SIGNALS ,SYSTEMS & STOCHASTIC PROCESS
Unit wise IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
2 Marks
(a) Define the unit impulse and unit step functions with neat sketches.
(b) Define energy and power signals.
(c) Express discrete impulse function in terms of unit step function. Also show
graphical illustration.
(d) Describe BIBO stability of a system.
(e) Describe the convergence of Fourier series.
(f) What is the condition for existence of Fourier transform?
(g) Find the frequencies present in a signal x(t) = sin3t + cos2(t).
(h) Draw the graphical form of decaying, raising and double exponential signals.
(i) Write a short note on Dirichlet conditions for Fourier series.
(j) State Parseval's theorem for Discrete Fourier Series.
(k) Test the function “e-τ u(τ)” for a valid ACF.
(l) Obtain the magnitude of frequency domain of unit step signal u(n).
10 MARKS
1. What is a LTI system? Determine whether the following systems are Linear and Time
Invariant or not: (i)
(ii) y[n] = nx[n-1].
2. (a) Define convolution. Find the convolution of two signals x[n] = u[n] and h[n] =
and represent them graphically.
(b) Show that x(t) 0) = x( 0).
3. Find which of the following signals are causal or non – causal:
(i) x(t) = e2t u(t – 1). (ii) x(t) = cos 2t. (iii) x(t) = 2 u(-t). (iv) x(n) = u(-n). (v) x(n) = u(n + 4) –
u(n – 2).
4. Check whether the following systems are:
(i) Static or dynamic. (ii) Linear on non-linear. (iii) Causal or non-causal.
(iv) Time invariant or time variant. (v) Stable on not stable. The given system is y(n) = an u(n).
5. Expand following function f(t) by exponential Fourier series over the interval (0,1). In this
interval f(t) is expressed as f(t) = At.
6. (a) What is the concept of impulse function? Why the amplitude is infinity at origin? Explain.
(b) Examine the continuous time system y(t)=T{x(t)}=2x(t)+3 for linearity, time invariance,
causality and stability.
(b) Construct the convoluted signal x(t) = x1(t) ⊗ x2(t), where x1(t)=u(t-1)-u(t-4) and
7. (a) Why the unit step signal u(t) is not even and not odd? Separate even and odd parts of u(t).
x2(t)=u(t-2)-u(t-3).
8. List out any three properties of continuous time trigonometric Fourier series.
9. (a) A train of rectangular pulses, making excursions from zero to one volt has a duration
of 2µs and are separated by interval 10 µs. Assuming that the centre of one pulse is
located at t = 0, obtain the trigonometric Fourier series of pulse train.
(b) Find the Fourier Series coefficient for signal x(t) = 2cos10t.
UNIT II
2 MARKS
(a) State Parseval's theorem for Discrete Fourier Series.
(b) Find the Fourier transform of Unit step function.
(c) Find the Inverse Fourier transform of
(d) Write a short note on Magnitude and Phase Representation of Fourier Transform.
(e) State sampling theorem.
(f) State Final Value theorem in Laplace Transform.
(g) What is the condition for existence of Fourier transform?
(h) What is aliasing?
-j2t
(i) Write the Laplace transform of f(t) = e u(t).
(j) Differentiate Fourier, Laplace Transforms.
(k) State the final value theorem of Laplace transforms
-j2t
(l) Write the Laplace transform of f(t) = e u(t).
(m) Name the signal which has ROC in entire s- plane and justify your answer
10 ARKS
1. (a)State and prove frequency shifting property of Fourier transform.
(b)Determine the Fourier transform of the signal shown in following figure below.
2. For the rectangular pulse shown in figure below, determine the Fourier Transform of x(t) and
sketch the magnitude-phase representation with respect to frequency.
3. (a) The signal g(t) = 10 cos(20πt) cos(200πt) is sampled at the rate of 250 samples per
second. What is the Nyquist rate for g (t) as a low-pass signal and determine the lowest
permissible sampling rate for this signal?
(b) What is Aliasing? Explain in detail with spectral details of a sample data
4. (a) Find the Laplace Transform X(S) and sketch the pole-zero plot with the ROC for the following
signals x(t):
= .
x(t) =
(b) Find the inverse Laplace Transform of X(S): X(S) = , -3<Re(s) <-
1
5. (a)State and prove following properties of CTFT:
(i)Time shifting. (ii) Time reversal. (iii) Frequency shifting
(b) Find Fourier transform of cos ω0t and sketch its spectrum.
6. State and prove sampling theorem for band limited signals using graphical approach
7.(a) Find the Laplace transform of: x(t) = e-(t – 2) (t – 2) u(t – 2)
(b) Find inverse of following Laplace transform:
If ROC is -1 < Re(s)
8. (a) Compare Fourier transform with Fourier series.
(b) Obtain the time domain representation of X (w) = jɷ/(2 + jɷ)2
9. (a) State and prove convolution property of Fourier transform.
10. (a) What is the importance of sampling theorem in communication? Explain.
(b) Analyze the effect of under sampling in communication.
UNIT III
2 MARKS
1. Mention the characteristics of distortion less transmission system.
2. What is Linear time-Invariant (LTI)systems?
3. Define Transfer function of LTI system?
4. Draw the LPF characteristics?
5. Define Signal bandwidth and System bandwidth
10 Marks
1. Sketch the characteristics of ideal LPF and obtain the impulse response of it. Is this filter
is realizable? If not why?
2. (a)Describe time and frequency domain aspects of non-ideal filters.
(b)What is Causality and Paley-Wiener Criterion for physical realization.
3. Explain about the Distortion less transmission through a system.
4. What is the response of linear system for different input signals.
2MARKS
(1) Define joint characteristic functions of two random variables.
(2) Distinguish between stationary and non-stationary random process.
(3) When two different random processes are said to be statistically independent?
(4) Define Distribution and Density functions?
10 MARKS
1. What is ACF (Auto Correlation Function? State and explain any four properties of ACF.
2. Explain about first order, second order, wide-sense and strict-sense stationary processes
3. Describe Time Averages and Ergodicity process?
4. Determine the cross-correlation function? State and explain its properties?
5. How to establish Covariance functions?
2MARKS
(1) What is Random Signal?
(2) Distinguish between Random Signal and Deterministic Signals.
(3) List any four properties of Power Density Spectrum
(4) List any four properties of Cross-Power Density Spectrum
(5) Differences between temporal characteristics and Spectral characteristics
10 MARKS
1. Explain about Power Density Spectrum.
2. Relation between the Power Density and Auto-Correlation function
3. Describe Time Averages and Auto-Correlation of Power Density Spectrum
4. Determine the cross-power density spectrum and its properties
5. Explain about the relationship between Cross power density and Auto Correlation function?