Blake Terms

Introduction to Communication Systems

DEFINITION
The band of frequencies occupied by an information signal
before it modulates the carrier
A signal that can be modulated by an information signal
A path for the transmission of signals
Any undesirable change in an information signal
A way of representing periodic functions as a series of sinusoids
A representation of a signals power or amplitude as a function
of frequency
The process by which some characteristics of a carrier is varied
by an information signal
The transmission of more than one information signal over a
single channel
Any undesired disturbance that is superimposed on a signal and
obscures information content
Ratio of the input and output signal-to-noise ratio of a device
expressed in decibels
Equivalent temperature of a passive system having the same
noise-power output as a given system.
Device to extract information signal form he signal propagating
along a channel
Ratio of signal to noise power at a given point in the system
Device for displaying signals in the frequency domain
Representation of a signals amplitude as a function of time
Transfer of an information signal from one location to another
Device that converts an information signal into a suitable form
for propagation along a channel
A type of noise that has great significance at lower frequencies

TERM
Baseband
Carrier
Channel
Distortion
Fourier series
Frequency
domain
Modulation
Multiplexing

Noise
Noise Figure
Noise
temperature
Receiver
Signal-to-noise
ratio
Spectrum
analyzer
Time domain
Transmission
Transmitter
Excess noise,
pink noise, 1/f
noise

What is the bandwidth of an unmodulated carrier?

Zero, 0

A multiplexing technique where you split the bandwidth of a

channel to sub-channels to carry multiple signals

FDM, Frequency
Division
Multiplexing
TDM, Time Division Multiplexing

A multiplexing technique where multiple

signal streams take turns using the
channel
Disabling the receiver during the burst of atmospheric noise is
called what?
Cooling of the amplifier used in communications system to
reduce thermal noise is called?

Noise blanking

cryogenics