July, 2014
A9-R4: DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
PART ONE
(Answer all the questions)
1. Each question below gives a multiple choice of answers. Choose the most appropriate one and enter in the “OMR” answer sheet supplied with the question paper, following instructions therein. (1x10)
1.1 Which of the following statement is NOT true with respect to Differential Phase Shift Keying
(DPSK)?
A) DPSK has the advantage of reduced receiver complexity
B) Energy efficiency of DPSK is inferior to that of coherent PSK by about 3 dB
C) DPSK is a general type of phase modulation that conveys data by changing the phase of the
carrier wave
D) DPSK is a coherent form of phase shift keying which needs a coherent reference signal at
the receiver
1.2 Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) is an analog multiplexing technique to combine
________ signals.
A) Optical
B) Audio
C) Video
D) Noise