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11. What is the bandwidth of a signal that ranges from 1 MHz to 4 MHz?
a. 4 MHz
b. 1 KHz
c. 3 MHz
d. none of the above
Discuss
Answer: (c).3 MHz

12. As frequency increases, the period ________.
a. decreases
b. increases
c. remains the same
d. doubles
Discuss
Answer: (a).decreases

13. Given two sine waves A and B, if the frequency of A is twice that of B, then the period of B is ________ that of A.
a. one-half
b. twice
c. the same as
d. indeterminate from
Discuss
Answer: (b).twice

14. A sine wave is ________.
a. periodic and continuous
b. aperiodic and continuous
c. periodic and discrete
d. aperiodic and discrete
Discuss
Answer: (a).periodic and continuous

15. If the maximum amplitude of a sine wave is 2 V, the minimum amplitude is ________ V.
a. 2
b. 1
c. -2
d. between -2 and 2
Discuss
Answer: (c).-2

16. A signal is measured at two different points. The power is P1 at the first point and P2 at the second point. The dB is 0. This means ________.
a. P2 is zero
b. P2 equals P1
c. P2 is much larger than P1
d. P2 is much smaller than P1
Discuss
Answer: (b).P2 equals P1

17. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the resistance of the transmission medium.
a. Attenuation
b. Distortion
c. Noise
d. Decibel
Discuss
Answer: (a).Attenuation

18. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which the signal loses strength due to the different propagation speeds of each frequency that makes up the signal.
a. Attenuation
b. Distortion
c. Noise
d. Decibel
Discuss
Answer: (b).Distortion

19. ________ is a type of transmission impairment in which an outside source such as crosstalk corrupts a signal.
a. Attenuation
b. Distortion
c. Noise
d. Decibel
Discuss
Answer: (c).Noise

20. When propagation speed is multiplied by propagation time, we get the ________.
a. throughput
b. wavelength of the signal
c. distortion factor
d. distance a signal or bit has traveled
Discuss
Answer: (d).distance a signal or bit has traveled

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