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Digital Communication
ASK, PSK, FSK, and QAM are examples of ________ conversion.

A)
B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

analog-to-digital

digital-to-digital
digital-to-analog
analog-to-analog
analog-to-digital

frequency and amplitude

phase and frequency
amplitude and phase
none of the above

If the baud rate is 400 for a QPSK signal, the bit rate is ________ bps.
A)
B)
C)
D)

analog-to-analog

In QAM, both ________ of a carrier frequency are varied.

A)

digital-to-analog

AM and FM are examples of ________ conversion.

A)

digital-to-digital

100
400
800
1600

If the bit rate for an ASK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate is ________.
A)
B)
C)

300
400
600

D)

If the bit rate for an FSK signal is 1200 bps, the baud rate is ________.
A)
B)
C)
D)

300
400
600
1200

If the bit rate for a 16-QAM signal is 4000 bps, what is the baud rate?
A)
B)
C)
D)

1200

300
400
1000
1200

If the baud rate for a 64-QAM signal is 2000, what is the bit rate?
A)
B)
C)
D)

300
400
1000
12000

Given an AM radio signal with a bandwidth of 10 KHz and the highest-frequency component
at 705 KHz, what is the frequency of the carrier signal?
700 KHz
A)
705 KHz
B)
710 KHz
C)
Cannot be determined from given information
D)

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_______ conversion is the process of changing one of the characteristics of an analog

signal based on the information in the digital data.
Digital-to-analog
A)
Analog-to-analog
B)

C)
D)

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Analog-to-digital
Digital-to-digital

Which of the following is not a digital-to-analog conversion?

A)
B)
C)
D)

ASK
PSK
FSK
AM

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In ________, the amplitude of the carrier signal is varied to create signal elements. Both
frequency and phase remain constant.
ASK
A)
PSK
B)
FSK
C)
QAM
D)

13

In _________, the frequency of the carrier signal is varied to represent data. Both peak
amplitude and phase remain constant.
ASK
A)
PSK
B)
FSK
C)
QAM
D)

14

In ________, the phase of the carrier is varied to represent two or more different signal
elements. Both peak amplitude and frequency remain constant.
ASK
A)
PSK
B)
FSK
C)
QAM
D)

15

A constellation diagram shows us the __________ of a signal element, particularly when

we are using two carriers (one in-phase and one quadrature).

A)
B)
C)
D)

16

B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

none of the above

ASK and FSK

ASK and PSK
PSK and FSK
none of the above

ASK
PSK
FSK
QAM

_________ conversion is the representation of analog information by an analog signal.

A)
B)
C)
D)

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frequency and phase

________ uses two carriers, one in-phase and the other quadrature.
A)

18

amplitude and frequency

Quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) is a combination of ___________.

A)

17

amplitude and phase

Digital-to-analog
Analog-to-analog
Analog-to-digital
Digital-to-digital

Analog-to-analog conversion is needed if the available bandwidth is _______.

A)
B)
C)
D)

low-pass
band-pass
either (a) or (b)
neither (a) nor (b)

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Which of the following is not an analog-to-analog conversion?

A)
B)
C)
D)

AM
PM
FM
QAM

21

In _____ transmission, the carrier signal is modulated so that its amplitude varies with the
changing amplitudes of the modulating signal.
AM
A)
PM
B)
FM
C)
none of the above
D)

22

In _____ transmission, the frequency of the carrier signal is modulated to follow the
changing voltage level (amplitude) of the modulating signal. The peak amplitude and phase
of the carrier signal remain constant, but as the amplitude of the information signal
changes, the frequency of the carrier changes correspondingly.
AM
A)
PM
B)
FM
C)
none of the above
D)

23

In _____ transmission, the phase of the carrier signal is modulated to follow the changing
voltage level (amplitude) of the modulating signal.
AM
A)
PM
B)
FM
C)
none of the above
D)

24

In _______, the peak amplitude of one signal level is 0; the other is the same as the
amplitude of the carrier frequency.
PSK
A)
OOK
B)
FSK
C)

D)

25

How many carrier frequencies are used in BASK?

A)
B)
C)
D)

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B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

0
none of the above

2
1
0
none of the above

2
1
0
none of the above

How many carrier frequencies are used in QPSK?

A)
B)
C)
D)

29

How many carrier frequencies are used in BPSK?

A)

28

How many carrier frequencies are used in BFSK?

A)

27

none of the above

2
1
0
none of the above

The constellation diagram of BASK has ______ dots.

A)
B)

2
1

C)
D)

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B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

B)
C)
D)

0
none of the above

2
1
4
none of the above

4
16
8
none of the above

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows ______kHz for each AM station.
A)
B)
C)
D)

34

The constellation diagram of 16-QAM has ______ dots.

A)

33

The constellation diagram of QPSK has ______ dots.

A)

32

none of the above

The constellation diagram of BPSK has ______ dots.

A)

31

5
10
20
none of the above

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows ______ kHz for each FM station.
A)

20

B)
C)
D)

100
200
none of the above