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chapter 8



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

1. 

Telephones usually contain a hybrid coil or an equivalent circuit.
 

2. 

In a telephone system, signal strength is given relative to the zero transmission loss point.
 

3. 

TDM is being replaced by the newer FDM technology in telephone systems.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

4. 

PSTN stands for:
a.
Public Switched Telephone Network
c.
Primary Service Telephone Network
b.
Private Switched Telephone Network
d.
Primary Service Telephone Numbers
 

5. 

POTS stands for:
a.
Private Office Telephone System
c.
Primary Operational Test System
b.
Primary Office Telephone Service
d.
Plain Old Telephone Service
 

6. 

Call blocking:
a.
cannot occur in the public telephone network
b.
occurs on the local loop when there is an electrical power failure
c.
occurs only on long-distance cables
d.
occurs when the central office capacity is exceeded
 

7. 

The cable used for local loops is mainly:
a.
twisted-pair copper wire
c.
coaxial cable
b.
shielded twisted-pair copper wire
d.
fiber-optic
 

8. 

DC current flows through a telephone:
a.
when it is on hook
c.
as long as it is attached to a local loop
b.
when it is off hook
d.
only when it is ringing
 

9. 

The bandwidth of voice-grade signals on a telephone system is restricted in order to:
a.
allow lines to be "conditioned"
c.
allow signals to be multiplexed
b.
prevent "singing"
d.
all of the above
 

10. 

ADSL stands for:
a.
All-Digital Subscriber Line
c.
Allocated Digital Service Line
b.
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
d.
Access to Data Services Line
 



 
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