Questions

Q1
The signal below is a seismograph drawn by a pen on a drum 
during an earthquake
Which kind of signal is it: analog or digital? 
Is it continuous or given at discrete times only?
If you want to classify it according to the time domain 
classification, to which family does it belong to and why?
Q2
The spectrum of a signal is continous: what can you say about the 
signal which has generated it? 

Do you think that such a spectrum can be limited to a maximum 

frequency and why?
Q3
Which is/are the parameters you can use to detect a peak in a signal?
 Q5

Guess for the skewness in both cases?

Which one has the highest kurtosis?
Which one has the highest RMS?
Q6
What does it happen if I convolve the sine by 
the impulse given at time t=0?
What’s the mathematical expression of the 
impulse at time t = 0?
Q7
Given the signal aside
• Plot the complete (2 sided) spectrum
• Which is the best window to be adopted for 
this signal?
Q8

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In applying the DFT I want to replicate the signal given in the figure to 
make it periodic. How can I get this?
Q9
Can you provide the spectrum of this
signal?

‐2T ‐T 0 T 2T
Q10
I have a signal made of a sine wave at 5 Hz with Gaussian noise
superimposed. I calculate both the square root of the power spectrum
and the spectrum (same measurement units). I keep on averaging the 
signal for both the calculation of the power spectrum and the spectrum
(vector averaging). Which is the best choice?
Q11
Which among the following frequency domain defined functions allow
you to get the Inverse Fourier Transform to get back to the original time 
record?
PSD
Autopower
Spectrum