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This section includes 152 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Digital Communications knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Due to transmission scheme bits are needed for overhead in FDMA systems. |
A. | continuous, few |
B. | discontinuous, few |
C. | continuous, many |
D. | discontinuous, many |
Answer» B. discontinuous, few | |
2. |
Performance of BFSK signal is than BPSK. |
A. | 3db worse |
B. | 3db better |
C. | 6db worse |
D. | 6db better |
Answer» B. 3db better | |
3. |
Power spectrum describes distribution of under frequency domain. |
A. | mean |
B. | variance |
C. | gaussian |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. gaussian | |
4. |
symbols. |
A. | 2m |
B. | m |
C. | 2m |
D. | 2m-1 |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
In Binary Phase Shift Keying system, the binary symbols 1 and 0 arerepresented by carrier with phase shift of |
A. | Π/2 |
B. | Π |
C. | 2Π |
Answer» C. 2Π | |
6. |
The non coherent FSK needs Eb/N0 than coherent FSK. |
A. | 1db more |
B. | 1db less |
C. | 3db more |
D. | 3db less |
Answer» B. 1db less | |
7. |
Autocorrelation is maximum at |
A. | unity |
B. | origin |
C. | infinite point |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. infinite point | |
8. |
In Random Variable we have |
A. | sample space |
B. | sample points |
C. | sample space & sample points |
D. | none of above |
Answer» D. none of above | |
9. |
In On-Off keying, the carrier signal is transmitted with signal value‘1’ and ‘0’ indicates |
A. | no carrier |
B. | half the carrier amplitude |
C. | amplitude of modulating signal |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. half the carrier amplitude | |
10. |
The digital modulation technique in which the step size is varied according to the variation in the slope of the input is called |
A. | delta modulation |
B. | pcm |
C. | adaptive delta modulation |
D. | pam |
Answer» D. pam | |
11. |
The time interval over which the received signal may be sampledwithout error may be explained by |
A. | width of eye opening of eye pattern |
B. | rate of closure of eye of eye pattern |
C. | height of the eye opening of eye pattern |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. rate of closure of eye of eye pattern | |
12. |
In the frequency of the carrier signal is varied based on the information in an a digital signal |
A. | ask |
B. | psk |
C. | fsk |
D. | qam |
Answer» D. qam | |
13. |
Zero forced equalizers are used for |
A. | reducing isi to zero |
B. | sampling |
C. | quantization |
D. | none of the abov |
Answer» B. sampling | |
14. |
Nyquist Rate is given by |
A. | 2w |
B. | 2fmin |
Answer» B. 2fmin | |
15. |
In FH-SS which of the following Modulation Demodulation Technique has been used |
A. | bpsk |
B. | fsk |
C. | ask |
D. | qam |
Answer» C. ask | |
16. |
What is the set of possible carrier frequencies in FH-SS? |
A. | hopset |
B. | hop |
C. | chips |
D. | symbols |
Answer» B. hop | |
17. |
The number of bits of data transmitted per second is called |
A. | data signaling rate |
B. | modulation rate |
C. | coding |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. modulation rate | |
18. |
White noise has power spectral density. |
A. | constant |
B. | variable |
C. | constant & variable |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. variable | |
19. |
The bandwidth of the channel used in the hopset is called |
A. | hopping bandwidth |
B. | total hopping bandwidth |
C. | instantaneous bandwidth |
D. | 3 db bandwidth |
Answer» D. 3 db bandwidth | |
20. |
The advantage of using Manchester format of coding is |
A. | power saving |
B. | polarity sense at the receiver |
C. | noise immunity |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. polarity sense at the receiver | |
21. |
In Differential Pulse Code Modulation techniques, the decoding is performed by |
A. | accumulator |
B. | sampler |
C. | pll |
D. | quantizer |
Answer» B. sampler | |
22. |
In modulation , the bit rate is 8 times the baud rate |
A. | 8-qam |
B. | 64-qam |
C. | 256-qam |
D. | none of above |
Answer» D. none of above | |
23. |
Eye pattern is |
A. | is used to study isi |
B. | may be seen on cro |
C. | resembles the shape of human eye |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
One of the disadvantages of PCM is |
A. | it requires large bandwidth |
B. | very high noise |
C. | cannot be decoded easily |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» B. very high noise | |
25. |
Frequency division multiple access (FDMA) assigns channels to users. |
A. | individual, individual |
B. | many, individual |
C. | individual, many |
D. | many, many |
Answer» B. many, individual | |
26. |
The maximum bandwidth is occupied by |
A. | ask |
B. | bpsk |
C. | fsk |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
27. |
Random process is a function of |
A. | random event and time |
B. | random event and frequency |
C. | random event and real number |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. random event and frequency | |
28. |
The process of coding multiplexer output into electrical pulses orwaveforms for transmission is called |
A. | line coding |
B. | amplitude modulation |
C. | fsk |
D. | filtering |
Answer» B. amplitude modulation | |
29. |
The modulation techniques used to convert analog signal into digitalsignal are |
A. | pulse code modulation |
B. | delta modulation |
C. | adaptive delta modulation |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
The probability of error of DPSK is ______________ than that ofBPSK. |
A. | higher |
B. | lower |
C. | same |
D. | not predictable |
Answer» B. lower | |
31. |
Pseudorandom signal predicted. |
A. | can be |
B. | cannot be |
C. | maybe |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. cannot be | |
32. |
ISI may be removed by using |
A. | differential coding |
B. | manchester coding |
C. | polar nrz |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. manchester coding | |
33. |
QPSK system uses a phase shift of |
A. | Π |
B. | Π/2 |
C. | Π/4 |
D. | 2Π |
Answer» C. Π/4 | |
34. |
For a noise to be white Gaussian noise, the optimum filter is known as |
A. | low pass filter |
B. | base band filter |
C. | matched filter |
D. | bessel filter |
Answer» D. bessel filter | |
35. |
Advantages of using AMI |
A. | needs least power as due to opposite polarity |
B. | prevents build-up of dc |
C. | may be used for longer distance |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
In DS-SS which of the following Modulation Demodulation Technique has been used |
A. | bpsk |
B. | fsk |
C. | ask |
D. | qam |
Answer» B. fsk | |
37. |
Impulse noise is caused due to |
A. | switching transients |
B. | lightening strikes |
C. | power line load switching |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
The BPSK signal has +V volts and -V volts respectively to represent |
A. | 1 and 0 logic levels |
B. | 11 and 00 logic levels |
C. | 10 and 01 logic levels |
D. | 00 and 11 logic levels |
Answer» B. 11 and 00 logic levels | |
39. |
The noise that affects PCM |
A. | transmission noise |
B. | quantizing noise |
C. | transit noise |
D. | both a and b are correct |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
Which of the following technique used in CDMA |
A. | qam |
B. | gmsk |
C. | ds-ss bpsk |
D. | fh-ss fsk |
Answer» D. fh-ss fsk | |
41. |
The digital modulation technique in which the step size is variedaccording to the variation in the slope of the input is called |
A. | delta modulation |
B. | pcm |
C. | adaptive delta modulation |
D. | pam |
Answer» D. pam | |
42. |
The sequence of operations in which PCM is done is |
A. | sampling, quantizing, encoding |
B. | quantizing, encoding, sampling |
C. | quantizing, sampling, encoding |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. quantizing, encoding, sampling | |
43. |
The FDMA channel carries phone circuit at a time. |
A. | ten |
B. | two |
C. | one |
D. | several |
Answer» D. several | |
44. |
PN sequence can be generated using . |
A. | sequential logic circuits |
B. | op-amp |
C. | timer ic |
D. | mosfet |
Answer» B. op-amp | |
45. |
Minimum shift keying is similar to |
A. | continuous phase frequency shift keying |
B. | binary phase shift keying |
C. | binary frequency shift keying |
D. | qpsk |
Answer» B. binary phase shift keying | |
46. |
The binary waveform used to generate BPSK signal is encoded in |
A. | bipolar nrz format |
B. | manchester coding |
C. | differential coding |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» B. manchester coding | |
47. |
Impulse sampling is also called as |
A. | delta sampling |
B. | ideal sampling |
C. | natural sampling |
D. | both a & b |
Answer» E. | |
48. |
The number of voice channels that can be accommodated for transmission in T1 carrier system is |
A. | 24 |
B. | 32 |
C. | 56 |
D. | 64 |
Answer» B. 32 | |
49. |
In the amplitude of the carrier signal is varied based on the information in an a digital signal |
A. | ask |
B. | psk |
C. | fsk |
D. | qam |
Answer» B. psk | |
50. |
Because of transmissions in TDMA, the handoff process in |
A. | continuous, complex |
B. | continuous, simple |
C. | discontinuous, complex |
D. | discontinuous, simple |
Answer» E. | |