Digital Communication Set 2

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This set of Digital Communication Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Digital Communication Set 2

Q1 | Matched filters may be used
  • to estimate the frequency of the received signal
  • in parameter estimation problems
  • to estimate the distance of the object
  • all of the above
Q2 | The process of coding multiplexer output into electrical pulses orwaveforms for transmission is called
  • line coding
  • amplitude modulation
  • fsk
  • filtering
Q3 | For a line code, the transmission bandwidth must be
  • maximum possible
  • as small as possible
  • depends on the signal
  • none of the above
Q4 | Regenerative repeaters are used for
  • eliminating noise
  • reconstruction of signals
  • transmission over long distances
  • all of the above
Q5 | Scrambling of data is
  • removing long strings of 1’s and 0’s
  • exchanging of data
  • transmission of digital data
  • all of the above
Q6 | In polar RZ format for coding, symbol ‘0’ is represented by
  • zero voltage
  • negative voltage
  • pulse is transmitted for half the duration
  • both b and c are correct
Q7 | Polar coding is a technique in which
  • 1 is transmitted by a positive pulse and 0 is transmitted by negative pulse
  • 1 is transmitted by a positive pulse and 0 is transmitted by zero volts
  • both a & b
  • none of the above
Q8 | The polarities in NRZ format use
  • complete pulse duration
  • half duration
  • both positive as well as negative value
  • each pulse is used for twice the duration
Q9 | The format in which the positive half interval pulse is followed by anegative half interval pulse for transmission of ‘1’ is
  • polar nrz format
  • bipolar nrz format
  • manchester format
  • none of the above
Q10 | The maximum synchronizing capability in coding techniques ispresent in
  • manchester format
  • polar nrz
  • polar rz
  • polar quaternary nrz
Q11 | The advantage of using Manchester format of coding is
  • power saving
  • polarity sense at the receiver
  • noise immunity
  • none of the above
Q12 | Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) is also known as
  • pseudo ternary coding
  • manchester coding
  • polar nrz format
  • none of the above
Q13 | In DPSK technique, the technique used to encode bits is
  • ami
  • differential code
  • uni polar rz format
  • manchester format
Q14 | Overhead bits are
  • framing and synchronizing bits
  • data due to noise
  • encoded bits
  • none of the above
Q15 | ISI may be removed by using
  • differential coding
  • manchester coding
  • polar nrz
  • none of the above
Q16 | Timing jitter is
  • change in amplitude
  • change in frequency
  • deviation in location of the pulses
  • all of the above
Q17 | Probability density function defines
  • amplitudes of random noise
  • density of signal
  • probability of error
  • all of the above
Q18 | Impulse noise is caused due to
  • switching transients
  • lightening strikes
  • power line load switching
  • all of the above
Q19 | In coherent detection of signals,
  • local carrier is generated
  • carrier of frequency and phase as same as transmitted carrier is generated
  • the carrier is in synchronization with modulated carrier
  • all of the above
Q20 | Synchronization of signals is done using
  • pilot clock
  • extracting timing information from the received signal
  • transmitter and receiver connected to master timing source
  • all of the above
Q21 | Orthogonality of two codes means
  • the integrated product of two different code words is zero
  • the integrated product of two different code words is one
  • the integrated product of two same code words is zero
  • none of the above
Q22 | In Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI) is
  • 0 is encoded as positive pulse and 1 is encoded as negative pulse
  • 0 is encoded as no pulse and 1 is encoded as negative pulse
  • 0 is encoded as negative pulse and 1 is encoded as positive pulse
  • 0 is encoded as no pulse and 1 is encoded as positive or negative pulse
Q23 | Advantages of using AMI
  • needs least power as due to opposite polarity
  • prevents build-up of dc
  • may be used for longer distance
  • all of the above
Q24 | The interference caused by the adjacent pulses in digital transmissionis called
  • inter symbol interference
  • white noise
  • image frequency interference
  • transit time noise
Q25 | Eye pattern is
  • is used to study isi
  • may be seen on cro
  • resembles the shape of human eye
  • all of the above