Topic 5 - Part 1

What is telecommunication?

• Communication without a verbal element

• Communication of across a distance

• Expression of feelings and thoughts

• Expression of instructions

Telephone, e-mail, and the Web rely on fast, reliable telecommunication.

• True

• False

X is the medium on which the data, instructions, or information travel. X is...

• Sending device

• Communication channel

• Communication device

• Receiving device

A _________________ is a device that serves as a transmitter and receiver.

• Transceiver

• Receiver

• Transmitter

• Router

Telecommunications refers to all types of

• Voice transmission

• Data transmission

• Video transmission

• Voice, data, and video transmission

Improvements made possible by telecommunications like .. (more than 1 answer)

• Better business communication

• Information delivery is immediate and not constrained by geographical distance

• Central storage with only local access

Which of the following is not a challenge to communication?

• Weather

• Buildings

• Terrain

• Charged Battery

___________________ _________________ is a transmission by one powerful transmitter and numerous receivers.

• Broadcast Communication

• Video Conferencing

• Digital Signal

• Transmission Medium

Radio technology allows for wireless communication over large distances.

• NO

• MAYBE

• YES

A complete telecommunication arrangement is made up of two or more stations.

• TRUE

• FALSE