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Data and Digital Communications Quiz #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A digital radio system uses 5 bits in transmitting its information. How many possible outputs are there?

a)

32

b)

16

c)

8

d)

4

2.

In a BPSK modulator, the Nyquist bandwidth is always equal to the input data rate.

a)
True
b)
False
3.

It is the transmittal of digital signals between two or more points in a communications system.

a)

Digital Radio

b)

Digital Transmission

c)

Digital Communications

d)

Digitalization

4.

It is the minimum theoretical bandwidth necessary to propagate a signal.

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5.

The higher the signal-to-noise ratio, the better the performance and the higher the information capacity. This describes the _____.

a)

Nyquist Theorem

b)

Hartley's Law

c)

Shannon Limit for Information Capacity

d)

none of these

6.

It performs the level conversion and then encodes the incoming data into groups of bits that modulate the analog carrier.

a)

Precoder

b)

Buffer

c)

Modulator

d)

Bandpass filter

7.

Which of the following is/are correct? (You may select more than one answer)

a)

In FSK, the mark and space frequencies and the carrier frequency are transmitted simultaneously.

b)

Mark and Space Frequencies represent logic 1 and logic 0 in FSK.

c)

FSK receivers experience difficulty in recovering the data due to the absence of carrier frequency during transmission.

8.

A form of digital modulation where the digital information is contained in both the amplitude and phase of the transmitted carrier.

a)

ASK

b)

QAM

c)

FSK

d)

PSK

9.

It is the transmittal of a digitally modulated analog carrier between two points in a communications system.

a)

Digital Radio

b)

Digitalization

c)

Digital Communications

d)

Digital Transmission

10.

It is the creation, delivery, and processing of information with the aid of electronic circuits.

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11.

During the modulation process, it is the frequency of the carrier is varied by the digital information.

a)

ASK

b)

QAM

c)

PSK

d)

FSK

12.

A component of a digital radio system where the modulated signal travels upon transmission.

a)

Precoder

b)

Modulator

c)

Carrier and Clock Recovery

d)

Transmission Medium

13.

The most basic digital symbol used to represent information is ____.

a)

bit

b)

byte

c)

nimble

d)

character

14.

It relates information capacity to the transmission time and bandwidth.

a)

Nyquist Theorem

b)

Hartley’s Law

c)

Shannon Limit for Information Capacity

d)

None of these

15.

It refers to the rate of change of a signal on the transmission medium after encoding and modulation have occurred.

a)

Bit Rate

b)

Signal Rate

c)

Transmission speed

d)

Baud

16.

A BPSK modulator has an input data rate is 4Mbps with a carrier frequency equal to 50MHz. Determine the double-sided Nyquist bandwidth.

a)

2MHz

b)

3MHz

c)

4MHz

d)

8MHz

17.

The baud for binary FSK is equal to:

a)

Twice the bit rate

b)

Half the bit rate

c)

Equal to the bit rate

d)

Zero

18.

The general expression for frequency deviation in FSK is written as:

a)

Δf = (fs – fm)/2

b)

Δf = (fs + fm)/2

c)

Δf = fb/2

d)

Δf = fc × fm

19.

The worst-case modulation index occurs when:

a)

Frequency deviation is minimum

b)

Modulating frequency is minimum

c)

Both frequency deviation and modulating frequency are maximum

d)

Both are zero

20.

The two phases in BPSK are separated by:

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