Echelon Institute of Technology
Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
Question Bank
Branch: ECE Year/Semester: 2nd/IV
Subject Name: Signals and Systems (ECC01) Faculty Name: Dr. Pramod Singh
Course outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students should be able to:
CO1 Analyze different types of signals
CO2 Represent continuous and discrete systems in time and frequency domain using different
transforms.
CO3 Investigate stability of system.
CO4 Perform sampling and reconstruction of a signal.
Unit – 1: Signals and System Properties
Short Questions
S. No. Question CO RBTL
1 Define a signal. CO1 Remember
2 What is the difference between energy and power signals? CO1 Understand
3 Define continuous-time and discrete-time signals. CO1 Remember
4 What is meant by system? CO1 Remember
5 Define linearity of a system. CO2 Remember
6 What is time invariance? CO2 Remember
7 Define causality. CO2 Remember
8 What is stability of a system? CO2 Remember
9 A continuous time signal is: x (t) = t; 0≤t≤3 sketch the CO2 Apply
waveform of x(-t) and x(2 - t)
Medium Questions
S. No. Question CO RBTL
1 Classify signals with suitable examples. CO1 Understand
2 Explain energy and power signals with mathematical CO1 Analyze
expressions.
3 Explain linearity and time-invariance with examples. CO2 Analyze
4 Discuss causality and stability of systems. CO2 Analyze
5 Explain reliability of a system. CO2 Understand
Long Questions
S. No. Question CO RBTL
1 Explain various classifications of signals with suitable examples. CO1 Analyze
2 Discuss system properties: linearity, time invariance, causality, and stability. CO2 Analyze
3 Analyze energy and power of given continuous and discrete-time signals. CO1 Apply
Unit – 2: Linear Shift-Invariant (LSI) Systems
Short Questions
S. No. Question CO RBTL
1 Define LSI system. CO2 Remember
2 What is impulse response? CO2 Remember
3 Define step response. CO2 Remember
4 What is convolution? CO2 Remember
5 Define BIBO stability. CO3 Remember
6 What is a difference equation? CO2 Remember
7 Define differential equation of a system. CO2 Remember
8 What is periodic input? CO3 Understand
9 State whether the following system are linear, causal, time invariant CO2 Apply
and dynamic: (i) y(n) = nx(n) + bx2(n) (ii) y(n) = x(n -1).
Medium Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain convolution operation for continuous-time signals. CO2 Apply
2 Derive output of an LSI system for a given input using convolution. CO3 Apply
3 Explain impulse and step response of LSI systems. CO2 Analyze
4 Discuss causality and stability conditions for LSI systems. CO3 Analyze
5 Explain system representation using differential and difference CO2 Understand
equations.
Long Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain convolution in detail with graphical illustration. CO2 Analyze
2 Discuss characterization of LSI systems in terms of causality and stability. CO3 Analyze
3 Using graphical method, find the output sequence y[n] of the LTI system CO3 Analyze
whose response h[n] is given and input x[n] is given as follows: x[n] = {1,
2, 1, 1}; h[n] = {1, 2, 1, -1}.
Unit – 3: Fourier Analysis
Short Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Define Fourier series. CO3 Remember
2 What is frequency response? CO3 Remember
3 Define Fourier Transform. CO3 Remember
4 What is DTFT? CO3 Remember
5 Define DFT. CO3 Remember
6 What is Parseval’s theorem? CO3 Remember
7 Define magnitude response. CO3 Understand
8 What is signal space? CO3 Understand
Medium Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain Fourier series representation of periodic signals. CO3 Analyze
2 Discuss properties of Fourier Transform. CO3 Analyze
3 Explain convolution theorem in frequency domain. CO3 Analyze
4 Find the inverse DFT of X(k) = {1, 2, 3. 4} CO3 Apply
5 Explain magnitude and phase spectra. CO3 Understand
Long Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Derive Fourier series representation and explain its significance. CO3 Analyze
2 Explain Fourier Transform and its properties in detail. CO3 Analyze
3 Explain DTFT and DFT with applications and limitations. CO3 Analyze
Unit – 4: Laplace Transform
Short Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Define Laplace Transform. CO4 Remember
2 What is region of convergence (ROC)? CO4 Remember
3 Define poles and zeros. CO4 Remember
4 What is an eigen function of LSI system? CO4 Remember
5 What is unilateral Laplace Transform? CO4 Remember
6 Define transfer function. CO4 Remember
7 What is system stability in Laplace domain? CO4 Understand
8 Define inverse Laplace Transform. CO4 Remember
Medium Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain properties of Laplace Transform. CO4 Analyze
2 Discuss ROC and its significance. CO4 Analyze
3 Explain poles and zeros with system behavior. CO4 Analyze
4 Find the function x(t) if its Laplace Transform is given by: CO4 Apply
X(s) = 2s/[s(s+1)(s+2)]
5 Explain Eigen functions of LSI systems. CO4 Understand
Long Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain Laplace domain analysis of continuous-time systems. CO4 Analyze
2 Analyze system stability using poles and ROC. CO4 Analyze
3 Find the Laplace Transform of x(t) = e-at u(t); a > 0. CO4 Apply
Unit – 5: Z-Transform
Short Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Define Z-Transform. CO5 Remember
2 What is ROC in Z-Transform? CO5 Remember
3 Define poles and zeros in Z-domain. CO5 Remember
4 What is inverse Z-Transform? CO5 Remember
5 Define eigen function of discrete-time systems. CO5 Remember
6 What is unit circle? CO5 Understand
7 Define stability in Z-domain. CO5 Understand
8 What is causal system in Z-domain? CO5 Understand
Medium Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain properties of Z-Transform. CO5 Analyze
2 Discuss ROC and system stability in Z-domain. CO5 Analyze
3 Explain Z-domain analysis of discrete-time systems. CO5 Analyze
4 Solve difference equations using Z-Transform. CO5 Apply
5 Explain relationship between Laplace and Z-Transform. CO5 Understand
Long Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain Z-Transform and its properties in detail. CO5 Analyze
2 Analyze discrete-time system stability using poles and ROC. CO5 Analyze
3 Determine the inverse Z-transform of the following X(z) CO5 Apply
= 1/[(1+z-1)(1-z-1)-2 ] by the partial fraction expansion method.
Unit – 6: State-Space & Sampling
Short Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Define state-space representation. CO5 Remember
2 What is state vector? CO5 Remember
3 Define state transition matrix. CO5 Remember
4 What is sampling theorem? CO5 Remember
5 Define aliasing. CO5 Remember
6 What is zero-order hold? CO5 Understan
d
7 Define reconstruction. CO5 Understan
d
Medium Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain state-space representation of systems. CO5 Analyze
2 Discuss state transition matrix and its role. CO5 Analyze
3 Explain sampling theorem and its implications. CO5 Analyze
4 Find the Nyquist rate for each of the following signal: (i) [{sin(100 πt)}/ CO5 Apply
πt]2 (ii) x(t) = 10 sinc2 (100 t).
5 Discuss aliasing and its effects. CO5 Analyze
Long Questions
S. Question CO RBTL
No.
1 Explain state-space analysis for continuous-time systems. CO5 Analyze
2 Explain sampling, reconstruction, and aliasing in detail. CO5 Analyze
3 Discuss relation between continuous-time and discrete-time systems. CO5 Analyze