USMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

HAMDARD UNIVERSITY

EL 321 – COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

LAB EXAM VIVA (A)

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MARKS OBTAINED: __/18

1. What is modulation? Describe amplitude modulation.

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2. What is the difference between PWM, PCM & PAM explain by drawing waveform?

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3. Define SSB and DSB modulation.

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4. Describe upper & lower sidebands (Draw Graph if necessary)

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5. How frequency multiplier works?

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6. Why frequency modulation is better than amplitude modulation?

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HAMDARD UNIVERSITY

EL 321 – COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

LAB EXAM VIVA (B)

NAME:___________________________________ ROLL #: ________________

MARKS OBTAINED: __/18

1. What is the purpose of a phase locked loop?

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2. Why receiving circuit of DSBSC is more complex than DSBFC?

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3. Define three operating states of PLL.

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4. What characteristic of the carrier is varied during Frequency Modulation?

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5. Define High pass filter draw its amplitude vs Frequency waveform

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6. What is Pulse Width Modulation?

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HAMDARD UNIVERSITY

EL 321 – COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

LAB EXAM VIVA (C)

NAME:___________________________________ ROLL #: ________________

MARKS OBTAINED: __/18

1. What is Hartley Oscillator write two main advantages of Hartley Oscillator.

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2. What are the advantages of Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)?

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3. Define Band pass filter draw its amplitude vs Frequency waveform

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4. Why Frequency Modulation is better than Amplitude Modulation?

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5. What is the difference between Full Carrier & Suppressed carrier (Draw Graph if necessary)?

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6. An Organization wants to start 24/7 Music radio station their potential listeners live in the
same city, You have been appointed the task to provide a summary about what type of
modulation and technique is feasible to do this task & why give it’s comparison with other
technique.
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HAMDARD UNIVERSITY

EL 321 – COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

LAB EXAM VIVA (D)

NAME:___________________________________ ROLL #: ________________

MARKS OBTAINED: __/18

1. Why Phase detector is used rather than frequency detector in PLL?

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2. Define Low pass filter draw its amplitude vs Frequency waveform

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3. Define Tracking feature of Phase locked loop circuit.

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4. What is the relationship of RC time constant in a simple Diode Envelop detector in AM
demodulation?

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5. Why audio amplifier is last stage of most communication systems?

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6. A business man want to deploy an AM radio station for transmitting local news in a poor
village, He has been given two choices to setup his AM station one is DSBFC & other is
DSBSC, As Chief engineer what would you recommend him considering the fact that people
who would listen to this station are poor and justify your choice with Technical reason.

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