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ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science

7.3.4.6Telecommunication

Telecommunication in ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 4 (competency matrix 8.12.5).

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 7.3.4.6.1Describe communication over a distance by cell phone and email.
  2. 7.3.4.6.2List types of media for transmitting signals and describe how signals pass through them.
  3. 7.3.4.6.3Describe the operation of cell phones and their transmitters and receivers.

Lessons

  • Telecommunication: cell phones, email and transmission media

    35 min

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Telecommunication: sample question

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What kind of waves carry the signal between a cell phone and the nearest mast?

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