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Core Electronics & Analog Circuits
1. Explain the working of a PN junction diode with V–I characteristics.
2. What is the difference between Zener diode and normal diode?
3. Explain CE, CB, and CC configurations of a BJT. Which is most commonly used and why?
4. What is thermal runaway in transistors? How can it be prevented?
5. Define CMRR and its importance in operational amplifiers.
6. Explain the working of an ideal vs practical op-amp.
7. What are the applications of RC, RL, and RLC circuits?
2. Digital Electronics
8. What is the difference between combinational and sequential circuits?
9. Explain setup time, hold time, and propagation delay.
10. What is a multiplexer? Give a real-life application.
11. Explain the working of flip-flops. Difference between D, JK, and T flip-flop.
12. What is race around condition and how can it be avoided?
13. Explain Gray code and why it is used.
14. Difference between SRAM and DRAM.
3. Signals & Systems
15. What is the difference between analog and digital signals?
16. Define LTI system. What properties must it satisfy?
17. Explain convolution and its significance.
18. What is the difference between energy signal and power signal?
19. Define sampling theorem. What happens if it is violated?
4. Communication Systems
20. What is modulation? Why is it required?
21. Compare AM, FM, and PM.
22. What is the difference between baseband and passband transmission?
23. Explain noise and types of noise in communication systems.
24. What is SNR? How does it affect communication quality?
25. Difference between analog and digital communication.
26. Explain multiplexing. Difference between TDM and FDM.
5. Electromagnetic Theory & Antennas
27. What is polarization of an antenna?
28. Define gain, directivity, and radiation pattern.
29. What is wave impedance?
30. Difference between near field and far field regions.
6. Control Systems
31. What is a control system? Difference between open-loop and closed-loop systems.
32. Explain transfer function.
33. What is stability? How is it analyzed?
34. What is the significance of feedback in control systems?
7. Microprocessors, Microcontrollers & Embedded Systems
35. Difference between microprocessor and microcontroller.
36. What is an interrupt? Types of interrupts.
37. Explain memory-mapped I/O vs I/O-mapped I/O.
38. What are timers and counters used for in microcontrollers?
8. VLSI, HDL & Semiconductor Basics
39. Difference between blocking and non-blocking assignments in Verilog.
40. What is CMOS technology? Why is it preferred over NMOS?
9. Computer Networking
41. What is the difference between TCP and UDP?
42. What is ADC and DAC? Where are they used?
43. What is Nyquist rate?
44. Explain Moore’s Law and its relevance today.