SET B Communications 1

Quiz 2 – Communications System and Noise

1st Quarter SY 2010-11

I. Multiple Choices (CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY. 9. A noise that shows up as a random noise within c. signal-to-noise ratio a. an increase in the average noise
STRCTLY NO ERASURES. 2 pts each) the device and is directly proportional to the d. noise voltage power
1. Any unwanted form of energy that tends to frequency of operation 17. The equivalent noise temperature of an amplifier b. an increase in the rms noise voltage
interfere with the wanted signals is called a. Transit Time Noise is 25 ºK. What is the noise factor? c. a decrease in the average noise power
a. radiation b. Shot Noise a. 0.913 d. a decrease in the average noise
b. absorption c. External Noise b. 0.086 voltage
c. noise d. Thermal Noise c. 1.086 25. The person who sent the first radio signal across
d. spectrum 10. Thermal noise is generated in d. 10.086 the Atlantic ocean was
2. Noise is primarily a. copper wire 18. The ideal noise figure is a. Zworykin
a. high frequency spikes b. transistors and diodes a. 1 dB b. Hertz
b. low frequency spikes c. resistors b. 0 dB c. Marconi
c. either a or b d. all of the above c. infinity d. Maxwell
d. neither a nor b 11. Shot noise is generated in d. none of the choices 26. The transmission of radio waves was first done
3. It is a kind of noise that is mutually related to the a. copper wire 19. An amplifier has output S/N that is half of its by
input and is produced because of non-linear b. transistors and diodes input S/N. What is its noise figure? a. Zworykin
c. resistors a. 3 dB b. Hertz
amplification.
d. none of the above b. -3 dB c. Marconi
a. External Noise
12. This is also called modulation noise. c. 2 dB d. Maxwell
b. Internal Noise
a. flicker noise d. none of the choices
c. Uncorrelated Noise
b. thermal noise 20. Determine the noise current of a device for a
d. Correlated Noise
c. shot noise current of 5 mA and bandwidth of 3.2 kHz.
4. A naturally occurring disturbance that originates
d. solar noise a. 1.6 µA
from the earth’s atmosphere 13. Most internal noise comes from b. 3.2 nA 27. The inventor of the first television was
a. Man made noise a. shot noise c. 1.6 nA a. Zworykin
b. Solar Noise b. transit time noise d. none of the choices b. Hertz
c. Cosmic Noise c. skin effect
d. Atmospheric Noise c. Marconi
d. thermal agitation d. Maxwell
5. "Man-made" noise can come from 14. Signal-to-Noise ratio is calculated as
a. static 28. A complete communication system must include
a. signal voltage divided by noise voltage a. a transmitter and receiver
b. temperature b. signal power divided by noise 21. What is the equivalent noise temperature for a b. a transmitter, a receiver, and a
c. equipment that sparks
power noise figure of 3dB? spectrum analyzer
d. all of the above
c. first add the signal power to the noise a. 580 K c. a transmitter, a receiver, and a
6. The power density of "flicker" noise is
a. greater at low frequencies power, then divide by noise power b. 290 K channel
b. greater at high frequencies d. none of the above c. 145 K d. a multiplexer, a demultiplexer, and a
c. the same at all frequencies d. 80 K
channel
d. the same as "white" noise 22. What happens to the shot noise current of a
29. The bandwidth required for a modulated carrier
7. So called "1/f" noise is also called diode if the current flowing through it is doubled?
15. Noise Figure is a measure of depends on
a. pink noise a. The noise current is unaltered
a. how much noise an amplifier adds a. the carrier frequency
b. partition noise b. The noise current increases by 41.4% b. the baseband frequency range
c. random noise to a signal c. The noise current decreases by 41.4% c. the signal-plus-noise to noise ratio
d. white noise b. signal-to-noise ratio in dB d. The noise current quadruples d. the signal-to-noise ratio
c. how much noise is in a 23. A kind of distortion due to sum and difference of 30. The baseband bandwidth for a voice-grade
8. "Pink" noise has communications system signals entering a non-linear device.
(telephone) signal is
a. equal power per Hertz d. how much noise is in the channel a. harmonic
a. approximately 3 kHz
b. constant power 16. It is the relative strength of the desired signal b. amplitude distortion
b. at least 5 kHz
c. equal power per octave power to the noise power measured at the same c. intramodulation distortion
c. 20 Hz to 15,000 Hz
d. none of the above point. d. intermodulation distortion
d. none of the above
a. noise figure 24. An increase in the equivalent resistance
31. Short waves fall under
b. power ratio generating the noise results to a. UHF
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SET B Communications 1
Quiz 2 – Communications System and Noise
1st Quarter SY 2010-11

b. VHF a. (3pts) Signal-to-Noise ratio at the

c. HF input, in dB.
d. MF b. (3pts) Thermal noise power generated
32. Microwaves start at by the amplifier if it operates at 270C at
a. UHF
frequency range of 550 kHz to 590
b. VHF
c. HF kHz.
d. MF c. (3pts)Signal-to-Noise ratio at the
33. Light frequency band below 400 microns are output, in dB, if the amplifier gain is 20
a. Infrared dB.
b. Visible light d. (3pts)Noise Factor
c. Ultra-violet e. (3pts)Equivalent Noise Temperature
d. None of the choices 2. Three amplifiers (A,B,C) has power gains of
10dB, 6dB, and 20dB and noise temperature of
34. Light frequency band with wavelength that is too 290K, 48K, and 77K, respectively. Determine
long for the human eye to see. a. (4pts)The order with best noise
a. Infrared temperature.
b. Visible light b. (4pts)The lowest noise temperature.
c. Ultra-violet c. (4pts)The lowest noise factor.
d. None of the choices d. (3pts)The lowest noise figure.
35. Bandwidth of a TV channel can accommodate
___ FM stations.
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9

II. Identification (STRCITLY NO ERASURES. 2pts each)

1. The most important component of a receiver.
2. A bounded medium that uses light carrier.
3. Transducer used in receivers that converts
audible sound into electrical signals.
4. Front end component of a receiver.
5. 7 microns of wavelength is equal to ______
Angstroms.
6. Wavelength, in meters, of a 300 GHz
electromagnetic wave.
7. RF band of TV Channel 13.
8. RF band used as subcarriers.
9. RF band that uses ground wave propagation.
10. Mode of transmission of cable television
11. Mode of transmission of telemetry
12. Mode of transmission of amateur radio
13. Bandwidth used by an FM broadcast station

III. Problem Solving

1. An amplifier receives the desired signal and
noise with 100 x 10-15 W and 100 x 10-18 W of
power, respectively. Compute for