Multirate Digital Signal Processing Questions

and Answers - Sanfoundry

by Manish

This set of Digital Signal Processing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Multirate Digital Signal Processing”.

1. There is no requirement to process the various signals at different rates commensurate with the
corresponding bandwidths of the signals.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: In telecommunication systems that transmit and receive different types of signals,
there is a requirement to process the various signals at different rates commensurate with the
corresponding bandwidths of the signals.

2. What is the process of converting a signal from a given rate to a different rate?
a) Sampling
b) Normalizing
c) Sampling rate conversion
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: The process of converting a signal from a given rate to a different rate is known as
sampling rate conversion.

3. The systems that employ multiple sampling rates are called multi-rate DSP systems.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Systems that employ multiple sampling rates in the processing of digital signals are
called multi rate digital signal processing systems.

4. Which of the following methods are used in sampling rate conversion of a digital signal?
a) D/A convertor and A/D convertor
b) Performing entirely in digital domain
c) None of the mentioned
d) Both of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Sampling rate conversion of a digital signal can be accomplished in one of the two
general methods. One method is to pass the signal through D/A converter, filter it if necessary,
and then to resample the resulting analog signal at the desired rate. The second method is to
perform the sampling rate conversion entirely in the digital domain.

5. Which of the following is the advantage of sampling rate conversion by converting the signal
into analog signal?
a) Less signal distortion
b) Quantization effects
c) New sampling rate can be arbitrarily selected
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: One apparent advantage of the given method is that the new sampling rate can be
arbitrarily selected and need not have any special relationship with the old sampling rate.

6. Which of the following is the disadvantage of sampling rate conversion by converting the
signal into analog signal?
a) Signal distortion
b) Quantization effects
c) New sampling rate can be arbitrarily selected
d) Signal distortion & Quantization effects
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Answer: d
Explanation: The major disadvantage by the given type of conversion is the signal distortion
introduced by the D/A converter in the signal reconstruction and by the quantization effects in
the A/D conversion.

7. In which of the following, sampling rate conversion are used?

a) Narrow band filters
b) Digital filter banks
c) Quadrature mirror filters
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: There are several applications of sampling rate conversion in multi rate digital
signal processing systems, which include the implementation of narrow band filters, quadrature
mirror filters and digital filter banks.
8. Which of the following use quadrature mirror filters?
a) Sub band coding
b) Trans-multiplexer
c) Both of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: There are many applications where quadrature mirror filters can be used. Some of
these applications are sub-band coding, trans-multiplexers and many other applications.

9. The sampling rate conversion can be as shown in the figure below.

a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The process of sampling rate conversion in the digital domain can be viewed as a
linear filtering operation as illustrated in the given figure.

10. If Fx and Fy are the sampling rates of the input and output signals respectively, then what is
the value of Fy/Fx?
a) D/I
b) I/D
c) I.D
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: The input signal x(n) is characterized by the sampling rate Fx and he output signal
y(m) is characterized by the sampling rate Fy, then
Fy/Fx= I/D
where I and D are relatively prime integers.

11. What is the process of reducing the sampling rate by a factor D?

a) Sampling rate conversion
b) Interpolation
c) Decimation
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: The process of reducing the sampling rate by a factor D, i.e., down-sampling by D
is called as decimation.

12. What is the process of increasing the sampling rate by a factor I?

a) Sampling rate conversion
b) Interpolation
c) Decimation
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: The process of increasing the sampling rate by a integer factor I, i.e., up-sampling
by I is called as interpolation.

Factor D Decimation Questions and Answers

- Sanfoundry
by Manish

This set of Digital Signal Processing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on
“Decimation by a Factor D”.

1. If we down-sample a signal x(n), then the resulting signal will be an aliased version of x(n).
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: We know that if we reduce the sampling rate simply by selecting every Dth value
of x(n), the signal will be an aliased version of x(n).

2. What is the folding frequency for the aliased version of x(n) with sampling rate F?
a) F/D
b) F/4D
c) F/2
d) F/2D
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Answer: d
Explanation: We know that if we reduce the sampling rate simply by selecting every Dth value
of x(n), the signal will be an aliased version of x(n), with a folding frequency of F/2D.

3. To what value should the bandwidth of x(n) has to be reduced in order to avoid aliasing?
a) F/D
b) F/2D
c) F/4D
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: b
Explanation: To avoid aliasing, we must reduce the bandwidth of x(n) to Fmax=F/2D. Then we
may down-sample by D and thus avoid sampling.

4. Which process has a block diagram as shown in the figure below?

a) Sampling rate conversion

b) Interpolation
c) Decimation
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: The block diagram shown in the figure is of sampling rate conversion by
decimation by a factor D technique.

5. Which of the following is true about the filtering operation on x(n)?

a) Linear
b) Time variant
c) None of the mentioned
d) Linear and time invariant
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Answer: d
Explanation: Although the filtering operation on x(n) is linear and time invariant, the down-
sampling operation in combination with the filtering results in a time variant system.
6.If x(n) produces y(m), then x(n-n0)) does imply y(n-n0) for any value of n0).
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Given the fact that x(n) produces y(m), we note that x(n-n0)) does not imply y(n-
n0)) unless n0) is a multiple of D.

7. The linear filtering operation followed by down sampling on x(n) is not time invariant.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Given the fact that x(n) produces y(m), we note that x(n-n0)) does not imply y(n-
n0)) unless n0) is a multiple of D. Consequently, the overall linear operation, that is linear
filtering followed by down sampling on x(n) is not time invariant.

8. Which of the following gives the equation for y(m)?

a) v(mD)
b) p(mD)
c) v(mD).p(mD)
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: We know that the equation for y(m) is given as
y(m)= v ̅(mD)= v(mD).p(mD).

9. We need not relate the spectrum of y(m) to spectrum of x(n) to obtain frequency response
characteristic of y(m).
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: The frequency domain characteristic of the output sequence y(m) can be obtained
by relating the spectrum of y(m) to the spectrum of the input sequence x(n).

10. The sequence v ̅(n) can be obtained by multiplying v(n) with a signal p(n) of period D.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: v ̅(n) can be viewed as a sequence obtained by multiplying v(n) with a periodic
train of impulses p(n) with period D.

11. If HD(ω) is the frequency response of the low pass filter, then for what value of ω, HD(ω)=1?
a) |ω| = π/D
b) |ω| ≥ π/D
c) |ω| ≤ π/D
d) None of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: The input sequence x(n) is passed through a low pass filter, characterized by the
impulse response h(n) and a frequency response HD(ω), which ideally satisfies the condition,
HD(ω)=1, |ω| ≤ π/D
=0, otherwise.

12. The filter eliminates the spectrum of X(ω) in the range π/D < ω < π.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: The input sequence x(n) is passed through a low pass filter, characterized by the
impulse response h(n) and a frequency response HD(ω), which ideally satisfies the condition,
HD(ω)=1, |ω| ≤ π/D
=0, otherwise
Thus the filter eliminates the spectrum of X(ω) in the range π/D < ω < π.