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Introduction: The Evolution Of Mobile Telephone Systems
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1. Right now, GSM is the accepted cellular standard in ____________.
a.Europeb.South Americac.North America
c.Southeast Asiae.all of the aboveSee Topic 1
2. Which area of the world first deployed cellular services for commercial use?
a.Scandinaviab.Central Americac.Western Africa
d.Central Asiae.Eastern EuropeSee Topic 1
3. Modulation refers to __________.
a.the distance between the uplink and downlink frequencies
b.the separation between adjacent carrier frequencies
c.the process of changing the characteristics of a carrier frequency
d.the number of cycles per unit of time
 See Topic 5
4. Which of the following are not telephony services supported by GSM?
a.dual tone multfrequencyb.voice mail 
c.fax maild.call waitingSee Topic 6
5. What is the basic service unit of cellular telephony?
a.location areab.cell 
c.OLMN service aread.MSC/VLR service areaSee Topic 4
6. The first cellular systems were ___________.
a.analogb.digitalSee Topic 1
7. The location area is the area in which a subscriber can be paged.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 4
8. The idea of cell-based mobile radio service was formulated in the Nordic countries in the early 1970s.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 1
9. GSM provides requirements for analog cellular service.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 3
10. The home location register(HLR) is a database used for storing and managing subscriptions.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 3
11. The authentication center(AUC) provides authentication and encryption parameters that verify the user's identity and ensure the confidentiality of each call.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 3
12. The message center (MXE)is the node that provides intelligent network services.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 3
13. The PLMN service area is an area served by one network operator.
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 4
14. GSM utilizes the code division multiple access (CDMA) concept, rather than time division multiple access (TDMA).
a.trueb.falseSee Topic 5