Questions & Answers
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Telecommunications: Pioneers and Innovations study set below.
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1
Who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone?
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A
Guglielmo Marconi
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B
Alexander Graham Bell
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C
Samuel Morse
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D
Nikola Tesla
2
What was the primary medium used for early telegraph communication?
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A
Radio waves
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B
Fiber optics
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C
Electric currents through wires
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D
Sound waves
3
Which inventor is often called the 'father of radio' for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy?
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A
Alexander Graham Bell
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B
Thomas Edison
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C
Guglielmo Marconi
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D
Nikola Tesla
4
The first transatlantic radio signal was transmitted by which inventor?
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A
Nikola Tesla
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B
Guglielmo Marconi
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C
Albert Einstein
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D
Michael Faraday
5
What invention by Samuel Morse revolutionized long-distance communication before the telephone?
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A
The telegraph
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B
The telephone
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C
The radio
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D
The telegram machine
6
The first successful public demonstration of the telephone occurred in what year?
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A
1844
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B
1876
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C
1901
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D
1927
7
What device converts sound waves into electrical signals for transmission over telephone lines?
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A
Antenna
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B
Transmitter
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C
Microphone
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D
Receiver
8
The technology that allowed for the transmission of multiple telegraph signals over a single wire is known as:
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A
Multiplexing
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B
Modulation
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C
Demodulation
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D
Duplexing
9
Who developed the first practical system of wireless telegraphy and is often credited with inventing radio?
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A
Nikola Tesla
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B
Alexander Graham Bell
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C
Guglielmo Marconi
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D
Lee de Forest
10
The first transatlantic radio message was sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, to Signal Hill, Newfoundland, in which year?
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A
1895
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B
1901
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C
1910
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D
1925
11
What is the fundamental principle behind the operation of a telephone?
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A
Converting light into sound
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B
Converting sound into electrical signals and back
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C
Converting heat into radio waves
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D
Converting mechanical energy into light
12
The invention of the 'audion' tube by Lee de Forest was crucial for the development of:
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A
Early telegraphy
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B
Early radio broadcasting and amplification
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C
The invention of the telephone
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D
Fiber optic communication
13
Which of the following was NOT a key early development in telecommunications?
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A
The Morse code
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B
The telephone
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C
The internet
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D
Wireless telegraphy
14
The first successful transmission of spoken words by radio was achieved by:
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A
Guglielmo Marconi
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B
Alexander Graham Bell
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C
Nikola Tesla
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D
Reginald Fessenden
15
What was the initial purpose of the invention of the telegraph?
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A
To transmit images
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B
To transmit music
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C
To transmit coded messages quickly over long distances
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D
To transmit personal letters
16
The basic unit of information in digital telecommunications, representing either a 0 or a 1, is called a:
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A
Byte
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B
Word
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C
Bit
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D
Nibble
17
Who is credited with the first successful wireless transmission of the letter 'S' across the English Channel?
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A
Nikola Tesla
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B
Guglielmo Marconi
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C
Alexander Graham Bell
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D
Michael Faraday
18
The process of converting digital data into an analog signal for transmission over telephone lines is called:
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A
Demodulation
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B
Modulation
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C
Encoding
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D
Decoding
