Teach Computer
Science
Data
transmission
technologies
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Quiz
1. What type of transmission is used in walkie-talkies?
A. Simplex
B. Half-Duplex
C. Full-Duplex
2. Why is parallel data transmission faster than serial data
transmission?
A. Because multiple channels are used in parallel data
transmission.
B. Because multiple bits are sent over a single channel in
parallel data transmission.
C. Because data might be skewed in serial data
transmission slowing the rate of transmission.
D. None of the above
3. What type of transmission is used to transfer data from
computer to printer?
A. Serial transmission
B. Parallel transmission
C. None of the above
4. How is the data in different channels of a parallel
transmission synchronised?
A. Using start and stop bits
B. An internal timer synchronises the data
C. By sending data as a group of bits
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5. Why is control bits used in asynchronous data
transmission?
A. To calculate the number of bits
B. To identify and correct errors
C. To synchronise the sender and receiver
6. What type of transmission is USB?
A. Synchronous parallel transmission
B. Asynchronous serial transmission
C. Asynchronous parallel transmission
D. Synchronous serial transmission
7. Complete this sentence: An USB port has ……….. pins
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
8. Why is an USB device self-configuring?
A. The connector can only be connected in a particular
manner.
B. The device drivers are automatically installed once the
device is connected.
C. Several data transmission rates are supported.
D. None of the above
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9. What does a computer do, when the device driver for an
USB device is not available?
A. The computer sends an error message.
B. The computer does not respond to the USB device.
C. The computer prompts the user to install the driver
from internet.
D. None of the above
10. Which of the following correctly represents the data
1101011 if odd parity is used?
A. 01101011
B. 11101011
C. 11010110
D. 11101011
11. Which of the following bytes have an error in data
transmission if even parity used?
A. 11011101
B. 11010001
C. 10101100
D. 11100011
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12. Consider the following block of data that uses even parity.
Parity Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit
bit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Byte
1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
1
Byte
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
2
Byte
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
3
Byte
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
4
Byte
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
5
Byte
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
6
Byte
1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
7
Byte
Which of the
1 following
1 combinations
1 0 1 represent
1 1 the1 data
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that has been changed during data transmission?
Byte
0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
A. Byte
9 8 and bit 2
B. Parity
Byte 6 and
0 bit 3
0 1 0 0 0 1 0
byte
C. Byte 8 and bit 3
D. None of the above
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13. Consider the following block of data that uses odd parity.
Parity Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit Bit
bit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Byte
1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1
Byte
1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
2
Byte
0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
3
Byte
1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
4
Byte
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
5
Byte
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
6
Byte
0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
7
Byte
Which of the
1 following
1 combinations
1 0 1 represent
0 0 the1 data
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that has been changed during data transmission?
Byte
1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
A. Bit
9 2 and Bit 6 in byte 6.
B. Parity
Bit 1 and0bit 5 in
0 byte
1 6. 1 0 1 1 1
byte
C. Exact bytes cannot be located, but the a bit is changed
in column 2 and 6.
D. No errors in this block of data
14. What is the checksum of a block of data if the sum of all
bytes in the data block is 234?
A. 255
B. 234
C. 243
D. None of the above
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15. What is the checksum of a block of data if the byte sum is
1202?
A. 175
B. 178
C. 179
D. None of the above
16. In which of the following methods, is an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT sent to the sender for error-
checking?
A. Automatic Repeat Request
B. Checksum
C. Echo check
17. What is the significance of TIMEOUT in Automatic Repeat
Request?
A. The transmission must be completed successfully within
TIMEOUT.
B. The sender prompts the receiver for
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT if the sender does not receive the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT within the time specified in
TIMEOUT.
C. The sender resends the data if the sender does not
receive the ACKNOWLEDGMENT within the time
specified in TIMEOUT.
D. None of the above
18. Why is echo-check not a reliable method of error-checking?
A. It is a time-consuming process.
B. The speed of transmission is slow.
C. Errors cannot be identified. An error-free echo check
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Answers
Question Question
Answer Answer
Number Number
1 B 14 B
2 A 15 B
3 B 16 A
4 B 17 C
5 C 18 C
6 B
7 D
8 B
9 C
10 C
11 D
12 A
13 C
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