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Communication Theory 5 Final Quiz 1 Date: Rating:

Instructions: For Test I, choose the letter of the best answer. Shade the circle which corresponds to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet located on the right side of the questionnaire. For Test II, supply the missing word in the space provided. Use black or blue pen only. No erasures of any kind are allowed. Any type or erasure, or multiple shaded circles in any item will render that item incorrect.

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1. The height of the geosynchronous orbit above the equator is about: a. 3,578 km c. 357,800 km b. 35,780 km d. depends on satellite velocity ANS: B 2. The high and low points of a satellite's orbit are called, respectively,: a. apogee and perigee c. uplink and downlink b. perigee and apogee d. downlink and uplink ANS: A 3. The area on the earth that is "covered" by a satellite is called its: a. earth station c. footprint b. downlink d. plate ANS: C 4. The velocity required to stay in orbit: a. is constant b. is zero (freefall) c. is lower close to the earth than far from the earth d. is higher close to the earth than far from the earth ANS: D 5. An antenna is aimed by adjusting the two "look angles" called: a. azimuth and elevation c. declination and elevation b. azimuth and declination d. apogee and perigee ANS: A 6. The power per transponder of a typical Ku-band satellite is in the range: a. 5 to 25 watts c. 500 to 2500 watts b. 50 to 250 watts d. depends on its orbit ANS: B 7. The power level for an earth station to transmit to a satellite is on the order of: a. 101 watts c. 103 watts b. 102 watts d. 104 watts ANS: C 8. The "payload" on a communications satellite consists of: a. transponders c. solar cells b. batteries d. all of the above ANS: A 9. "Station-keeping" refers to: a. antenna maintenance c. orbital adjustments b. power-level adjustments d. none of the above ANS: C 10. DBS stands for: a. decibels of signal c. direct-broadcast system b. down-beam signal d. direct-broadcast satellite ANS: D 11. LNA stands for: a. low-noise amplifier c. low-noise amplitude b. low north angle d. low-noise array ANS: A 12. A reduction in TWT power for linearity is called: a. backdown c. power-down b. backoff d. EIRP drop ANS: B 13. TVRO stands for: a. television receive only c. television remote origin b. television repeater only d. none of the above ANS: A

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14. TDMA stands for: a. transponder-directed multiple antennas c. time-division multiple access b. television distribution master antenna d. transmit delay minimum aperture ANS: C 15. VSAT stands for: a. video satellite c. very small antenna terminal b. video signal antenna terminal d. very small aperture terminal ANS: D 16. On the uplink from a terminal, a VSAT system uses: a. high power to a small antenna c. low power to a large antenna b. low power to a small antenna d. LEO satellites ANS: B 17. A typical VSAT system is configured as a: a. star c. ring b. mesh d. repeater ANS: A 18. LEO stands for: a. long elliptic orbit c. lateral earth orbit b. low-earth orbit d. longitudinal earth orbit ANS: B 19. For real-time communication, LEO systems require: a. a constellation of satellites c. very high power b. tracking dish antennas d. all of the above ANS: A 20. The frequency bands used by Ku-band satellites are: a. 4 GHz and 6 GHz c. 20 GHz and 30 GHz b. 12 GHz and 14 GHz d. none of the above II. Identification

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1. A satellite is kept in orbit by a balance between two forces: _____. 2. A satellite that revolves in the same direction as the earth rotates is said to be in a _____ (posigrade,retrograde) orbit. 3. The geometric shape of a noncircular orbit is a(n) _____.

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4. The center of gravity of the earth is called the _____. 5. The time for one orbit is called the _____. 6. The angle of inclination of a satellite is _____ degrees if it orbits over the equator and is _____ degrees if it orbits over the north and south poles. 7. To prevent excessive signal attenuation and noise in the atmosphere, satellite angles of elevation of less than _____ degrees should be avoided. 8. A satellite that rotates around the equator 22,300 mi from the earth is said to be in _____ orbit. 9. Small jet thrusters on a satellite are fired to correct the satelIite's _____. 10. Name two ways satellites are stabilized in space. 11. The three axes of a satellite are _____. 12. The point on the earth directly below a satellite is called the _____. 13. Satellites are located by earth coordinates expressed in terms of _____. 14. The two angles used to point a ground station antenna are _____. 15. A satellite is put into final geosynchronous orbit from its transfer orbit by firing the _____. 16. The most common use of a satellite is _____.c 17. A communications satellite is basically a radio _____.

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