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1) The cutoff frequency, fc, of a filter is the frequency at which the gain Is reduced to 70.7% of its
maximum
2) A type of filter that allows only low frequency signals LPF
3) A type of filter that has a flat passband and stopband response but slow transition Butterworth
4) A band reject filter is also known as Wien bridge
5) Which of the following statements is not true about bandpass filters? None of the choices
6) Which of the following statements is true about reactance? Inductive reactance is open at very
high frequencies
7) A signal transmission line which has a source impedance of 75ohms is to be connected to a signal
strength meter of impedance 50ohms which has a maximum display of -12dB. Calculate the values
of resistors required in an L-pad attenuator circuit to operate the meter at maximum power.
59.6ohms and 22.2ohms
8) An H-pad has an insertion loss of 50dB, what is its current ratio if the input impedance is equal to
its terminating impedance? 316
9) A parallel LC circuit has a resonant frequency of 3.75MHz and a Q of 125. What is the bandwidth?
None of the choices
10) A higher Q for a resonant circuit provides Narrower bandwidth
11) A figure of merit that determines the sharpness of the frequency response curve in filters Quality
factor
12) The phase angle of an LC circuit at resonance is 0 degrees
13) On logarithmic graph paper, a 10 to 1 range of frequencies is called a (n) Decade
14) The capacitor in an LC circuit has R equal to 50ohms and XC value of 500ohms at its resonant
frequency. How much is the net reactance 0 ohms
15) The decibel attenuation of a passive filter at the cut-off frequency is -3dB
16) What is the loss of the circuit in dB if the power ratio of output to input is 0.01? 20
17) Convert 5W to dBm 36.99 dBm
18) A filter in which the signal passes through an inductor, or in which a capacitor provides a path to
ground, presents less attenuation to low-frequency signals than high-frequency signals. Low pass
filter
19) What is the resonant frequency of an LC circuit with values L=100 microhenry and C=63.3
picofarad? 2MHz
20) Determine the input impedance of a T-pad with a series arm of 100ohms and shunt arm of
1750ohms and a terminating impedance of 450ohms 518.468 ohms
21) Which of the following is true about parallel resonant circuit? Current IL and IC are equal
22) The input power to a filter is 100mW and the output power is 5mW. Calculate the attenuation in
decibels offered by the filter 13dB
23) One of Mapua’s mission statement is The Institute shall be engage in economically viable
research, development and innovation
24) Which of the following is best used as AF amplifier? Class A
25) Which of the following is true about series resonant circuit? The net reactance is equal to a
minimum
26) To increase the cutoff frequency of an RL high-pass filter, you can Increase the value of R
 27) What is the total power in dBm of a three circuits having 6dBm, 3dBm and 8dBm respectively?
10.891 dBm
28) Above resonance, a parallel LC circuit appears Capacitive
29) Which of the following will provide a more selective filtering? All of the choices
30) Without resonant circuits there would be no radio communication. Resonant circuit is not an
essential part of Channel
31) A Pi-pad attenuator circuit is required to reduce the level of an audio signal by 10dB while
matching the impedance a 75ohms network. Calculate the values of the three resistors required
144.4 ohms, 106.7 ohms, 144.4 ohms
32) Mapua’s vision statement Mapua shall be among the best universities in the world
33) The capacitor in an RC coupling circuit Blocks the steady dc component of the input voltage
34) The doubling or having of frequencies is called a(n) Octave
35) A type of power amplifier whose output conducts load current during less than one-half cycle of
an input sine wave. Class C
36) For an RC circuit, Xc = R at the cutoff frequency
37) In a series resonant circuit, do the values of XL and XC, affect the value of I at fr? No
38) What is the effect of loading a resistor across a tuned circuit? It lowers the Q and broadens the
frequency response
39) A parallel LC circuit has a resonant frequency of 3.75MHz and a Q of 125. What is the bandwidth?
30kHz
40) A bridged-T attenuator is required to reduce the level of an 8ohms audio signal line by 4dB.
Calculate the values of the resistors required 8 ohms, 4.7 ohms and 13.7 ohms
41) In an RC low-pass filter, the output is taken across the Capacitor
42) A type of filter that has a faster transition but has variations on the passband Chebyshev
43) Below resonance, a series LC circuit appears Capacitive
44) A filter that passes most frequencies unaltered, but attenuates those in a specific range to very
low levels Band-stop filter
45) This is the minimum range of frequencies required propagating the source information through
the system Bandwidth
46) Which network is considered symmetric and unbalanced? Bridged-T
47) A type of power amplifier with the least amount of distortion Class A
48) An H-type attenuator is required to provide a 6-dB insertion loss and to match 50 ohms input and
output. What must be the value of the series resistance? 8.33 ohms
49) The cut-off frequency, fc, of a filter is the frequency at which the output is Exactly equal to the
input voltage
50) What is the decibel (dB) attenuation of a filter with a 100-mV input and a 1-mV output at a given
frequency? -40 dB

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1.) Suppose the noise power at the input to a receiver in 5mW in the bandwidth of interest. What would
be the required signal power for a signal-to-noise ratio at 30dB?.. ANS. 5uW

2.) In a given bandwidth, more channels are available for signals in the range of.. ANS. EHF
3.) Microwaves start at.. ANS. UHF

4.) The name of the first commercial communication satellite.. ANS. Intels at 1

5.) The bandwidth required for a modulated carrier depends on.. ANS. the baseband frequency range

6.) The baseband bandwidth for a voice-grade (telephone) signal is.. ANS. approximately 3kHz

7.) Distortion is caused by.. ANS. all of the choices

8.) The wavelength of a radio signal depends is.. ANS. the distance a wave travel in one period

9.) The noise produced by a resistor is to be amplified by a noiseless amplifier having a voltage gain of 100
and a bandwidth of 10-kHz. A sensitive meter at the output reads 250uVRMS…..ANS. 373.71 kohm

10.) The VHF band starts at.. ANS. 30MHz

11.) The signal is measured to be 23dB while noise in the same channel is measured to … ANS. 14dB

12.) Equipment that represents the signal in the frequency domain is the.. ANS. spectrum analyser

13.) A shot noise is generated in the.. ANS. transistor and diode

15.) Noise in a communication system originates in.. ANS. All of the choices

16.) The equivalent noise temperature of the amplifier is 25 K.. ANS. 1.086

17.) The power density of “flicker” noise is.. ANS. Greater at low frequencies

18.) Provides the means of transporting signals between a transmitter… ANS. Channel

19.) Recovering the originally transmitted signal is called.. ANS. Demodulation

20.) An amplifier has an output S/N that is half of its input S/N. What is the noise figure? ANS. 3dB

21.) Determine the noise figure for an amplifier with an input signal-to-noise ratio of… ANS. 4dB

22.) A complete communication system should include… ANS. a transmitter, a receiver and a channel

23.) What is the total noise power in dBm for a bandwidth of 1kHz? ANS. -174dBm

24.) A naturally occurring disturbance that originates from the earths… ANS. Atmospheric Noise

25.) Light frequency below 400 microns is… ANS. ultra-violet

26.) Defined as the basic process of exchanging information… ANS. Communication

27.) The year when the mouse was invented and the ASCII code was developed. ANS. 1964

28.) The standard AM broadcast belongs to what frequency band… ANS. MF

29.) Determine the equivalent noise a voltage for a diode with… ANS. 3.07uV

30.) A noise figure is a measure of.. ANS. signal-to-noise ratio in dB

31.) A 100mV of signal and 10mV of noise is across a 100ohm load… ANS. 20dB
32.) Determine the noise current of a device for a current of 5mA… ANS. none of the choices

34.) Short waves fall under.. ANS. HF

35.) What is the equivalent noise temperature for a noise figure of 3dB? ANS. 288K

36.) Refers to the transmission, reception and processing of information. ANS. Electronic Communications

37.) Two resistors 5kohm and 20kohm… ANS. 4.14x10-16, 2.57uV

38.) Determine the overall noise figure for three cascaded amplifiers wi th the following.. ANS. 3.24dB

40.) “Man-made” noise can come from the.. ANS. equipment that sparks

41.) A simultaneous two-way communication is called.. ANS. full duplex

42.) The noise produced by a resistor is to be amplified by a noiseless amplifier… ANS. 125uV

43.) The ideal noise figure is ANS. 0dB

45.) so called “1/f” noise is called ANS. pink noise

46.) Thermal noise is generated ANS. all of the choices

47.) The year when the cellular telephone network was first introduced.. ANS. 1983

48.) Most internal noise comes from the ANS. thermal agitation

49.) It is a kind of noise that is mutually related to the input and is produced… ANS. Correlated Noise

50.) If an amplifier has a bandwidth B= 20kHz… ANS. -101dBu

CO3
1.) An AM transmitter has a carrier voltage of 50 VRMS at a carrier frequency of 10MHz. It is modulated…
ANS. 56.596V

2.) An antenna transmits an AM signal having a total power content of 15kW. Determine the power
being… ANS. 1990W

3.) A form of AM in which the carrier is totally suppressed and one of the sidebands is… ANS. J3E

4.) The intermediate frequency for an AM broadcasting system... ANS. 455kHz

5.) Determine the net receiver gain for an AM receiver with a RF input power… ANS. 100dB

6.) A 2000 Hz audio signal having amplitude of 15V amplitude modulates a 100kHz carrier,.. ANS. 0.6

7.) What is the local oscillator frequency needed in a superheterodyne receiver… ANS. 1650KHz

8.) Is a technique used in electronic communication, works by varying the strength.. ANS. Amplitude
Modulation

9.) A certain transmitter radiates 9kW when the carrier is unmodulated… ANS. 11.115%
10.) One of the following cannot be used to remove the unwanted sideband in SSB… ANS. detector

11.) Which of the following statements is not true about single… ANS. Less Complex

12.) Which section a superheterodyne receiver converts the IF… ANS. Detector

13.) The percentage of modulation for a maximum amplitude… ANS. 100

14.) A superheterodyne receiver with an IF of 450kHz is tuned to a signal… ANS. 2100kHz

15.) Which is true about over modulation? ANS. Over modulation produces a distortion…

16.) If the carrier of a 100% modulated AM wave is suppressed, the percentage power… ANS. 66.66

17.) An AM transmitter is modulated by two sine waves at 1 kHz and 2.5 kHz, with… ANS. 0.56

18.) A type of SSB receiver where the RF oscillator and the BFO signals are.. ANS. Non- coherent

19.) Anticipating single sideband AM, what percentage of the total power is… ANS. 89%

20.) A superheterodyne receiver is tuned to a frequency… ANS. 11.65MHz

21.) Indicate the false statement. The superheterodyne receiver replaces… ANS. insufficient gain and
sensitivity

22.) CB radios were developed using the full-carrier DSB AM. It operates using 40 channels,… ANS. 80

23.) Produces a frequency input to beat (mix) with the IF signal and results… ANS. BFO

24.) A signal other than the desired RF which when mixed with the oscillator… ANS. Image Frequency

25.) For an AM receiver tuned to a station of 590kHz, with IF=455kHz. Calculate… ANS. 38.69dB

26.) What is the major advantage of the superheterodyne… ANS. good selectivity

27.) The type of AM signal that used in TV broadcasting is called.. ANS. C3F

28.) What parameter enables a receiver to detect the weakest possible.. ANS. sensitivity

29.) A frequency to which a carrier frequency is shifted as an intermediate. ANS. Intermediate Frequency

30.) A receiver for a signal at 150MHz uses a 10.7MHz IF and low tracking… ANS. 139.3MHz

31.) The process of recovering the intelligence signal from a modulated.. ANS. Demodulation

32.) A modulator circuit performs what mathematical operation... ANS. multiplication

33.) A measure of the extent to which a receiver is capable of differentiating.. ANS. Selectivity

34.) A form of amplitude modulation in which a single carrier frequency is independently.. ANS. H3E

35.) One of the functions of the RF amplifier in a superheterodyne.. ANS. improve the rejection of the…

36.) A bandwidth of 12MHz becomes available for assignment. If assigned for TV broadcast.. ANS. 1200
37.) Uses frequency mixing to convert a received signal to fixed intermediate… ANS. Superheterodyne
receiver

38.) A measure of the ability of a communications system to produce, at the output… ANS. Fidelity

39.) What is the required bandwidth to transmit the AM signal for a 2000 Hz… ANS. 4kHz

40.) In the designation of bandwidth and emission, what letter in the first symbol represents… ANS. B

41.) An AM transmitter must transmit 39.9-kW PEP, It maintains… ANS. 3kW

42.) Are circuits used to produce double sidebands by effectively cancelling the… ANS. Balanced
Modulator

43.) To provide two or more voice circuits with the same carrier, it is necessary.. ANS. ISB

44.) If a transmitter power of 100W is sufficient for reliable communication over..using DSBFC… ANS.
600W

45.) If a transmitter power of 100W is sufficient for reliable communication over..using DSBSC… ANS.
300W

45.) A 2000 Hz audio signal amplitude modulates a 100kHz… ANS. 98kHz, 100kHz, 102kHz

46.) An AM wave has a total transmitted power of 4kW when modulated 85%... ANS. 530.76W

47.) The trace of the peak of an AM wave which has the same shape… ANS. Envelop

48.) Calculate the percentage power saving when the carrier and one of the sidebands… AN S. 98.5%

CO4
1) Frequency modulation transmitter are more efficient because their power is increased by what
type of amplifier? CLASS C
2) The primary disadvantage of FM is its Excessive use of spectrum space
3) The maximum deviation of an FM carrier is 2 kHz by a maximum modulating signal of 400 Hz. The
deviation ratio is 5
4) What is the approximate frequency of the modulating signal having a bandwidth of 15 kHz and a
frequency deviation of 6 kHz? 1.5 kHz
5) Both FM and PM are types of what kind of modulation? ANGLE
6) An FM transmitter has a maximum deviation of 12 KHz and a maxiMum modulating frequency of
12 KHz. The bandwidth by Carson's rule is 48 kHz
7) An analog multiplexing technique where the optical fiber data rate is higher than the data rate of
the metallic transmission cable. It is also used to combine optical signals. WDM
8) The amount of frequency deviation from the carrier center frequency in an FM transmitter is
proportional to what characteristic of the modulating signal? AMPLITUDE
9) CDMA stands for: Code-Division Multiple Access
10) Pre emphasis is compensated for at the receiver by a Low pass filter
11) The AM signals generated at a low level may only be amplified by what type of amplifier? Linear
12) It refers to the portion of a link that carries a transmission between a given pair of lines. Channel
13) If the amplitude of the modulating signal decreases, the carrier deviation increases
14) In PM, carrier frequency deviation is not proportional to: carrier amplitude and frequency
15) Which of the following is not a major benefit of FM over AM? Lower complexity and cost
16) What is the relative amplitude of the third pair of sidebands of an FM signal with m=6? 0.11
17) It is the basic building block of the FDM hierarchy Message channel
18) A pre-emphasis circuit is a High pass
19) It is the most significant circuit in a de-multiplexer Bandpass filter
20) A 70 kHz carrier has a frequency deviation of 4kHz with a 1000Hz signal. How many significant
sideband pairs are produced? 7
21) The cutoff frequency of pre-emphasis and de-emphasis circuits is 2122 khz
22) Maximum frequency deviation of a PM signal occurs at Zero crossing points
23) What is the BW required for an FM signal in which the modulating frequency is 2 kHz and the
maximum deviation is 10 kHz? 8 pairs of sidebands are included. Not 4 and 40
24) A 200KHz carrier is modulated by a 2.5KHz signal. The fourth pair of sidebands are spaced from
the carrier by 10 kHz
25) The FM produced by PM is called indirect FM
26) How many voice channels are there in a master group? 600
27) An FM broadcast station operates with a peak-to-peak deviation of 120 kHz. Calculate the
percentage modulation 80%
28) On an FM signal, maximum deviation occurs at what point on the modulating signal? both
positive and negative peak amplitude
29) An analog modulation process in which the timing of each resulting pulse varies with the
amplitude of the original signal. The sampled pulses have the same amplitude and duration Pulse
Amplitude Modulation
30) In PM, a frequency shift occurs while what characteristic of the modulating signal is changing?
Amplitude
31) Which of the following is not a common FDM application? Secure communications
32) The maximum allowed deviation of the FM sound signal in TV is 25KHz. If the actual deviation is
18KHz, the percent modulation is 72
33) In PM, a frequency shift occurs while what characteristic of the modulating signal is changing?
Amplitude
34) An analog pulse modulation technique in which the duration of each resulting pulse is varied in
step with the amplitude of the modulating signal at the time it is sampled and that the sampled
pulses have the same amplitude. Pulse Duration Modulation
35) What is the amount of carrier swing necessary to produce an 80% modulation for FM
broadcasting? 120kHz
36) The phenomenon of a strong FM signal dominating a weaker signal on a common frequency is
referred to as the Capture effect
37) The audio section of a TV transmission employs frequency modulation with a maximum allowable
deviation of 25 kHz. Find the deviation ratio if the highest intelligence frequency it can handle is
15 kHz. 1.7
38) In an FM system, when the audio frequency is 500 Hz and the AF voltage is 2.4 V, the deviation is
4.8 kHz. If the AF voltage is now increased to 7.2 V, what is the new deviation? 14.4
39) A form of digital modulation where the amplitude of the modulating signal is converted into
binary coded pulses. Pulse Code Modulation
40) A 100MHz carrier is deviated 50kHz by a 4kHz signal. The modulation index is 12.5
41) The circuit that boost the high audio frequencies in modulation at the transmitter, used to
improve the signal-to-noise ratio. De-emphasis Network
42) The circuit that attenuates the high audio frequencies by the same amount that they are boosted
to compensate for the effect of the pre-emphasis De-emphasis Network
43) To compensate for increases in carrier frequency deviation with an increase in modulating signal
frequency, what circuit is used between the modulating signal and the phase modulator? Low-
pass filter
44) Pre emphasis circuits boost what modulating frequencies before modulation? High frequencies
45) The process of receiving a single signal that produces multiple channels simultaneously.
Demultiplexing
46) If the amplitude of the modulating signal applied to a phase modulator is constant, the output
signal will be the carrier frequency
47) An analog pulse modulation scheme in which the amplitude of each resulting pulse is made
proportional to the amplitude of the modulating signal at the instant at which i t is sampled Pulse
Amplitude Modulation
48) The receiver circuit that rids FM noise is the Limiter
49) Which statement is correct? Multiplexing uses a single channel to transmit multiple signals.
50) It usually accomplishes frequency modulation in frequency division multiplexing systems. VCO