Principles of Communications Finals Reviewer

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An AM transmitter is rated 100 watts at 100%

modulation. How much power is required for the
carrier?
a. 100 W
b. 66.66 W
c. 33.33 W
d. 86.66 W
An AM transmitter is rated 100 watts at 100%
modulation what is the power required for the
audio signal?
a. 33.33 W
b. 66.66 W
c. 50 W
d. 100 W
The power savings in DSBFC in a 100%
modulated wave is:
a. 0%
b. 50%
c. 66.67%
d. 75%
A type of modulation technique that conveys
audio information from one station to another by
varying the carrier frequency at the audio rate.
a. Amplitude Modulation
b. Phase Modulation
c. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
d. Frequency Modulation
The power in the sideband of a 30 kW transmitter
when modulated 75% is about:
a. 8.44 kW
b. 16 kW
c. 4.25 kW
d. none of the above (6.59 kW)
One primary advantage of digital transmission is:
a. requires less bandwidth
b. no synchronization
c. noise immunity
d. all of the above
Indicate which of the following is not an
advantage of FM over AM
a. better noise immunity is provided
b. lower bandwidth is required
c. the transmitter power is useful
d. less modulating power is required
Angle modulation includes both:
a. amplitude and phase modulation
b. amplitude and frequency modulation
c. amplitude and pulse modulation
d. frequency and phase modulation

The process of transmitting several separate

information channels over the same
communication circuit simultaneously is called
a. modulation
b. multiplexing

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c. sampling
d. quantizing
The process of varying some characteristics of a
high frequency sine wave in accordance with the
information signal is called
a. communication
b. propagation
c. restoration
d. modulation
Any unwanted form of energy that tends to
interfere with the wanted signal is called
a. noise
b. spectrum
c. radiation
d. absorption
A device that selects the correct signal, amplifies
it and then demodulates is called
a. transmitter
b. receiver
c. transponder
d. transducer
Vestigial sideband modulation is normally used
for
a. HF point to point communication
b. Monaural broadcasting
c. TV broadcasting
d. Stereo Broadcasting
If one of the sideband and the carrier is
attenuated, this form is known as
a. A3E
b. H3E
c. R3E
d. J3E
If both of the sidebands containing same
information are transmitted this referred to as
a. ISB
b. DSBFC
c. SSBFC
d. SSBSC
The letter number designation B8E is from of
modulation also known as
a. Pilot-carrier system
b. Vestigial sideband emission
c. Independent sideband emission
d. Lincomplex

17. A J3E signal contains 10 kW. How much power

is contained in the sidebands?
a. 10 kW
b. 5 kW
c. 2.5 kW
d. 0 kW
18. If you decreased the percent of modulation from
100% to 50%, by what percent have you

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decreased the power in the sidebands of an AM

system?
a. 90%
b. 50%
c. 25%
d. 75%
The most commonly used filter in SSB
generators used
a. Crystals
b. LC networks
c. Mechanical Resonators
d. RC networks and op-amps
A superheterodyne receiver having an RF
amplifier and an IF of 450 kHz is tuned to 15
MHz. calculate the Qs of the RF and mixer input
tuned circuits, both being the same, if the
receivers image rejection is to be 120.
a. 94
b. 1026 (nearest to 1029)
c. 8686
d. 6868
In most mixers, the oscillator frequency is _____
than the carrier frequency of the input signal.
a. 10 kHz above
b. The same
c. Lower
d. Higher
The main purpose of the BFO is to generate
a. A 1 kHz not for morse reception
b. Aid in the reception of weak voicemodulated signals
c. A signal, whose frequency is the same
as the IF
d. An output, whose frequency differs
from the IF by 1 kHz
When a superheterodyne receiver is tuned to 555
kHz, its local oscillator provides the mixer with
an input at 1010 kHz. What is the image
frequency?
a. 1465 kHz
b. 1920 kHz
c. 2120 kHz
d. 1445 kHz
What is usually used to demodulate SSB?
a. PLL
b. Ratio detector
c. BFO
d. All of these
In a diode ring modulator, the diodes act like
a. Switches
b. Rectifiers
c. Variable capacitors
d. Variable resistors

26. What is the most commonly used amplitude

modulator
a. Envelop detector
b. Balanced modulator
c. Mixer
d. Crystal set
27. Mixing for the frequency conversion is the same
as
a. Rectification
b. Linear summing
c. Filtering
d. AM
28. Most internal noise comes from
a. shot noise
b. transit-time noise
c. thermal agitation
d. skin effect
29. A receiver connected to an antenna whose
resistance is 50 has an equivalent noise
resistance of 30 . Calculate its equivalent noise
temperature if the noise figure is equal to 1.6
a. 17.4 K
b. 174 K
c. 1.74 K
d. 17 K
30. What is the primary cause of atmospheric noise?
a. Thunderstorm
b. Lightning
c. Thunderstorm and lightning
d. Weather condition
31. Which of the following is not a way of
minimizing if not eliminating noise?
a. Use redundancy
b. Increase transmitter power
c. Reduce signaling rate
d. Increase channel bandwidth
32. Which of the following types of noise becomes of
great importance at high frequencies?
a. Shot noise
b. Random noise
c. Impulse noise
d. Transit-time noise
33. Standard design reference for environmental
noise temperature
a. 300 K
b. 290 K
c. 32 F
d. 212 F
34. Unwanted radio signal on assigned frequency
a. Splatter
b. RFI
c. Noise
d. EMI
35. The velocity of a radio wave in free space is
_____ as the velocity of light
a. The same
b. Twice
c. Higher
d. About 10% faster

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a. Producer
b. Modulator
c. Carrier source
d. Oscillator
37. What is the image frequency of a broadcast band
receiver using 455 kHz IF tuned to 630 kHz DZMM?
a. 175 kHz
b. 1085 kHz
c. 1540 kHz
d. 2105 kHz
38. What is the local oscillator frequency of a
broadcast band receiver using 455 kHz IF tuned
to 630 kHz - DZMM?
a. 175 kHz
b. 1085 kHz
c. 1540 kHz
d. 2105 kHz
39. An FM broadcast transmitter operates at its
maximum deviation of 75 kHz. Find the
modulation index for a sinusoidal modulating
signal with a frequency of 50 Hz.
a. 1.5
b. 15
c. 150
d. 1500
40. Consider a receiver with an NF of 10 dB. Its
output signal to noise ratio is 50 dB. What is its
input equivalent signal-to-noise ratio?
a. 40 dB
b. 50 dB
c. 60 dB
d. 80 dB
41. An FM signal has a deviation of 5 kHz and a
modulating frequency of 1 kHz. Calculate the
bandwidth using Carson's Rule.
a. 4 kHz
b. 6 kHz
c. 7.5 kHz
d. 8 kHz
42. The term used in communication systems
referring to a process of combining 2 or more
information signals.
a. Diplexing
b. Multiplexing
c. Duplexing
d. Modulation

43. CB radio amplitude modulated channels are 8

kHz apart. What is the maximum modulation
frequency that can be used if a signal is to remain
entirely within its assigned channel?
a. 2 kHz
b. 4 kHz
c. 4.5 kHz
d. 8 kHz
44. In a tuned circuit, as bandwidth widens, quality
factor _____.
a. Does not change
b. Increases
c. Decreases
d. Becomes zero

45. A particular circuit that rids FM noise.

a. Detector
b. Discriminator
c. Phase shifter
d. Limiter
46. As the efficiency of an amplifier increases, what
other factor also increases?
a. Noise
b. Distortion
c. Output impedance
d. Input impedance
47. Minimum current flows in a parallel circuit at
resonance and _____ at other frequencies.
a. Higher
b. Either a or c
c. Lower
d. Unchanged
48. Which of the following is not a major
communications medium?
a. Fiber Optic Cable
b. Water
c. Wires
d. Free space
49. Infrared, _____, and Ultraviolet contribute the
Optical Fiber band.
a. ELF
b. Visible Light
c. VHF
d. Voice Frequencies
50. The visible light with the shortest wavelength is
a. Yellow
b. Green
c. Violet
d. Red