Digital Modulation Techniques
Digital Modulation Techniques
Amplitude
a. The step size remains same b. Frequency
b. Step size varies according to the values c. Phase
of the input signal d. None of the above
c. The quantizer has linear characteristics ANSWER: (d) None of the above
d. Both a and c are correct
ANSWER: (d) Both a and c are correct 7) One of the disadvantages of PCM is
a. It requires large bandwidth
2) The process of converting the b. Very high noise
analog sample into discrete form is c. Cannot be decoded easily
called d. All of the above
a. Modulation ANSWER: (a) It requires large
b. Multiplexing bandwidth
c. Quantization
d. Sampling 8) The expression for bandwidth BW
ANSWER:(c) Quantization of a PCM system, where v is the
number of bits per sample and fm is the
3) The characteristics of compressor in modulating frequency, is given by
μ-law companding are a. BW ≥ vfm
a. Continuous in nature b. BW ≤ vfm
b. Logarithmic in nature c. BW ≥ 2 vfm
c. Linear in nature d. BW ≥ 1/2 vfm
d. Discrete in nature ANSWER: (a) BW ≥ vfm
ANSWER: (a) Continuous in nature
9) The error probability of a PCM is
4) The modulation techniques used to a. Calculated using noise and inter symbol
convert analog signal into digital signal interference
are b. Gaussian noise + error component due
a. Pulse code modulation to inter symbol interference
b. Delta modulation c. Calculated using power spectral density
c. Adaptive delta modulation d. All of the above
d. All of the above ANSWER: (d) All of the above
ANSWER: (d) All of the above
10) In Delta modulation,
5) The sequence of operations in which a. One bit per sample is transmitted
PCM is done is b. All the coded bits used for sampling are
a. Sampling, quantizing, encoding transmitted
b. Quantizing, encoding, sampling c. The step size is fixed
c. Quantizing, sampling, encoding d. Both a and c are correct
d. None of the above ANSWER: (d) Both a and c are correct
ANSWER:(a) Sampling, quantizing,
encoding 11) In digital transmission, the
modulation technique that requires
6) In PCM, the parameter varied in minimum bandwidth is
accordance with the amplitude of the a. Delta modulation
modulating signal is b. PCM
c. DPCM 17) The factors that cause quantizing
d. PAM error in delta modulation are
ANSWER: (a) Delta modulation a. Slope overload distortion
b. Granular noise
12) In Delta Modulation, the bit rate is c. White noise
a. N times the sampling frequency d. Both a and b are correct
b. N times the modulating frequency ANSWER:(d) Both a and b are correct
c. N times the nyquist criteria
d. None of the above 18) Granular noise occurs when
ANSWER: (a) N times the sampling a. Step size is too small
frequency b. Step size is too large
c. There is interference from the adjacent
13) In Differential Pulse Code channel
Modulation techniques, the decoding is d. Bandwidth is too large
performed by ANSWER: (b) Step size is too large
a. Accumulator
b. Sampler 19) The crest factor of a waveform is
c. PLL given as –
d. Quantizer a. 2Peak value/ rms value
ANSWER: (a) Accumulator b. rms value / Peak value
c. Peak value/ rms value
14) DPCM is a technique d. Peak value/ 2rms value
a. To convert analog signal into digital ANSWER: (c) Peak value/ rms value
signal
b. Where difference between successive
samples of the analog signals are encoded 20) The digital modulation technique
into n-bit data streams in which the step size is varied
c. Where digital codes are the quantized according to the variation in the slope
values of the predicted value of the input is called
d. All of the above a. Delta modulation
ANSWER: (d) All of the above b. PCM
c. Adaptive delta modulation
15) DPCM suffers from d. PAM
a. Slope over load distortion ANSWER: (c) Adaptive delta
b. Quantization noise modulation
c. Both a & b
d. None of the above 21) The digital modulation scheme in
ANSWER:(c) Both a & b which the step size is not fixed is
a. Delta modulation
16) The noise that affects PCM b. Adaptive delta modulation
a. Transmission noise c. DPCM
b. Quantizing noise d. PCM
c. Transit noise ANSWER:(b) Adaptive delta
d. Both a and b are correct modulation
ANSWER: (d) Both a and b are correct
22) In Adaptive Delta Modulation, the
slope error reduces and
a. Quantization error decreases the absence of noise
b. Quantization error increases c. They are used for signal detection
c. Quantization error remains same d. All of the above
d. None of the above ANSWER: (d) All of the above
ANSWER: (b) Quantization error
increases 28) Matched filters may be used
a. To estimate the frequency of the
23) The number of voice channels that received signal
can be accommodated for transmission b. In parameter estimation problems
in T1 carrier system is c. To estimate the distance of the object
a. 24 d. All of the above
b. 32 ANSWER: (d) All of the above
c. 56
d. 64 29) The process of coding multiplexer
ANSWER: (a) 24 output into electrical pulses or
waveforms for transmission is called
24) The maximum data transmission a. Line coding
rate in T1 carrier system is b. Amplitude modulation
a. 2.6 megabits per second c. FSK
b. 1000 megabits per second d. Filtering
c. 1.544 megabits per second ANSWER:(a) Line coding
d. 5.6 megabits per second
ANSWER: (c) 1.544 megabits per 30) For a line code, the transmission
second bandwidth must be
a. Maximum possible
25) T1 carrier system is used b. As small as possible
a. For PCM voice transmission c. Depends on the signal
b. For delta modulation d. None of the above
c. For frequency modulated signals ANSWER: (b) As small as possible
d. None of the above
ANSWER: (a) For PCM voice 31) Regenerative repeaters are used
transmission for
a. Eliminating noise
26) Matched filter may be optimally b. Reconstruction of signals
used only for c. Transmission over long distances
a. Gaussian noise d. All of the above
b. Transit time noise ANSWER:(d) All of the above
c. Flicker
d. All of the above 32) Scrambling of data is
ANSWER:(a) Gaussian noise a. Removing long strings of 1’s and 0’s
b. Exchanging of data
27) Characteristics of Matched filter c. Transmission of digital data
are d. All of the above
a. Matched filter is used to maximize ANSWER: (a) Removing long strings of
Signal to noise ratio even for non 1’s and 0’s
Gaussian noise
b. It gives the output as signal energy in
33) In polar RZ format for coding, ANSWER: (c) Manchester format
symbol ‘0’ is represented by
a. Zero voltage 38) The maximum synchronizing
b. Negative voltage capability in coding techniques is
c. Pulse is transmitted for half the duration present in
d. Both b and c are correct a. Manchester format
ANSWER: (d) Both b and c are correct b. Polar NRZ
c. Polar RZ
34) In a uni-polar RZ format, d. Polar quaternary NRZ
a. The waveform has zero value for ANSWER: (a) Manchester format
symbol ‘0’
b. The waveform has A volts for symbol 39) The advantage of using
‘1’ Manchester format of coding is
c. The waveform has positive and a. Power saving
negative values for ‘1’ and ‘0’ symbol b. Polarity sense at the receiver
respectively c. Noise immunity
d. Both a and b are correct d. None of the above
ANSWER: (d) Both a and b are correct ANSWER: (a) Power saving