c. Connecting Point
d. Tandem Exchange

55. A telephone switch is an example of ____ switching

a. packet
b. message
c. circuit
d. virtual circuit

56. The local loop of a telephone system is

a. a two-wire communication circuit between a customers
premise and the central office
b. a group of wires connecting a telephone set to a modem
c. a four wire circuit connecting a fax machine to a
computer
d. a single piece of wire connecting the subscribers
telephone to another telephone set.

57. Identical telephone numbers in different parts of the country
are distinguished by their

a. access codes
b. country codes
c. trunk prefixes
d. area codes




58. A telephone switching system with a capacity of 100 lines
could assign telephone numbers from

a. 0001 1000
b. 000-999
c. 0000-1000
d. 001 999

59. The following are the building blocks of a Step-by-Step
Switching System except:

a. marker
b. linefinder
c. selector
d. connector

60. Which has longer subscriber loop length, the Central Office
Switching equipment having a resistance limit of

a. 500 ohms
b. 1000 ohms
c. 1500 ohms
d. 2000 ohms

61. A fax transmission is usually at a _______ mode.

a. simplex
b. half-duplex
c. full duplex
d. multiplex

62. A permanent circuit for private use within a communications
network

a. two wire
b. 4-wire
c. switched
d. leased





63. The class of exchange with the primary function of
connecting central offices when a direct trunk is not
available.

a. local
b. gateway
c. toll
d. tandem

64. Dial tone, busy tone and ring back tones are examples of
_______ signals.

a. supervisory
b. address
c. musical
d. digital

65. How much time in seconds is saved if we use Touch Tone
Dialing instead of Pulse Dialing to call telephone number
781-10-05?

a. 3.55
b. 7.75
c. 7.55
d. 7.15

66. With attenuation limit at 6 dB, what is the length of cable
using gauge 26 with attenuation of 1.61 dB per km.

a. 1.3 km
b. 4.7 km
c. 3.7 km
d. 2.5 km

67. The maximum length for 1300-ohm signaling or loop
resistance using AWG No. 26 wire with 133.9 ohm per km.

a. 5.2 km
b. 4.7 km
c. 7.5 km
d. 9.7 km



68. The minimum size for an entrance conduit for building
telephone facilities.

a. 50 mm
b. 50 cm
c. 65 mm
d. 65 cm

69. The size of entrance conduit for a 100 pair entrance cable.

a. 50 mm
b. 65 mm
c. 75 mm.
d. 100 mm.

70. The backboard color for the house or riser cable.

a. yellow
b. white
c. blue
d. red

71. The maximum span from telephone pole to the building for
an aerial entrance cable.

a. 30 m
b. 600 mm
c. 45 m
d. 5.5 m

72. The sampling period for telephone signals.

a. 8000 Hz.
b. 125 sec.
c. 6400 Hz.
d. 100 sec.

73. The inability to interconnect two idle lines connected to a
switching network due to all possible paths are in use.

a. Concentration
b. Blocking
c. Full availability
d. Crosspoint

74. The minimum depth for an underground entrance conduit
under areas used for vehicular traffic inside private property.

a. 300 mm
b. 600 mm
c. 50 mm
d. 1 m

75. The minimum clearance for aerial entrance cables over
areas accessible to pedestrians is

a. 4.5 m
b. 5.5 m
c. 3.5 m
d. 6.5 m

76. The steel gauge of the outdoor MTTC.

a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 22

77. PAM is:

a. a pulse system immune from noise
b. a digital system
c. a popular system for telephone transmissions
d. an analog system

78. A suitable sampling rate for a signal containing frequency
components between 40 Hz and 4 kHz would be:

a. 10 kHz
b. 80 Hz
c. 90 Hz
d. 4.04 kHz

79. Quantization noise can be reduced by:

a. taking samples at a faster rate
b. using a PCM system
c. increasing the number of standard amplitude
d. using higher amplitude signals

80. The name of the device invented by Johann Philipp Reis in
1860 which could transmit a musical tone over a wire to a
distance point.

a. harmonic telegraph
b. phonograph
c. telephone
d. radio

81. When was the first complete sentence ever transmitted by
the telephone?

a. 1860
b. 1876
c. 1892
d. 1905

82. Who invented the first practical system for the electrical
switching of calls installed in 1892?

a. Bell
b. Watson
c. Edison
d. Strowger

83. What part of the conventional telephone set the transmitter
and receiver unit are located?

a. dial
b. base
c. keypad
d. handset

84. The type of transmitter widely used in the conventional
telephone set.

a. carbon
b. ceramic
c. piezoelectric
d. electromagnetic





85. Who invented the first carbon type transmitter?

a. Bell
b. Watson
c. Gray
d. Edison

86. The type of receiver widely used in the conventional
telephone set.

a. electromagnetic
b. ceramic
c. carbon
d. piezoelectric

87. How many unique tones are used for the 12-key dual-tone
multifrequency keypad?

a. 2
b. 4
c. 7
d. 12

88. In the telephone industry, BORSCHT functions are
performed by

a. subscriber line interface
b. cross point matrix
c. switching network
d. connector switch

89. In the telephone unit, what is produced when the balancing
network in a hybrid circuit is intentionally unbalanced slightly
so that small amount of transmitted signal is fed to the
receiver of the talking phone?

a. dial tone
b. side tone
c. echo
d. singing

90. The type of dialing possible for telephone set with rotary dial.

a. tone dialing
b. pulse dialing
c. loop dialing
d. e & m dialing

91. What is the standard bandwidth of voice channel according
to CCITT recommendations?

a. 300 3.4 KHz
b. 200 3.3 KHz
c. 20 20 KHz
d. 30 30 KHz

92. The signal heard on the telephone line that indicates
readiness of the central office in receiving address or
telephone number.

a. dial tone
b. ringing tone
c. busy tone
d. congestion tone

93. The signal heard on the telephone line which indicates that
the called subscriber set is in use.

a. dial tone
b. ringing tone
c. busy tone
d. congestion tone

94. BORSCHT stands for

a. battery, over-voltage protection, ringing, supervision,
coding, hybrid and testing
b. battery, on-hook, regulator, surge protect, circuit, hybrid
and test
c. name of a leading manufacturer of telephone system
d. acronym for the developers of computer

95. Request for service from the telephone is detected at the
Central Office as

a. dial pulses
b. ringing signal
c. flow of loop current
d. battery reversal

96. The location where all subscriber lines are terminated and
switching equipment facility is installed.

a. central office
b. toll office
c. gate way
d. tandem

97. A private line communications channel of the type provided
by communication common carrier for linking two or more
points together.

a. party line
b. tie line
c. DID line
d. Trunk line

98. The attenuation loss limit of the subscriber loop is set at 6
dB. What is the maximum length if a 26H88 loading coil with
an attenuation of 0.80 dB per kilometer is added?

a. 1.5 km
b. 3.5 km
c. 5.5 km
d. 7.5 km

99. The first number of the loaded cable designation 19H44
indicates

a. spacing
b. coil inductance
c. wire gauge
d. attenuation

100. The letter of the loaded cable designation 24B88
indicates

a. spacing
b. coil inductance
c. wire gauge
d. attenuation