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MCQ on waveform coding techniques (DPCM, DM and ADM)

Digital Communication (EC-601)

Answer the following 10×1=10

1.In a DM system, the granular noise occurs when modulating signal

a) increases rapidly b) decreases rapidly c) remains constant d) ceases to exist.

2. “Slope overload“ occurs in a delta modulation when

a)frequency of the clock pulses is too low b) rate of change of analog waveform is too large
c)step size is too small d)analog signal varies very slowly with time.

3.In a DM system, the step size is 75mV and step width is 1.5ms. The maximum slope that the
staircase can track is
a) 50 V/s b) 55 V/s c) 60 V/s d) 65 V/s.

4. The prediction filter in a DPCM system is implemented as

a) an LPF b) a transversal digital filter c) a recursive digital filter d) an analog R-C filter.

5.The output signal to quantization noise power ratio in a DM system for 1 kHz sinusoid sampled at
32 kHz without slope overload and followed by a 4 kHz post reconstruction filter is
a) 30.6 dB b) 8 dB c) 24.9 dB d) 20 dB

6. In an ADM system, signal to quantization noise power ratio is

a) poor than DM b) equal to DM c) better than DM d) cannot be calculated.

7. In a DM, the slope overload distortion can be reduced by

a) decreasing step size b) decreasing granular noise c) decreasing sampling rate d) increasing step size.

8. The main advantage of DM over PCM is

a) less bandwidth b) less power c) better signal to quantization noise ratio d) simple circuitry.

9. In a DM, a sinusoidal signal m(t)=sin(6000πt) is sampled at 30000 samples /s. The minimum step
size to avoid slope overload distortion is
π π π π
a) b) c) d)
2 4 5 10

10. Which one of the following signals can be applied to a delta modulator whose step size is 0.1 V
and sampling frequency is 20π kHz so that no slope overload distortion occurs?
a) sin(2600πt) b) 2 sin(1200πt) c) 3 sin(1000πt) d) 4 sin(400πt)

Name :Sudip Malakar

Roll No :05
Batch : 2017-2021