Q1.

Choose the correct from the following options(I to V 1 marks each & VI to X 2 marks each)

I)Indicate the false statement.Modulation is used to ______________

a)Reduce the bandwidth used b)Allows multiplexing of signals

c)Ensure that signal may be transmitted over long distances d)allows the use of practicable antennas

II)In modulation the information signal is called ________and the high frequency signal is caled____

a)modulating signal,carrier b)carrier ,modulating signal

c)broadband signal,carrier d)carrier,baseband

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

a)At the transmitter b)In the channel

c)Information source d)destination

IV)The carrier frequency is __________the modulating frequency

a)Lower than b)higher than c)same as d)none of the above

V)The amplitude of both the sidebands in an AM is________

a)Ec 2/2m b)m2Ec/2 c) Ec 2/m d)mEc/2

VI)With the number 8BF16,what is positional weight of the 8?

a)16 b)256 c)4096 d)64

VII)What is the result when a decimal 5238 is converted to base 16?

a)1478 b)1476 c)1468 d)1474

VIII)What is the decimal value of 0011 1001 0111BCD ?

a)397 b)399 c)7927 d)1627

IX)(50)16-(2D)16 in decimal is

a)55 b)45 c)35 d)25

X)What is the HEX value of the binary 1111111111?

a)3FF b)400 c)200 d)FFF

Answer any three from the following questions.(5*3=15)

2.Explain the need of modulation .

3.Perform (28)10-(15)10 using 6-bit 2’s complement representation

4.Perform the subtraction using 2’s complement method.

a)100-11000 b)Minuend (43)10 and Subtrahend ( 88)10

5.Convert the folowing

a)12.125 decimal into binary

b)2F3H into binary ,decimal and octal

6.Determine the value of base x,if

i)(193)x=(623)8 ii)(225)x=(341)8

Answer any One from the following(10*1=10)

7.What is modulation?Explain Amplitude Modulation with neat waveform and derive the expression for AM in
time domain?

8.Explain the Superheterodyne receiver with the help of block diagram.