Identification (10 pts.)
This generation is usually identified as
1. A chemist that researched the possibility
that space can conduct electricity in
1843.
2. Scottish Mathematician that produced
a pair of equations whose solution
predicted electromagnetic waves
propagating at the speed of light.
3. First personal handset invented on
1973.
4. The first person to make a call on a
portable mobile-phone.
5. In September of 1899, he ushered in
the era of practical mobile radio
communication with his historical radio
telegraph transmissions from a ship in
New York Harbor to the Twin Lights in
Highlands New Jersey.
Multiple Choice (20 pts.)
1. Refers to the first-generation
of wireless telephone technology
and mobile telecommunications. These
are the analog telecommunications
standards that were introduced in the
1980s.
a. 1G
b. 2G
c. 3G
d. 4G
2. It comes with enhancements over
previous wireless technologies, like
high-speed transmission, advanced
multimedia access and global roaming.
It is mostly used with mobile phones
and handsets as a means to connect the
phone to the Internet or
other IP networks in order to make
voice and video calls, to download and
upload data and to surf the net.
a. 1G d. 4G
b. 2G
c. 3G
3.
Global System for Mobile (GSM)
service. It is significantly more efficient
on the spectrum allowing for far greater
mobile phone penetration levels.
a. 1G c. 3G
b. 2G d. 4G
4. It is the successor to the third
generation standards. It
provides mobile ultra-
broadband Internet access, for example
to laptops with USB wireless modems,
to smartphones, and to other mobile
devices.
a. 1G c. 3.75G
b. 2G d. 4G
5. It is an integrated circuit that securely
stores the international mobile
subscriber identity (IMSI) and the
related key used to identify and
authenticate subscribers on
mobile telephony devices (such
as mobile phones and computers).
a. SIM Card c. HSPA
b. Bluetooth d. HSDPA
6. A wireless technology standard for
exchanging data over short distances
using short-wavelength
microwave transmissions in
the ISM band from 2400–2480 MHz
from fixed and mobile devices,
creating personal area networks (PANs).
a. NFC c. Bluetooth
b. Wi-Fi d. Android
7. Is an amalgamation of two mobile
telephony protocols, High Speed
Downlink Packet Access and High Speed
Uplink Packet Access, that extends and
improves the performance of existing
3rd generation mobile
telecommunication networks utilizing
the WCDMA protocols.
a. HSPA+ c. HSUPA
b. HSDPA d. HSPA
 8. From Google Inc. It is free and open
source, but large amount of software
on devices are proprietary and licensed.
a. iPod c. Symbian
b. Android d. Blackberry
9. From Apple Inc. It is closed source and
proprietary and built on open
source Darwin core OS.
a. Android c. iOS
b. Symbian d. iPod
10. Is a set of standards
for smartphones and similar devices to
establish radio communication with
each other by touching them together
or bringing them into proximity, usually
no more than a few inches.
a. FCC c. HL3
b. NFC d. AGM

Fill in the blanks with the meaning of the

following acronyms (10 pts.)

1. CDMA _________________
2. NFC_________________
3. HSPA ________________
4. HSUPA _______________
5. SIM __________________
6. VLR __________________
7. SMC __________________
8. GSM __________________
9. GPRS __________________
10. EDGE _________________

Enumeration (10 pts.)

1. List down the four mobile

technology standards and their
corresponding generation. (4 pts.)
2. Give at least three names of
Android updates. (3 pts.)
3. List down three benefits of mobile
technology. (3 pts.)
 Answers:
I. Identification
1. Michael Faraday
2. James Clerk Maxwell
3. Dyna-Tac
4. Martin Cooper
5. Guglielmo Marconi
II. Multiple Choice
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. B
III. Acronyms
1. Code division multiple access
2. Near field communication
3. High speed packet access
4. High speed uplink packet access
5. Subscriber
identity/identification module
6. Visitor Location Register
7. Short message center
8. Global system for mobile
9. Global packet radio services
10. Enhanced data rates for GSM
Evolution
IV. Enumeration
1. Analog Cellular Network (1G), Digital
Cellular Networks (2G), Mobile
Broadband Data (3G), Native IP
Network(4G)
2. Jellybean, Donut, Gingerbread, Ice
cream sandwich, froyo, honeycomb,
cupcake, éclair, kitkat
3. Obvious question sir haha