SET 3 ECT Flashcards

1
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Current is

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The movement of electrons

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2
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What is meant by the term impedance?

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It is a measure of the opposition to AC current flow in a circuit

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3
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What is the name of the pressure that moves electrons in aclosed circuit?

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Voltage

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4
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Batteries differ from fuel cells in that

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A battery is a closed system

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5
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One coulomb passing a point in one second is one

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Ampere

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6
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What does the abbreviation “RF” refer to?

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Radio frequency signals of all types

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7
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A communications device that combines transmissions fromseveral I/O devices into one line is a

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Multiplexer

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8
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How much power (roughly) a light emitting diode can couple intoan optical fiber?

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100 microwatts

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9
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In practical applications, battery voltage

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Is lowered as the load increases

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10
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What are the basic building blocks that all matter is composedof?

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Electrons, neutrons, and protons

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11
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If current through a resistance is halved

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The voltage is halved

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12
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Most data communications involving telegraph lines use

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Narrowband channel

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13
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Which electronics material opposes the movement of freeelectrons?

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Insulator

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14
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Which of the following is used to convert a radio signal from onefrequency to another?

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Mixer

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15
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Which voltage source converts chemical energy to electricalenergy?

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Battery

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16
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Which of the following battery types is rechargeable?

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Lead-acid gel-cell
Lithium-ion ()
Nickel-metal hydride

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17
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A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?

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A voltage source, a load, and a conductive path for current

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18
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How much power (roughly) a light emitting diode can couple intoan optical fiber?

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100 microwatts

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19
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Primary batteries, unlike secondary batteries, may be

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Used once

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20
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battery’s capacity to deliver power is measured in

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Ampere hours

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21
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Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packetsover a medium at the same time?

22
Q

How much power is being used in a circuit when the appliedvoltage is 13.8 volts DC and the current is 10 amperes?

23
Q

Which of the following communications lines is best suited tointeractive processing applications?

A

Full duplex lines

24
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Which of the following types of channels moves data relativelyslowly?

A

Narrow band channel

25
the resistance in a circuit with constant voltage increases, the current will
Decrease
26
A lead-acid battery is an example of a
Secondary battery
27
What are the three electrodes of a PNP or NPN transistor?
Emitter, base, and collector
28
How many digits of the DNIC (Data Network Identification Code) identify the country?
First three
29
A station in a network forwards incoming packets by placing them on its shortest output queue. What routing algorithm is being used?
Hot potato routing
30
An example of potential energy is
A battery
31
Which part of an atom has no electrical charge?
Neutron
32
What do you call a diagram that shows the electrical connections of a circuit's components?
A schematic diagram
33
If an electrical system is compared to a fluid system, the electrical current corresponds to the
Water flow  
34
In a synchronous modem, the digital-to-analog converter transmits signal to the
Equilizer
35
What are the units of impedance?
Ohms
36
What is the kilowatt-hour consumption of a 40 W lamp if it remains on for 1750 h?
70
37
Which of the following types of channels moves data relatively slowly?
Narrow band channel
38
What is the minimum number of wires needed to send data over a serial communication link layer?
2
39
Which of the following statement is correct? Transmission section of a synchronous modem contains the scrambler  
40
What is a transceiver?
A unit combining the functions of a transmitter and a receiver  
41
Which of the following battery types is not rechargeable?
Carbon-zinc
42
The probability that a single bit will be in error on a typical public telephone line using 4800 bps modem is 10 to the power -3. If no error detection mechanism is used, the residual error rate for a communication line using 9-bit frames is approximately equal to
0.009
43
Which data communication method is used to transmit the data over a serial communication link?
full-duplex
44
When does maximum power transfer happen from the source to the load?
When the source resistance equals the load resistance
45
The synchronous modems are more costly than the asynchronous modems because
They contain clock recovery circuits
46
If 60 J of energy are available for every 15 C of charge, what is the voltage?
4 V
47
Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
Bridge
48
Which term describes the ability of a receiver to detect the presence of a signal?
Sensitivity
49
What at are the three electrodes of a field effect transistor?
Source, gate, and drain
50
A secondary cell generates dc via chemical activity; a primary cell generates dc
Chemically
51
Which of the following precautions should be taken when measuring high voltages with a voltmeter?
Ensure that the voltmeter and leads are rated for use at the voltages to be measured