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EC8501 DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IAE#1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a signal is defined only at specific instants of time, then it is known as a ________ signal.

a)

Continuous time

b)

Analog

c)

Digital

d)

Discrete time

2.

If a signal is defined for all instants of time, then it is known as a ________ signal.

a)

Continuous time

b)

Analog

c)

Digital

d)

Discrete time

3.
Entropy unit is :
a)
bit / symbol
b)
symbol / bit
c)
bit / sec
d)
sec / bit
4.
Channel capacity unit is :
a)
bit / symbol
b)
symbol / bit
c)
bit / sec
d)
sec / bit
5.
Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages 
a)
true 
b)
false
6.

Identify the type of signal.

a)

Discrete time signal

b)

Continuous time signal

7.

Identify the type of signal.

a)

Analog signal

b)

Digital signal

8.

Select the advantages of Digital communication

a)

Digital cable systems are more economical.

b)

Digital signal characteristics are convenient for electronic switching.

c)

The transmission of digital signals requires circuits with a very large bandwidth.

d)

All the above.

9.

For M equally likely messages, the average amount of information H is

a)

H = log10M

b)

H = log2M

c)

H = log10M2

d)

H = 2log10M

10.

The channel capacity is

a)

The maximum information transmitted by one symbol over the channel

b)

Information contained in a signal

c)

The amplitude of the modulated signal

d)

All of the above

11.

According to Shannon Hartley theorem,

a)

The channel capacity becomes infinite with infinite bandwidth

b)

The channel capacity does not become infinite with infinite bandwidth

c)

Has a tradeoff between bandwidth and Signal to noise ratio

d)

The channel capacity does not become infinite with infinite bandwidth and has a tradeoff between bandwidth and Signal to noise ratio

12.

The channel capacity according to Shannon's equation is

a)

Maximum error free communication

b)

Defined for optimum system

c)

Information transmitted

d)

All of the above

13.

The technique that may be used to increase average information per bit is

a)

Shannon-Fano algorithm

b)

ASK

c)

FSK

d)

Digital modulation techniques

14.

Information rate is defined as

a)

Information per unit time

b)

Average number of bits of information per second

c)

rH

d)

All of the above

15.

The mutual information

a)

Is symmetric

b)

Always non negative

c)

Is symmetric & Always non negative

d)

None of the above

16.

Entropy is

a)

Average information per message

b)

Information in a signal

c)

Amplitude of signal

d)

All of the above

17.

The memory less source refers to

a)

No previous information

b)

No message storage

c)

Emitted message is independent of previous message

d)

None of the above

18.

The expected information contained in a message is called

a)

Entropy

b)

Efficiency

c)

Coded signal

d)

None of the above

19.

In discrete memoryless source, the current letter produced by a source is statistically independent of _____

a)

Past output

b)

Future output

c)

Past output & Future output

d)

None of the above

20.

Huffman coding technique is adopted for constructing the source code with ________ redundancy.

a)

Maximum

b)

Constant

c)

Minimum

d)

Unpredictable

21.

Which type of channel does not represent any correlation between input and output symbols?

a)

Noiseless Channel

b)

Lossless Channel

c)

Useless Channel

d)

Deterministic Channel

22.

In digital communication system, smaller the code rate, _________are the redundant bits.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

equal

d)

unpredictable

23.

Shannon and Weaver’s (1949) model of communication has the following components: ______.

a)

precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance

b)

product, price, place, promotion

c)

source, transmitter, channel, receiver, destination

d)

none of these

24.

Select the source coding techniques.

a)

prefix coding

b)

Shannon-fano coding

c)

Huffman coding

d)

All of the mentioned.

25.

Granular noise occurs when


a)

a. Step size is too small

b)

b. Step size is too large

c)

c. There is interference from the adjacent channel

d)

d. Bandwidth is too large

26.

The channel capacity according to Shannon’s equation is


a)

a. Maximum error free communication

b)

b. Defined for optimum system

c)

c. Information transmitted

d)

d. All of the above

27.

For a binary symmetric channel, the random bits are given as

a)

Logic 1 given by probability P and logic 0 by (1-P)

b)

Logic 1 given by probability P and logic 0 by (1-P)

c)

Logic 1 given by probability P2 and logic 0 by 1-P

d)

Logic 1 given by probability P and logic 0 by (1-P)2

28.

For M equally likely messages, M>>1, if the rate of information R > C, the probability of error is

a)

Arbitrarily small

b)

Close to unity

c)

Not predictable

d)

Unknown

29.

According to Shannon Hartley theorem,

a)

the channel capacity becomes infinite with infinite bandwidth

b)

channel capacity does not become infinite with infinite bandwidth

c)

as a tradeoff between bandwidth and Signal to noise ratio

d)

Both b) and c) are correct

30.

The capacity of a binary symmetric channel, given H(P) is binary entropy function, is

a)

1-H(P)

b)

1-H(P)2

31.

The channel capacity is

a)

The maximum information transmitted by one symbol over the channel

b)

Information contained in a signal

c)

The amplitude of the modulated signal

d)

All of the above

32.

The information I contained in a message with probability of occurrence is given by (k is constant)

a)

I = k log21/P

b)

. I = k log2P

c)

. I = k log21/2P

d)

. I = k log21/P2

33.

The relation between entropy and mutual information is

a)

I(X;Y) = H(X) – H(X/Y)

b)

I(X;Y) = H(X/Y) – H(Y/X)

c)

I(X;Y) = H(Y) – H(X)

d)

I(X;Y) = H(Y) – H(X)

34.

The mutual information is

a)

Is symmetric

b)

Always non nagative

c)

Both a and b correct

d)

None of the above

35.

The channel capacity according to Shannon’s equation is

a)

Maximum error free communication

b)

Defined for optimum system

c)

Information transmitted

d)

All of the above

36.

The technique that may be used to increase average information per bit is

a)

Shannon Fano Algorithm

b)

ASK

c)

FSK

d)

Digital modulation techniques

37.

The information rate R for given average information H= 2.0 for analog signal band limited to B Hz is


a)

a. 8 B bits/sec

b)

b. 4 B bits/sec

c)

c. 2 B bits/sec

d)

d. 16 B bits/sec

38.

The memory less source refers to

a)

a. No previous information

b)

b. No message storage

c)

c. Emitted message is independent of previous message

d)

d. None of the above

39.

The expected information contained in a message is called

a)

a. Entropy

b)

b. Efficiency

c)

c. Coded signal

d)

d. None of the above

40.

As per Shannon-Hartley theorem, a noise less Gaussian channel has

a)

A.zero capacity

b)

B.infinite capacity

c)

C.small capacity

d)

D.none of the above

41.

On which factor/s do/does the channel capacity depend/s in the digital communication system?

a)

a. Bandwidth

b)

b. Signal to Noise Ratio

c)

c. Both a and b

d)

d. None of the above

42.

In digital communication system, smaller the code rate, _________are the redundant bits

a)

a. less

b)

b. more

c)

c. equal

d)

d. unpredictable

43.

Hartley’s Law is:

a)

a. I = ktB

b)

b. C = 2B log2M

c)

c. C = B log2(1 + S/N)

d)

d. SR = 2fmax

44.

The Shannon Limit is given by:

a)

a. I = ktB

b)

b. C = 2Blog2M

c)

c. C = Blog2(1 + S/N)

d)

d. SR = 2fmax

45.

In discrete memoryless source, the current letter produced by a source is statistically independent of _____

a)

a. Past output

b)

b. Future output

c)

c. Both a and b

d)

d. None of the above

46.

According to Shannon's second theorem, it is not feasible to transmit information over the channel with ______error probability, although by using any coding technique.

a)

a. small

b)

b. large

c)

c. stable

d)

d. unpredictable

47.

The negative statement for Shannon's theorem states that


a)

a. If R = C, the error probability increases towards Unity

b)

b. If R < C, the error probability is very small

c)

c. Both a & b

d)

d. None of the above

48.

For M equally likely messages, M>>1, if the rate of information R ≤ C, the probability of error is


a)

a. Arbitrarily small

b)

b. Close to unity

c)

c. Not predictable

d)

d. Unknown

49.

For M equally likely messages, M>>1, if the rate of information R > C, the probability of error is


a)

a. Arbitrarily small

b)

b. Close to unity

c)

c. Not predictable

d)

d. Unknown

50.

The negative statement for Shannon’s theorem states that

a)

a. If R > C, the error probability increases towards Unity

b)

b. If R < C, the error probability is very small

c)

c. Both a & b

d)

d. None of the above