Communication Technology

takes in a signal, picks it up

• transmitter

• receiver

• decoder

• destination

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Tv's work by ________and________ signals

• Origin, Destination

• transmitting, encoding

• Decoding, Destination

• receiving, decoding

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the place where the signal is sent from, or where the information begins

• decoder

• source

• transmitter

• Receiver

takes a code and sends it out

• transmitter

• destination

• source

• receiver

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Noah wanted to convert the analog recording into a digital signal so that

he could put it on his mp3 player. What could Noah do to get the

highest quality digital signal from the analog recording?

• lower amplitude of analog signal

• higher amplitude of analog signal

• lower sampling rate of analog signal

• higher sampling rate of analog signal

____________________ is the amount of information that can be transmitted in bits per second.

• wide-width

• band-length

• bandwidth

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Ivan is interested in becoming an engineer in the field of improving communication technology. He hasn’t yet decided if he wants to focus more on the hardware or software side of the technology. What would Ivan be studying if he focused on software?

• the soft parts of the technology, such as the rubber coating around

  the wires

• the antenna within the technology that sends and receives the data

• the computer that runs the physical parts of the technology

• the programming that makes the physical parts of the technology

  run

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____________________ is the movement of electronic or electromagnetic signals through space.

• Translucent

• Transmission

• Calisthenics

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Information that is sent as a pattern in a controlled flow of current through a circuit is called an ___________________________.

• pulsating signal

• electromagnetic signal

• electronic signal

• motivational signal

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Which of the following is a device that converts sound waves into electrical signals in communication technology?

• Microphone

• Speaker

• Amplifier

• Transmitter