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Explanation of the FCC Exam Pools Format
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The current Exam Pools have been updated and reflect the
new Novice Enhancement Exam Pool format as of the date the
Pool was uploaded. This Exam Pool contains the answer sets
as used by the ARRL/VEC examination teams.
So that all users of the FCC Exam Question Pools may
understand the format, I submit this for your consideration.
Before I begin, lets look at an example :
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2E 7.1 A
What is the difference between radio frequencies
and audio frequencies?
A. Audio frequencies are those below 20,000 Hz.,
and Radio frequencies are those above 20,000 Hz.
B. Audio frequencies are those below 50,000 Hz.,
and Radio frequencies are those above 50,000 Hz.
C. Audio frequencies are those below 10,000 Hz.,
and Radio frequencies are those above 10,000 Hz.
D. Audio frequencies are those above 20,000 Hz.,
and Radio frequencies are those below 20,000 Hz.
2E 7.2 D
What type of frequency is 3,500,000 Hertz?
A. An Audio Frequency.
B. A Microwave Frequency.
C. An Intermediate Frequency.
D. A Radio Frequency.
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Lets take it a line at a time.
The first line contains the official question number and the
the correct answer. It is fully left justified, uppercase only,
with three (3) spaces between the question number and the answer.
The line terminator is immediately after the answer, no hidden
spaces. Most users will want to change the number to a
sequential series (1,2,3,Etc.). And all will certainly not want
the answer attached to the question. But have an answer key
generated on a seperate sheet.
The next group of lines are the Official Question. They are
fully left justified and like all line in the question pool they
are 64 characters or less in length. This will allow the user
to fit two questions across an 8.5 inch page if compressed
printing is used. This will allow 10 to 12 questions to fit
on a typical printed page.
One blank Line seperates the question from the answers.
After the required blank line, we have the answer group.
It is indented one space so that a nice looking answer group
may be printed with a minimum of fuss. The answers begin
A. B. Etc., followed by a space, followed by the answer, again
64 characters or less in total length. If an answer requires
more than one line, successive lines will be indented four
spaces to align them with the body of the question above.
Keeping good appearance in mind, if one answer has more than
one line, all answers to the same question will have the
same number of lines. This rule obviously could not be used as
law in many cases. Each answer ends with a period. It just
looks nice.
Finally, two spaces between question groups. This will
allow the user to detect the end of a question block, as a
question block may vary from seven to nearly twenty lines,
two blank lines will apear only between questions blocks.
Exam pools are stored in subelement groups. (2A,3AB,3BC,Etc.)
Files are named as POOL2A.TXT, POOL3AC.TXT, Etc. This is to
keep the file sizes to a reasonable length and make maintanance
a bit more managable.
Bill Hertzel, N8HUQ (74116,3557)