Question Bank

Subject: Digital signal processing (OE-EE-601A)

MCQ Questions: (1Marks)

i)If all the poles of H(z) are outside the unit circle, then the system is said to be _____________

a) Only causal

b) Only BIBO stable

c) BIBO stable and causal

d) None of the mentioned

ii) One-sided Z-transform is also known as:

a)Unilateral Z-transform

b)Bilateral Z-transform

c)Trilateral Z-transform

d)None of the above

iii) ROC does not have

a)zeros

b) poles

c) negative values

d) positive values

iv) ) A causal signal has a z-transform ROC

i) within a circle ii) outside a circle iii) on a circle iv) throughout the plane.

v) ) In the context of sampling with sampling interval T, the mapping between S and Z plane is

i) 𝑧 = 𝑒 𝑠𝑇 ii) s=𝑒 𝑍𝑇 iii) s=zT iv) z=sT

vi) A causal system always has

a) right side sequences b) left side sequences c) both side sequences d) none of these.

vii) What is the ROC of the signal x(n)=δ(n-k), k>0?

a) z = 0

b) z = ∞

c) Entire z-plane, except at z=0

d) Entire z-plane, except at z=∞

viii) A system is said to be unstable if

 a) None of the poles of its transfer function is shifted to the right half of s-plane

b) At least one zero of its transfer function is shifted to the right half of s-plane

c) At least one pole of its transfer function is shifted to the right half of s-plane

d) At least one pole of its transfer function is shifted to the left half of s-plane

ix) The Fourier transform of 𝛿 [n ] is - i) 1 ii) 0 iii) 𝜋𝛿(𝑤) iv) 𝛿(𝑤)

x) Zero padding a signal

i) reduces aliasing ii) increase time resolution iii) increase frequency resolution iv) has no effect in
domain.

xii) z-transform of u(n) is

a)1
b) 1/1-z-1
c) 1/1-z
d) z/z-1

xiii) IDFT of the sequence {1, 0, 1, 0} is: i) {1, 0, 0, 1} ii) {0.5, 0, 0.5, 0} iii) {0.5, 1, 0.5, 0} iv) None
of These.

xiv) If X[k] is the Z Transform of x(n) then Z transform of x(n-k)is-

1
i) 𝑧 𝑘 𝑋(𝑘) ii) 𝑧 −𝑘 𝑋(𝑘) iii) 𝑋(𝑘) iv) none of these.
𝑧𝑘

xv) The Z Transform of the System ℎ(𝑛) = 3𝑛 𝑢(𝑛) is

i) 3z/z – 3 ii) z / z + 3 iii) z / z – 3 iv) None of these.

5 Marks Questions

1 𝑛−1
1. Find the Z-Transform of the sequence𝑥(𝑛) = ( ) 𝑢(𝑛 − 1).
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2. An LTI system is given by the difference equation
𝑦(𝑛) = 0.7𝑦(𝑛 − 1) − 0.12𝑦(𝑛 − 2) + 𝑥(𝑛 − 1) + 𝑥(𝑛 − 2). Is the system stable?

3. State and prove that time shifting property (Right shift) of Z Transform when initial conditions are
zero.

4. State and prove the differentiation property of Z-Transform.

5. Find the circular convolution of the two sequences 𝑥1 (𝑛) = {1,2,2,1} and 𝑥2 (𝑛) = {1,2,3,1} using
concentric circle method.
6. Use one sided Z transform to find out the solution of difference equation given by,
Y(n) = ½ y(n-1) + x(n) ; n > 0
 Given that, Y(-1) = 1 and x(n) = (1/3)n.

7. If X(k) = DFT[x(n)], then show that DFT[x((n-m))N]=𝑒 −𝑗2𝜋𝑘𝑚/𝑁 X(k)

8 .Compute the DFT of the sequence 𝑥(𝑛) = {0,2,4,6}

9. Find the output 𝑦(𝑛) of a filter whose impulse response is h(n)={1,1,1} and input signal 𝑥(𝑛) =
{3, −1,0,1,3,2,0,1,2,1} using overlap-save method.

10. Compute the DFT of a sequence (−1)𝑛 for N=4.

11. Show the impulse response of the system described by the difference equation

1 1
𝑦(𝑛) − 𝑦(𝑛 − 1) − 𝑦(𝑛 − 2) = 𝑥(𝑛).
6 6

12. Find the Z-Transform of𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑛𝜃𝑢(𝑛).

13. Perform linear convolution of finite duration sequences h(n)={1,1,2,1} and x(n)={1,-1,1, 2,1,0.1,-
4,3,2,1,0,1,1} by overlap add method.

14. Find the DFT of a sequence 𝑥(𝑛) = {1,1,0,0}

15. What do you mean by Region of Convergence (ROC) explain.

16. Determine the inverse Z transform of

1
𝑋(𝑧) =
1−1.5𝑧 −1 +0.5𝑧 −2

17. Find the DTFT of the sequence {1,-1,1,-1}

18. Find the Fourier Transform 𝛿(𝑛 − 1) + 𝛿(𝑛 + 1)

1 𝑛
19. Find the Z transform of 𝑥(𝑛) = (𝑛 + 5) ( ) u(n) and ROC.
3

20. Find the z transform and ROC of the sequence (0.4)𝑛 𝑢(𝑛) + (0.3)𝑛 𝑢(𝑛 − 4)

21. Find the Z transform and ROC of the causal sequence {1, −2,1,3,4}

1+3𝑧 −1
22. Find the inverse Z-transform of X(z)= ROC |𝑧| > 2.
1+3𝑧 −1 +2𝑧 −2

23. Find the IDFT of the sequence 𝑋(𝑘) = {5,0,1 − 𝑗, 0,1,0,1 + 𝑗, 0}

24.If the DFT of the sequence 𝑥(𝑛) = {1,2,1,1,2, −1} is X(K).Plot the sequence whose DFT is
 𝑌(𝑘) = 𝑒 −𝑗𝜋𝑘 𝑋(𝑘).

25. Write the steps to obtain circular convolution using concentric circle method.

26. Find the ROC and Z transform of the causal signal {1 ,3,-1,2,5}

27.Show the relationship between Z transform and Fourier Transform.