a. Distinguish between binary and digital signaling.

5a1.) In digital signaling there is(are) _______ state(s).

a. One

b. Two

c. A small number of

d. An infinite number of

5a2.) In binary signaling there is(are) _______ state(s).

a. One

b. Two

c. A number of

d. An infinite number of

b. If you wish to transmit three bits per clock cycle, how many states must the system have? 

a. a = 2^b

b. b = 3

c. a = 2³

d. a = 8

5b.) To transmit three bits per clock cycle, you must have _______ states.

a. 3

b. 6

c. 8

d. 16

c. If you want to transmit five bits per clock cycle, how many states must the system have?

5c.) To transmit five bits per clock cycle, you must have _______ states.

a. 5

b. 16

c. 32

d. None of the above

d. If you know that a system has 16 states, how many bits can it send per clock cycle?

a. a = 2^b

b. a = 16

c. 16 = 2^b

d. b = 4

5d.) A system with 16 states can transmit _______ bits per clock cycle

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. None of the above

e. The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard uses 256 states. How many bits can it send per clock cycle?

5e.) The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard uses 256 states. How many bits can it send per clock cycle?

a. 8

b. 16

c. 32

d. None of the above

f. Every time you double the number of states, how many more bits can you transmit? (The answer is not in the text.)

5f.) If you double the number of states, you can transmit _______ more bit(s) per clock cycle.

a. 1

b. 2

c. 4

d. None of the above

g. Why is the signal held constant over each clock cycle?

5g.) Signal state is held constant in a clock cycle _______.

a. For energy efficiency

b. To make it easier for the receiver to sample the state

c. To emphasize differences between clock cycles

d. None of the above

h. How long is the clock cycle if I transmit at 100 Mbps per second using signaling with four states?

5h.) How long in milliseconds is a clock cycle if I transmit 400 Mbps with four states?

a. 0.000005

b. 0.0025

c. 0.005

d. None of the above