General GSM MCQs

1. _______ is a first-generation cellular phone system.

2. __________ is a second-generation cellular phone system.

3. ____________ is a digital version of AMPS.

4. ___________ is a second-generation cellular phone system used in Europe.

5. ________ is a second-generation cellular phone system based on CDMA and DSSS.

6. The __________ cellular phone system will provide universal personal communication.

7. In a ______ handoff, a mobile station only communicates with one base station.

8. In a ______ handoff, a mobile station can communicate with two base stations at the same time.

9. _______ is an analog cellular phone system using FDMA.

10. AMPS operates in the ISM _____ band.

11. In AMPS, each band is divided into ______ channels.

12. AMPS has a frequency reuse factor of _______.

13. AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

14. D-AMPS uses ______ to divide each 25-MHz band into channels.

15. GSM allows a reuse factor of _______.

16. GSM is a digital cellular phone system using ________.

17. IS-95 is based on ____________.

18. IS-95 uses the ISM _______band.

19. IS-95 uses the _______ satellite system for synchronization.

20. In an IS-95 system, the frequency-reuse factor is normally _____.

21. In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses W-CDMA.

22. In the third generation of cellular phones, ______ uses a combination of W-CDMA and TDMA.

23. In the third generation of cellular phones, _______ uses TDMA.

24. The period of a satellite, the time required for a satellite to make a complete trip around the Earth, is determined by _________ law.

25. The signal from a satellite is normally aimed at a specific area called the _________.

26. There is (are) _____ orbit(s) for a GEO satellite.

27. MEO satellites are located at altitudes between km.

28. LEO satellites are normally below an altitude of ________ km.

29. ______ is based on a principle called trilateration.