MACHA, MIKHAEL RODIN C.

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PRE-FINAL EXAM REVIEWER dB Noise, AM & FM
1. A portion in a communications system, which processes the
information so that it will become suitable to the characteristic of
the transmission medium
a. Encoder
b. Modulation
c. Transmitter
d. Multiplexer
2. Signal whose physical quantity aries continuously with time
a. !igital
b. Analog
c. !iscrete
d. "nformation
#. !igital information is processed with a specified degree of
a. $idelity
b. Accuracy
c. Sensitiity
d. %orrectness
&. "ndicate the oltage leel in d' with reference to one olt. (his unit
is used in ideo or () measurement
a. d'*
b. d'+
c. d'm
d. dBV
,. *hen the power ratio of the output to input of a circuit is 2--. *hat
is the gain in d'.
a. 23
b. &/
c. 0 2#
d. 0 &/
/. *hat is the reference leel for random noise measurement, $"A
weighted.
a. 82 dBm
b. 0 1- d'm
c. 0 2, d'm
d. 0 33 d'm
3. A 1- db pad has an output leel of 4#d'm. (he leel at the input is5
a. 1# d'm
b. 0 3 d'm
c. 1 d'm
d. 7 dBm
2. A power leel of ,- 6* could be expressed as5
a. 1./1 d'm
b. 0 &.# d'm
c. 1 d'm
d. 13 dBm
1. A system haing an input power of 2 m* an output power of -.2
m* has a loss of5
a. 2.12 d'm
b. 3.98 dB
c. #.12 6*
d. 1.12 m*
1-. "s the reduction of signal amplitude as it passed oer the
transmission medium.
a. 7oise
b. !istortion
c. Attenuation
d. "nterface
11. Signal waeform perturbation or deiation caused by imperfect
response of the system to the desired signal
a. 7oise
b. Aliasing
c. Distortion
d. "nterference
12. Signal attenuation can be corrected by
a. $iltering
b. Modulation
c. Equali8ation
d. Ampliication
1#. Signal contamination by extraneous or external sources, such as,
other transmitters, power lines and machinery.
a. 7oise
b. !istortion
c. 9armonics
d. !ntererence
1&. *hich noise figure represents the lowest noise.
a. 1." dB
b. 2.- d'
c. #.3 d'
d. &.1 d'
1,. !enote the interference of noise in d' aboe an ad:usted
reference noise. (he ad:usted reference noise leel was a 1 +98
tone, set at 0 2, d'm
a. dBa
b. d'm
c. d'a-
d. p*p
1/. A more precise ealuation of the quality of a receier as far as
noise is concerned.
a. S;7
b. )S*<
c. #oise actor
d. 7oise margin
13. 7oise figure for an amplifier with noise is always
a. - d'
b. "nfinite
c. =ess than 1
d. $reater t%an 1
12. A passie circuit, usually consisting of capacitance and;or
inductance, that is inserted in series with the a4c power cord of an
electronic deice which allow the /-498 current to pass and
suppressed high frequency noise components.
a. #oise ilter
b. 7oise limiter
c. 7oise floor
d. 7oise quieting
11. A circuit often used in radio receiers that preents externally
generated noise from exceeding certain amplitude. (hey are also
called noise clippers.
a. 7oise floor
b. 7oise filter
c. #oise limiter
d. 7oise clamper
2-. Extra4terrestrial noise is obserable at frequencies from
a. - to 2- >98
b. 8 &%' to 1.(3 $)'
c. , to 2 ?98
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PRE-FINAL EXAM REVIEWER dB Noise, AM & FM
d. 1, to /- M98
21. *hich of the following is not true about AM.
a. (he carrier amplitude aries.
b. (he carrier frequency remains constant.
c. T%e carrier re*uency c%anges.
d. (he information signal amplitude changes the carrier
amplitude.
22. Modulator circuit performs what mathematical operation on its two
inputs.
a. Addition
b. &ultiplication
c. !iision
d. Square root
2#. "f m is greater than 1, what happens.
a. 7ormal operation
b. %arrier drops to 8ero
c. %arrier frequency shifts
d. !normation signal is distorted
2&. (he outline of the pea+s of a carrier has the shape of the
modulating signal and is called the
a. (race
b. *aeshape
c. +n,elope
d. %arrier ariation
2,. (he alues of )max and )min as read from an AM wae on an
oscilloscope are 2.2 and -.#. (he percentage of the modulation is
a. 1-.3 percent
b. &1.& percent
c. 8-.. percent
d. 1#.# percent
2/. A carrier of 22- +98 is modulated by a #.,4+98 sine wae. (he
=S' and @S' are respectiely,
a. 23# and 223+98
b. 87.." and 883." /)'
c. 22#., and 23/., +98
d. 223 and 23# +98
23. $or 1-- percent modulation, what percentage of carrier power is in
each sideband.
a. 2" percent
b. ##.# percent
c. ,- percent
d. 1-- percent
22. An AM signal has a carrier power of ,*. (he percentage of
modulation is 2- percent. (he total sideband power is
a. -.2 *
b. 1.. 0
c. 2., *
d. &.- *
21. An AM transmitter antenna current is measured with no modulation
and found to be 2./ amperes. (he percentage of modulation is
a. #, percent
b. 7- percent
c. &2 percent
d. 21 percent
#-. (he typical audio modulating frequency range used in radio and
telephone communications is
a. ,- 98 to , +98
b. ,- 98 to 1, +98
c. 1-- 98 t 1- +98
d. 3-- )' to 3 /)'
#1. An AM signal with a maximum modulating signal frequency of &.,
+98 as a total bandwidth of
a. &., +98
b. /.3, +98
c. 9 /)'
d. 12 +98
#2. An input signal of 1.2 M98 mixed with a local oscillator of , M98. A
filter selects the difference signal. (he output is
a. 1.2 M98
b. 3.2 &)'
c. , M98
d. /.2 M98
##. *hat is produced by oer modulation in AM.
a. Sidebands
b. 1platter
c. Enelope
d. !eiation
#&. (he letter4number designation '2E is a form of modulation also
+nown as
a. Ailot4carrier system
b. !ndependent sideband emission
c. =incompex
d. )estigial sideband transmission
#,. (he inputs to a balanced modulator are 1 M98 and a carrier of 1.,
M98. (he outputs are
a. ,-- +98
b. 2., Mh8
c. 1., M98
d. Bot% a and b
#/. A widely used balanced modulator is called the
a. !iode bridge circuit
b. $ull4wae bridge rectifier
c. 2attice modulator
d. 'alanced bridge modulator
#3. *hat is the third character in the emission designation for
telephony.
a. $
b. '
c. !
d. +
#2. A 1--4M98 carrier is deiated ,- +98 by a &4+98 signal
a. ,
b. 2
c. 12."
d. 2-
#1. (he maximum deiation of an $M carrier is 2 +98 by a maximum
modulating signal of &-- 98. (he deiation ratio is
a. -.2
b. "
c. 2
d. &-
&-. (he phenomenon of a strong $M signal dominating a wea+er
signal on a common frequency is referred to as the
a. 3apture eect
b. 'lot out
c. Buieting factor
d. !ominating syndrome
&1. "n a low4leel AM system, amplifier following the modulated stage
must be
a. 2inear de,ices
b. 9armonic deices
c. %lass % amplifier
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PRE-FINAL EXAM REVIEWER dB Noise, AM & FM
d. 7onlinear deices
&2. "f the carrier of a 1-- percent modulated AM wae is suppressed,
the percentage power saing will be
a. ,-
b. 1,-
c. 1--
d. .....
&#. A pre4emphasis circuit proides extra noise immunity by
a. 'oosting the bass frequencies
b. Ampliying t%e %ig%er audio re*uencies
c. Are4amplifying the whole audio band
d. %onerting the phase modulation to $M
&&. Cne of the following transmits only one sideband
a. 9#E
b. <#E
c. 43+
d. '2E
&,. DDDDD is an electronic instrument used to show both the carrier
and the sidebands of a modulated signal in the frequency domain
a. 1pectrum analy'er
b. Cscilloscope
c. !igital counter
d. $requency counter
&/. AM transmission power increases with DDDDD
a. $requency
b. Source
c. =oad
d. &odulation
&3. *hat type of emission is frequency modulation.
a. 53+
b. ?#E
c. A#E
d. '#E
&2. *hat is the carrier swing of an $M transmitter when modulated by
3,E.
a. ,#.2 +98
b. &2 +98
c. ,/.2, +98
d. 112." /)'
&1. An increase in transmitter power from 2, * to #- * will cause the
antenna current to increase from 3-- mA to
a. 2-- mA
b. 3,- mA
c. 7.7 mA
d. 2&- mA
,-. DDDDD is the function which tends to maintain the sound olume
leel of a oice receier nearly constant for a large signal strength
range
a. Squelch
b. Muting
c. A$3
d. A$%
,1. An $M receier with an "4$ of 1-.3 M98 is tuned to 12.3 M98.
*hat is the numerical alue of the image frequency.
a. 33.# M98
b. 22.- M98
c. 1-1.& M98
d. 12-.1 &)'
,2. (he function which tends to silence the receier in the absence of
transmitted carrier
a. 1*uelc%
b. Muting
c. A?%
d. A$%
,#. (he term used to refer to the condition where the signals from a
ery strong station are superimposed on other signals being
receied
a. 3ross6modulation intererence
b. "ntermodulation interference
c. <eceier quieting
d. %apture effect
,&. Stages that are common to both AM and $M receiers
a. (uner, local oscillator, detector, A$ amplifier
b. 75 ampliier8 mi9er8 !5 ampliier8 A5 ampliier
c. =ocal oscillator, <$ amplifier, frequency discriminator,
detector
d. (uner, "$ amplifier, detector, A$ amplifier
,,. "n a narrow4band $M system, the deiation ratio is commonly one
and the highest audio frequency is generally limited to
a. #-- 98
b. 1-,--- 98
c. 38--- )'
d. 3,,-- 98
,/. *hich of the following contains de4emphasis circuit.
a. $M transmitter
b. 5& recei,er
c. )9$ transmitter
d. )9$ receier
,3. (he term used to refer to the reduction of receier gain caused by
the signal of a nearby station transmitter in the same frequency
band.
a. Buieting
b. %ross4modulation interference
c. Squelch gain rollbac+
d. Desensiti'ing
,2. *hat is the approximate bandwidth of an $M with a modulation
factor of 12., and a modulating frequency of 1- +98.
a. 2- +98
b. 27- /)'
c. 2,- +98
d. &, +98
,1. An amplifier operating oer the frequency range of &,, to &/- +98
has a 2-- +F input resistor. *hat is the <MS noise oltage at the
input to this amplifier if the ambient temperature is 13G%.
a. &- 6)
b. (.- :V
c. &-- 6)
d. &.- m)
/-. %alculate the noise figure of the amplifier whose <eq equals 2,12
F H<( I /-- FJ if itKs drien by a generator whose output
impedance is ,-F
a. 39.(
b. #.1&
c. #1&
d. -.#1&
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PRE-FINAL EXAM REVIEWER dB Noise, AM & FM
/1. A receier connected to an antenna whose resistance is ,- F has
an equialent noise resistance of #- F. %alculate its equialent
noise temperature if the noise figure is equal to 1./
a. 13.& >
b. 17( ;
c. 1.3& >
d. 13 >
/2. *hich of the following is not a source of external noise.
a. T%ermal agitation
b. Auto ignition
c. (he sun
d. $luorescent lights
/#. *hat is the noise oltage across a #-- F input resistance to a ()
set with a / M98 bandwidth and temperature of #-G%.
a. 2.# 6)
b. #.2 6)
c. "." :V
d. /.& 6)
/&. "f bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is DDDDD
a. #ot c%anged
b. Buadrupled
c. (ripled
d. !oubled
/,. "n an $M transmitter, what is the result of oer modulation.
a. =ower frequency
b. !istortion
c. 9igher power
d. +9cessi,e band<idt%
//. *hat are the basic elements of communications system.
a. Source, transmission channel, transmitter
b. Transmitter8 recei,er8 transmission c%annel
c. "nformation, transmission channel, receier
d. Sender and receier
/3. A networ+ that has an input of 3, d' and an output of #,d'. (he
loss of the networ+ is DDDDD
a. 4&- d'
b. (- dB
c. 4&- d'm
d. &- d'm
/2. "f an amplifier has equal input and output impedances, what
oltage ratio does the gain of ,- d' represent.
a. 31..2
b. #2,.2
c. #2-.1
d. #1,.-
/1. An interfering signal with a frequency equal to the receied signal
plus twice the "$ is called
a. !mage re*uency
b. %enter frequency
c. <est frequency
d. "nterference frequency
3-. Subcarriers that are arranged so that the channels occupying
ad:acent frequency band with some frequency space between
them is +nown as
a. $uard bands
b. AM bands
c. 'and gap
d. )oid band
31. *hat is the lowest number of sections required by communications
receier.
a. 1
b. 2
c. #
d. (
32. *hat determines the selectiity of a receier.
a. T%e band<idt% o t%e tuned circuits
b. (he gain of the amplifier
c. (he power handling capability
d. (he frequency stability
3#. $or an "$ frequency of &,, +98, what must be the =C frequency
when receiing a ,2- +98 transmission.
a. 1-#, M98
b. 1.-3" &)'
c. #.,1 M98
d. #,1 +98
3&. *hat circuit accompanies a mixer.
a. <$ Amplifier
b. 2=
c. "$ Amplifier
d. !etector
3,. (he superheterodyne circuit uses a local oscillator to DDDDD with
the <$ signal of the station and conerts the carrier to the
intermediate frequency
a. 'eat
b. Mix
c. 9eterodyne
d. All o t%e abo,e
3/. (he local $M stereo roc+ station is at 1/., M98. *hat must be the
local oscillator frequency.
a. 1#.1 M98
b. 1-7.2 &)'
c. 112., M98
d. 1-,.1 M98
33. A superheterodyne is tuned to 23#2 +98. (he "$ is &3, +98. *hat
is the image frequency.
a. #.-1 M98
b. &., +98
c. &#2, +98
d. 3.88 /)'
32. "n an $M receier, which circuit remoes amplitude ariations.
a. Exciter
b. Mixer
c. !iscriminator
d. 2imiter
31. "n an $M receier, the circuit that +eeps the receier tuned exactly
to the desired station is DDDDD
a. A53
b. A?%
c. =imiter
d. !iscriminator
2-. *hat connects the front4end circuit of a )9$ () superheterodyne
receier.
a. Mixer, <$ amplifier and A$%
b. <$ amplifier, 'and pass filter and mixer
c. 2ocal oscillator8 mi9er and 75 ampliier
d. =ocal oscillator, A?% and antenna
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MACHA, MIKHAEL RODIN C.
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PRE-FINAL EXAM REVIEWER dB Noise, AM & FM
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