QUIZ 1

1. digital compression how many positive codes are possible if a sample is coded at segment 4?
128

2. In a sample and hold circuit, which component serves as the hold circuit?
Capacitor

3. The value of a simple wave at time zero is its maximum positive value. The phase shift is
therefore _____ degrees.
90

4. Which of the following statement is not true about Digital Transmission?

It uses radio wave propagation

5. Another term for aliasing?

fold-over distortion

6. a type of modulation that involves analog to digital conversion and is commonly used in digital
transmission
pulse modulation ??

7. In order to directly reduce quantizing noise, one must

Increase the number of standard amplitudes

8. What causes aliasing?

When each cycle of the analog input signal is not sampled at least twice

9. If the maximum value of a simple sine wave is 10 volts, the voltage values _____.
5.77

10. Which of the following is true about quantization?

The smaller the resolution the less quantization error is introduced.

11. Determine the actual number of PCM bits assigned to the magnitude for a dynamic range of
60dB
10

12. A part of PCM transmitter that serves as anti-aliasing circuit

bandpass filter

13. For a compressor with μ = 255, determine the compressed output voltage (in Volts) for a
maximum input of 6V and an input voltage of 3.35 V.
5.37
14. What are the possible solution to prioritize small amplitude signals?
Either B or C

15. Which of the following is true about Signal-to-Noise Ratio?

16. When the number of bits in a PCM code, n, is 3, what is the dynamic range in dB?
16.9

17. In all the codes possible in segment 3, how many codes can be decoded exactly at the receiver?

18. In a non-linear PCM codes, Accuracy is higher for small amplitude signals
False

19. In Linear PCM codes, SQR increase as the amplitude of the sample increases
True

20. A signal has a constant value of 10 volts. Its frequency is _____ Hz.
0

21. Which of the following is not true about PCM?

22. In digital compression how many positive codes are possible if a sample is coded at segment 4?
128

23. Determine the dynamic range in dB for a 10 bit PCM code

24. The value of a simple sine wave at time zero is its maximum positive value. The phase shift is
therefore _____degrees.
90

25. Compute for the 3rd order harmonic lower sideband frequency (in KHz) of a sample and hold
circuit with a maximum analog input of 4KHz and a sampling rate equal to 12KHz.
32khz

26. Determine the dynamic range in dB for a 10 bit PCM code

511
From: X = 20log(210-1)
27. Determine the actual Qerror (in Volts) of a PCM system with a 400mV resolution and an analog
sample of 5.26V.
13.15

28. Determine the alias frequency (in KHz) if the sample rate is 14 KHz and the anolog input
frequency is 8KHz.
6 ata

29. Determine the 8 bit compressed code of the 101011110010

101100111

30. Expand the 8 bit compressed code 11110011

110011100000

31. In sample and hold circuit, the time when Q1 is off is also called
Sampling time ??

32. In a frequency-domain plot of a composite signal consisting of twelve sine waves (all of different
frequencies and amplitudes), there are _____ vertical bars.
12

33. When the 12 bit PCM code 001011101100 is compressed into 8-bits, which segment does it
belong?
6

34. Which of the following is true about sample and hold circuit?
It introduces aperture error as a result of mixing two signals

35. Which of the following codes will not be decoded exactly at the receiver when digital
compression is applied?

36. A digital signal has a bit rate of 200 bps. The bit interval is _____ seconds.
0.005
37. When compression ratio is increased form 5 to 255, the compressed output voltage for the
same input will be much lower.

38. In all codes possible in segment 3, how many codes can be decoded exactly at the receiver?

39. In digital compression, what is the compression ratio at segment 4?

8:1

40. The minimum sampling rate needed for an analog signal whose frequency ranges form 300Hz-
3000Jz is
2700Hz

41. Which block of the PCM transmission system is used to convert the multilevel PAM samples to a
binary PCM Code?
analog to digital converter

42. A type of sampling where the input voltage is sampled with a narrow pulse and then held
relatively constant until the next sample is taken
flat-top

43. In digital transmission, original information should be in digital form.

False

44. The _____ is the number of bits sent in one second.

Bit rate

45. Digital signal can be transferred using wired and/or wireless transmission media
False

46.

47.

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