Telecommunications technology enables the transmission of various forms of information, including voice, data, and video, through electromagnetic means. Digital transmission offers advantages such as high reliability and lower costs compared to analogue systems. The document outlines the methods of signal transmission, applications of telecommunications, and the growing need for technologists in this field.
Telecommunications technology enables the transmission of various forms of information, including voice, data, and video, through electromagnetic means. Digital transmission offers advantages such as high reliability and lower costs compared to analogue systems. The document outlines the methods of signal transmission, applications of telecommunications, and the growing need for technologists in this field.
Telecommunications technology enables the transmission of various forms of information, including voice, data, and video, through electromagnetic means. Digital transmission offers advantages such as high reliability and lower costs compared to analogue systems. The document outlines the methods of signal transmission, applications of telecommunications, and the growing need for technologists in this field.
Telecommunications technology enables the transmission of various forms of information, including voice, data, and video, through electromagnetic means. Digital transmission offers advantages such as high reliability and lower costs compared to analogue systems. The document outlines the methods of signal transmission, applications of telecommunications, and the growing need for technologists in this field.
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Telecommunications technology transmits information by electromagnetic means over media
such as telephone wires or radio waves. The informafion may be voice, facsimile, data, radio, or television signals. 'the electronic signals that are transmitted can be either analogue or digital. The advantages of digital transmission are high reliability and low cost. Digital switching systems are much cheaper than analogue systems. In analogue modulation, the signals are transmitted directly (without converting them to digital form) by amplitude mndutation or frequency modulation. Por digital transmission the analogue signals must be converted to a digital form. Then the digitized signal is passed through a source encoder, which reduces redundant binary informafion. After source encoding, the digitized signal is processed in a channel encoder, whtch introduces redundant information that allows errors (degradation by noise or distortion) to be detected and corrected. The encoded signal is made suitable for transmission by modulation onto a carrier wave. When a signal reaches its destination, the device on the receiving end converts the electronic signal back into an understandable message — sound on a telephone, images on a television, or words and pictures on a computer.
There are three main methods of electromagneöc signal transmission: wirr, radio and optical. wire transmission
radio transmission
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Telecommunications is the fastest growing segment of technology today. Telecommunicafions
technologists are needed to plan, install and maintain state-of-the-art telephone systems, cable TV and computer networks. Although technologists have knowledge of theoretical topics. they tend to focus on solving practical design and application problems. Training covers a wide range of telecoms-related topics. Here is the content from one such course:
Part 1: Operating...Systems Ğ
Part, 2: Analogue Corrimunications.
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Part.3: Telecommunications Fundamentals
Part .4: Telecommunications Fundamentals Lab Part 5: Digital Electronics Part 6: TOlecommunicationi..Networking E URS
Part 7: Fundamentals of Optical. Cominunications
Part 8: Data Cfirnrriunications Netwcirkirig Ü Match each of fhs foJJowlng mords with ia definilion.
wire a device which maps the binary strings into coded .bits or waveforms for transmission wave a device which .mags the source into a set of binary strings a system in which data is represented as O or 1 analogue .a system in which data is represented as a continuously digital varying voltage a thin piece of metat for conducting electrical current amplitude rnodulätiöri a wave suitable for modulation by an information-bearing signal frëqrienry rn.ödulation an electric, electrorrisgnetic, acoustic, mechanical or other form whose physical activity rises and falls .as it travels söurce encodæ channel through a medium the deterioration in quality, level,. or:standard of performance to fail encoder degradatïon to. roproôuce accurately the characteristics of the input where audio distori signale increase and decreasa the amplitude of the carriër wave carrier wave where voltage levels change thü frequëney öf a carrier wave
The following wnrds are takeri from three modes of transmission: wire, radio and optical Mnk each term with the most appropriate mode of transmission.
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The following extract is taken from a description for a telecommunications techriology course. Complete the text by choosirig a suitable wnrd or phrase from the box.
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ns Fundamentals eff iñförmatiöri Telecommurïicañon Handmri practital experime.nts tp: s. Fundameritale Lab Anâiogue EÔmrnunitations transmission of signale Digital Electronics Fundameritais of Öptical The adva tagüs of iechnolögies Communications Fundamenials of TelecommunicaÖons Networ]iing Data .Gommunicatic›ns NetwprLirig S oring between networLs Telecoms 2
/\ w ide variet5• of information can be transferred through a tclecoiniiiiiiiic‹itions sy’stein.
including voice and music, still-frame and ilill-motion pictures. computer files anal iipplicatitins. and telegraphic data.
The telephone is min instrument used for sending and receiving voire mcssages, and rlata. Nitist ph‹ane culls involve tuo people. but the phone network can also be used to pay hills mid retrieve messages frtrr answering machines. Private individuals will usually have their owii phone line: a large business will usually have its ou›n switching machine, railed u Private Branch Exchange (t’BX), u ith many lincs, .all o1' whim:h L'an be reached lay dialling one number.
Radio transmission broadcasts signals that are intended for general public reccption. \\’itli mi omnidirectionnl antenna, radio signals are transmitted r›ver a wide area. In a point-to-point radiii channel, ii directional transniitiing antenna fucuses ritu u°•u e into ü I1R£FOW beani, «'liich ís dRe‹/t4twufiasngtr övc.üoa4ca:/r ayfizudMcon\,siorado,orüsuai^a c‹imbin itit›ii of botlJ, as in tclevision.
Turn applications of telecoms ure te/epii‹iiiy ance trlei•ision.
Telephony .'\ videophone is •• r ••›‹•aa I video camera ar«1 display, ii microphone mad speaker, and a data- conversion device. /\ cordless telephone is a device w•1iich plugs ilirectly intti un existing telephone .jack, allojving liinite‹f mobility within the home. garden or office.. 'telephony hits been rev’olutionized by cellular l cell ‹ir mobile) lelcphoncs. which arc personal pr›rtuble.devices. facsimile, or fax, refers tu Ihe transmissi‹in tif print: text, fixed images or draw'ings by wire or radio channels or undersea cable.
’l’elev'ision aerial. • antenna • broàddast • cable televisïon s üish reIay.st at”ion te Ievi"si”on." se te Iev” isIon :s '"• v” isi”ble • t. • tat”lon. ”
Mobile telephony is revolutionizing hoist use use thc phone. Looli at the rariyc tif téutures o1’fered by t.he MobiPhorie. Circle th the correct unswers that apply. 1 A telecoinmunícalions system can transier u vtiiee b pictures c c °•F° f er 1iles d cnergy 2 The telephone is an instrument used for a sending messagés b sivitching inessages e receiviri messages d retrievitig messagos 3 Broadcast sígnuls can be a tactile b uudihle c viiual d a combin ution ‹ïf all lhreê 4 A vidcophone combines u a video camera b a display c a microphone d a speaker $ Fax can be used to transmit a sounds b nir›ving pictures c draufinq=s d irniiges 6 ›\ c‹irdless phone u plugs into a jack b aIlow•s unlimited mot›ility c can be used u ithin the hr›l11c d is portable
hutch a svord in the left-hnnd column with a word on ürisw.éring antenna
the right to form ten phraies frum the tield of radio camëra telecommunications. video jôck Now complete the follövving sentences: ustng phrases relay machin.e from the tuble opposite. messages cable 1 The telephone can bc uscd to psy hills phone television and from set retrieve signal 2 \Vith an ömnidiroctioilal antenfiii. transmitttng station can be transmitted cordless over a widê urea. tel:evision telephone 3 A v'ideoplionc inrorporutes u and display, a microphone und speiilier. 4 \ allnws liinited inobility in and around the home. S allows access t,o inuny televisioii stations.
Beliiw is an extract from the review t›f the newly released SlobiPhone Worltl. Complete the texl using the words/phrases in the box below. .aIe’ft r browsing • call ph’one • .filock’àrid a1arm. • currency. cónverter •.” argariizer ü .I?DA • Acreen • weight
