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1.

A new design technique available to analog system designers is:


a. Sense the analog, compute using analog, output analog.
b. Sense the analog, convert to digital, compute digitally, convert to
analog, output analog.
c. Sense the analog, convert to digital, compute digitally, output digitally.
d. Sense digitally, compute digitally, output digitally.

2. Analog quantities:
a. vary smoothly, then change abruptly to new values.
b. consist of codes of high-level and low-level signals.
c. vary smoothly continuously.
d. have periods of high-level and low-level signals, then change to
continuous signals.
3. Digital signals:
a. vary smoothly, then change abruptly to new values.
b. consist of codes of high-level and low-level signals.
c. vary smoothly continuously.
d. have periods of high-level and low-level signals, then change to
continuous signals.

4. Electronic system designers must interface between:


a. the human world and the electronic world.
b. the wholesale world and the retail world.
c. the private business world and the government business world.
d. the analog world and the digital world.
e. a and d above.
f. none of the above.

5. In analog electronic systems, analog quantities are:


a. not analogous to the original quantity.
b. are not a copy of the original quantity in another form.
c. are output in digital form.
d. are a copy of the analog physical quantity in another form.
1. Physical quantities in the human world are typically:
a. digital and analog.
b. analog and digital.
c. digital.
d. analog.
2. The basic functions for A-to-D (analog-to-digital) conversions are:
a. Sense, compute digitally, convert to analog.
b. compute as analog, sense, convert to digital.
c. convert to digital, sense, condition to analog.
d. sense, condition, convert to digital.
3. Sensing:
a. computes analog quantities in nature.
b. separates out analog quantities into different categories.
c. changes quantities in nature to electrical signals.
d. detects analog quantities by their magnitude.
4. Conditioning signals:
a. means that the signals are being exercised.
b. means that some characteristic of the signal is being changed.
c. means that the input signal may be increased or decreased in
amplitude, ?ltered or its
impedance changed.
d. means that nothing is done to the input signal.

e. b and c above.
f. a and d above.

5. A digital-to-analog converter:
a. outputs a digital signal in serial form.
b. outputs an analog signal in stair-step form.
c. outputs a smooth and continuous analog signal.
d. outputs one digital code after another.
6. The output of the digital-to-analog chain is:
a. a serial digital code string.
b. a parallel digital code stream.
c. a real-world quantity.
d. always a meter reading.
7. An input to a digital-to-analog converter may be:
a. a parallel transfer of digital codes.
b. an analog signal of suitable amplitude.
c. an analog signal of discrete values.
d. a serial transfer of digital codes.
e. a and d above.
f. b and c above.
8. The output of the digital-to-analog converter is:
a. a stair-step output that varies until the next input digital code is
received.
b. a stair-step output that changes between 1 and 0 until the next digital
code is received.
c. a stair-step output that stays constant at a particular level until the next
digital code is received.

d. a stair-step output that changes from maximum to minimum until the


next digital code is
received.
9. The digital-to-analog output must be filtered to:
a. clarify the digital steps in the output.
b. keep the stair-step digital output.
c. make the analog output change smoothly and continuously.
d. make the analog output more like a digital output.
10. A transducer is:
a. a device to change or convert energy from one form to another.
b. a device that maintains the analog output in digital steps.
c. a device that converts analog signals to digital signals.
d. a device that converts digital signals to analog signals.
11. A motor is:
a. a transducer that changes digital signals into analog signals.
b. a transducer that changes analog signals into digital signals.
c. a transducer that raises the analog voltage output to a higher voltage.
d. a transducer that changes electrical energy into rotational torque.
12. A meter is:
a. a transducer that converts the analog output to the rotation of a needle
in front of a scale.
b. a transducer that changes analog signals into digital signals.
c. a transducer that raises the analog voltage output to a higher voltage.
d. a transducer that changes digital signals into analog signals.
13. The equivalent resistance between VREF and ground of the R/2R ladder
DAC is:
a. 4R.

b. 2R.
c. R.
d. R/2
14. A sample-and-hold circuit:
a. has a momentary switch that connects the input voltage to a capacitor
long enough for the
capacitor to charge.
b. has a resistor in series with a capacitor in series with a switch.
c. has a capacitor that is charged to hold the value of the input voltage.
d. a only above.
e. a and c above.
f. none of the above.
Question from 15 to 23 :
For the analog signal shown in the plot of voltage against time and the 4-bit
codes given for the indicated analog voltages, identify the analog:

15- The digital code corresponding to interval 0 equals


a.
b.
c.
d.

0000
0001
0011
0100

16- The digital code corresponding to interval 1 equals


a.
b.
c.
d.

0111
1000
a and b
a or b

17- The digital code corresponding to interval 3 equals


a.
b.
c.
d.

1100
1101
a and b
a or b

18- The digital code corresponding to interval 4 equals


a.
b.
c.
d.

1001
1010
1011
a and b

19- The digital code corresponding to interval 6 equals


a.
b.
c.
d.

1011
1100
1101
a or b

20-According to this figure this A/D converter can partition analog signal into
a range
a.
b.
c.
d.

from
from
from
from

0
0
0
0

to
to
to
to

16
15
1.5
1.6

21-According to this figure this A/D converter can partition analog signal into
a range of
a.
b.
c.
d.

16 quantization levels.
15 quantization levels.
a or b
a and b

22-the resolution of this A/D converter equals(approximately)


a. 0.1
b. .068
c. depends on the range of conversion
d. a and c

23- Quantization error of this A/D conversion in this figure is between


a. -1/2 and +1/2
b. -0.05 and 0.05
c. -0.034 and +0.034
d. -2 and +2
24- Which of the following is a correct sentence ANS :E(all)
a. Multiplying DAC is more advantageous than non multiplying DAC.
b. Non multiplying DAC has inside reference source.
c. Multiplying DAC has external reference source.
d. External reference voltage is preferred than internal reference voltage.
25-If the reference input of a 4-Bit Binary Weighted Resistor D/A converter
with feedback resistor of 5 k equals -10 volts, then the resistance
corresponding to the LSB equals
a.
b.
c.
d.

10 k
16 k
80 k
1280 k

26-In the above example, the output voltage corresponding to the binary
input word (1100)
equals
a.
b.
c.
d.

0.1875 V
0.75 V
6.75 V
5.625 V

27- In the above example, the binary input word corresponding to an input of
(5 V )is
a.
b.
c.
d.

1000
1001
0111
1100

28-Which of the following is correct


a. Binary word 1000000 can be an input for a 4-Bit Binary Weighted
Resistor D/A converter.
b. Binary word 1000000 can be an input for a 8-Bit Binary Weighted
Resistor D/A converter.
c. Binary word 1000100010001000 can be an input for a 16 -Bit Binary
Weighted Resistor D/A converter.

d. Binary word 1000100010001000 can be an input for a 8-Bit Binary


Weighted Resistor D/A converter.
29- Which of the following is correct
a. Bit Binary Weighted Resistor D/A converter has problems if bit length is
longer than 8 bits: ANS :E(all)
b. Op-amps can handle currents below the current-noise threshold.
c. 100 mA is more than a typical op-amp can handle.
d. Ratio between currents in the feedback resistance in case of BWL and
R-2R is 2:1
30- For the same binary input word, the ratio between voltage output in case
of
BWL D/A converter and voltage output in case of R-2R D/A converter is
a.
b.
c.
d.

1:1
1:2
2:1
1:4

31-When DAC yields an increase in output as input increases then DAC is


a.
b.
c.
d.

monotonic.
non monotonic.
may be monotonic or non monotonic.
basically non linear

32- Deviation of actual converter step size from the ideal (theoretical)
predicted wave step represents
a.
b.
c.
d.

differential Non-Linearity error.


non Monotonicity error.
Gain error.
Offset error.

33- DAC can be used in : ANS :E(all)


a.
b.
c.
d.

Motor Speed Control .


Oscilloscope.
Digital Telephones.
Cruise Control.

34- The accuracy of an ADC can be improved by increasing: ANS :E(all)


a.
b.
c.
d.

the sampling rate.


the resolution.
Range of conversion.
b and c

35- The number of times the input signal can be sampled maintaining full
accuracy is
a.
b.
c.
d.

Converter Throughput Rate


Conversion Time
Converter Resolution
Converter Accuracy

36-Good ADC has: ANS :E(all)


a.
b.
c.
d.

high resolution
high speed
low cost
higher accuracy

37- Which of the following is correct: ANS :E(all)


a. Tracking ADC is similar to the counter type except it uses an up/down
counter.
b. Tracking ADC - similar to the counter type except it can track a varying
signal more quickly.
c. Counter Type ADC has varied conversion time.
d. Conversion time depends on the size of the input signal.
38- Which of the following is correct in Dual Slope Integrating ADC: ANS :E(all)
a. High frequency noise cancelled out by integration.
b. If T1 = 60Hz, converter throughput rate < 30 samples/s.
c. The total number of counts on the counter is proportional to the input
voltage.
d. Dual Slope Integrating ADC can be used in DPM(Digital Panel Meter),
DMM(Digital Multimeter).
39- Which of the following is correct in Flash ADC:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Number of comparators used is 2n


Each comparator switches only when V in exceeds Vref .
It has high resolution.
The speed of the converter is not limited by the speeds of the
comparators and the logic network.

40- 6-bit flash ADC has:


a.
b.
c.
d.

63 comparator.
64 comparator.
65 comparator.
one comparator.

41. A new design technique available to analog system designers is:


a. Sense the analog, compute using analog, output analog.
b. Sense the analog, convert to digital, compute digitally, convert to
analog, output analog.
c. Sense the analog, convert to digital, compute digitally, output digitally.
d. Sense digitally, compute digitally, output digitally.

42. Analog quantities:


a. vary smoothly, then change abruptly to new values.
b. consist of codes of high-level and low-level signals.
c. vary smoothly continuously.
d. have periods of high-level and low-level signals, then change to
continuous signals.
43. Digital signals:
a. vary smoothly, then change abruptly to new values.
b. consist of codes of high-level and low-level signals.
c. vary smoothly continuously.
d. have periods of high-level and low-level signals, then change to
continuous signals.

44. Electronic system designers must interface between:


a. the human world and the electronic world.
b. the wholesale world and the retail world.
c. the private business world and the government business world.
d. the analog world and the digital world.
e. a and d above.
f. none of the above.

45. In analog electronic systems, analog quantities are:


a. not analogous to the original quantity.
b. are not a copy of the original quantity in another form.
c. are output in digital form.
d. are a copy of the analog physical quantity in another form.

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