2Q Quiz: DFT (week 2)

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Question 1
In the DFT equation, the output signal X[k] is
a function that is equal to the input signal x[n]
a complex function expressing the spectrum of the input signal x[n]
a sum of sinusoids including all the frequencies of the signal x[n]
the inverse of the spectrum of the input signal x[n]

Question 2
How many complex exponentials are computed and used in the DFT equation?
the number of complex sinusoids is equal to half the number of the input samples
an infinite number of complex sinusoids
as many as the samples of the input signal x
as many as we want and it is independent of the input signal x

Question 3
If the input signal of the DFT, x[n] of size N, is equal to one of the complex exponentials of the DFT
equation, the output X[k] will be

a value of N for all values of k

1 for all the values of k, except for the frequency of the exponential, for which is 0
it is not defined, given that the input signal is also inside the DFT
a value of N at the location k corresponding to the frequency of the complex exponential

Question 4
If the input signal of the DFT, x[n], is one sinusoid with a frequency different from any of the
frequencies of the DFT complex sinusoids, the output X[k] will be
a complex function with values different from 0 for most of k

the input signal has to be equal to one of the DFT complex exponentials, otherwise the DFT is
undefined
a continuous spectrum that will have values at the locations of the exact input frequencies

a function with value N for the location k being the closest to the input frequency and a values 0
for the rest of k

Question 5
An input signal x[n] of size N=8 that is a real sinusoid with exactly 2 periods and amplitude 1 will
create an output signal X[k] with the following values
[0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0]
[1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0]
[4,4,0,0,0,0,0,0]
[0,0,4,0,0,0,4,0]

Question 6
Given a spectrum X = [4,0,0,0], when we compute its inverse Fourier transfrom we will obtain a signal
x that is

a signal x = [0,1,0,1]
one period of a sinusoid x = [1,0,-1,0]
a constant value array x = [4,4,4,4]
a constant value array x = [1,1,1,1]

Question 7
A tuning fork produces a sound that is
quite close to a sinusoid
an inharmonic sound with just a few partials
a periodic signal similar to a square waveform
a complex signal with all possible harmonics

Question 8
Freesound is a website that
is part of the Creative Commons Foundation
includes a database of sounds just created for this course
hosts sounds that have been uploaded with a Creative Commons license
hosts a variety of multimedia and proprietary content

Question 9
What is the difference between the spectrum of a real sinusoid from the spectrum of a complex
sinusoid, being both of the same frequency?
the spectrum of a complex sinusoid is complex while the one of the real sinusoid is real

the spectrum of a complex sinusoid has two peaks, while the one of a real sinusoid has only one
peak

the spectrum of a complex sinusoid has only one peak, while the one of a real sinusoid has two
peaks
there is no difference since they have the same frequency

Question 10
The output of the DFT is a complex function from which we can measure
we cannot measure anything from the input signal, we just show it
the time and phase information of the input signal
the shapes of the sinusoids present in the input signal
the magnitudes and phases of the sinusoids present on the input signal

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