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WorksheetsIC 3 - dB Noise
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit is used in video or TV measurement.
dBW
dBk
dBm
dBV
When the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit is 200. What is the gain in dB?
23
46
-23
-46
What is the reference level for random noise measurement, FIA weighted?
-82 dBm
-90 dBm
-85 dBm
-77 dBm
A 10 db pad has an output level of -3dBm. The level at the input is:
13 dBm
-7 dBm
1 dBm
7 dBm
A power level of 50 μW could be expressed as:
1.69 dBm
-4.3 dBm
1 dBm
-13 dBm
A system having an input power of 2 mW an output power of 0.8 mW has a loss of:
2.98 dBm
3.98 dB
3.98 μW
1.98 mW
Is the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed over the transmission medium?
Noise
Distortion
Attenuation
Interface
Signal waveform perturbation or deviation caused by imperfect response of the system to the desired signal
Noise
Aliasing
Distortion
Interference
Signal attenuation can be corrected by
Filtering
Modulation
Equalization
Amplification
Signal contamination by extraneous or external sources, such as, other transmitters, power lines and machinery.
Noise
Distortion
Harmonics
Interference
Which noise figure represents the lowest noise?
1.5 dB
2.0 dB
3.7 dB
4.1 dB
Denote the interference of noise in dB above an adjusted reference noise. The adjusted reference noise level was a 1 kHz tone, set at - 85 dBm
dBa
dBm
dBa0
pWp
A more precise evaluation of the quality of a receiver as far as noise is concerned.
S/N
VSWR
Noise factor
Noise margin
Noise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
0 dB
Infinite
Less than 1
Greater than 1
A passive circuit, usually consisting of capacitance and/or inductance, that is inserted in series with the a-c power cord of an electronic device which allow the 60-Hz current to pass and suppressed high frequency noise components.
Noise filter
Noise limiter
Noise floor
Noise quieting
A circuit often used in radio receivers that prevents externally generated noise from exceeding certain amplitude. They are also called noise clippers.
Noise floor
Noise filter
Noise limiter
Noise clamper
Extra-terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
0 to 20 KHz
8 Mhz to 1.43 GHz
5 to 8 GHz
15 to 60 MHz
An amplifier operating over the frequency range of 455 to 460 kHz has a 200 kΩ input resistor. What is the RMS noise voltage at the input to this amplifier if the ambient temperature is 17°C?
40 μV
4.0 μV
400 μV
4.0 mV
Calculate the noise figure of the amplifier whose Req equals 2518 Ω (RT = 600 Ω) if it's driven by a generator whose output impedance is 50Ω
39.4
3.94
394
0.394
A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 Ω has an equivalent noise resistance of 30 Ω. Calculate its equivalent noise temperature if the noise figure is equal to 1.6
17.4 K
174 K
1.74 K
17 K
Which of the following is not a source of external noise?
Thermal agitation
Auto ignition
The sun
Fluorescent lights
What is the noise voltage across a 300 Ω input resistance to a TV set with a 6 MHz bandwidth and temperature of 30°C?
2.3 μV
3.8 μV
5.5 μV
6.4 μV
If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is _____
Not changed
Quadrupled
Tripled
Doubled
A network that has an input of 75 dB and an output of 35dB. The loss of the network is _____
-40 dB
40 dB
-40 dBm
40 dBm
If an amplifier has equal input and output impedances, what voltage ratio does the gain of 50 dB represent?
316.2
325.2
320.1
315.0
Generally referred to as the primary cause of atmospheric noise
El Nino phenomenon
lightning
rain effect
thunderstorm
Extra terrestrial noise is observable at frequencies from
5 to 8 GHz
0 to 20 kHz
1 to 1.43 GHz
above 2 GHz
Noise that is non-continuous, consisting of irregular pulses or noise spikes of short duration with high amplitudes.
Shot
transit time
impulse
flicker
A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 ohms has an equivalent noise resistance of 30 ohms. What is the receiver's noise temperature?
754 deg K
464 deg K
174 deg K
293 deg K
The noise figure of a totally noiseless device is
Unity
infinity
zero
cannot be determined
Industrial noise frequency is between
200 and 3000 MHz
15 to 160 MHz
0 to 10 kHz
20 GHz
An amplifier operating over a 15 kHz bandwidth has a 500 kohm input resistor. What is the rms noise voltage at the input to this amplifier if the ambient temperature is 23 deg C?
11 uV
110 uV
0.11 uV
1.1 uV
It is the interference of a signal from one channel to another channel.
Intermodulation distortion
sideband splatter
spur
crosstalk
A signal is amplified 100 times in power. The dB gain is
10 dB
20 dB
30 dB
40 dB
The random and unpredictable electric signals from natural causes, both internal and external to the system is known as
Distortion
noise
attenuation
interference
What is the noise power at room temperature when the bandwidth is 1kHz?
4 x 10exp-18 w
2 x 10exp -19 w
3.45 x 10exp -19 w
3.45 x 10exp-18w
Unit of noise power of psophometer
dBa
pWp
dBm
dBm0
25dBrnC F1A weighted equals to
-60 dBm
-63 dBm
-65 dBm
-67 dBm
If you have available number of power amplifiers with a gain of 100 each, how many such amplifiers do you need to cascade to give an overall gain of 60dB?
2
3
4
5
Which noise figure represents the lowest noice?
1.6 dB
2.1 dB
2.7 dB
3.4 dB
It is also known as burst noise.
Johnson
Popcorn
Shot
Mixer
What type of noise dominates at lower frequencies?
Pink
Transit Time
Shot
Thermal Agitation
Two resistors, 5kohms and 20 kohms are at 27degC. Calculate the thermal noise voltage of the series combination for a 10kHz bandwidth.
4.01 uV
5 uV
2.03 uV
3.02 uV
Determine the noise current for a diode with a forward bias of 3.5 mA over a 100 kHz bandwidth.
10.58 nA
0.335 nA
21.2 nA
5.6 nA
Another name for Johnson Noise
Flicker
White
IMD
Shot
What is the difference between - 18 and 22 dBm?
40 dB
40 dBm
4 dB
4 dBm
A combiner has 2 inputs of +40dBm, what is the resultant output?
46 dBm
40 dBm
80 dBm
43 dBm
Noise that is very intense and it comes from sources which are points in the sky.
Flicker
Industrial
Thermal Agitation
Galactic
The input power to a loss free cable is 5w. If the reflected power is 7dB down on the incident power, the output power to the load is
4w
5w
6 w
7w
How many watts are represented by 40dBw?
40000w
1000w
40 w
10000w
One of the following types of noise becomes of great importance at high frequencies. It is the
shot noise
random noise
impulse noise
transit-time noise
Indicate the false statement.
HF mixers are generally noisier than HF amplifiers.
Impulse noise voltage is independent of bandwidth.
Thermal noise is independent of the frequency at which it is measured.
Industrial noise is usually of the impulse type.
The value of a resistor creating thermal noise is double. The noise power generator is therefore
halved
quadrupled
doubled
unchanged
One of the following is not a useful quantity for comparing the noise performance of receivers:
Input noise voltage
Equivalent noise resistance
Noise temperature
Noise figure
Indicate the noise whose source is in a category different from that of the other three.
Solar noise
Cosmic noise
Atmospheric noise
Galactic noise
Indicate the false statement. The square of the thermal noise voltage generated by a resistor is proportional to
its resistance
its temperature
Boltzmann's constant
the bandwidth over which it is measured
Which of broad classifications of noise are most difficult to treat?
noise generated in the receiver
noise generated in the transmitter
externally generated noise
internally generated noise
Space noise generally covers a wide frequency spectrum, but the strongest interference occurs
between 8 MHz and 1.43 GHz
below 20 Mhz
between 20 to 120 MHz
above 1.5 GHz
When dealing with random noise calculations it must be remembered that
all calculations are based on peak to peak values
calculations are based on peak values
calculations are based on average values
calculations are based on RMS values
Which of the following is the most reliable measurement for comparing amplifier noise characteristics?
signal-to-noise ratio
noise factor
shot noise
thermal noise agitation
Which of the following statements is true?
Random noise power is inversely proportional to bandwidth
Flicker is sometimes called demodulation noise
Noise is mixers is caused by inadequate image frequency rejection
A random voltage across a resistance cannot be calculated
Voltage gain in decibels is
10 ln (V2/V1)
10 log (V2/V1)
20 ln (V2/V1)
20 log (V2/V1)
Which expression indicates a measurement using a 1-W reference
dBm(1)
dB1
dBW
dB(W)
An amplifier operating over a 2-Mhz bandwidth has a 75Ω input resistance. If it is operating at 22° C and has a voltage gain of 300, the noise produced at the output of this amplifier would be approximately
128 μV
7.33 pV
1.56 μV
468 μV
Which of the following is not an example of external noise
Fluorescent light
Solar emission
Resistor noise
Lightning
A current change that is equal to twice its original value will correspond to a change of
3 dB
9 dB
10 dB
6 dB
What does a power difference of -3 dB mean?
a loss of one third of the power
a loss of one-half of the power
a loss of 3 watts of power
no significant change
A gain of 60 dB is the same as a gain of
10 volts/volt
100 volts/volt
1000 volts/volt
10,000 volts/volt
_____ is mathematically equal to the logarithm to the base ten of the power ratio P1 over P2.
Bel
dB
bel/10
dB/2
Noise that is produced by the active components within the receiver.
Thermal
external
internal
white
Noise due to the random variation in the arrival of charge carriers at the output electrode of an active device.
Shot
impulse
thermal
dynamic
A network has a loss of 20 dB. What power ratio corresponds to this loss?
0.01
0.1
10
100
A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 60 ohms has an equivalent noise resistance of 40 ohms. Calculate the receiver's noise figure in decibels and its equivalent noise temperature.
1.67 & 194K
2.23 & 194 K
1.67 & 174K
2.23 & 174K
_____ Noise is the most prevalent noise found in urban areas and is normally caused by the arc discharge from automobile or aircraft ignition systems, induction motors, switching gears, high voltage lines and the like.
Industrial
Johnson
Flicker
Mixer
The noise figure of a totally noiseless device is
Unity
infinity
zero
100
Indicate the noise whose source is in a category different from that of the other three.
Solar
cosmic
atmospheric
galactic
It is characterized by high amplitude peaks of short duration in the total noise spectrum.
intermodulation voice
impulse noise
dropout
phase hits
A network has a power gain of -3dB. If the input power is 100 watts, the output power is
50 watts
55 watts
60 watts
62 watts
Which of the following types of noise becomes of great importance at high frequencies?
shot
random
impulse
transit time
The input current of a network is 190 A and the output is 1.3 A. The loss in decibels is
20.2
21.6
28.6
43.3
If 4 networks connected in series have gains of -0.5 dB, -0.3 dB, -2 dB and 6.8 dB, the overall gain is
2 dB
-2 dB
4 dB
-4dB
What is the gain, in dB, if the output to input ratio is 1000.
20
30
40
10
The following are characteristics of noise except
unwanted energy
predictable in character
present in the channel
due to any cause
The equivalent noise temperature of the amplifier is 25K, what is the noise figure?
10.86
1.086
0.1086
1.86
A receiver connected to an antenna whose resistance is 50 ohms has an equivalent noise resistance of 30 ohms. What is the receiver's noise temperature?
464K
754 K
400 K
174 K
A theoretical antenna has a gain of 1 dB. Its gain in nepers is
8.686
0.1151
6.868
0.5111
What is the equivalent output of a circuit in dBm, if it has an output of 10 watts?
10 dBm
30 dBm
20 dBm
40 dBm
An amplifier with an input resistance of 1000 ohms is operating over a 4 MHz bandwidth. Calculate the rms noise voltage if the amplifier is operating at 27 C.
8.14 nV
8.14 uV
6.6 nV
6.6 V
The value of a resistor creating thermal noise is doubled. The noise power generated is therefore
Halved
quadrupled
doubled
unchanged
A system having an input power of 2 mW an output power of 0.8 mW has a loss of:
2.98 dBm
3.98 dB
3.98 W
1.98 mW
Any unwanted form of energy that tends to interfere with the wanted signals is called
Noise
spectrum
radiation
absorption
The correct symbol for decibel is
DB
dB
Db
db
_____ is the noise created outside the receiver.
Internal
External
Shot
Industrial
_____ is the noise created by man.
Solar
Industrial
Extraterrestial
Galactic
A 10 db pad has an output level of -3 dBm. The level at the input is:
13 dBm
-7 dBm
1 dBm
7 dBm
Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit is used in video or TV measurement.
dBW
dBk
dBm
dBV
Which of the following is not an actual amount of power?
dB
dBm
dBw
dBk
In noise analysis, the reference temperature is
75 K
250 K
290 K
300 K
Noise from distant planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects are called
Cosmic
extraterrestrial
galactic
black body
Indicate which one of the following types of noise does not occur in transistors:
shot noise
flicker noise
partition noise
resistance noise
