Explore topic-wise MCQs in Analog Communications.

This section includes 84 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Analog Communications knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What will be the effect on power if the distance between the sidebands and center frequency increases?

A. power decreases
B. power increases
C. power remains same
D. power becomes twice of its previous value
Answer» B. power increases
2.

Signal to noise ratio of a frequency modulated system is better than amplitude modulated system.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

FM stereo _________

A. is implemented using an SCA signal
B. has a higher signal to noise ratio than mono FM
C. is not compatible with mono FM
D. uses DSBSC AM modulation
Answer» E.
4.

In Circuit Switching, the resources needs to be reserved during the

A. Data transfer phase
B. teardown phase.
C. setup phase
D. propagation phase
Answer» D. propagation phase
5.

Virtual-Circuit Networks and datagram networks are the sub categories of

A. message-switched networks
B. Packet-switched networks
C. Circuit-Switched Networks
D. None of them
Answer» C. Circuit-Switched Networks
6.

The phase where the establishment of the channels takes place is

A. setup phase
B. Data transfer phase
C. teardown phase
D. Both a and b
Answer» C. teardown phase
7.

Datagram switching is done at the

A. network layer
B. physical layer
C. session layer
D. data link layer
Answer» B. physical layer
8.

Only one packet for each destination is allowed at each tick; if there is more than one, they wait for the next tick in

A. Banyan switch
B. Batcher-banyan switch
C. crossbar switch
D. time-space-time switch
Answer» C. crossbar switch
9.

The Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network is an example of

A. Packet switching network
B. Datagram Networks
C. Virtual circuit network
D. message switched network
Answer» D. message switched network
10.

The network where there is no resource reservation is called

A. Circuit-Switched Networks
B. message-switched networks
C. Packet-switched networks
D. satellite network
Answer» D. satellite network
11.

The identifier that is actually used for data transfer is called the

A. virtual-circuit identifier
B. global address
C. local address
D. header
Answer» B. global address
12.

A switch in a datagram network uses a routing table that is based on the

A. source addresses
B. port addresses
C. destination address
D. None
Answer» D. None
13.

Circuit Switched Networks are used in

A. cellular network
B. satellite network
C. Cable network
D. telephone network
Answer» E.
14.

In a packet-switched network, resources are allocated

A. randomly
B. on demand
C. reserved already
D. both a and c
Answer» C. reserved already
15.

Time Division Multiplexing inside a switch, is used by

A. Space division switch
B. crossbar switch
C. packet switch
D. time division switch
Answer» E.
16.

A switched network consists of a series of interlinked nodes, called

A. endpoints
B. packets
C. switches
D. links
Answer» D. links
17.

The actual communication in a circuit-switched network requires

A. one phase
B. two phases
C. three phases
D. four phases
Answer» D. four phases
18.

A circuit-switched network is made of switches connected by physical links, in which each link is divided into

A. n channels
B. n+1 channels
C. 2n channels
D. n-1 channels
Answer» B. n+1 channels
19.

Three methods of switching are

A. circuit switching, packet switching, and protocol switching
B. circuit switching, packet switching, and message switching
C. Loop switching, packet switching, and message switching
D. Node switching, packet switching, and message switching
Answer» C. Loop switching, packet switching, and message switching
20.

The term that refers the switch does not keep information about the connection state, is

A. connection setup
B. connectionless
C. switchless
D. teardown
Answer» C. switchless
21.

Global and local addressing are types of

A. WAN network
B. local area circuit network
C. virtual-circuit network
D. MAN network
Answer» D. MAN network
22.

A switch that connects n inputs to m outputs in a grid, using electronic micro switches at each cross point is called

A. crossbar
B. crosspoint
C. multistage
D. onstage
Answer» B. crosspoint
23.

The port that performs the physical and data link functions of the packet switch is called

A. input port
B. output port
C. routing port
D. switching fabric
Answer» B. output port
24.

Switching in the Internet is done by using the datagram approach to packet switching at the

A. network layer
B. application layer
C. data link layer
D. physical layer.
Answer» B. application layer
25.

A Virtual-Circuit Network (VCN) is normally implemented in the

A. session layer
B. data link layer
C. network layer
D. physical layer
Answer» C. network layer
26.

The routing processor searching for the routing table is called

A. switch fabric
B. buffer
C. table lookup
D. rolling table
Answer» D. rolling table
27.

Which frame completes the entries in the switching tables

A. acknowledgment frame
B. setup frame
C. routing frame
D. None
Answer» B. setup frame
28.

The ................. of A TSI controls the order of delivering of slot values that are stored in RAM.

A. cross bar
B. cross point
C. control unit
D. transceiver
Answer» E.
29.

In ................, each packet of a message need not follow the same path from sender to receiver.

A. circuit switching
B. message switching
C. virtual approach to packet switching
D. datagram approach to packet switching
Answer» E.
30.

A permanent virtual circuit involves .................

A. Connection establishment
B. Data transfer
C. Connection release
D. Connection check
Answer» C. Connection release
31.

In a time division switch, a .................. governs the destination of a packet stored in RAM.

A. TDM bus
B. cross bar
C. cross point
D. control unit
Answer» E.
32.

In ..................... each packet of a message need not follow the same path From sender to receiver.

A. Circuit switching
B. message switching
C. a virtual approach to packet switching
D. The datagram approach to packet switching
Answer» E.
33.

In .................., each packet of a message follows the same path from sender to receiver.

A. circuit switching
B. message switching
C. virtual approach to packet switching
D. datagram approach to packet switching
Answer» B. message switching
34.

How many cross points are needed in a single stage switch with 40 inputs and 50 outputs.

A. 40
B. 50
C. 90
D. 2000
Answer» E.
35.

Which type of switching uses the entire capacity of a dedicated link?

A. circuit switching
B. datagram packet switching
C. virtual circuit packet switching
D. message switching
Answer» E.
36.

In ............... circuit switching, delivery of data is delayed because data must be stored and retrieved from RAM.

A. space division
B. time division
C. virtual
D. None of these
Answer» C. virtual
37.

In which type of switching do all the datagrams of a message follow the same channels of a path?

A. circuit switching
B. datagram packet switching
C. virtual circuit packet switching
D. message switching
Answer» D. message switching
38.

Type of switching which uses the entire capacity of a dedicated link?

A. Circuit switching
B. datagram packet switching
C. virtual circuit packet switching
D. Message switching
Answer» B. datagram packet switching
39.

The ................... is a device that connects n inputs to m outputs.

A. cross point
B. cross bar
C. modem
D. RAM
Answer» C. modem
40.

In a ________ network, two types of addressing are involved: global and local.

A. virtual-circuit
B. datagram
C. circuit-switched
D. none of the above
Answer» B. datagram
41.

The PSTN is an example of ................. network.

A. packet-switched
B. circuit-switched
C. message-switched
D. TSI
Answer» C. message-switched
42.

A switched WAN is normally implemented as a _______ network.

A. virtual-circuit
B. datagram
C. circuit-switched
D. none of the above
Answer» B. datagram
43.

A switch in a datagram network uses a routing table that is based on the ______ address.

A. source
B. destination
C. local
D. none of the above
Answer» C. local
44.

An example of a medium speed, switched communications service is .................

A. series 1000
B. data phone 50
C. DDD
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
45.

The _______ address in the header of a packet in a datagram network normally remains the same during the entire journey of the packet.

A. source
B. destination
C. local
D. none of the above
Answer» C. local
46.

A ________ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.

A. multistage
B. multiple crossbar
C. multiple path
D. none of the above
Answer» B. multiple crossbar
47.

In a banyan switch, for 8 inputs and 8 outputs, we have _____ microswitches at each stage.

A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
Answer» C. 3
48.

In a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

A. 10,000
B. 20,000
C. 40,000
D. 30,000
Answer» D. 30,000
49.

In a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.

A. 40,000
B. greater than 40,000
C. less than 40,000
D. greater than 100,000
Answer» D. greater than 100,000
50.

A ________ switch combines space-division and time-division technologies to take advantage of the best of both.

A. TST
B. SSS
C. TTT
D. none of the above
Answer» B. SSS