Question Bank

Unit 1

Q.1 Classify signals & systems.

Q.2 Describe the following:
(a) Modulation
(b) Base Band Transmission
Q.3 Explain radio frequency spectrum used in communication system.
Q.4 Enumerate and discuss fundamental limitations of communication system.
Q.5 Why modulation is required in communication systems?
Q.6 Give out advantages & limitations of various wireless communication modes of
propagation.
Q.7 Explain advantages of digital communication.
Q.8 Explain (i) SNR (ii) Noise Figure (iii) Atmospheric Noise
Q.9 Explain Even & Odd signals.
Q.10 Derive the expression for Noise figure calculation.
Q.11 Explain classification of signals with suitable example.
Q.12 What are different types of communication system?
Q.13 Draw & explain block diagram of communication system.
Q.14 Derive Thermal noise equation.
Q.15 Define modulation index.
Q.16 What do you meant by transit time noise?
Q.17 What do you mean by communication channel? Classify different types of communication
channels present.
Q.18 Define autocorrelation function of energy signals & prove all its properties.
Q.19 Explain various types of external noise.
Q.20 Explain power spectral density & state all its properties.
Q.21 Explain the term Noise temperature.
Q.22 Write short note on sources & types of noise.
Q.23 How PC to PC data communication is carried out?
Q.24 Explain Internal Noise in detail.
Q.25 Define (i) Shot Noise (ii) Thermal Noise
Q.26 Write expression of thermal noise in system.
Q.27 Differentiate between Analog & Digital modulation.
Q.28 What do you understand by Noise? How it interfere with communication systems? Discuss
in details its types and also calculate the Noise figure.
Q.29 In a radio receiver an RF amplifier and a mixer are connected in cascade. The amplifier has
a noise figure of 10 dB and a power gain of 15 dB. The noise figure of mixer stage is 20 dB.
Calculate the overall noise referred to the figure.
 Unit 2

Q.1 Explain VSB and its applications.

Q.2 Explain AM detectors.
Q.3 What is BW of DSB-SC signals?
Q.4 Which one is better in terms of Bandwidth saving: AM, DSBSC, SSB, and VSB?
Q.5 How FM is different from PM?
Q.6 A given broadcast station transmits power of 50kW when the carrier is modulated by a
sinusoidal signal with a modulation index of 0.707. Compute the (i) Carrier Power (ii)
Upper Sideband Power (iii) Transmission Efficiency.
Q.7 State useful power in AM signal for m=1(derive equation).
Q.8 Define AM and derive its equation for (i) Modulation index (ii) Transmitted Power.
Compare it with angle modulation also.
Q.9 Explain the Foster Seeley Discriminator method for detection of FM waves.
Q.10 Derive the mathematical equation of single tone AM signal & also establish relationship
between transmitted power and modulation index.
Q.11 Discuss generation of DSBSC signal by balance modulator method using diodes.
Q.12 What is DSB-SC modulation? Explain how the ring modulator for generators of DSB-SC
wave act as demodulator.
Q.13 Define frequency deviation.
Q.14 Draw the block diagram of FM receiver using balanced slope detector method and explain
working of the cicuit.
Q.15 Discuss how narrow band FM signal can be generated using PM and vice versa.
Q.16 Give out advantages & limitations of SSB-AM.
Q.17 Explain indirect method of generation of FM waves.
Q.18 Enumerate advantages and disadvantages of AM over FM.
Q.19 Explain wide band FM.
Q.20 Derive the equation for AM. Explain any one SSB demodulator.
Q.21 Derive the equation for square law method of generation of AM wave.
Q.22 Explain square-law diode modulation method for AM.
Q.23 Explain generation of Wide Band FM signal with suitable diagram.
Q.24 Explain the working of Ratio detector method for demodulation of FM signal.
Q.25 Explain pre-emphasis and de-emphasis.
 Unit 3

Q.1 State & prove sampling theorem in time domain.

Q.2 Calculate the Nyquist rate for given analog signal:
x(t) = 3 cos(50nt) + 10 sin (300nt) – cos(100nt)
Q.3 Explain modulation & demodulation of PTM.
Q.4 What is aliasing & how it can be reduced?
Q.5 Calculate the rate of information for an analog signal having 4 kHz bandwidth sampled at
1.5 times the Nyquist rate, and each sample is quantized into32 equally likely levels.
Q.6 Explain aliasing effect with neat diagram.
Q.7 Tabulate the differences between FDMA and TDMA.
Q.8 What is super heterodyne receiver?
Q.9 Derive the equation for flat top sampling technique.
Q.10 Explain detection of PWM signal with suitable wave diagram.
Q.11 Draw & explain the working of generation of PPM signal.
Q.12 Draw block diagram of radio transmitter and explain each block.
Q.13 Draw the diagram of PWM demodulator and explain its working.
Q.14 With the help of neat diagram, explain the working & generation of PPM signals.
Q.15 Define image frequency.
Q.16 What is multiplexing? List the advantages and disadvantages of FDM and TDM.
Q.17 Discuss in brief about multiplexing & de-multiplexing techniques.
 Unit 4

Q.1 Explain ASK in detail.

Q.2 Derive the equation of error in QPSK signal.
Q.3 State PCM technique & its advantages and disadvantages.
Q.4 Discuss PCM regenerator circuit.
Q.5 With the help of neat block diagram, explain the working of pulse code modulation
system. Explain importance of anti-aliasing filter.
Q.6 Explain ASK modulation technique. How it differs from AM?
Q.7 Compare varies digital modulation techniques in tabular form.
Q.8 What is uniform linear quantization?
Q.9 Explain Companding.
Q.10 Compare the performances of PCM, DM, ADM, and DPCM on different parameters.
Q.11 What do you mean by measurement of information?
Q.12 What do you mean by quantization?
Q.13 Define image frequency.
Q.14 Derive Shannon-Hartley theorem for channel capacity.
Q.15 Calculate the capacity of a standard 4 kHz telephone channel with a 30 dB signal to noise
ratio.
Q.16 Calculate the channel capacity of PCM & DM.
Q.17 Draw the diagram of PCM Transmitter and explain its working.
Q.18 Explain Delta modulation technique in detail and give out its advantages and
disadvantages.
Q.19 “DPSK may be viewed as a non-coherent version of PSK”. Explain the detection of DPSK
to support your answer.
Q.20 Describe QPSK in detail.
Q.21 Explain receivers of M-ary PSK.
Q.22 With the help of neat diagram, explain the generation and reception of BPSK.
Q.23 Write briefly about the following:
(a) QPSK receiver
(b) BPSK generator