Subject Code: 20PCC3220
R23
KALLAM HARANADHAREDDY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)
III B. Tech I Semester (R23)
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
QUESTION BANK
Course Advisors/Moderators: [Link], Professor, [Link],
[Link], ECE Dept.
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Marks
UNIT-I
Short Answer Questions
1 What is a sample? CO1 1 2M
2 Define sampling? CO1 2 2M
3 Define sampling Rate? CO1 2 2M
4 What is sampling frequency and sampling rate? CO1 2 2M
5 Define Nyquist Rate? CO1 2 2M
6 What is sampling theorem? CO1 2 2M
7 What is aliasing? CO1 2 2M
8 What is quantization? CO1 1 2M
9 What is quantization Error? CO1 2 2M
10 Define quantization. CO1 2 2M
i Discuss the elements of digital communication system and CO1 1 5M
1 list the advantages of it.
ii Explain Elements of PCM system. CO1 3 5M
2. i Narrate about Sampling, Quantization & Coding and CO1 1 5M
Quantization error.
ii Describe the μ-Law and A-Law companding in PCM. CO1 3 5M
Explain the operation of DPCM techniques. List the CO1 1
3 i 5M
advantages and disadvantages of it.
Summarizing Delta modulation, its draw backs. CO1 3
ii 5M
4 i Explain about adaptive delta modulation. CO1 2 5M
Discuss about the noise effects (slope overload error and
granular noise) in delta modulation.
i Briefly list out the differences between PCM and DM. CO1 2 5M
5
ii Write about companding techniques in PCM system. CO1 3 5M
1
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UNIT-II
Short Answer Questions
1 Define ASK system. CO2 2 2M
2 Define FSK system. CO2 2 2M
3 Define PSK system. CO2 2 2M
4 What is DPSK scheme CO2 2 2M
5 What is QPSK scheme CO2 3 2M
6 What is M-ary PSK Scheme CO2 2 2M
7 What is M-ary FSK Scheme CO2 2 2M
8 Draw the block diagram of BPSK demodulator. CO2 2 2M
9 What are the advantages of M-ary Signaling Schemes? CO2 2 2M
10 Distinguish between coherent and non-coherent reception. CO2 2 2M
UNIT-II
Long Answer Questions
i Discuss the representation and characteristics of ASK signal. CO2 2 5M
1
ii. Discuss the representation and characteristics of FSK signal. CO2 2 5M
i Discuss the representation and characteristics of PSK signal. CO2 2 5M
2. CO2
ii. Draw and explain the signal space representation of the 2 5M
DPSK signals. List the advantages.
Explain about QPSK Technique. Compare the performance of CO2 2
3 i 10M
QPSK receiver with that of PSK receiver.
Determine the bandwidth required for M-ary FSK. Draw the CO2 3
i 5M
geometrical representation of M- ary FSK signal
4
Determine the bandwidth required for M-ary PSK. Draw the CO2 2
ii 5M
geometrical representation of M- ary PSK signal
i Discuss the ASK system in detail. CO2 3 5M
5
ii Discuss the QPSK system in detail. CO2 2 5M
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Marks
UNIT-III
Short Answer Questions
1 Explain the non-coherent detection of binary FSK signals. CO3 2 2M
2 Compare a correlator and matched filter. CO3 2 2M
3 Draw the PSD of ASK signal. CO3 2 2M
4 What do you mean by optimum filter? CO3 2 2M
5 Define SNR. CO3 3 2M
6 Draw base band signal Receiver block diagram. CO3 2 2M
2
7 Write the error probability question of ASK and BFSK. CO3 2 2M
8 Write the error probability question of BPSK and QPSK. CO3 2 2M
9 What is optimum filter? CO3 2 2M
10 What is matched filter? CO3 2 2M
UNIT-III
Long Answer Questions
i Explain Base band signal receiver. CO3 2 5M
1.
ii. Discuss about probability of error. CO3 2 5M
i CO3 2 5M
Summarizing matched filter.
2.
ii. CO3 2 5M
Narrate the optimum filter.
3. i Derive probability of error using matched filter. CO3 2 10M
i Derive probability of error ASK. CO3 3 5M
4.
ii Derive probability of error BFSK. CO3 2 5M
i Derive bit error rate calculation of BPSK. CO3 3 5M
5.
ii Derive bit error rate calculation of QPSK. CO3 2 5M
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UNIT-IV
Short Answer Questions
1 Define source entropy. CO4 2 2M
2 Define Shannon’s theorem? CO4 2 2M
3 What is discrete memory less channels? CO4 2 2M
4 Define Shanon-Fano coding. CO4 2 2M
5 What is Huffman coding? CO4 3 2M
6 List the advantages of source coding. CO4 2 2M
3
7 What is Average information? CO4 2 2M
8 What is Information rate? CO4 2 2M
9 What is Entropy? CO4 2 2M
10 What is Mutual information? CO4 2 2M
UNIT-IV
Long Answer Questions
i Discuss about amount of information and its properties. CO4 2 5M
1
ii. Explain the Shannon’s theorem. CO4 2 5M
i Explain Entropy and its properties. CO4 2 5M
2.
ii. write about the Huffman coding. CO4 2 5M
i Narrate about Average information. CO4 3 5M
3
ii Describe Mutual information and its properties. CO4 2 5M
i Explain about Shannon’s theorem. CO4 3 5M
4
ii Summarizing Shanon-Fano coding. CO4 2 5M
i Discuss about the Huffman coding. CO4 3 5M
5 Briefly explain channel capacity of discrete channel and CO4
ii. 3 5M
capacity of a Gaussian channel.
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Marks
UNIT-V
Short Answer Questions
1 What is Hamming codes? CO5 2 2M
2 What are Binary cyclic codes? CO5 2 2M
3 Define the code rate of convolutional encoder. CO5 2 2M
4 Explain about BCH codes. CO5 2 2M
5 Explain the error correction capability of Hamming codes. CO5 3 2M
6 What is the encoding of convolution codes. CO5 2 2M
7 What is time domain approach in Convolution Codes? CO5 2 2M
8 What is constraint length for convolution encoders? CO5 2 2M
9 Compare linear block codes and cyclic codes. CO5 2 2M
10 What are Block Codes? CO5 2 2M
UNIT-V
Long Answer Questions
1 i Discuss the Matrix description of Linear Block codes. CO5 2 10M
Explain the Error detection and error correction capabilities CO5 2
2. i 10M
of Linear block codes.
4
i Discuss the Binary cyclic codes. CO5 2 5M
3
ii Explain about encoding of Convolution Codes CO5 2 5M
i Describe encoding of convolution codes CO5 2 5M
4
ii. Narrate about transform domain approach. CO5 2 5M
i Summarizing time domain approach CO5 2 5M
5 Write a short note on the Error detection and error correction CO5
ii. 2 5M
capabilities of linear block codes.