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Modern Digital Communication Techniques

Question 1:

Which of the following is/are not Forward Error Correction code/codes?

a. Turbo Codes

b. Convolution Codes

c. LDPC and Polar Codes

d. Pulse code modulation

Correct Answer : d

Detailed Solution:
Options (a), (b) and (c) are forward error correction codes. However, Pulse Code
Modulation is a modulation technique. So, (d) is the correct answer.-Lecture 3.

Question 2:

A Scrambler is useful for

a. Timing synchronization

b. Symbol Mapping

c. Error correction
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d. Source Encoding

Correct Answer : a

Detailed Solution:
A job of the scrambler is to remove the long sequence of 1’s or 0’s for helping in clock
recovery and time synchronization. Hence, the correct answer is (a).

Question 3:

Wireless channels are modeled by

a. Nonlinear systems

b. Linear and noncausal systems

c. Linear time-variant systems

d. Linear time-invariant systems

Correct Answer : c

Detailed Solution:
Refer to lecture 5, 16:45 onwards for a detailed discussion on the topic.

Question 4:

Determine the unknown block in the following block diagram

Sampler ? Encoder

a. Modulator
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b. Filter

c. Channel

d. Quantizer
Correct Answer : c

Detailed Solution:
Refer to lecture 2, 11:00 onwards for the detailed discussion on topic.

Question 5:

The source encoder output interacts with

a. Binary channel

b. Analog lowpass channel

c. Analog bandpass channel

d. None of these

Correct Answer : a

Detailed Solution:
The source encoder gives out binary signals. So (a) is the correct answer.

Question 6:

Which one of the following is not revertible at the receiver?

a. Sampling
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b. Quantizing

c. Source encoding

d. None of these

Correct Answer : b

Detailed Solution:
Interpolation is the corresponding reversal operation for sampling at the receiver,
while source decoding is the counterpart of source encoding. Since the quantizer maps
multiple possible input values to a finite set of levels, the quantizer operation is not
reversible. Therefore, the correct option is (b).

Question 7:

For an even parity check system which of the following sequences would generate an
error

a. 10111

b. 11000

c. 10101

d. 00000

Correct Answer : c

Detailed Solution:
Only (c) has odd number of 1s, so the even parity check system would give an error.
So, (c) is the correct answer. Lecture 1.
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Question 8:

The probabilistic description of source symbols is used for designing

a. Fixed length codes

b. Variable length codes

c. Channel codes

d. None of these

Correct Answer : b

Detailed Solution:
Refer to lecture 5, 2:00 min onwards for a detailed discussion on the topic.

Question 9:

Linear Time Invariant systems follow the property of

a. Linearity

b. Time invariance

c. Time-variance

d. Both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer : d

Detailed Solution:
LTI systems obey both the properties of linearity and time-invariance. Hence, option
(d) is correct answer. See lecture 1.
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Question 10:

In channel coding theorem, channel capacity decides the permissible rate

a. Minimum

b. Maximum

c. Definite

d. None of these

Correct Answer : b

Detailed Solution:
According to Shannon’s theorem, Channel capacity decides the maximum permissible
rate at which error-free transmission is possible. Hence, the correct answer is (b).-refer
to Lecture 3,4.

Question 11:

A carrier wave of frequency fc = 1 MHz with peak voltage of 20V used to modulate
a signal of frequency 1kHz with peak voltage of 10 V. Find out the Amplitude
modulation index.

a. 0.1

b. 0.2

c. 0.3

d. 0.5
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Correct Answer : d

Detailed Solution:
Modulation index= Am/Ac=10V/20V = 0.5. Hence, the correct answer is (d).-
Lecture 1

Question 12:

Error correction codes are used in

a. Analog Communication

b. Digital Communication

c. Both

d. None of these

Correct Answer : b
Detailed Solution:
One of the major advantages of digital communication technology over analog com-
munication is the use of error correction codes. Hence, the correct answer is (b).

Question 13:

What are the different features of the carrier signal that varies during the mod-
ulation process?

a. Amplitude

b. Phase

c. Frequency
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d. All of these

Correct Answer : d

Detailed Solution:
The different features of the carrier are amplitude, frequency and phase. Hence, (d)
is the correct answer.- see Lecture 1.

Question 14:

Which one of the following is a digital bandpass modulation technique

a. Pulse Code Modulation

b. Phase shift keying

c. Pulse Amplitude Modulation

d. Vestigial sideband modulation

Correct Answer : b.

Detailed Solution:
Phase Shift Keying (PSK) is a type of modulation where phases of the carrier wave
vary the digital data bits 1s and 0s. Hence, (b) is correct answer.-Lecture 1

Question 15:

The job of a source encoder is

a. To convert source symbols into bits

b. To represent an input source message in the most efficient way possible

c. To add parity check bits

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d. To pulse shape the data

Correct Answer : b
Detailed Solution:
A source encoder converts the source symbols into bits according to their probability
of occurrence. So, higher probability of symbols will be allocated lesser no. of bits
which will help in minimizing the codeword lengths. Hence, the correct answer is
(b).-Lecture 1.