Basic Digital Communications: Advantages and Disadvantages

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What is one advantage of digital communication?

Low bandwidth requirement

According to Hartley’s Law, what is the information capacity proportional to?

Frequency range and time of transmission

What is a disadvantage of digital communications?

High power consumption due to multiple stages

What does Shannon's limit formula calculate?

<p>Information capacity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one advantage of digital communication according to the given text?

<p>Flexibility in hardware implementation</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Hartley’s Law, what is the information capacity proportional to?

<p>Frequency range and time of transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum data rate for a satellite TV channel with a signal to noise ratio of 20dB and a video bandwidth of 10MHz?

<p>40 Mbps</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is it possible to approach error-free transmission with a 100-kbps data stream on a voice grade telephone circuit with a bandwidth of 3kHz and a SNR of 10 dB?

<p>No, it is not possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

For a telephone line with a signal to noise ratio of 30 dB, what is the required bandwidth to achieve the maximum data rate of 3 Mbps?

<p>10 kHz</p> Signup and view all the answers

A telephone line has a bandwidth of 3.2 kHz and a signal to noise ratio of 35 dB. A signal is transmitted using a four-level code. What is the maximum theoretical data rate?

<p>32 kbps</p> Signup and view all the answers

A broadcast television channel has a bandwidth of 6 MHz. What is the maximum data rate that could be carried in this TV channel using a 16-level code?

<p>96 Mbps</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the power in dBm for power consumption of 100mW?

<p>+20 dBm</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the power in milliwatts for power consumption of 20 dBm?

<p>100 mW</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the power in Watts for power consumption of 40 dBm?

<p>.1 W</p> Signup and view all the answers

"What is the power in dBm for power consumption of 100W?"

<p>&quot;+80 dBm&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

"What is power in Watts for power consumption of 40dBm?"

<p>&quot;0.1 W&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

"What is the power in milliwatts for power consumption of 20dBm?"

<p>&quot;100 mW&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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