Communication Systems
Computer Studies · 50 practice questions
The full meaning and definition of ICT; types of ICT - broadcasting (radio, television, satellite), telecommunications (PSTN, mobile phone systems, satellite telephone), data networks (PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet), and information systems (data processing systems, GPS).
- State the full meaning and definition of ICT.
- List and give examples of the different types of ICT.
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- Practice question 1
Broadband refers to a high-capacity transmission technique that allows
- A.only very small amounts of data to be transmitted, slowly
- B.large amounts of data to be transmitted quickly
- C.data to be transmitted only through physical, printed mail
- D.no data at all to be transmitted, under any circumstances
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B. large amounts of data to be transmitted quickly
Broadband is specifically characterized by its capacity to move large volumes of data at high speed.
- Practice question 2
Advances in ICT have significantly reduced the cost and increased the speed of long-distance communication over
- A.no time period at all, since costs have remained unchanged
- B.recent decades
- C.a period limited exclusively to the 19th century
- D.a period predating the invention of the telephone
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B. recent decades
Recent decades have seen ICT dramatically lower costs and boost the speed of long-distance communication.
- Practice question 3
The development of communication satellites has significantly expanded global coverage for
- A.purely local, single-building communication only
- B.broadcasting and telecommunications
- C.no communication services of any kind
- D.communication limited exclusively to a single continent
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B. broadcasting and telecommunications
Satellites have played a major role in extending broadcasting and telecommunications coverage worldwide.
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