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a.) EO 59
b.) EO 546
c.) EO 109
d.) Act 3846
2. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) A single measuring circuit having a resistor if 10
k is connected in series with a 0.5 F capacitor. What is affective bandwidth?
a.) 50 kHz
b.) 5 Hz
c.) 50 Hz
d.) 500 Hz
3. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) An aircraft deviation measured by an ILS localizer.
a.) Altitude
b.) Ground Speed
c.) Vertical
d.) Horizontal
4. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) In order to have a maximum power transfer, what
must be the relation of the input circuit impedance?
5. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The ratio of the speed of the light in vacuum to
the speed of the light in a material.
7. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) It is produced when an object travels faster than
the speed of sound.
8. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The time used for reference for determining the
capacity of accepting calls for telephone system.
a.) 12 MN
b.) High Usage Hour
c.) 12NN
d.) Low Usage Hour
9. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The term used for deafness of higher frequencies
due to old age.
10. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) Single side band emission is most frequently
used in what frequency band?
a.) LF
b.) HF
c.) MF
d.) VLF
11. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A device that converts voice to data.
a.) Vocoder
b.) Covoder
c.) Modern
d.) Repeater
12. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A microwave device which permits signal only
in one direction.
a.) RF Emitter
b.) Capacitor
c.) Varactor and triac
d.) Ferrite Isolator
13. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A very small band of frequency that is used to
protect interference of adjacent frequency.
a.) Guard
b.) Carrier
c.) Modulating
d.) Tolerance
14. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) It is a communication system operation where
the receiving station controls the effective data transmission rate at the sending station.
a.) Pacing
b.) Polling
c.) Handshaking
d.) Contention
15. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Where is the AGC in the IF amplifier derived?
a.) Mixer
b.) Rf Amplifier
c.) Detector
d.) Local Oscillator
16. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) What is the voltage in a line, open terminated at
the end, quarter-wavelength from the termination?
a.) Minimum
b.) Maximum
c.) The same
d.) Increasing
17. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the cellular system used in Europe?
a.) GSM
b.) TACS
c.) AMPS
d.) NMT
18. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Satellite revolution in the same direction as the
earth's rotation.
a.) Retrograde
b.) Accelerated
c.) Deccelerated
d.) Posigrade
19. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is meant by the term radiation resistance of
an antenna?
20. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) How do you connect two digital terminal
equipment (DTE) in the absence of a modem?
22. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) The effect of multi mode propagation caused the rays
leaving the fiber to interfere constructively and destructively as they leave the end of the
fiber, this effect is called ________.
23. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000)What is the maximum number of lines for any
building other than a one or two story residential building to be required a service
entrance facility under ECE building code?
24. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following is not part of the audio
frequency section of the radio transmitter?
a.) AF Voltage
b.) Microphone
c.) Master Oscillator
d.) AF power Amplifier
25. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following solution will you
prescribed to a telegraph transmitter power supply to avert a chirp?
26. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What is the term for the ratio of actual velocity at
which a signal travels through a line to the speed of light in a vacuum?
27. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Which part of the HF marine antenna safety link is
intended to be broken during the unusual movement of the ship?
a.) Halkyard
b.) Weak Part
c.) Mainmast
d.) Foremast
28. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) A PCM has a 30 kHz sampling frequency. What
is the maximum input frequency?
a.) 15 kHz
b.) 60 kHz
c.) 45 kHz
d.) 30 kHz
29. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the capture effect?
30. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Which of the following microwave antenna is
normally used when obtaining an omni directional radiation requirement?
31. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is being measured in RADAR theory to
complete the determination of a distance to a target or an object, after a high radio
frequency signal is transmitted to a target?
32. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What is the radio horizon distance between a 150 ft.
transmitting station and a 70 ft. receiving station?
a.) 82.46 mi
b.) 82.46 km
c.) 29.15 km
d.) 29.15 mi
33. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Telephone channel has a band-pass
characteristics occupying the frequency range of _____.
a.) 300-2700 Hz
b.) 300-3400 Hz
c.) 300-3000 Hz
d.) 300-400 Hz
34. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) This the Nordic analogue mobile radio telephone
system originally used in Scandinavia.
a.) NMT
b.) GSM
c.) PCN
d.) PCS
35. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) When a signal bandwidth of a TV broadcast over the
radio is lessen, using a technique that limits a picture frequency, this is referred to as
________.
36. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) These are bend of light wavelengths that are too short
to be seen by the human eye.
a.) Visible
b.) Amber
c.) Infrared
d.) Ultraviolet
37. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) How does the length of the director element of a
parasitic element beam antenna compare with that of the driven element?
38. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Refers to the numeric ratio relating to the
radiated signal strength of an antenna to that of another antenna.
39. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What will happen if there is a great mismatch
between the load and the source?
a.) Modem
b.) AVR
c.) Waveguide
d.) Transponder
41. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Range of frequency that an antenna will perform
well.
42. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the fastest memory of a computer?
a.) RAM
b.) Cache
c.) Magnetic Disk
d.) Magnetic Tape
43. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What composes the electromagnetic waves?
44. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) One of the characteristics of an early facsimile
machine which electromechanical device.
45. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the cable requirement for one or two-
storey building that has more than five telephone lines?
47. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The executive branch of government in-charge of
policy making in telecommunication.
48. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the dBSPL of an auditorium with
contemporary music?
a.) 95 100 dB
b.) 40 50 dB
c.) 50 60 dB
d.) 70 80 dB
49. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the symbol designated for a frequency
modulated carrier for a single telephony transmission?
a.) F3E
b.) F3F
c.) G3F
d.) G3E
50. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The layer that is responsible for sky wave
propagation and the highest layer?
a.) D
b.) F2
c.) A
d.) E
51. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Process of impressing lower intelligent frequency
to higher frequency.
a.) modulation
b.) detection
c.) multiplexing
d.) scrambling
52. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Find the suitable ground plane for a frequency of
220 MHz.
a.) 0.5 m
b.) 0.24 m
c.) 0.34 m
d.) 1.2 m
53. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The term used for the mechanism RADAR
searchimg for an object.
a.) scanning
b.) tracing
c.) lobing
d.) nodding
55. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What do you call the telephone system
connecting residence and business establishments?
56. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) In Broadcasting, an area characterized to have no
interference but wit fading or intermittent variations in intensity is _______.
a.) bandwidth
b.) noise
c.) power
d.) flux
58. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the number of lines per field in an NTSC TV?
a.) 525
b.) 262.5
c.) 625
d.) 312.5
59. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) It refers to the time required for a signal to complete
one cycle.
a.) Wavelength
b.) Frequency
c.) Amplitude
d.) Period
60. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What happens when the separation between two
conductors having the same diameter decreases?
61. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The government entity that regulates the cable
television industry in the Philippines.
62. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A modulation which is amplitude modulated that
consist of recurrent pulses.
a.) PAM
b.) PWM
c.) PPM
d.) AM
63. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Which of the following consist of twp of the
three primary colors in television signal? a.)red, b)violet,c)yellow, and d)blue.
a.) a and b
b.) b and c
c.) c and d
d.) a and d
64. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Which of the navigational equipment which
utilizes the principle of RADAR but is use in underwater?
a.) TACAN
b.) SONAR
c.) TASI
d.) RADAR
65. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) How can cross modulation in a receiver be
reduced?
66. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The circuit that convert signal in order that it can
be fed to the medium suitable for transmission.
a.) Modulator
b.) Mixer
c.) Receiver
d.) Transmitter
67. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A type of Class C amplifier which has 1 to 10
times the gain of input used to generate frequency multiple of the fundamental frequency.
68. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) The definition of modulation index:
69. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) One of the following can be best attained by a
trap antenna in radio communication?
a.) Increase transmitter gain
b.) Directionality
c.) Effective filter to noise signal
d.) Multi frequency band operation
70. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000)when we talk of the study of acoustics, a sound is
considered _____wave.
a.) Circular
b.) Light
c.) Laser
d.) Longitudinal
71. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) One of the major components required under the
global maritime distress and safety system.
72. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) A resultant effect in launching a satellite from the
earth caused by both forward motion away from the earth that produces inertia tending
the satellite to travel in straight line upwards and the gravitational pull towards the earth
is referred to as _______.
73. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) A RADAR set receiver has normally a ________
mixer stage.
74. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Refers to a connector that normally connects RG 213
coaxial cable to an HF transceiver.
75. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following refers to the bandwidth
of optical fiber?
a.) 1 Hz-30,000 Hz
b.) 1 kHz-300 kHz
c.) 1MHz-300 MHz
d.) 1MHz-500MHz
76. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) How many commissioners does the National
Telecommunications Commission have?
a.) 1
b.) 5
c.) 3
d.) 2
77. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which one is referred to the reduction of receiver
gain caused by strong signal from nearby transmission of adjacent frequency?
a.) Intermodulation
b.) Quieting
c.) Fading
d.) Desensitizing
78. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Transmission of information through a communication
modem is intended to transmit digital information over which of the following type of
communication medium?
a.) Digital
b.) Hybrid
c.) Radio
d.) Analog
79. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Determine from the following an advantage using a
trap antenna.
81. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Determine from the following, possible cause for a
slow drift of frequency in self-excited transmitter oscillator circuits resulting to poor
frequency stability.
82. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following penalty is provided under
the existing telecommunications law, should an international carrier unable to comply
with its obligation to provide local exchange service in un-served and underserved areas
within three years from grant of authority?
83. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) In basic transmitter such as CW transmission, the
rounding off of square wave emission will reduce________.
a.) Reach
b.) Voltage
c.) Bandwidth
d.) Transmitter power
84. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Refers to one possible cause for an abrupt
frequency variation in a self-excited transmitter oscillator circuits resulting to a poor
frequency stability to hold a constant oscillation.
a.)32H
b.)16H
c.)64H
d.)8H
86. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999)In a basic radio transmitter, what is the main
disadvantage of a single-tube transmitter?
a.)Frequency Instability
b.)Non-portable
c.)Heating Effect
d.)Bulky
87. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) One of the following is considered the largest source
of signal power loss in the use of fiber optic as a communication medium such as due to
misalignment.
a.) Bending
b.) Scattering
c.) Connection
d.) Absorption
88. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Statement, which best describe a mixing process
in radio communication.
89. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001)What is the input impedance equivalent of an
open-ended transmission line which is longer than a quarter wavelength?
90. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) How would you isolate data communications
faults in a basic error determination technique?
a.) Test each cards.
b.) Simulate the loop.
c.) Test each repeater.
d.) Carry out loopback test.
91. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Which of the following describes its system services
control point, logical units and physical units as network addressable units in a data
network?
92. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) A telecommunications law that deregulates the
paging services in the country.
a.) E. O. 125
b.) Act 3846
c.) Act 3396
d.) R.A. 7925
93. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What refers to breaking up the data into blocks with
some bounded size?
a.) Framing
b.) Segmentation
c.) Encapsulation
d.) Packing
94. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) What is the apogee of a geosynchronous
satellites temporary orbit before be placed in the geosynchronous orbit?
a.) 50,000 mi
b.) 40,000 mi
c.) 22,300 mi
d.) 30,000 mi
95. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A device used in television broadcast that
prevents any FM signal from entering into the visual transmitter and vice versa.
a.) Duplexer
b.) Mixer
c.) Diplexer
d.) Synchronizer
96. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) A sound intensity that could cause painful
sensation in the human ear.
97. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the first symbol of radio signal emission
having an amplitude modulated main carrier single sideband suppressed carrier?
a.) C
b.) A
c.) J
d.) H
98. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What us the baseband frequency of standard
FDM basic super group?
99. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Very High (radio) Frequency in the spectrum
refers to _______ waves.
a.) Centimetric
b.) Hectometric
c.) Kilometric
d.) Metric
100. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What wave trap frequency is used in the video
amplifier?
101.(ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following best described the
primary source of errors in the transmission of data over telephone networks?
102. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Which part of the HF marine antenna handles the
broken safety link, in case it results collision, grounding or storm?
103. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) A reduction in receiver sensitivity caused by
unwanted high-level adjacent channel signals.
a.) Intermodulation
b.) Overloading
c.) Interference
d.) Desensitizing
104. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following system uses frequency
band 870-890 MHz as a transmit band of its base station?
105. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Refers to a mobile earth station in the mobile-
satellite service located on board ship.
106. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) What is the electric field strength in millivolts
per meter if the transmitted power is 30kW, at a distance of 5km?
108. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the following is used as a standard
channel spacing for AM broadcast in the Philippines?
a.) 25 kHz
b.) 12.5 kHz
c.) 40 kHz
d.) 9 kHz
109. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) What is the frequency separation between the
aural carrier and the lower limits of the total channel band of a monochrome TV broadcast?
110. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which salellite transponder has the most
number of mixers?
a.) Regenerative
b.) Broadband
c.) Double-Conversion
d.) Channelized
111. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) An advantage of fiber optic co-axial cable as a
result of coupling signals from one to the other due to changing magnetic field in one or both.
a.) Feedback
b.) Crosstalk
c.) Electric Hazard
d.) Shielding
112. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) How can even-order harmonics be reduced or
prevented in transmitter amplifier design?
113. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) With which emission type is the capture effect most
pronounced?
a.) FM
b.) SSB
c.) AM
d.) CW
114. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002)What is the term used to refer to the reception
blockage of one FM-phone signal by another FM-phone signal?
a.) Desensitization
b.) Cross-modulation Interference
c.) Capture Effect
d.) Frequency Discrimination
115. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the primary purpose of an RF amplifier in a
receiver?
116. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002)What is the product of the power fed to the antenna
and its power gain?
117. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the reason why Hertz antenna is not normally
used to radio station or receiver or transmitter antenna that has frequency below 2MHz?
118. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In the study of transmission cable, twin lead is
also referred to as________.
a.) Twisted pair
b.) Double cable
c.) Ribbon cable
d.) Open pair
119. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In an open architecture concept of data
communication, one of the following is not a function of a control layer.
120. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999)What are the two legislative function of the
International Telecommunications Union in its international conference issues on orbital
resources?
121. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002)What transmission medium is capable of carrying up
to 10Gbps capacity?
122. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the controlling node of a star topology
system?
a.) Modem
b.) Codec
c.) Hub
d.) ADC
123. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the most efficient topology used by small
business organization?
a.) Mesh
b.) Star
c.) Bus
d.) Ring
124. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002)Which of the following network topology has the
fastest speed?
a.) Star
b.) Ring
c.) Bus
d.) Mesh
125. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) The latest and most advanced equipment in data
communications is a/an___________.
a.) Amplifier
b.) Simulator
c.) Protocol analyzer
d.) Spectrum analyzer
126. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Which has the highest priority in radio telephone
communication?
a.) Distress
b.) Safety
c.) Urgency
d.) Roger
127. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) In satellite communications, what is the frequency of
the V-band?
128. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is meant by the term antenna gain?
a.) The numerical ratio relating the radiated signal strength of an antenna to that of
another antenna.
b.) The ratio of the signal in the forward direction to the signal in the back direction.
c.) The ratio of the amount of power to produce by the antenna compared to the output
power of the transmitter.
d.) The final amplifier gain minus the transmission line losses.
129. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is an advantage using a trap antenna?
130. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the wavelength of a shorted stub used to
absorb even harmonics?
131. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) Who coined the term fiber optics?
a.) Hansell
b.) Hopkins
c.) N.S. Kapany
d.) Van heel
132. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) How does the length of the reflector element of a
parasitic beam antenna compare with that of a driven element?
133. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) In a half wave antenna, where are the current nodes?
134. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Why is a loading coil often used with an HF mobile
antenna?
136. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the period of a wave?
137. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) The implementing guidelines on international
satellite communications is___________.
a.) EO 467
b.) EO 846
c.) DO 11
d.) DO 88
138. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What was implemented in 1999 which has the
purpose of aiding the maritime navigation using satellite as well as advanced terrestrial
communication system?
a.) GMDSS
b.) AMPS
c.) GLONASS
d.) NAVSTAR
139. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Which of the following is not a DTE?
140. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002)What is the transmission of data through a different
time slots?
a.) TDM
b.) FDM
c.) WDM
d.) CDM
141. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the parameter that affects the computation of
image frequency?
a.) Q
b.) fLO
c.) fIF
d.) D
e.)
142. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Which of the following could not be observed in a
microwave communications?
a.) LOS
b.) Wide BW
c.) Better Signal Penetration
d.) Directional Antenna
143. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) The service area where the signal is subject to fading
with no objectionable interference.
144. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) By examining the following antenna type, determine
which is properly terminated?
145. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is the third letter symbol in the emission
designation for telemetry?
a.) F
b.) B
c.) D
d.) N
146. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the frequency tolerance of FM broadcasting?
a.) 25 kHz
b.) 20 kHz
c.) 2 kHz
d.) 30 kHz
147. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) Which of the following is commonly used search
engine?
a.) .edu
b.) www
c.) .org
d.) Excite
148. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001)When the electric field is perpendicular to the surface
of the earth, what is the polarization of the electromagnetic wave?
a.) Vertical
b.) Horizontal
c.) Circular
d.) Elliptical
149. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is the deviation ratio of an FM signal if the
maximum allowable deviation is 12 kHz and the maximum intelligence frequency is 4 kHz?
a.) 3
b.) 48
c.) 2/3
d.) 1/3
150. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the typical satellite communications
bandwidth?
a.) 20 MHz
b.) 30 MHz
c.) 40 MHz
d.) 500 MHz
151. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) the following are not used in radio communications,
except________.
a.) Infrared
b.) Cosmic
c.) X-ray
d.) Gamma
152. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) A modem which can be used to send data and fax.
153. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is the output of a balanced modulator.
a.) SSB
b.) DSB
c.) ISB
d.) VSB
154. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) An emission technique where the total current will be
twice as much when the modulation index is doubled.
a.) J3E
b.) H3E
c.) A3E
d.) R3E
155. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) Which of the following uses frequency modulator
circuit?
a.) A3E
b.) F3E
c.) H3E
d.) R3E
156. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is used to display harmonics and fundamental
frequency?
a.) Oscilloscope
b.) Spectrum Analyzer
c.) Wattmeter
d.) Ohmmeter
157. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) What is the free space loss, in dB, of a
microwave system when the frequency is 6 GHz at 40km apart?
a.) 170 dB
b.) 150 dB
c.) 160 dB
d.) 140 dB
158. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) When the signal becomes weak, the base will request
the MTSO to find another site.
a.) Roaming
b.) Hand-off
c.) Frequency Re-use
d.) Cell splitting
159. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is the interference between the switching office
and the mobile unit.
a.) Cell sites
b.) MTSO
c.) Microwave link
d.) Base station
160. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) Which is not an omni-directional antenna?
161. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) Which satellite band is affected by VHF signals?
a.) L
b.) C
c.) P
d.) Ku
162. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is produced by over-modulation in AM?
a.) Sidebands
b.) Jitter
c.) Glitch
d.) Spurious Signal
163. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001)_____ is the process of sending out the information in
all directions.
a.) Navigation
b.) Broadcasting
c.) Acoustics
d.) Telemetry
164. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) How do you increase the electrical length of an
antenna?
165. (ECE Board Problem, April 2001) What is the usual electrical length of a driven element
in HF beam antenna?
a.) wavelength
b.) wavelength
c.) wavelength
d.) 1 wavelength
166. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the point in the satellite as it crosses the
equator?
a.) Apogee
b.) Node
c.) Perigee
d.) Orbit
167. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) Direct Distance Dialing is________.
169. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) In what frequency band does 4-6 GHz fall in the
satellite communications?
a.) C-Band
b.) L-Band
c.) X-band
d.) K-band
170. (ECE Board Problem, November 2001) A computer network found in the same building.
171. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Which of the following antenna feedline can easily
be buried underground for a distance without adverse effects?
a.) Waveguide
b.) Twisted pair
c.) Coaxial cable
d.) Twin lead
172. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) In the study of wave propagation, a condition at
which zero absorption of radio waves is describe as__________.
173. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Which of the following in the radio emission
designation refers to the first symbol?
174. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) The process of exchanging predetermine codes
and signals in telecommunications between two data terminals to establish a connection is
called.
a.) Hands-off
b.) Polling
c.) Handshake
d.) Demodulation
175. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) It is an electronic instrument which can be referred to
as a miniature radio transmitter and can be made to generate signals at any desired frequency,
normally it is used for test purposes.
176. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) A network interconnection facility which is used to
interconnect networks whose architectures are entirely different is called________.
a.) Bridge
b.) Router
c.) Gateway
d.) Repeater
177. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Type of multi-channel transmission in the optic
fiber communication that uses a twisted pair coupler to transmit two signals of different
wavelengths.
178. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) These are the rules in data communications intended
for establishing data links and message interpretation.
a.) Mode
b.) EIA Rules
c.) CCIR Rules
d.) Protocol
179. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) A radio station in mobile service intended to be
used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points.
180. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the advantage on the TV receiver audio by
employing FM audio and AM video on the television transmitter?
181. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What does the elastic store refereed to in the time
division multiplex system used in fiber optic?
a.) Amplifier
b.) Holding memory
c.) Reflector
d.) Timer
182. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What are the two general categories of methods
for generating emission F3E?
a.) The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a reactance modulator
on the oscillator.
b.) The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a balanced modulator on the
oscillator.
c.) The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a balanced modulator on the
audio amplifier.
d.) The only way to produce an emission F3E signal is with a reactance modulator on the
final amplifier.
183. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) Pressure us measured in terms of Pascal,
microbar, or__________.
a.) Newtons
b.) Newtons per meter
c.) Newtons per meter squared
d.) Pascal per meter squared
184. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the function of the network layer in the
computer communications?
185. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Which of the following limits the top speed of
transmitting information in fiber optic?
a.) Noise
b.) Detector speed
c.) Time domain
d.) Refractor index
186. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) A mobile telephone system which uses an analogue
cellular radio standard which was superseded by Advanced Mobile Phone System in the U.S.
a.) TDMA
b.) IMTS
c.) CDMA
d.) D-AMPS
187. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Satellite that rotates around the earth in a low
altitude elliptical or circular pattern.
a.) Geosynchronous Satellite
b.) Prograde
c.) Nonsynchronous satellite
d.) Apogee
188. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) One of the following processes or system best
describe an example of a pilot tone system normally use in commercial broadcast FM
stations.
189. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) What is the main reason why coaxial cable is
not used in microwave signal transmission?
190. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Refers to a characteristic of a multimode fiber optic.
a.) Cladding thickness is less than the radius of the core and diameter of the core must be
greater than the wavelength of the light to be carried.
b.) Cladding thickness is greater than the radius of the core and the diameter of the core
must be lesser than the wavelength of the light to be carried.
c.) Cladding thickness is less than the radius of the core and the diameter of the core
must be lesser than the wavelength of the light to be carried.
d.) Cladding thickness is greater than the radius of the core and the diameter of the
core must be much greater than the wavelength of the light to be carried.
191. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Two or more LAN linked together over the wide
geographical area.
a) HAN
b) WAN
c) MAN
d) RAN
192. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) A process of sending data in computing technology
by asking each remote computer terminal one at a time if such computer terminal has data to
send.
a) Selection
b) Networking
c) Polling
d) Coding
193. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What is the primary purpose of an RF amplifier
in receiver?
194. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Why are fiber optic cables considered less expensive
compared to coaxial cables in communication system?
195. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Refers to as a linkage by wire, radio, satellite or
other means, of two or more telecommunications carrier or operators with one another for the
purpose of allowing or enabling the subscriber of one carrier or operator to access or reach
the subscribers of the other carrier or operator.
a) Interconnection
b) Toll patching
c) Gateway
d) Outside plant sharing
196. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In order to have an effective radio antenna the
design of its radiator must have a minimum length equivalent to________.
a) /10
b) /4
c) /14
d) /6
197. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Referred as the forward link channel of the cellular
duplex system.
a) Cell to Cell
b) Mobile to Mobile unit
c) Mobile to Cell unit
d) Cell to Mobile unit
a) Semi-duplex Operation
b) Duplex Operation
c) Half-duplex Operation
d) Simplex Operation
199. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Which symbol in radio signal emission designation is
referred to type of modulation of the main carrier?
a) Second
b) Fourth
c) Third
d) First
200. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) What type of emission is produced when an
amplitude-modulated transmitter is modulated by a facsimile signal?
a. A3F
b. F3
c. A3C
d. F3F
201. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) A point in the satellite orbit known to be the
closest location to the surface of the earth.
a) Zenith
b) Perigee
c) Apogee
d) Azimuth
202. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Determine from the following the common use
of DSB in broadcast and telecommunication.
a) Satellite Communication
b) FM/TV Stereo
c) Two-Way Communication
d) Telephone System
203. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Determine the image frequency of a broadcast
band receiver using a 455 kHz IF tuned to 630kHz-DZMM.
a) 1085 kHz
b) 1530 kHz
c) 1540 kHz
d) 1715 kHz
204. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) A phenomenon which causes the speed of light
rays propagation in the fiber material changes, as it passes through different medium in the
fiber.
a) Bending
b) Refraction
c) Diffraction
d) Reflection
205. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) An electronic equipment used in the radio
communication to measure standing wave ratio.
a) Radio meter
b) Reflectometer
c) Oscilloscope
d) Wave Meter
206. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Referred as an effect of parasitic elements in an
antenna system.
d) Transmitted signal
208. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) What is the main principle used by ITU in
determining the distribution of the orbit/ spectrum resources?
d) Equal distribution
209. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What quarter-wave transformer will match a 600
transmission line to an antenna whose value is 70 ?
a.) 205
b.) 502
c.) 600
d.) 75
210. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Let us consider a frequency range of 405.0125
MHz to 405.0875 MHz and a 25 kHz channeling plan, determine the center frequency of the
second channel from the lower limit.
211. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What is the reason why 5/8-whip vertical antenna is
of advantage than quarter wave vertical whip antenna?
d.) Flexible
212. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Why is it that almost all switching type integrated
data communication circuits are called digital?
213. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000)Which of the following shall be complied by an
international ship pursuant to the global maritime distress and safety system implemented last
1999?
a.) A facsimile
214. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Bit rate of a telecommunications carrier T2.
215. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) In propagation of radio signals through an aerial
at what angle does not magnetic field is positioned with reference to the direction of
propagation.
a.) 180
b.) 90
c.) 0
d.) 45
216. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the frequency separation between the visual
carrier and the upper limits of its total channel bandwidth of a monochrome TV broadcast?
217. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) In radio communications, the term trap antenna
is referred to in one of the following statements.
d.) Antenna which can be used on more than one band due to the use of parallel LC
networks.
218. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the range of an AM broadcast frequency
tolerance above or below its assigned frequency?
a.) 25kHz
b.) 20 Hz
c.) 60 kHz
a.) Insert
b.) Sleeve
c.) Raceway
d.) Slot
220. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What is the length of a simple quarter wave antenna
using a VHF frequency of 150.55 MHz?
221. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) In the study of acoustics, the velocity of sound
is dependent to one of the following.
a.) Temperature
b.) Loudness
222. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Which of the following is not considered as one of
the causes for the loss of signal power as light travels through a fiber optic?
a.) Scattering
b.) Intermodulation
d.) Absorption
223. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Referred to as a light source of fiber optic,
which supplies power level of 5 to 7 mW and having a narrow spectrum of emission.
224. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) A digital mobile telephone system, which is called
European derivative of Global System for Mobile Communication System operating at a
higher frequency band.
a.) E-TACS
b.) IMTS
c.) DCS-1800
d.) TACS
225. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Communication through the use of a modem is
transmission of__________ data information in ____________ medium.
226. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What type of emission is produced when
amplitude modulated transmitter is modulated by a television signal?
a.) A3F
b.) F3C
c.) F3F
d.) A3C
227. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) A term, used in radio communication defining the
frequency band from the lowest to its highest limits, designed to be passed through a
component, system or a device with an acceptable attenuation.
b.) Baseband
c.) Bandwidth
228. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Which body in the present ITU structure took the
place of CCITT?
a.) ITU-R
b.) ITU-D
c.) ITU-T
d.) RAG
229. (ECE Board Problem, November 2002) What is the frequency range of VLF?
231. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) How would you best describe an example of a
pilot tone system use in commercial frequency modulation broadcast radio stations?
d.) QSK
232. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Kind of broadcasting system where television
programs are transmitted directly to home/user receivers via satellite, thus making the
reception cover not only individuals in their homes but other places as well.
a.) Pay TV
c.) Cable TV
d.) VHF TV
233. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In telecommunication, what do we call the
difference in the voltage level between a driver and a terminator?
234. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Why is parallel transfer method in data transmission
faster then serial?
235. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Radio frequency where waveguide is not used
extensively.
236. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) One of the following central office switching
equipment resistance limit refers to the longest subscriber loop length.
a.) 1500
b.) 300
c.) 2000
d.) 800
237. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) A particular area on the surface of the earth
where the boresight of a steerable satellite beam is intended to be pointed.
238. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Kind of information transfer in digital
communication where the bits comprising one character are sent in sequence one at a time.
239. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Which of the following antenna where its
beamwidth is determine by the dimension of its horn, lens or reflector?
240. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) In a transoceanic satellite conversation, how much is
the typical delay before a reply is heard?
a.) 200ms.
b.) 900ms.
c.) 50ms.
d.) 600ms.
241. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000)Position of the maritime ship main antenna,
when the radio watch is secured or when the ship is in electrical storm.
a.) AA
c.) Grounded
d.) HF
242. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Best applies to an optical fiber core.
243. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What measure will help you adopt on the
antenna system of VHF or UHF mobile transceivers that has very low height antenna?
244. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999)How do you account the effect of light intensity on
the refractive index of a fiber optic?
a.) Decrease
b.) Stable
c.) Increase
245. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) Refers to major advantage in the selection of a
guided tube.
a.) Durability
c.) Accuracy
246. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) This is the terminal where riser cable pairs are
terminated to serve a portion or an entire floor of a building.
247. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) This referred to a condition in a telephone
network where the calling party cannot get connected to the party being called.
a.) Disconnection
248. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) In data transmission technology, signals such as voice
or video are binary transmitted over a cable known as_________.
249. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In satellite communications where satellite
revolves in an orbit that forms a plane passing through the center of gravity of the erath, this
center is called___________.
a.) Geocenter
250. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) In television, the color with the most luminance
is ________________.
a.) Blue
b.) Green
c.) Yellow
d.) Red
251. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What do you call the dissipated power affecting the
antenna efficiency caused by arching effect in high-powered transmitters?
252. (ECE Board Problem, November 1999) What is the process in radio communication
where information or intelligence signal at a lower frequency is put unto higher radio
frequency for transmission to receiving station?
a.) Detection
b.) Mixing
c.) Modulation
d.) Demodulation
253. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) An inductor that is inserted in an antenna element or
transmission line for the purpose of producing a resonant system at specific.
a.) Reflector
b.) Traps
a.) D
b.) B
c.) C
d.) A
255. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) What is the main reason why television picture signal
uses amplitude modulation, while voice is frequency modulated?
256. (ECE Board Problem, April 2002) Which of the following is referred to as a
disadvantage of using squelch circuit?
257. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) How does spatial isolation technique in satellite
communications avoid interference?
258. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) A parameter of light beam that do not change
quantity when it enters one medium from another.
a.) Intensity
b.) Penetration
c.) Frequency
d.) Wavelength
259. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) How far is the visual carrier from the aural in
the monochrome television broadcast channel have?
b.) 3 MHz
260. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) An order signed by former President F. Ramos
last March 1998 providing the national policy in the operation and use of international
satellite communication in the Philippines
261. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Where does the Secretary General in the
organizational structure of present ITU report?
a.) WTSG
b.) TDAB
c.) WRC
d.) Council
262. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) In wire communication system using fiber
optic, the packing fraction is related to one of the following statement when referred to fiber
optic bundle.
a.) Ratio of the total fiber radius, to the sum of the fiber optic bundle radius.
b.) Ratio of half of the total fiber radius, to the sum of the fiber optic bundle radius.
c.) Ratio of half-sectional area of the fiber optic bundle, to the cross-sectional area of the
core
d.) Ratio of the total cross-sectional area to the total cross-sectional area of the fiber
bundle
263. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Determine the local oscillator frequency of a
broadcast band receiver using a 455kHz IF and is tuned at 630kHz.
264. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) One of the following is not a probable cause of
radiating spurious signal from basic transmitter.
a.) Harmonics
d.) Parasitic
265. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) What is the purpose of the two Yagi beam antenna on
a VHF TV receiver?
266. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) What is the noise that is develop in the RF
amplifier front end of a TV receiver, which is indicated by a white dot in the picture?
b.) Black
c.) Snow
d.) IF
267. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) Region in the atmosphere where ducting occurs?
b.) Stratosphere
c.) Ionosphere
d.) Troposphere
268. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Who issues an authority to install, operate, and
maintain a cable television or render a television service within a specified area in the
country?
269. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the source of sidebands in frequency
modulation?
a.) Oscillator
c.) Mixer
270. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) Which of the very thin layers of the tubes front
surface of the vidicon TV camera located at the middle layer and possess very high resistance
when dark, while it reduces greatly when struck by photons of light?
271. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) One of the following refers to the standard frequency
band limits of AM broadcast band?
a.) 30-300 MHz
272. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000)In a cable facilities for a building
communications service,________ is referred to as the physical cable within a building or
series of buildings which may include both main cable pairs and house cable pairs but not
station wiring cable?
273. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) What is the range of the lower sideband of an
amplitude modulated signal whose carrier is 1.5 MHz and the intelligence component is 50
Hz to 20 kHz?
274. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) A stage in cellular communications where
voice channel is assigned to link up a call connection after a mobile or network originated a
call.
275. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) How many satellites does not the GPS system
consists?
a.) 12 satellites
b.) 3 satellites
c.) 24 satellites
d.) 60 satellites
276. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) Ratio of radiation resistance to the total resistance on
an antenna?
277. (ECE Board Problem, November 2000) What is the frequency of an LED at 1.9eV?
278. (ECE Board Problem, April 1999) One of the characteristics of a fiber optic used in
order to carry light in several modes of propagation or to become a multimode fiber.
a.) Diameter of the core must be equal to the wavelength of the light to be carried.
b.) Diameter of the core must be very much greater than the wavelength of the light
to be carried.
c.) Diameter of the core must be very small compared to the wavelength of light to be
carried.
d.) Diameter of the core must be much half the wavelength of the light to be carried.
279. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) One of the following is a communications filter
generally used in the transceiver of a single sideband generator.
280. (ECE Board Problem, April 2000) In computer communications, the term RS-232C is
referred to as__________.