"Common Questions"

CQ1. Summary of what  is.

CQ2. Applications of 

CQ3. What are the relevant standards bodies? Tell me also the history
     of this technology.

CQ4. What technologies does  compete with in
     what applications, and what are its advantages/disadvantages over
     its competitors?

CQ5. What are the leading equipment (and if applicable service
     providers) companies in  domain?

CQ6. Give me a specific application scenario.

CQ7. Give me 2 multiple choice questions on ,
     which could be possibly asked on an exam. Provide 5 answer
     choices (only 1 right answer) for each question.

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"Topic Specific Questions"

Zigbee
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- What is the interrelationship between Zigbee and 802.15.4.? Compare
  them and tell me if they have anything in common.

NFC
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- What is the interrelationship between NFC and RFid realted
  technologies?

RFID
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- Give examples of RFid technologies you have personally used or come
  into contact in Turkey or elsewhere.

Bluetooth
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- Do you see Bluetooth being used more widely in the future or it will
  be replaced by other technologies in various applications? Be
  specific.

RS-485
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- Compare and contrast RS-485 with RS-232, RS-422, and RS-423.

IPtv
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- When do you see IPtv become popular in Turkey? What companies are
  already working on IPtv in Turkey in service provider space as well
  as equipment provider space. Which countries have already deployed
  IPtv? Would you buy an IPtv service? Why or why not?

MPEG-4
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- What is the interrelationship between MPEG-4, H.264, and Divx?

Wimax
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- What kind of service providers need Wimax? Turk Telekom thought
  about deploying Wimax but now it does not why not?

DSRC
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- Tell me a DSRC application other than OGS in Turkey you see
  likely to materialize.

Femtocell
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- Do a specific research of what is happening in Femtocell area in
  Turkey. Look for what is happening with Turk Telekom, Argela,
  Alcatel-Lucent, and Vestel.

USB
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- What is Wireless USB? WHat is the interrelationship between Wireless
  USB, UWB, and Bluetooth?

Firewire
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- Why didn't Firewire become common as initially anticipated?

UWB
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- Why didn't UWB take off?

WiFi
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- How would you establish a point-to-point data link over large
  distances (1km+) using WiFi? Describe in detail how you would do it.

10Gb Ethernet
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- What is the advantage of using a single 10GbE line as opposed to 10
  1GbE lines?

DWDM
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- What has been happening in Turkey in the DWDM front?

3G
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- What is the interrelationship between 3G and WCDMA?

Cognitive Radio
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- What is the interrelationship between Cognitive Radio and Software
  Defined Radio?

VoIP
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- Which codec should I use so that VoIP sound quality is as good as
  regular phone conversation? What is silence suppression, why is it
  important? Why is echo cancellation more important in VoIP than
  regular phone?

DSL
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- When would you prefer SDSL over ADSL? Please also do a price search
  of ADSL and SDSL (or equivalent with symmetric speed) services from
  Turk Telekom and elsewhere in Turkey.