Question 1

When two neighbors watch the same channel on television, they are watching exactly the same signal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Multiplexers vary in size depending on the number of ________.

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Question 3

Older analog systems were one-way transmission systems-upstream only.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The 1996 Telecom Act granted the cable television industry the right to offer voice services in the local network.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The new fiber-optic digital CATV networks are called hybrid fiber ________ networks.

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The answer of The new fiber-optic digital CATV networks are...

Question 6

The greatest advantage that cable modems have is that of a shared bus topology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is not a DBS company?

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A)   EchoStar
B)   RoadRunner
C)   DIRECTV
D)   none of the above (they are all DBS companies) E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The lifeline POTS dilemma can be alleviated by:

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A)   using a separate pair of twisted cable from the terminating box at the curb to the customer's termination box on the side of the building
B)   placing power in the coax bus and using this power to feed the terminating box on the house
C)   either a or b
D)   both a and b simultaneouslyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is a factor influencing a CATV network?

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A)   tariff costs
B)   interconnection agreements between the CATV provider and the ILEC
C)   the philosophy of the CATV engineer
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Both the hybrid coax fiber box and the telephone companies' digital loop carriers deployed to extend the CSA of the local plant technically perform the same purpose except that the CATV box is trickier to design and maintain because it has to segregate the video stream from the voice signal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Users of cable modems should be concerned today about other users being able to access their files.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 12

The new high-speed data technologies being offered to consumers are called ________ data services.

Accepted Answer

broadband

Question 13

The benefit of terminating a telephone with twisted pair is that the subscriber can change from the local incumbent to the cable TV provider without making any inside wire changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Replacing coaxial trunking cable with fiber cable in the new cable TV network allowed for:

Accepted Answer

A)   channelized pipe that could be used to segment services such as voice, video, and data
B)   elimination of line amplifiers
C)   two-way transmission
D)   additional bandwidth
E)   all of the aboveF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

In replacing the old analog equipment with new high-speed digital equipment and transforming the outside plant into a high-speed, digital fiber-optic network, the only portion of the network that was not touched was the:

Accepted Answer

A)   subscriber drop
B)   feeder cable
C)   head-end office
D)   trunking cableE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The traditional cable TV network is built to carry digital signals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain the deployment of a typical cable modem.

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Question 18

The main difference between the CATV network and the telephone network is their fundamental underlying physical network architecture; the telephone network is logically a bus and the CATV network is logically a star.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because the telephone company uses a star topology, subscribers cannot share telephone lines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Once a CATV access network is converted to digital, the provider can offer all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   voice
B)   virtual olfactory enhancement
C)   video
D)   broadband dataE) C) and D)
F) All of the above B

Exam 22: Catv Networking Topology

When two neighbors watch the same channel on television, they are watching exactly the same signal.

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Multiplexers vary in size depending on the number of ________.

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Older analog systems were one-way transmission systems-upstream only.

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The 1996 Telecom Act granted the cable television industry the right to offer voice services in the local network.

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The new fiber-optic digital CATV networks are called hybrid fiber ________ networks.

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The greatest advantage that cable modems have is that of a shared bus topology.

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Which of the following is not a DBS company?

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The lifeline POTS dilemma can be alleviated by:

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Which of the following is a factor influencing a CATV network?

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Both the hybrid coax fiber box and the telephone companies' digital loop carriers deployed to extend the CSA of the local plant technically perform the same purpose except that the CATV box is trickier to design and maintain because it has to segregate the video stream from the voice signal.

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Users of cable modems should be concerned today about other users being able to access their files.

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The new high-speed data technologies being offered to consumers are called ________ data services.

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The benefit of terminating a telephone with twisted pair is that the subscriber can change from the local incumbent to the cable TV provider without making any inside wire changes.

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Replacing coaxial trunking cable with fiber cable in the new cable TV network allowed for:

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In replacing the old analog equipment with new high-speed digital equipment and transforming the outside plant into a high-speed, digital fiber-optic network, the only portion of the network that was not touched was the:

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The traditional cable TV network is built to carry digital signals.

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Explain the deployment of a typical cable modem.

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The main difference between the CATV network and the telephone network is their fundamental underlying physical network architecture; the telephone network is logically a bus and the CATV network is logically a star.

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Because the telephone company uses a star topology, subscribers cannot share telephone lines.

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Once a CATV access network is converted to digital, the provider can offer all of the following except:

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