Noise and dB
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Which of the following crystal is commonly used in microphones

  • Quartz
  • Rochelle salt (correct)
  • Tournaline
  • ADP

The Theory of radio waves was orginated by:

  • Bell
  • Maxwell (correct)
  • Hertz
  • Marconi

Which of the steps is not included in the process of reception?

  • Encoding (correct)
  • Storage
  • Interpretation
  • Decoding

Man-made noise is cause by

<p>Arc discharges in electrical machines (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Standard design reference for environmental noise temperature

<p>290K (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Standardized as the amplitude of the carrier voltage modulated 30% by 400Hz signal which when applied to the receiver input through a standard antenna will develop an output of 0.5W in a resistive load

<p>Sensitivity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ is measured on a circuit when it is correctly terminated but does not have any traffic

<p>White Noise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Distortion is caused by

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of broad classifications of noise are most difficult to treat?

<p>noise generated in the receiver (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The most common unit of noise measurement in white noise voltage testing

<p>NPR (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The difference between signal strength at a given point and a reference level is ______

<p>level (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ratio of the level of the modulated output of a transmitter under conditions of standard test modulation to the level of the demodulated output with no modulation applied both measured with the same bandwidth

<p>Residual noise level (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of circuit reduces even order harmonics?

<p>Push Pull (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"Pink" noise has:

<p>equal power per octave (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Random interference to transmitted signal is called

<p>Noise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Quantizing noise occurs in

<p>PCM (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_______ is the noise created by man

<p>Industrial (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A special service that any individual may use for personal communication with others

<p>Citizen's radio (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Crosstalk dues to incomplete suppression of sideband or to intermodulation of two or more frequency-multiplexed channels which is unintelligible is classified as

<p>Miscellaneous Noise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which expression indicates a measurement using a 1-W reference

<p>dBW (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Recovering information from a carrier is known as

<p>detection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

________ is measured on a circuit when it is correctly terminated but does not have any traffic

<p>White noise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a communication system noise is likely to affect the signal

<p>In the channel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If bandwidth is double, the signal power is ____

<p>Not changed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In telecommunications, what do we call the difference in the voltage levels between a driver and a terminator

<p>System gain (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following can be called a troubleshooting plan?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Television broadcasting occurs in which range

<p>VHF (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

External noise field are measured in terms of ______

<p>Peak values (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Collection of one or more electronic devices or circuits that converts the original source information to a form more suitable for transmission over a particular transmission medium

<p>Transmitter (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not true?

<p>Impulse noise voltage is independent of bandwidth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The person who sent the first radio signal across the Atlantic ocean was:

<p>Marconi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The acoustic channel is used for which of the following?

<p>person-to-person voice communications (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cosmic noise is produced by

<p>Distant stars (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Absolute temperature in Kelvin

<p>°C + 273 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Two tuned circuit are said to be ______ each other when the resonant frequencies can be made to vary in the same proportion by rotating a common shaft

<p>Tracking (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Occurs when two or more signals combine in a linear device

<p>Linear summing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The collection of sinusoidal frequencies present in a modulated carrier is called its:

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Space noise generally covers a wide frequency spectrum, but the strongest interference occurs

<p>between 20 to 120 MHz (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major cause of atmospheric or static noise?

<p>Thunderstorms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Interfering effect of noise, C message weighted, is

<p>dBmc (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

the process of converting a frequency or band of frequencies to another location in the frequency spectrum

<p>Frequency translation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Distortion occurs when the _____ harmonic components of a digital square wave are lost.

<p>High frequency (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When two noise voltages, V1 and V2 are combined, the total voltage Vt is:

<p>VT = sqrt(V1 x V1 + V2 x V2) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The communication medium causes the signal to be

<p>Attenuated (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Noise always affects the signal in a communication system at the ______

<p>channel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A voltage change that is equal to twice its original value correspond to a change of

<p>6 dB (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Electromagnetic radiation generally associated with heat and is used in heat seeking guidance systems, photography and astronomy

<p>Infrared (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Atmospheric noise or static is not a great problem

<p>At frequencies above 30 MHz (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not an example of external noise

<p>Resistor noise (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Which standard recommends crosstalk limits?

<p>CCIT G.151 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The noise power generated by a resistor is proportional to

<p>a and b (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The _____ the equivalent noise temperature is, the _____ the quality of the receiver

<p>Lower, Better (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sources of impulse noise induced in communication channels

<p>All of these (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a communication system, noise is most likely to affect the signal

<p>in the channel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Electromagnetic waves produced primarily by heat are called

<p>Infrared rays (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Form of interference caused by rain or dust storms

<p>Precipitation static (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Absence of one of the following components in a parametric amplifier renders this circuit a low-noise amplifier

<p>Resistance (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is a free running oscillator with a stable frequency of oscillation that depends on a external timing capacitance, timing resistance and control voltage

<p>Voltage Control Oscillator (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The transmission of radio waves was first done by:

<p>Hertz (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amplitude modulation is the process of

<p>superimposing a low frequency on a high frequency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

One of the following type of noise becomes of great importance in high frequencies. It is the

<p>Transit-time noise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If bandwidth is doubled, the signal power is

<p>not changed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____ sets a limit on the maximum capacity of a channel with a given noise level

<p>Shannon - Hartley theorem (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Modulation used is to the following except

<p>Reduced the bandwidth used (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The baseband bandwidth for a voice-grade (telephone) signal is:

<p>Approximately 3 kHz (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When dealing with random noise calculation it must be remembered that

<p>calculations are based on RMS (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Background noise is the same as the following EXCEPT

<p>Impulse noise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

F1A weighting refers to _____

<p>dBrnc (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The most common unit of noise measurement in white noise voltage testing

<p>NPR (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Power is ____

<p>Definite amount of energy per time period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Signal-to-Noise ratio is calculated as:

<p>signal power divided by noise power (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a source of noise

<p>Another communication signal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

______ is the random and unpredictable electric signals from natural causes, both internal and external to the system

<p>Noise (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Indicate the voltage level in dB with reference to one volt. This unit is used in video or TV measurement

<p>dBV (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____ noise is produced by nonlinear amplification and includes harmonic and intermodulation distortion

<p>Correlated Noise (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The resolution bandwidth of a spectrum analyzer depends upon

<p>None of these (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does a 5 -kHz square wave require a greater bandwidth than a 2-kHz sinewave

<p>The square wave has infinite number of harmonics, whereas the sinewave has only one (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Measuring physical conditions at some remote location and transmitting this data for analysis is the process of

<p>Telemetry (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which standard is utilized in intermodulation noise rates on PCM audio channels?

<p>CCIT Rec. G.172 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Flashcards

What crystal is used in microphones?

Rochelle salt is a piezoelectric crystal commonly used in microphones.

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