IFT 372 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
True or False
The FCC regulates prices, data sizes, and plans, including cell patterns and frequency reuse
patterns - ANS False
True or False
A communications network is a collection of switching nodes - ANS True
True or False
A handoff (or handover) changes the routing of an ongoing voice call from one cell to another -
ANS True
How many generations of cellular standards were developed to arrive at the modern day
standard? - ANS 5
The SIM card does the following - ANS -Houses confidential and cryptographic algorithms
-Contains the subscriber phone number
The Service Switching Points SS-7 network node performs the following function -
ANS Switching centers used to establish, transport, or forward voice and data
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, The Base Transceiver Station includes the following fucntions - ANS -Error protection is
performed in BTS
-Link level protocol LAPDm for signaling on the radio path
-Allocated a set of frequency channels
A ______ is a regional area that manages connections between subscribers - ANS Mobile
switching center
Within a GSM radio network, there are two kinds of channels ______ and ______ -
ANS traffic
signaling
A ______ IC converts analog to binary serial bit stream and the reverse - ANS Codec
True or False
CDMA signals are segregated by unique (orthogonal) PN sequences - ANS True
True or False
A correlation function equals 1 if the two codes have nothing in common - ANS False
True or False
Spreading Factor is the ratio of the chipping frequency to the data frequency and is represented
as a decimal value - ANS True
IN the UMTS channel structure, what is the role of the transport channel? - ANS Prepare data
packets that are received from logical channels for transmission over air interface
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
True or False
The FCC regulates prices, data sizes, and plans, including cell patterns and frequency reuse
patterns - ANS False
True or False
A communications network is a collection of switching nodes - ANS True
True or False
A handoff (or handover) changes the routing of an ongoing voice call from one cell to another -
ANS True
How many generations of cellular standards were developed to arrive at the modern day
standard? - ANS 5
The SIM card does the following - ANS -Houses confidential and cryptographic algorithms
-Contains the subscriber phone number
The Service Switching Points SS-7 network node performs the following function -
ANS Switching centers used to establish, transport, or forward voice and data
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, The Base Transceiver Station includes the following fucntions - ANS -Error protection is
performed in BTS
-Link level protocol LAPDm for signaling on the radio path
-Allocated a set of frequency channels
A ______ is a regional area that manages connections between subscribers - ANS Mobile
switching center
Within a GSM radio network, there are two kinds of channels ______ and ______ -
ANS traffic
signaling
A ______ IC converts analog to binary serial bit stream and the reverse - ANS Codec
True or False
CDMA signals are segregated by unique (orthogonal) PN sequences - ANS True
True or False
A correlation function equals 1 if the two codes have nothing in common - ANS False
True or False
Spreading Factor is the ratio of the chipping frequency to the data frequency and is represented
as a decimal value - ANS True
IN the UMTS channel structure, what is the role of the transport channel? - ANS Prepare data
packets that are received from logical channels for transmission over air interface
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
