A Complete Chapter Quiz

Bandwidth Utilization:
Multiplexing and Spreading

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. The _______ technique uses M C) Modulation
different carrier frequencies that are D) None of the above.
modulated by the source signal. At one 6. ______ is an analog multiplexing
moment, the sign modulates one carrier technique to combine optical signals.
frequency; at the next moment, the signal A) WDM
modulates another carrier frequency. B) FDM
A) DSSS C) TDM
B) FHSS D) None of the above
C) FDM 7. FDM is an _________technique.
D) TDM A) digital
2. In synchronous TDM, for n signal B) analog
sources of the same data rate, each C) either (a) or (b)
frame contains _______ slots. D) none of the above
A) n + 1 8. ______ can be applied when the
B) n - 1 bandwidth of a link (in hertz) is greater
C) 0 to n than the combined bandwidths of the
D) n signals to be transmitted.
3. Which multiplexing technique A) TDM
transmits digital signals? B) FDM
A) WDM C) Both (a) or (b)
B) FDM D) Neither (a) or (b)
C) TDM 9. In TDM, the transmission rate of the
D) None of the above multiplexed path is usually _______ the
4. The sharing of a medium and its link sum of the transmission rates of the
by two or more devices is called signal sources.
_______. A) equal to
A) modulation B) less than
B) multiplexing C) greater than
C) encoding D) not related to
D) line discipline 10. In a multiplexed system, __ lines
5. _______ is designed to be used in share the bandwidth of ____ link.
wireless applications in which stations A) 1; n
must be able to share the medium B) n; 1
without interception by an eavesdropper C) 1; 1
and without being subject to jamming D) n; n
from a malicious intruder. 11. _________ utilization is the use of
A) Multiplexing available bandwidth to achieve specific
B) Spread spectrum goals.

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A) Amplitude 17. Which multiplexing technique shifts
B) Frequency each signal to a different carrier
C) Bandwidth frequency?
D) None of the above A) FDM
12. ____ is designed to use the high B) TDM
bandwidth capability of fiber-optic cable. C) Both (a) and (b)
A) WDM D) None of the above
B) FDM 18. Which multiplexing technique
C) TDM transmits analog signals?
D) None of the above A) WDM
13. We can divide ____ into two different B) TDM
schemes: synchronous or statistical. C) FDM
A) WDM D) (a) and (c)
B) TDM 19. ________ is the set of techniques
C) FDM that allows the simultaneous
D) none of the above transmission of multiple signals across a
14. In ________ TDM, each input single data link.
connection has an allotment in the output A) Demodulating
even if it is not sending data. B) Multiplexing
A) isochronous C) Compressing
B) statistical D) None of the above
C) synchronous 20. ________ can be achieved by using
D) none of the above multiplexing; ______ can be achieved by
15. In ________ TDM, slots are using spreading.
dynamically allocated to improve A) Privacy and antijamming; efficiency
bandwidth efficiency. B) Privacy and efficiency; antijamming
A) isochronous C) Efficiency; privacy and antijamming
B) synchronous D) Efficiency and antijamming; privacy
C) statistical 21. The ______ technique expands the
D) none of the above bandwidth of a signal by replacing each
16. The word ______ refers to the portion data bit with n bits.
of a _______ that carries a transmission. A) DSSS
A) line; channel B) FHSS
B) channel; link C) FDM
C) link; channel D) TDM
D) line; link 22. ________ is a digital process that
allows several connections to share the
high bandwidth of a link.

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A) WDM
B) TDM
C) FDM
D) None of the above
23. _______ is a digital multiplexing
technique for combining several low-rate
channels into one high-rate one.
A) WDM
B) TDM
C) FDM
D) None of the above
24. In ________, we combine signals
from different sources to fit into a larger
bandwidth.
A) line coding
B) block coding
C) spread spectrum
D) none of the above
25. Which multiplexing technique
involves signals composed of light
beams?
A) WDM
B) FDM
C) TDM
D) none of the above

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