Chapter 7: Forouzan Data Communications and Networks

TRUE/FALSE

1. According to the author, transmission media are directly controlled by the data link layer.

ANS: F

2. Transmission media accept electromagnetic signals that are the mechanism for data transmissions
traveling by way of cable or radio waves.

ANS: T

3. Your author divides transmission media into two basic groups. Those two groups are wired and
unwired.

ANS: F

4. One example in the use of unguided media is sending text messages between cell phones.

ANS: T

5. One example in the use of guided media is copper wire.

ANS: T

6. One general rule of thumb about guided media is that shielded media tends to be less stable than
unshielded media.

ANS: F

7. Coaxial cable can carry signals of higher frequency ranges than twisted-pair cable can.

ANS: T

8. Local Area Networks (LANs) mostly use Twisted Pair cable within the network.

ANS: T

9. The standards body most closely linked to guided media standards is the ISO.

ANS: F

10. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) has a metal foil that covers each pair of insulated conductors. This
restricts the degrading impact of EMI and crosstalk on data transmissions traveling along STP
media.

ANS: T

11. Radio waves, microwaves and infrared waves are the same in that they are all electromagnetic
signals but are different in that they each are represented at different frequency ranges.
 ANS: T

12. Infrared waves are mostly used for long-range communications such as is done in a WAN.

ANS: F

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Transmission media are usually categorized as ______________.

a. fixed or unfixed c. determinate vs. indeterminate
b. guided or unguided d. metallic or nonmetallic
ANS: B

2. Transmission media are closest to the _________________ layer.

a. physical c. network
b. data link d. transport
ANS: A

3. Category 1 UTP cable is most often used in ________________ networks.

a. fast Ethernet c. infrared
b. traditional Ethernet d. telephone
ANS: D

4. BNC connectors are used by _______________ cables.

a. UTP c. Coaxial
b. STP d. Fiber-optic
ANS: C

5. ______________ cable consists of an inner copper core and a second conducting outer sheath.
a. Twisted-pair c. Fiber-optic
b. Coaxial d. Shielded twisted-pair
ANS: B

6. In fiber optics, the signal source is ________________ waves.

a. light c. micro
b. radio d. very low-frequency
ANS: A

7. Smoke signals are an example of communication through ________________ media.

a. guided c. refractive
b. unguided d. multimode
ANS: B

8. Which of the following primarily uses guided media?

a. cellular telephone network c. local telephone system
b. satellite communications d. radio broadcasting
ANS: C
 9. Which of the following is not a guided media?
a. twisted-pair cable c. fiber-optic cable
b. coaxial cable d. atmosphere
ANS: D

10. In an environment with many high-voltage devices, the best transmission medium would be
______________.
a. twisted-pair cable c. fiber optic cable
b. coaxial cable d. atmosphere
ANS: C

11. What is the major factor that makes coaxial cable less susceptible to noise than twisted-pair
cable?
a. inner copper conducting core c. outer conductor
b. diameter of cable d. insulating material
ANS: A

12. The RG number gives us information about ___________________ .

a. twisted-pair cable c. fiber optic cable
b. coaxial cable d. All of the above
ANS: B

13. When making connections in fiber optics, which of the following could contribute to signal
distortion?
a. Inner cores of connecting fibers angularly c. Roughness of connecting fiber faces.
or laterally misaligned.
b. A gap between connecting inner cores. d. All of the above.
ANS: D

14. Fiber optic cable is usually implemented in:

a. WANs as a backbone media. c. Both A and B.
b. LANs with Fast Ethernet d. None of the above.
ANS: C

15. The type of media that requires line of sight propagation is:
a. twisted-pair c. fiber-optics
b. coaxial d. infrared
ANS: D