GMDSS普通操作员 第06讲：Passage 24 第06讲：Passage 24.ppt

航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 航运系航海教研室 Passage 24 Not many years ago, the only two units used in radio traffic accounting were words” for radio-telegrams, with a 7-word minimum for international traffic, and 6”minutes” for radiotelephony, with a 3-minute minimum and increments of one minute. In the last two decades, new technology has introduced new modes of communication. In recent years, digital systems have brought in new terms: characters, bits, bytes, kilobits (kbits). The relationship between these terms is explained below: In computer-to-computer (data) communications, ASCII code is generally used to represent letters, numbers, and special characters. Each character is represented by 8 digital bits (which can be either 1 or 0). The group of 8 bits representing a character is known as 1byte. So: Passage 24 ① 1 character = 8 bits = 1 byte. ② Computer data (for example a message comprising text and numbers) is often measured in kilobits, where: ③ 1 kilobit (kbit) = 1,024 bits = 128 characters (bytes) = (approx.) 25 words. 1 A4 page full of text = (approx.) 2,500 characters = 20 kbits. In telex communications, a different set of character codes, known as ITA2 (International Telegraph Alphabet 2) is generally used. Each ITA2 code consists of 5 data bits, plus 1 start bit, and l.5 stop bits. At the standard rate of 50 bits/s, this makes the speed of telex communications 400 characters per minute. Passage 24 1. What is the best title of the passage? A. Currencies Used in the Inmarsat Billing Process. B. Exchange Rates Used in the Inmarsat Billing Process. C. Different Set of Character Codes. D. Standard Traffic Rate. 正确答案：B Passage 24 2. What accounting methods are used currently? A. Number of chargeable words. B. Timed call. C. Accounting management according to network flows. D. All of the above 正确答案：D Passage 24 3. To your knowledge, what is ASCII i