School of Engineering & Technology

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Name of the Course: : Digital Communication 17YEC502

Unit No.1
Assignment Question

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Exam
1. I Define a random process. 2 CO1 L1 GATE ECE
2014
2. I Describe what is meant by a stationary random process? 2 CO1 L1 MPSE 2020
3. I Differentiate between wide-sense and strict-sense stationarity. 2 CO1 L2 GATE ECE
2017
4. I 2 JEE
Define the mean function of a random process. CO1 L1 Advanced
2016
5. I Describe write the expression for the output of a random process passed through an 2 GATE ECE
CO1 L1
LTI filter. 2021
6. I State the Wiener-Khinchin theorem. 2 CO1 L1 GATE ECE
2015
7. I Explain superposition of noise. 2 CO1 L2 UPSC IES
(E&T) 2018
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8. I Explain the mathematical definition of a random process with examples. 2 CO1 L2 MPSC 2019
9. I Discuss different classifications of random processes. 2 CO1 L2 GATE ECE
2023
10. I Derive expressions for mean, correlation, and covariance of a random process. 2 CO1 L2 JEE Main
2020
11. I Explain wide-sense stationary (WSS) and strictly stationary processes in detail. 7 CO1 L2 GATE ECE
2019
12. I Describe the properties and significance of an ergodic process. 7 CO1 L2 UPSC IES
2020
13. I Describe prove that the time average equals the ensemble average for an ergodic 7 CO1
L2 MPSC 2021
process.
14. I Describe the transmission of a random process through a linear time-invariant (LTI) 7 CO1 GATE ECE
L2
filter. 2022
15. I Discuss the spectral characteristics of white noise and its effect on communication 7 CO1 GATE ECE
L2
signals. 2016
16. I Discuss the output power spectral density of a random signal passed through an LTI 7 CO1
L2 GATE 2017
system.
17. I Discuss the representation of a narrowband noise process using in-phase and 7 CO1 L2 GATE ECE
quadrature components. 2018
18. I Illustrate how orthonormal basis functions can be used to represent noise. 7 CO1 L2 MPSC 2022
19. I Describe write a note on the role of ergodicity and stationarity in signal analysis and 7 CO1 UPSC IES
L2
system design. 2017
20. I Derive expressions for mean, correlation, and covariance of a random process. 7 CO1 L2 GATE ECE
2020
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21. I Define a random process. Give its mathematical representation and explain with an 8 CO1 MPSC 2021
L1
example.
22. I Distinguish between wide-sense stationary (WSS) and strict-sense stationary (SSS) 8 CO1 GATE 2019
L2
processes. Give examples and derive the conditions. (EC)

23. I Define and derive expressions for the mean, autocorrelation, and covariance functions 8 CO1 RRB JE 2022
L2
of a random process
24. I What is an ergodic process? Compare ergodicity with stationarity. Under what 8 CO1 MPSC 2023
L2
conditions is a WSS process ergodic in mean and correlation? (Telecom)

25. I Explain how a random process is transmitted through a Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) 8 CO1 GATE 2016
L4
system. Derive the output autocorrelation and PSD.
26. I Define power spectral density (PSD). Derive the Wiener–Khinchin relation between 8 CO1 GATE 2023
L1
autocorrelation and PSD.
27. I Describe the various sources of electrical noise in communication systems. Classify 8 CO1 RRB JE 2019
L2
them based on origin and spectral characteristics.
28. I Explain the frequency-domain representation of noise. How does linear filtering affect 8 CO1 MPSC 2023
L4
the spectral content of noise?
29. I Describe what is meant by quadrature components of noise? Show how Gaussian noise 8 CO1 RRB SSE
L2
can be resolved into in-phase and quadrature components. 2020

30. I Discuss the representation of noise using orthonormal functions. How is this 8 CO1 GATE 2022
L2
representation useful in noise analysis in communication systems?

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