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Digital Communications

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Law gives the relationship between time, information capacity, and bandwidth.

a)

I = ktB

b)

C = 2B log2M

c)

C = B log2(1 + S/N)

d)

SR = 2fmax

2.

Ignoring noise, the _________________________ theorem gives the maximum rate of data transmission for a given bandwidth.

a)

I = ktB

b)

C = 2B log2M

c)

C = B log2(1 + S/N)

d)

SR = 2fmax

3.

The ____________________ limit gives the maximum rate of data transmission for a given bandwidth and a given signal-to-noise ratio.

a)

I = ktB

b)

C = 2B log2M

c)

C = B log2(1 + S/N)

d)

SR = 2fmax

4.

The ____________________ Rate is the minimum sampling rate for converting analog signals to digital format.

a)

I = ktB

b)

C = 2B log2M

c)

C = B log2(1 + S/N)

d)

SR = 2fmax

5.

Natural Sampling does not use:

a)

a sample-and-hold circuit

b)

true binary numbers

c)

a fixed sample rate

d)

an analog-to-digital converter

6.

The immediate result of sampling is:

a)

a sample alias

b)

PAM

c)

PCM

d)

PDM

7.

Foldover distortion is caused by:

a)

noise

b)

too many samples per second

c)

too few samples per second

d)

all of the above

8.

Which is true about aliasing and foldover distortion?

a)

They are two types of sampling error.

b)

You can have one or the other, but not both.

c)

Aliasing is a technique to prevent foldover distortion.

d)

They are the same thing.

9.

Quantizing noise (quantization noise):

a)

decreases as the sample rate increases

b)

decreases as the sample rate decreases

c)

decreases as the bits per sample increases

d)

decreases as the bits per sample decreases

10.

The dynamic range of a system is the ratio of:

a)

the strongest transmittable signal to the weakest discernible signal

b)

the maximum rate of conversion to the minimum rate of conversion

c)

the maximum bits per sample to the minimum bits per sample

d)

none of the above

11.

Companding is used to:

a)

compress the range of base-band frequencies

b)

reduce dynamic range at higher bit-rates

c)

preserve dynamic range while keeping bit-rate low

d)

maximize the useable bandwidth in digital transmission

12.

In North America, companding uses:

a)

the Logarithmic Law

b)

the A Law

c)

the α Law (alpha law)

d)

the µ Law (mu law)

13.

In Europe, companding uses:

a)

the Logarithmic Law

b)

the A Law

c)

the α Law (alpha law)

d)

the µ Law (mu law)

14.

____________________ modulation is the most commonly used digital modulation scheme.

a)

Pulse Code

b)

Pulse Width

c)

Pulse Amplitude

d)

Pulse Delta

15.

Adaptive delta modulation can transmit PCM-quality voice at about ____________________ the bit rate of PCM.

a)

half

b)

2 times

c)

3 times

d)

4 times

16.

lA PCM system has the following parameters: a maximum analog input frequency of 4 KHz, a maximum decoded voltage at the receiver of  + 2.55 Vp, and a minimum dynamic range of 46 db. Determine the following; minimum sample rate, minimum no. of bits used in the PCM code, resolution and quantization error.

(a)  

17.

Determine the number of bits required for

a binary code to represent 110 different possibilities. Also determine the coding efficiency.

(a)  

18.

Use Hartley's Law to find how much time it would take to send 100,000 bits over a channel with a bandwidth of 2,000 hertz and a channel constant of k = 10.

(a)  

19.

Use the Shannon-Hartley theorem to find the bandwidth required to send 12,000 bits per second if the number of levels transmitted is 8.

(a)  

20.

What is the Shannon Limit of a channel that has a bandwidth of 4000 hertz and a signal-to-noise ratio of 15?

(a)